Sessions Replaced by Trump Loyalist | White House Revokes Reporter's Pass

+Plus: Pakistan Frees Prisoner Acquitted of Blasphemy [| The Presidential Daily Brief | ](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8175ff8d?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJhIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cGRiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTExMDgyMDE4JnZhcmlhYmxlPTA5MDg4YzNmNDUwOWQ2MjBjYTVhZDk1ZGNiYjQ2MmNiIn0&jwtS=0Mkpa_n5IdQTOSWfQ2QUk_wFM4Mqf8-d6gE5Jt93NIQ) 5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/8175ff8d?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJhIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cGRiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTExMDgyMDE4JnZhcmlhYmxlPTA5MDg4YzNmNDUwOWQ2MjBjYTVhZDk1ZGNiYjQ2MmNiIn0&jwtS=0Mkpa_n5IdQTOSWfQ2QUk_wFM4Mqf8-d6gE5Jt93NIQ 5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e5192362?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJiIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2ImYXV0b3BsYXk9dHJ1ZSJ9&jwtS=sQgzuUtHTdsR-4R5LcmhWSt503cth_HtbmwkK4yO_r0 5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/e5192362?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJiIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2ImYXV0b3BsYXk9dHJ1ZSJ9&jwtS=sQgzuUtHTdsR-4R5LcmhWSt503cth_HtbmwkK4yO_r0 IMPORTANT November 8, 2018 5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6e85f466?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJjIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IifQ&jwtS=9ts20KeKMg-INxZYW30hCBZIZMsjY6_Fqa5i3uixazA [President Donald Trump argues with CNN reporter Jim Acosta during a press conference Wednesday. Source: Getty](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/273fa41a?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJkIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IifQ&jwtS=2UHlpDZfEO89skgpmkgHwVdafHVxSbPDX56kUGML9Ew) [Jeff Sessions Replaced by Trump Loyalist](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/68ca7c37?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJlIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IjYXJ0aWNsZTkwNTExIn0&jwtS=NjKistuexiavJnxOpdOVlsn7Bd5EmupvJptsbRKRNYc) After firing his attorney general yesterday, President Donald Trump replaced him with Sessions’ chief of staff, [Matthew Whitaker](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/2463a66d?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWJmIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvbmVlZC10by1rbm93XC93aWxsLWZvcm1lci10aWdodC1lbmQtbWF0dC13aGl0YWtlci1ydW4taW50ZXJmZXJlbmNlLWZvci10cnVtcFwvOTA0OTMifQ&jwtS=wlBZqjGc2JhAGp3n0-WnwSbImjfPZOoJZ__ko4YXorg), a U.S. attorney from Iowa who has publicly questioned the scope of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Democrats quickly demanded that Whitaker, 49, recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller probe — as Sessions did — because of his comments, as well as his professional ties to a witness in the case. In a statement, Whitaker said he’s committed to “leading a fair department with the highest ethical standards.” Sources: [NYT](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/4a51cf5a?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDIxZDNmMWFiNGU5MjBhYmFiNjAwIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb21cLzIwMThcLzExXC8wN1wvdXNcL3BvbGl0aWNzXC9zZXNzaW9ucy1yZXNpZ25zLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlIn0&jwtS=IekGtYbMgDPiM0dZPwtsRM7y00RwArUgjsC7fFivfuY), [NBC](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7d63d5f0?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDIxZDNmMWFiNGU5MjBhYmFiNjAxIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb21cL3BvbGl0aWNzXC9qdXN0aWNlLWRlcGFydG1lbnRcL3ByZXNpZGVudC10cnVtcC1oYXMtcmVwbGFjZWQtYWctc2Vzc2lvbnMtaGVyZS1zLXdoYXQtbWVhbnMtbjkzMzY3NiJ9&jwtS=m-gV_Y_SOEis9WNEOJo9V4cZC67s4KSMfrNHYmJpAtU) [Facebook](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/24a256e8?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWMzIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tXC9zaGFyZXJcL3NoYXJlci5waHA_dT1odHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm96eS5jb21cL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kYWlseS1icmllZlwvcGRiLTkwNDkxXC9mcmVzaC1mYWNlLTkwNTExP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cGRiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTExMDgyMDE4JnZhcmlhYmxlPTA5MDg4YzNmNDUwOWQ2MjBjYTVhZDk1ZGNiYjQ2MmNiIn0&jwtS=cnGhxPtxHFfo1w9JbQjN_--UlukRuXeCdYS73LyPfKY) [Twitter](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ed3894bd?