In the room, the Islamophobia definition is under fire. Rayner’s team, drafting it, faced scrutiny over Baroness Shaista Gohir’s old posts alleging Israel controls the US.

The CAA says the tweets fit IHRA anti-Semitism. Gohir says they targeted Israel, not Jews, and were deleted.

Meanwhile, a quiz on August 17 tests knowledge of recent politics: Schiff fraud type; census exclusions; Trump’s DC plan date; cartel handovers; Putin at Mar-a-Lago talks; SNAP restrictions; the DC Home Rule Act; a 90th‑anniversary program; Newsom on gerrymandering; DC crime-data quirks.

The Digest, 8/17/2025 @330AM, CDT

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