It’s been a busy weekend in the news. Here’s everything you may have missed:
Congressman John Lewis Dead at 80
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), a civil rights icon, died at the age of 80 on Friday.
Lewis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer – which has a low survival rate – last year. He said he “never faced a fight quite like this one” when explaining his battle against the disease.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg Announces She is Being Treated for Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has announced that she is being treated for liver cancer, but she continues to work.
Fox News Host Says Why She Doesn’t Trust the Polls, Including Her Own Network’s Polling
Fox News host Melissa Francis said she doesn’t trust polling, including Fox News’ own polls.
Her reasoning which she revealed on “Outnumbered” was that she has been polled twice recently and that she “has a blast” when she gets called.
Republican-turned-Libertarian Congressman Will Not Seek Reelection
Representative Justin Amash, who left the Republican party to become an independent will not seek reelection to Congress.
Amash was vocally anti-Trump and briefly ran for president this year.
Trump Shakes Up His Campaign
President Trump replaced his campaign manager Brad Parscale on Wednesday.
Parscale, who led Trump’s largely successful online efforts during his 2016 bid, will be replaced by veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien who is being promoted from Deputy Campaign Manager
Trump Campaign Conducting Internal Audit
Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, who was demoted last week and replaced by deputy campaign manager Bill Stepien, is under investigation according to a new report.
An internal audit is underway to examine what can be described as “spending irregularities” on Trump’s reelection campaign during Parscale’s time as it’s number 1.