Guys, get this straight: this is not a White House in chaos. There’s nothing to see here. According to Donald Trump, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a sea of tranquility. Now that we’ve got that settled, let’s get to the news of the day. Porn star Stormy Daniels is suing the president. She alleges that her agreement not to disclose their "intimate" relationship is invalid because while both Daniels and Trump's attorney Michael Cohen signed it, Trump never did. Also, yet another senior White House official has resigned. Gary Cohn has stepped down as WH Chief Economic Advisor, underscoring the fundamental divide between Trump and his fellow Republicans as he seeks to raise barriers to foreign trade. A former Goldman Sachs exec, Cohn was Wall Street’s guy. Hence, the markets are not expected to react well to his exit. A federal ethics agency has determined that Kellyanne Conway broke the law twice last year while advocating for the election of accused pedophile Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race. Meanwhile, on the global stage, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has some ‘splaining to do. On the heels of Trump referring to some African nations as “shithole” countries (Wakanda racist mess is that?!), Tillerson arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today. With no clear deliverables, he will spend about a week on the continent visiting countries that play key roles in addressing Africa's security challenges, including Nigeria, Chad, and Djibouti, which houses the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa. Nope. No chaos here. In other news, Grant Hill, 9th Wonder, Questlove, MC Lyte, and others are joining the Kennedy Center. We’ve got the story below. Check it out! We’re kicking off Wednesday with this...
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- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) intros bill on stock buyback to help workers.
- Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has legislation to help stop child ID theft.
- CBC members press telecom industry on diversity efforts.
- Lawmakers want to know how many taxpayer dollars are paid to Trump Org.
- Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) intros bill to make healthcare more affordable.
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- Senator Foreign Relations staffer heads over to Amnesty International.
- Meet the new Thurgood Marshall Institute Fellow at NAACP LDF.
- National Nurses United has a new Executive Director.
- Michelle Obama’s former CoS tapped to chair the Recording Academy’s diversity task force.
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- Univisión withdraws IPO offering.
- Condé Nast’s them announces staff changes.
- Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) leads a group of legislators calling on Al Jazeera to be registered as a foreign agent.
- HUD official says Secretary Ben Carson is on a witch hunt against a whistleblower.
- Native American tribes protest another pipeline threatening sacred land.
- Rolling Stone magazine has a new Senior Writer.
- Kennedy Center introduces Hip Hop Council which includes Common, Questlove,Fab 5 Freddy, and more.
- CA sued over ‘sanctuary’ immigration laws.
- Labor Secretary Alex Acosta admits department withheld analysis of the impact of tip pooling on workers.
- The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda is surveying the LGBTQ Latinx community about their federal policy priorities. Check it out in Blogs. Be sure to spread the word!