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWM0IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90d2l0dGVyLmNvbVwvaW50ZW50XC90d2VldD91cmw9aHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5venkuY29tXC9wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtZGFpbHktYnJpZWZcL3BkYi05MDQ5MVwvZnJlc2gtZmFjZS05MDUxMT91dG1fc291cmNlPXBkYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0xMTA4MjAxOCZ2YXJpYWJsZT0wOTA4OGMzZjQ1MDlkNjIwY2E1YWQ5NWRjYmI0NjJjYiJ9&jwtS=1pcRGUqtGk4g01BiRB0cNXIyaiBwwfw3OaurlqhAUhI) [White House Revokes CNN Reporter's Press Pass](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/32542017?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWM1IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IjYXJ0aWNsZTkwNTA5In0&jwtS=TyTxZ02y1W0OSHTNT-3ByA1YSQooIaHS_YJiMCNcQqA) Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta was denied access to the West Wing after a [contentious](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/9caf6b5f?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWM2IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvb3BpbmlvblwvMjAyMC1zdGFydHMtbm93XC85MDQ2NSJ9&jwtS=IW20xser3a1rKg9B6bjHR4xS66S-cP4E05dMgL2489o) press conference in which President Trump called Acosta “a rude, terrible person” in response to tough questions from the veteran journalist. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said his credentials had been revoked for “placing his hands on” the female intern who attempted to take the microphone away from him, though footage of the incident showed him simply holding the microphone. The White House Correspondents’ Association called the decision “out of line to the purported offense.” Sources: [Washington Post](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/030e6e19?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWM3IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tXC9wb2xpdGljc1wvMjAxOFwvMTFcLzA4XC93aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1zdXNwZW5kcy1wcmVzcy1wYXNzLWNubnMtamltLWFjb3N0YS1hZnRlci10ZXN0eS1leGNoYW5nZS13aXRoLXRydW1wXC8_dXRtX3Rlcm09LmM0OGJhOTNiOGFhNiJ9&jwtS=ZPtj9sadzCC4_8Ae6Z5T1sO-Fu1OmAe5QzcA5wFYDEk), [CNN](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/378b9037?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWM4IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGl0aW9uLmNubi5jb21cLzIwMThcLzExXC8wN1wvbWVkaWFcL3RydW1wLWNubi1wcmVzcy1jb25mZXJlbmNlXC9pbmRleC5odG1sIn0&jwtS=i3PRqjrOIsfVKX0Dr8u37MfwYR7PbQiEqJqASL8vuzw) [Facebook](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fdb0a183?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWM5IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tXC9zaGFyZXJcL3NoYXJlci5waHA_dT1odHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm96eS5jb21cL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kYWlseS1icmllZlwvcGRiLTkwNDkxXC9oZXMtb3V0LTkwNTA5P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cGRiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTExMDgyMDE4JnZhcmlhYmxlPTA5MDg4YzNmNDUwOWQ2MjBjYTVhZDk1ZGNiYjQ2MmNiIn0&jwtS=R-lH9RurOiHM9pntSFYtoa37bA9v-cedMe2wBs_2Z24) [Twitter](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/47f95706?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWNhIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90d2l0dGVyLmNvbVwvaW50ZW50XC90d2VldD91cmw9aHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5venkuY29tXC9wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtZGFpbHktYnJpZWZcL3BkYi05MDQ5MVwvaGVzLW91dC05MDUwOT91dG1fc291cmNlPXBkYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0xMTA4MjAxOCZ2YXJpYWJsZT0wOTA4OGMzZjQ1MDlkNjIwY2E1YWQ5NWRjYmI0NjJjYiJ9&jwtS=4umJd1hFkZMFobunWyrWPDDRKp-NYpaHEYHFZIm-_ME) [Pakistan Frees Prisoner Acquitted of Blasphemy](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5d35ed58?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWNiIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IjYXJ0aWNsZTkwNTEzIn0&jwtS=KU5zRC8cGcdzBxQmhw4FLUC4194Oz8SO5ZM0rwOFIkE) Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who spent eight years in prison, walked free yesterday following the Pakistani Supreme Court’s acquittal last week of blasphemy charges against her. She remains in protective custody in Islamabad amid threats from radical Islamists demanding her public execution. Bibi’s husband has asked for help leaving the country, and several nations have reportedly offered the family protection, but authorities say Bibi may not be able to leave after activists appealed her acquittal. Meanwhile, her lawyer has fled [Pakistan](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/de00b806?