Curbelo Beefs with Luján Grisham, Obama MV Home for Sale, and Sánchez Claims Sexual Harassment on the Hill

More than 275 news cycles later, we have finally made it to Friday. Let’s begin this morning with Twitter. A departing employee briefly deactivated the president’s account at around 6:45P on Thursday. Visitors to the page were met with the message, “Sorry, that page doesn't exist!” This morning, 45 is making up for the lost 11 minutes with a litany of tweets as he departs for Asia on a 12-day excursion that includes stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Pulling from a page of Trump’s book of global diplomacy and decorum, let’s hope world leaders aren’t met with the message, “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!” Based on his tweets, Trump’s focus appears to be on Hillary Clinton and the DNC. After declaring November Native American Heritage Month, Donald Trump once again referred to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as “Pocahontas” as he urged the FBI and DOJ to focus on Clinton and not accusations that members of his campaign colluded with Russia. Making brief remarks to reporters, he threw shade to the DOJ saying, "I’d like to let it run itself. But honestly, they should be looking at the Democrats. They should be looking at Podesta and all of that dishonesty. They should be looking at a lot of things. And a lot of people are disappointed in the Justice Department, including me.” Note to AG Jeff Sessions -- make sure your LinkedIn profile is current. BTW, Special Counsel Robert Mueller also unearthed another scandal that’s not related to Russia. Sam Clovis had been nominated to be the chief scientist at the Agriculture Department. Just one problem -- he’s not a scientist. Seriously, these guys need to fall back. Actually, we all do. We’re getting an extra hour of sleep! Don’t forget to adjust your clocks tomorrow night. We’re kicking off the weekend with this...

  • A beef between Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and CHC Chair Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) may derail his chances to join the all-Dem Caucus.
  • Obama’s “summer White House” home for sale on Martha’s Vineyard.
  • Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) breaks with GOP over tax plan.
  • Several POC on list of top DC lobbyists.
  • Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) makes sexual harassment claims.
  • With a key election around the corner, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) andCongressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) go out on the campaign trail in VA.
  • SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor is penning three books.
  • Fallout continues from Donna Brazile’s major bombshell.
  • Meet the POC, a Trump appointee, in the thick of the AT&T/Time Warner merger.
  • Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sues for Trump hotel info and gets honorary doctorate.
  • Univisión re-ups contract with CEO.
  • Harry Belafonte and Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker team to change the face of NYC.
  • Cuban American lawmakers ask GAO to look at admin response to sonic attacks in Cuba.
  • Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) questions big Sinclair media merger.
  • Congressman Jimmy Gómez (D-CA) leads 78 colleagues in calling for TPS extension.
  • Native American journos decry lack of representation in media.
  • NABJ looking for convention sites.
  • Ithaca College names first Latina President.
  • Strippers in NYC say racism is stopping their money moves. Make it rain no more. A drought is coming. Check it out in blogs.
Brenda Arredondo