Subject: Daily Skimm: Let’s give them something to talk about
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Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:32:34 -0500 (EST)

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FEBRUA=Y 7, 2019

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Skimm'd with Maggie Rogers on repeat

QUOTE O= THE DAY

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THINGS DEMOCRATS ARE SAYI=G

How do you solve a problem like Virginia?

The Story

You've been seeing a lot of headlines from VA.

Yeah, WTF is going on there?

Meet...

Gov. Ralph Northam…Last week, a photo in his 1984 med school yearbook surfaced w=ere one person was in blackface and the other was in a Ku Klux Klan outfit= First, he apologized for it. Then, he backtracked, saying 'it wasn't me.'=And said, 'well, I did dress up as Michael Jackson once.' He's refusing to=resign even though people in his party are telling him to.

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax…Next in line to become governo=. He came under fire af=er a woman accused him of forcing her to perform oral sex on him in 2004. =airfax denies the allegations and says it was consensual.

Attorney General Mark Herring…If both Northam and Fair=ax resign, he'd be next in line to become governor. Yesterday, he admitted to wearing blackface and=a wig to dress up as rapper Kurtis Blow when he was in college in 1980. Hi= admission came after rumors circulated that there was a blackface photo o= him floating around.

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If Northam, Fairfax, and Herring leave their posts, R=publican Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox would be next in line =o take the governorship. This leaves Democrats trying to decide whether th=y want to maintain control the state, or take a hard line on misconduct th=y've been critical of before. It's also serving as a painful reminder, almost two years after Charlo=tesville, of the state's deep history of racism.

Not in our House

The Story

Yesterday. House Democrats showed President Trump wha= a divided government looks like. And went after him on a few big issues.<=p>

Like what?

Russia...Yesterday, House Intelligen=e Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) said its investigation into Russia=is expanding. It will be =ooking into the finances of Trump and his team and whether any "foreign ac=ors" had any leverage over them that might have influenced policy. And wil= be sending transcripts from its Russia investigation over to special coun=el Robert Mueller. This came a day after Trump called for an end to the "ridiculous partisan investi=ations." And called this recent news "presidential harassment."

Guns...Dems on the House Judiciary Committee are saying they <= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/15936087.2884398/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJEWFd2RkI/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B5282cbdd" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">will be pushing legislation=to tighten gun safety laws after the mass shootings in recent years. This =s seen as the first large-scale attempt to change gun legislation in at le=st 8 years. Worth noting that while gun control measures might pass in the=Democratic-controlled House, they will probably face strong pushback from =he Republican-controlled Senate and the White House.

Yemen...Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee advance= a resolution to the full House that would require Trump to pull troops ou= of Yemen. The country's =ivil war has been going on for years and is seen as a proxy war between Sa=di Arabia and Iran. The US has supported Saudi Arabia with things like arm=, fuel, and intelligence. And Dems want it to stop – calling the S=udis' conduct in Yemen reckless (think: deadly airstrikes). This also come= months after Jamal Khashoggi=s death. And could be a sign Dems are serious about distancing US supp=rt for Saudi Arabia.

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The government was shut down for the first few weeks =hat Democrats took control of the House. Now, one day after the president =elivered his State of the Union address, the party is making a very clear =tatement about its agenda.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say after paying off your recent credit card =ill…

Money, where'd you go? Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said=it's rolling back rules that protect people who take out some loans. The C=PB's job is to make sure companies treat consumers fairly with things like=credit cards and loans. Yesterday, it said it'll let lenders give out some=high-interest loans without checking if consumers can actually pay them of=. The agency says this will give people more access to credit. Critics say=it'll allow lenders to take advantage of people who may end up further in =ebt. There's a 90-day public comment period before this can become officia=. That's not the only money move going on in the gov. Yesterday, President=Trump picked David MalpassIMF). The Wor=d Bank has always had an Amer=can prez, and the IMF has always had a European prez. So Malpass has a=pretty good shot at getting the post.

What to say when you meet your cousin's fiancé for the first time…

Welcome to the fam. Spotify's acquiring two podcast startups – Gimlet a=d Anchor. Spotify says it's the second largest podcast platform out there =we'll let you guess no. 1). And it's been looking to get deeper into the s=ace so it can give its more than 200 million users more content. The goal:=keep users within the app to access music and podcasts. And potentially us= its discovery tool to provide a better experience than platforms like App=e Podcasts. May the best tech win.

What to say when your co-worker complains about the o=fice being too hot…

Of course it is, because 2018 was one of the warmest years ever recorded. Scie=tists at the NOAA and NASA say this is all because of an increase in green=ouse gas emissions caused by human activity. And that global warming is he=e, now.

Skimm More: Y=ur FAQs on climate change, answered.

What to say to your friend who always has a new docum=ntary to recommend…

What are you, a serial watcher?

What to say when it looks like your friend's been typ=ng out a text for a while…

Can't choose between the otter and the sloth? Same.

What to say when you hear Gucci is in hot water…

So is former NYT exec editor Jill Abramson.

=strong>PS: The New York Times is a minority investor in theSkimm.=/em>

Tax season: it's all very exciting. Consider this you= friendly nudge to maybe start thinking about it. Here's something to get =our feet wet: the 411 on comm=n tax forms (hey hey 1098 and friends), what they're for, and where yo='ll get them. Pro tip: you'll want to know all of this before you file.

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SKIMM'RS

Chilling champagne for…Debjani B (TX).=Her second TEDx Talk on reducing gender stereotyping just came out. And to=Meghan T (VA), who helped launch a new all-girl Scouts BSA troop.

C=eers to…Dorothy S (MA). She recently launched an online school=to help people gain a deeper relationship with themselves and those around=them. And Tara J (CA), who recently got her pilot's license and bou=ht a plane. Casual.

(=ome) Birthdays…Amy Bothman (AZ), Annelise Buck (MD), Dulce Dia= (CA), Shiloh Francis (SD), Susan Bosse (TX), Jim Forti (IL), Shreya Induk=ri (CA), Marissa Wolfgang (PA), Marshall Lemmond (NC), Joey Dill (NJ), Mad=son Ratycz (OH), Taylor Hall (NC)

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