Heads Up: If someone gets fired from the White House between the time we hit send and the time you read this mailing, check our Twitter and Facebook page for the latest. We also post new content there so check us out. Where to begin today? There’s a lot happening. We’ll try and give you as much as possible. John Kelly came in the WH and quickly showed Mooch the door. And Sean Spicer, who has yet to depart but still plans on leaving, likely got to help write the release announcing Scaramucci’s departure. That had to feel good. An email prankster punked WH staff with a series of fake emails posing as everyone from Reince Priebus to Jared Kushner. The WaPo reports thatTrump Sr. dictated the original response for Junior when news broke about his meeting with a Russian lawyer and advised his son to say the meeting had been primarily about adoption. Trump, still not ready to concede defeat in the failed attempt to repeal the ACA, is threatening to cut off health insurance subsidies for low-income people. Everyone else has moved on to tax reform. Dems wrote Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that if he wants their help to pass tax reform, the legislation can't include tax cuts for the top 1% of income earners or add to the federal deficit. Over at the RNC, they’ve let a staffer go (more on that below). They’ve also asked staff not to delete any emails related to the 2016 election. And in some good news, Los Angeles will host the 2028 summer Olympics. Guys -- it’s August. Can you believe it? We’ve survived nearly eight months of a perpetual breaking news cycle. What will the rest of 2017 bring? We can’t call it. But as it happens, we’ll be here to tell you about it! This is what we’ve got today:
- President Deval Patrick? The Obama team says yes, please.
- DCCC head says there’s no litmus test for Democratic candidates.
- RNC’s top Black outreach official is gone.
- Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) pushes to close pay gap for Black women.
- Valerie Jarrett gets Lyft-ed.
- NAACP warns POC traveling to Missouri.
- Retired executive Reggie Van Lee builds a family compound in Texas.
- Despite diversity efforts, Hollywood remains mostly white.
- Judges rules NC district lines be redrawn.
- Amazon battles descendants of slaves over historic property.
- Oakland using weed permits as reparations.
- We've got jobs!
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) lobbies to lift recreational pot laws.
- Congresswoman Nanette Díaz Barragán (D-CA) intros bill to waive fees on military care packages.
- CHCI to honor AT&T’s AVP of Federal Relations.
- Walmart names a Senior Manager for Global Government Affairs.
- CA gov candidate John Chiang uses defiant streak as a credential.
- Black Enterprise hits Time Inc. over Essence sale.
- Could controversial AZ sheriff end up behind bars?
- Want to tailgate with Congressional Hispanic Staff Association? RSVP below in FOMO.