Lunchtime Links: Memphis Topples Confederate Statues, Tax Reform Bill Drama, and More

Confederate statues come down in Memphis, the tax reform bill hysteria continues, 2018 news and more in today’s edition of Lunchtime Links…

SAY GOODBYE
Confederate Statues in Memphis Are Removed After City Council Vote

TAX REFORM BILL REAX
– Puerto Rico governor vows midterm revenge for tax bill
– Ryan Pushes Trump to Follow Tax Win With U.S. Welfare Revamp
– The Great American Tax Heist (Charles Blow)
– Ivanka Trump: Corker had ‘real integrity’ during tax negotiations

ACCUSATION AVALANCHE
– Matt Lauer’s wife is lawyering up
– New York Times won’t fire suspended star reporter Glenn Thrush amid sexual harassment claims

SAY WHAT?
Forget what they say — House Democrats are readying for impeachment

2018
– Polls show sizable advantage for Democrats in 2018 midterm election
– Cochran’s future in the Senate in doubt
– McConnell: Welfare & entitlement reform not on 2018 agenda
– 10 reasons Democrats think the tax bill will be a political loser for Trump’s GOP in the midterms

DISTURBING
– ‘Deliberate’ car ramming injures 19 people in Australia
– Dad of Chicago boy, 5, shot twice in 18 months, faces charges
– A Hideous Milestone In The 21st Century’: Cholera Cases In Yemen Pass 1 Million

THE ROYALS
See Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Stunning Official Engagement Photos

WOWSERS
NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Childress shoots at home invaders, thwarts burglary