Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020

Good morning from The Daily Beast. These are the top 6 stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Former President Obama takes a national dig at Donald Trump’s presidency, a former Arizona congresswoman delivers a powerful DNC speech after having suffered a gunshot wound to the head, the Trump administration keeps using “The Simpsons” characters to attack Democratic leaders, a Russian critic of the Vladimir Putin has seemingly been poisoned, a Cincinnati Reds broadcaster was apparently unaware that he left his microphone on while making some inappropriate comments, L.A. mayor takes pettiness to new heights while punishing Tik Tok stars who breach social distancing guidelines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices