Daily Show Prep - Wednesday August 15, 2018

• Trump pulls Brennan's top secret clearance
• CNN Poll: Trump approval higher than Carter, Clinton, or Reagan at this point in their presidencies
• U.S. retail sales increase strongly in July
• LWM scramble to credit Obama
• NY Times columnist says Trump N-word tape would increase support with base
• Twitter blocks Alex Jones
• HuffPo reporter scolds Vox for negative coverage of Antifa
• Trump is gutting the 'Clean' Power Plan
• Drunk rapper gets booted from flight, blames Trump
• Punk rocker attacks Trump supporter in audience
• Report: Journalist investigating Bill Clinton found dead
• Andrew Cuomo says America 'was never that great'
• GOP lawmaker wants to know if Feinstein Chinese spy compromises classified intel
• China holding a million or more ethnic minorities in secretive detention camps
• 301 predator priests named in Pa. grand jury report
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac offer homes with just 3 percent down
• Christian bakery targeted again, this time transgender cake
• NBC claims Trump doesn't like dogs
• Fox News website beats CNN's for first time ever
• Boys and girls to share bathroom in Kansas City school district
• Tesla faces another lawsuit over stock manipulation
• Washington State judge throws out children's climate change lawsuit
• San Fran breaks out 'poop patrol' to clean up human waste on streets
• Mystery 'pooperintendent' of schools will get more than $100k from school district
• Scottish dad reported missing turns up in U.S. married to secret lover
• Travelers losing their minds over fake plug socket stickers
• Expert of the Day: Jim Antle from the Washington Examiner runs down the primaries from last night