Patti Bottcher

Mom, dog lover, news junkie and weather watcher.

[USA Report 🇺🇸 @UsaReport07]

🚨 BREAKING:

CNN reports that 75% of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached, prosecuted, and imprisoned.

[STORM NEWS 📰🗞️ @storm1news]

BREAKING: 3 teens ages 12–14-years-old have been shot while attempting to rob an elderly man in Harris County TX. The teens were all armed with pistols when the victim pulled out his gun, shooting three of them in self-defense.

[ABC News @ABC]

Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day!

Across the world, communities are dedicating Friday to honoring the beloved country singer. The day is falling on Sept. 25, a wink at Parton’s hit song “9 to 5.”

Read more: https://t.co/YYAHZDFHIs

[7News DC @7NewsDC]

THE END OF AN ERA: After more than 35 years at 7News, Maryland Bureau Chief Brad Bell will be retiring. ❤️

Brad’s face and voice have been a familiar part of Maryland news for decades, covering countless stories and becoming someone viewers could count on to keep them informed.

His final day at 7News is Sept. 24.

MORE: https://t.co/sJ1H7ZJ2GV

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Major TV networks — ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Trump after the White House blocked CNN from its duties. https://t.co/pyHbL9VwwD

[CNN @CNN]

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were met by Kremlin special envoy Kirill Dmitriev as they arrived in Moscow on Saturday. They are expected to explore prospects for ending the war, now in its fifth year. https://t.co/SVBWS3CBrK

[7News DC @7NewsDC]

Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican, is approaching his third month out of office as he addresses serious health concerns, leaving his congressional colleagues in the dark about whether he’ll return to the chamber.
https://t.co/8Y9ubhIn1G

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and activist who became one of the most influential figures in the modern feminist movement, has died at 92. Steinem died peacefully Wednesday at her home in New York City surrounded by loved ones, according to a statement on her official Instagram account.

Over decades of activism, she championed causes including reproductive rights, domestic violence prevention and gender equality in the workplace.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: The Trump administration is threatening to cut off executive agencies’ cooperation with the Smithsonian. An Interior Dept. letter threatened the institution “under current leadership” with loss of support for sourcing artifacts and more. https://t.co/b71soVtLus

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

Hat tip to the League of Women Voters, who have successfully sued Trump to block his efforts to use US Postal Service to manipulate state voting rules.
https://t.co/rqAUaXzWlH

[Reuters @Reuters]

GRAPHIC WARNING: This video contains sensitive footage that may disturb some viewers. A massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and ‌China's Tibet washed away villages while damaging roads, bridges and power projects in a region bordering Tibet, authorities said.

[Miley Official @MileyCyrusBz]

It was revealed that Dolly Parton was secretly battling cancer but she didn't say anything and instead released this song as one of her last to raise funds for children with cancer. Even while she was sick she was still thinking about others. I’m absolutely devastated.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped after armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the UN says. https://t.co/H4JFMdQKRl

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING MS NOW:

Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without a security clearance for more than a year.

Harp declined multiple times to seek a routine security clearance normally obtained by West Wing staffers to work at the White House, according to two people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/7CI7g4MD9t

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

CNN issued a statement condemning President Trump after he shut down their reporter, Kristen Holmes, during a heated exchange.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @SecRubio: FYI

[WTOP @WTOP]

TRAVEL ALERT: Flights into and from Reagan National Airport will be temporarily halted for three hours during the Freedom 250 Grand Prix event in D.C.

https://t.co/KiQOuD1EJr

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Breaking: GOP Congressman Andy Ogles, who has said gay people have “no place in America” and “Muslims don't belong in American society,” just lost his primary in Tennessee.

He will no longer serve in Congress.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issues order terminating U.S. President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' to compensate supporters after weeks of negotiations with two GOP senators who were blocking his nomination. https://t.co/iVS2aYIj4L

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Kentucky to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database.

DOJ is now 0-17 in these case. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. https://t.co/5EFdJchSMz