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWNjIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvZmFzdC1mb3J3YXJkXC9hdC10aGUtd2hlZWwtd29tZW4tZHJpdmUtcGFraXN0YW5zLXJpZGUtc2hhcmluZy1pbmR1c3RyeVwvODYwOTIifQ&jwtS=Hx88xf1iq-xyywUu9dlgvn8wX48qsnG0xg8De9QDRvs) and is seeking asylum in the Netherlands. Sources: [The Guardian](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/32d9cfc4?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWNkIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tXC93b3JsZFwvMjAxOFwvbm92XC8wN1wvcGFraXN0YW4tYmxhc3BoZW15LWNhc2UtY2hyaXN0aWFuLWZhcm0tbGFib3VyZXItYXNpYS1iaWJpLXN0aWxsLWluLWphaWwifQ&jwtS=halWMtZo9BSrWFGnVBPVviwNgX-vUA0w7FOUwqEsXCc), [BBC](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/1fe1fbda?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWNlIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYmJjLmNvbVwvbmV3c1wvd29ybGQtYXNpYS00NjEzMDE4OSJ9&jwtS=CpqjceUGRL6slTi5L-wv08ewtEiUAR8LyzcNznEPKNY), [AP](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6d414147?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWNmIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcG5ld3MuY29tXC9iZDM2YTM0NmE4OWI0Yjk4YjBiZjAxMDNmZmNkODcyMyJ9&jwtS=jYhLmZaC9x7OojzDHCnbET0xuPoeGuHeiY21jkyVpN8) [Facebook](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/fffa8fa4?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWQwIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tXC9zaGFyZXJcL3NoYXJlci5waHA_dT1odHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm96eS5jb21cL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kYWlseS1icmllZlwvcGRiLTkwNDkxXC9mcmlnaHRlbmluZy1mcmVlZG9tLTkwNTEzP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cGRiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTExMDgyMDE4JnZhcmlhYmxlPTA5MDg4YzNmNDUwOWQ2MjBjYTVhZDk1ZGNiYjQ2MmNiIn0&jwtS=H0iWLQpPHPc7YJB9PENeJxJbMIR6a8qXyOz5CULe6UM) [Twitter](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/83ad2230?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWQxIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90d2l0dGVyLmNvbVwvaW50ZW50XC90d2VldD91cmw9aHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5venkuY29tXC9wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtZGFpbHktYnJpZWZcL3BkYi05MDQ5MVwvZnJpZ2h0ZW5pbmctZnJlZWRvbS05MDUxMz91dG1fc291cmNlPXBkYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0xMTA4MjAxOCZ2YXJpYWJsZT0wOTA4OGMzZjQ1MDlkNjIwY2E1YWQ5NWRjYmI0NjJjYiJ9&jwtS=2UBD2daHkx3TFAvw4INqfLt5D4yhTCXT-i0l8GsTqSc) [Tesla Taps New Chairman to Replace Elon Musk](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/6731ba24?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDIxZDNmMWFiNGU5MjBhYmFiNjAyIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IjYXJ0aWNsZTkwNTEyIn0&jwtS=4mba9SYGQCbXaEzNHaTClVjbaj2uaeK9p2JbvoFc5s4) The electric car company has chosen board member Robyn Denholm to replace the billionaire following his agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to step down over allegations that he misled investors. Denholm, chief financial officer of Australian telecommunications firm Telstra Corp., now faces the challenging task of overseeing the [mercurial](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0a3db052?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWQzIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvbmVlZC10by1rbm93XC9jYW4tZWxvbi1tdXNrLXR3ZWV0LXRlc2xhLWludG8tdGhlLWJsYWNrXC84ODU2NSJ9&jwtS=LwSJq1DBeo6e_EHtlz2tvyhU7OscP2BLncKaY2-beoo) Musk, who will remain as Tesla CEO. He praised his successor as a “significant” contributor to Tesla — where she’s served on the board since 2014 — while the company said Musk would be “a resource” to Denholm. 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Exchange-traded funds tracking marijuana stocks, like Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF and Alternative Harvest Marijuana ETF, were up by 9.1 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively, while Canadian cannabis company Tilray jumped 34 percent. Analysts believe the departure of Sessions, who once told a Senate hearing “good people don’t smoke marijuana,” could provide the Trump administration an opportunity to be “more cannabis oriented.” Sources: [The Atlantic](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/a6447ebc?