Democrat Newsom will face Republican Cox for California gov

One is backed by Hollywood, the other by Trump No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Wednesday, June 6  TINSELTOWN VS. TRUMP Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a favorite in Hollywood, will face Trump-backed Republican businessman John Cox in November to become California’s next governor. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] MISSOURI GLORY Democratic state Rep. Lauren Arthur has flipped a Missouri state Senate seat, defeating Republican state Rep. Kevin Corlew by a double-digit margin in the state’s first special election since the resignation of GOP Gov. Eric Greitens. [HuffPost] HUA BOY! Facebook has shared data with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including Huawei — a telecommunications manufacturer flagged by U.S. intelligence officials as a national security threat. [The New York Times] TARIFFS CHECK A group of GOP senators are working on a plan to curb Trump’s authority to unilaterally impose tariffs. [HuffPost] BROCK TURNER JUDGE RECALLED Residents of California’s Santa Clara County have voted to recall Aaron Persky, the judge who sentenced former Stanford University student Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexual assault. [HuffPost] RETURN OF THE ZACH Zach Wahls, the LGBTQ campaiger who gained online fame seven years ago following an impassioned speech in the Iowa state House about his two moms, has secured the Democratic nomination for Iowa Senate. [HuffPost]         A CAMPAIGN TO SILENCE BLACK ATHLETES President Donald Trump’s fight with NFL players has never been about the national anthem. He’s just angry that black players refuse to show him the fealty he thinks he deserves. Here’s Jake Tapper taking down Trump’s lies about the Philadelphia Eagles. [HuffPost] SPADE DIES IN REPORTED SUICIDE Renowned fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead Tuesday in her New York home. She was 55. Here’s a look back at how she launched her career. [HuffPost] EMPOWERING TROLLS AND EXTREMISTS Our reporter was bombarded with threats after he exposed a right-wing troll. So Twitter suspended him. [HuffPost] BETSY DE-FARCE Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said the federal school safety commission, set up after the February mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, will not examine the role of guns in school violence. [HuffPost] UNSADDLED Kelly Sadler, the White House aide who reportedly mocked Sen. John McCain’s aggressive brain cancer, no longer works at the White House, the administration confirmed. [HuffPost] BIGOT ELECTED White nationalist James Allsup, who marched at last year’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlotteville, Virginia, has been elected as an officer in a Washington state local Republican Party. [HuffPost]       This Minnesota woman’s children posted a unbelievably nasty obituary about her. Jada Pinkett Smith recalls the “heartbreaking” moment her son Jaden told her at 15 he needed to move out. Trump loves the national anthem, so much so he has made it a wedge issue. Just don’t ask him to finish the song. This is how marriage changes your personality, according to science. This gay former NFL player is using his privilege to fight homophobia. Here’s how Silicon Valley’s ongoing feud with Facebook could quickly backfire. Jared Leto will reportedly produce and star in a standalone movie version of the Joker from “Suicide Squad.” The trailer for Luca Guadagnino's remake Of “Suspiria” is creepy as hell. Thousands of people just voted for a dead gubernatorial candidate in Alabama. The Colorado Rockies’ top pick in the MLB draft once tweeted how he hoped someone would shoot President Obama. This Meghan Markle’s look-alike is mistaken for the real royal several times a week. It looks a lot like America will finally boast a Native American congresswoman. Virginia’s evangelical Liberty University is reportedly helping to make a film about how Trump was chosen by God. These 8th graders were given ballistic shields as a “welcome to high school” gift. And Paul Manafort is very likely to go to jail on Friday, according to one former U.S. attorney. And love this newsletter? Share it with a friend!      HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. Check out HuffPost Politics for more of the good stuff. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe     - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe