Trump’s most openly racist rhetoric yet is not at all surprising:
The second most shocking aspect of an episode that would have rocked any other administration is that the President knows he can trade in such base tactics because he will pay
no price in a Republican Party cowed by his fervent political base.
Many GOP voters and lawmakers are uncomfortable with Trump’s conduct and sentiments. But most are sufficiently satisfied with the ideological direction of his presidency that they are willing to turn a blind eye to such behavior, making it a useful political weapon as he seeks to drive a rampant base turnout in 2020.
Duchess Meghan meets Queen Bey at ‘The Lion King’ premiere:
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan attended the European premiere of the movie in London. Shortly after, pop royalty — Beyoncé and Jay-Z — arrived.
Meghan hugged both Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and Beyoncé congratulated the royals on the birth of their baby
Archie, according to The Daily Mail’s Rebecca English.
Cardinals Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Gibson Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer:
Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has been hospitalized for the last two weeks in Omaha, Nebraska, as he receives treatment, according to Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The 83-year-old is expected to start chemotherapy next week.
“We all know what a competitor he is,” agent Dick Zitzmann told Hummel
Prime Day: Amazon gives first glimpse of its deals:
The annual sales extravaganza begins this Monday and will run for 48 hours. Similar to previous
Prime Days, Amazon (
AMZN) is slashing prices and offering more than
one million deals as a way to drum-up spending during a typically slow summer sales period. Amazon also wants to drive people to subscribe to its Prime membership service.
Unsurprisingly, Amazon is emphasizing the deep discounts on its own gadgets and in-house brands in its deals preview, which it released Friday.
For example, an Amazon
Echo will cost $49.99, which the company claims is half off its normal price of $99.99. But the discount is not as drastic as it might appear: The smart speaker is selling for $69.99 ahead of Monday’s event.
ICE has begun raids to round up undocumented immigrants, official says:
The raids, which will focus on recent arrivals to the country, are slated for Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco, a senior immigration official said. New Orleans is also on the list, but the city
tweeted last week that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it would suspend operations through the weekend in areas hit by
Tropical Storm Barry, which weakened to a tropical depression Sunday.
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