If you’re a parent, the back and forth between Donald Trump and North Korean leaderKim Jong Un may sound very familiar. Except this time, the source of distress is not a toy but nuclear weapons. And the consequence of this fight is not a time out -- it’s actually life as we know it. Kim called called Trump a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” (which we discovered means an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile) and added, “ A frightened dog barks louder.” Not to be outdone, Twitter fingersbarked louder and tweeted about the rocket man this morning, “Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn't mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before!” It’s all fun and games until a war of words leads us to a world war. We say this a lot but this time we mean it: Don and Kim -- #DeleteYourAccount. Meanwhile, the war on Obamacare continues. On Thursday, all 50 Medicaid directors come out against the GOP bill to repeal the ACA. Lawmakers will get to battle the policy in a live televised townhall on Monday. The authors of the legislation, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), will debateSenators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Monday night on CNN. Let’s get ready to rumble. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference (CBCF ALC) concludes tomorrow with their black tie gala. So get ready for some duck-lip selfies in your timeline. Also, if you want to sound smart on the circuit today, work this into a conversation: on this day in history President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emaciation Proclamation in 1862. If you want to look super smart, wear some spectacles while you say it. We’re kicking off the weekend with this:
- Michelle Obama toasts her glam squad.
- Senators introduce legislation on lead poisoning.
- Latino Majority PAC launches “Latinos Against Trump” campaign.
- HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson flips the script at HUD.
- Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) asks DHS for DACA extension.
- Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) introduces anti-hazing legislation.
- CBC cries foul over judicial nomination.
- Dems want FEC to prevent foreign governments from using social media ads to influence elections.
- HBCU leaders meet with lawmakers.
- Admin reportedly considering a new policy to fast-track deportations of teenage undocumented immigrants.
- Former SC DNC chair teams up with GOPer to pen new book.
- BlackPAC invests big bucks to mobilize African American voters in Virginia.
- Senator Bob Menéndez’s (D-NJ) trial could hinge on definition of “constituent.”
- PBS names a woman of color as their new ombudsman.
- Michele Norris, the celebrated former host of NPR’s All Things Considered, explains how just six words can spark a conversation on race in America. Check out the article and video in Blogs.