National Headlines 5-8-17

Condoleezza Rice on Slave Owner Statue Purge: ‘It’s a Bad Thing’ (The Wrap)

Fights over Trump drive couples, especially millennials, to split up (Washington Examiner)

Will Hurd Is the Future of the GOP (Politico)

Trump busting presidential norms with weekend getaways (Politico)

McConnell: ObamaCare replacement bill ‘will not be quick’ (The Hill)

Trump reveals first slate of judicial nominees (The Hill)

10 people nominated by Trump to federal bench (Washington Post)

Texas announces lawsuit against local officials considered hostile toward ‘sanctuary cities’ ban (Los Angeles Times)

EPA dismisses half of key board’s scientific advisers; Interior suspends more than 200 advisory panels (Washington Post)

Senate confirms Trump’s choice for Air Force secretary Heather Wilson (FOX News)

S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out record closes as ‘fear index’ drops to lowest in decades (MarketWatch)