National Headlines 8-8-14

Poll: Party favorability falls near low (Politico)

State abortion restrictions fuel fight for Senate (Politico)

Chris Christie net approval lowest since 2011 (Politico)

Low marks for Obama on immigration (The Hill)

Three lawmakers show up for Ebola hearing (The Hill)

Obama weighs airstrikes in Iraq (The Hill)

President Obama signs veterans’ health-care overhaul bill (Christian Science Monitor)

Lamar Alexander: how a Senate moderate is thriving in GOP primary (Christian Science Monitor)

Nixon Resignation Still Resonates 40 Years After Watergate (Voice of America)

Minimum Wage Fee Sparks Social Media Outrage At Minnesota Cafe (FOX News)

McConnell courts coal country votes (Associated Press)