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWUyIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tXC9oZWFsdGhcL2FyY2hpdmVcLzIwMThcLzExXC9qZWZmLXNlc3Npb25zLXJlc2lnbmF0aW9uLXdlZWQtc3RvY2tzXC81NzUyOTZcLyJ9&jwtS=-TybeaH35byh4ZEjsMPk7fXlVD3FJ41O-ebWp2k49vM), [Bloomberg](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/792d0a15?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWUzIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYmxvb21iZXJnLmNvbVwvbmV3c1wvYXJ0aWNsZXNcLzIwMTgtMTEtMDdcL2Nhbm5hYmlzLXN0b2Nrcy1zcGlrZS1hcy1hbnRpLXBvdC1hZy1qZWZmLXNlc3Npb25zLXJlc2lnbnMifQ&jwtS=5eTMkVJSUP5_Vq_4JQvRvEFhtzD5oKiYdiZwCffHFxE) [Facebook](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/ea7b2a36?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWU0IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tXC9zaGFyZXJcL3NoYXJlci5waHA_dT1odHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm96eS5jb21cL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kYWlseS1icmllZlwvcGRiLTkwNDkxXC9oaWdoLXRpbWVzLTkwNTEwP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cGRiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTExMDgyMDE4JnZhcmlhYmxlPTA5MDg4YzNmNDUwOWQ2MjBjYTVhZDk1ZGNiYjQ2MmNiIn0&jwtS=7NmMx7-d_qE3ff2qlVPdbNKWx-DodDi9zz-mZRCO4h4) [Twitter](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/778cf7be?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWU1IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90d2l0dGVyLmNvbVwvaW50ZW50XC90d2VldD91cmw9aHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5venkuY29tXC9wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtZGFpbHktYnJpZWZcL3BkYi05MDQ5MVwvaGlnaC10aW1lcy05MDUxMD91dG1fc291cmNlPXBkYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0xMTA4MjAxOCZ2YXJpYWJsZT0wOTA4OGMzZjQ1MDlkNjIwY2E1YWQ5NWRjYmI0NjJjYiJ9&jwtS=qZ31LaQisd1vv7hwyDo1nWOxXcDkFNUVTxbrzLQEUOQ) [Divided Opposition Threatens Congo's Democracy](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/7ce2d0bd?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWU2IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWRhaWx5LWJyaWVmXC9wZGItOTA0OTE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1wZGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MTEwODIwMTgmdmFyaWFibGU9MDkwODhjM2Y0NTA5ZDYyMGNhNWFkOTVkY2JiNDYyY2IjYXJ0aWNsZTkwNDk0In0&jwtS=XXKBN_ahnD2biWsUsbTAowjmf03oZJyktOtBc-HI55o) After 17 years in power, Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to leave office after presidential elections next month. For his political opposition, the goal was simple: Agree on one unifying candidate to defeat Kabila’s hand-picked successor. Instead, 20 names have cropped up, reflecting the pride and tribalism that’s crippled the DRC’s opposition — and which could potentially cost [the country](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/309c3d1f?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWU3IiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvZmFzdC1mb3J3YXJkXC9hLWRpdmlkZWQtb3Bwb3NpdGlvbi1zdGFuZHMtYmV0d2Vlbi1kZW1vY3JhY3ktYW5kLXRoZS1jb25nb1wvODk5NjAifQ&jwtS=HXNXxnaO6zT-hgFaE6bGT1E-hqHUrSDPBjp-O89f5tk) its first democratic transition of power since it gained independence 58 years ago. And for Kabila, experts say, that’s just fine. 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In a bid to create a renewable energy source, researchers from the Stevens Institute of Technology have created a “bionic mushroom” capable of producing around 65 nanoAmps of current. By fitting a 3D-printed pattern of graphene nanoribbons and bio-ink containing cyanobacteria onto its cap, scientists were able to harness the [electricity](5be418cb1a2c29194a1e7699:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/5f642aab?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE1NDE2Nzk0NzUsImNkIjoiLmNvcmRpYWwuaW8iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoib3p5bGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNWJlNDE4Y2QwZWM0NjA2YjNmMTkxMWVjIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3p5LmNvbVwvZmFzdC1mb3J3YXJkXC90cnVseS13aWVsZGluZy1wb3dlci1ob3ctY2hpbmEtd2FudHMtdG8tY3JlYXRlLXRoZS13b3JsZHMtZmlyc3QtZ2xvYmFsLWVsZWN0cmljaXR5LWdyaWRcLzg3MjcwIn0&jwtS=G6e-q0LUEANWQYs5EHqAoHkhkkgoXlijzUdMVMe8ZqM) generated when that bacteria photosynthesized under light and sent electrons through the conductive graphene. Ultimately, they created what they call an “engineered bionic symbiosis” — a singular functional system created from organic and artificial components. 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He said he was “blindsided by the arrangements” at Monday’s press conference and apologized to fans for the “very misleading” announcement. 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