| | | | 'Furious and sickened' Abedin splitting from Weiner | | Long-time Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin was "furious and sickened" by husband Anthony Weiner's latest sexting scandal -- this time featuring a photo of Weiner in his underwear next to their 4-year-old son, two people close to Abedin and Weiner told CNN's Jeff Zeleny Monday amid the news that Abedin is separating from Weiner.
Weiner's fall continues: His third sexting scandal cost the former Democratic congressman his roles as a contributor for the 24-hour NY1 news channel and his New York Daily News column, CNN's Dylan Byers reports.
Donald Trump's take: Expressing only passing sympathy for Abedin, he went hard after Weiner -- and Clinton. In a statement, Trump said: "Huma is making a very wise decision. I know Anthony Weiner well, and she will be far better off without him. I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information. Who knows what he learned and who he told? It's just another example of Hillary Clinton's bad judgment. It is possible that our country and its security have been greatly compromised by this."
Breaking the story: The New York Post's Rebecca Rosenberg and Bruce Golding broke the new Weiner sexting revelations. Here's the tabloid's cover: | | | Donald Trump says crime is "reaching record levels," but that's not accurate. The Wall Street Journal's Gary Fields has a fact-check on these Trump claims that's worth reading. He writes: "While crime has indeed ticked up recently, it remains near historic lows, especially as compared to, say, the 1980s and 1990s when the streets of Mr. Trump's hometown of New York City were far more dangerous than today." | | Trump's immigration speech coming Wednesday | | From CNN's Maeve Reston: Donald Trump's lack of clarity on his plans for dealing with some 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country has been so head-spinning in recent weeks it's starting to look deliberate. Facing headwinds among moderate voters who view his past rhetoric as racist, but trying to assuage his core conservative base, Trump has attempted something of an image makeover during the past two weeks -- leaving Democrats and Republicans alike unclear on where actually Trump stands.
Clarity coming? Trump says he plans a major speech on immigration Wednesday in Arizona. | | "It's a shame." -- Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, on "Fox and Friends," on Beyonce's VMA performance, which featured a protest against police violence. | | | Indiana's business tax breaks under Pence scrutinized | | Under Gov. Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Indiana companies are getting tax breaks even though they're outsourcing jobs, The Indianapolis Star's Tony Cook reports.
How does this work? It's complicated, but here's an example: Vera Bradley got a 10-year, $1.75 million tax break to add 128 jobs to its 567 in Roanoke, Indiana. But in nearby New Haven, Vera Bradley laid off 250 workers, shifting their jobs to Asia. That's almost double what they added in Roanoke -- yet the company didn't lose its tax break. Other states have banned this but Indiana has not.
Why this matters: Pence is running on a Republican ticket laser-focused on jump-starting the economy by cracking down on outsourcing and the trade deals that allow it. That under his leadership, Indiana has failed where other states have succeeded, calls Pence's ability to achieve that goal into question. | | LePage under pressure over behavior -- again | | A state Senate Republican is suggesting censuring Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage. A Democratic lawmaker is looking to see if he can be impeached. And other legislators say LePage should resign and seek professional help, The Portland Press Herald's Dennis Hoey reports.
What did LePage do this time? He said last week that 90% of drug dealers arrested in Maine are black or Hispanic. "I will tell you that 90-plus percent of those pictures in my book, and it's a three-ringed binder, are black and Hispanic people from Waterbury, Connecticut, the Bronx and Brooklyn," he said.
And then ... LePage left Democratic state Rep. Drew Gattine an expletive-laden voicemail, and Gattine publicized it. Gattine told CNN's "New Day" today that LePage "probably needs to get some sort of professional help," per CNN's David Wright. | | | White supremacist Louisiana Senate candidate David Duke is linking himself to Donald Trump in a robocall. ... Top Mitt Romney strategist Stuart Stevens met with Evan McMullin, the conservative independent presidential candidate. ... A troubling development to watch: Hackers have breached databases for election systems in Illinois and Arizona, according to state election and law enforcement officials. | | | Get the Nightcap, a comprehensive summary of the most important political news, delivered to your inbox daily. | | | | | |
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