Morning, Daily Briefing readers. Let’s start Wednesday:
Nicole Fallert here, trying not to be “polyester.”
Natalie Harp, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, is in the national spotlight after Sen. Jon Ossoff accused Trump of wanting to “travel with Natalie” instead of focusing on his duties.
The comments spurred questions about the aide’s influence and unusually close proximity to the president. Harp, 34, is a former television presenter for One America News Network. Her growing visibility inside Trump’s inner circle was on display earlier this month when she was among a small group selected to accompany the president after he was secretly transferred from Air Force One amid threats on his life from Iran.
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Duane Davis appeared during his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The trial of the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Shakur comes 30 years after one of America’s most high-profile unresolved killings.
MLB
Just six more weeks remain in the Major League Baseball regular season, and there’s still so much to be decided. The Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers seem to have their divisions well in hand, but any winning or losing streak among the rest of the playoff contenders could shake things up in a major way. Here’s the latest MLB wild card standings.
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