This is the Executive Reads Daily News Summary. Here are your news updates for the afternoon of August 31st, 2023. What Happens if Mitch McConnell Retires Before His Senate Term Ends? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/0....8/31/us/politics/mcc Proud Boy Joe Biggs receives 17 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case - NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/politi....cs/justice-departmen Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow's plane - CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31..../politics/thomas-ali Trump, after entering not guilty plea, seeks to sever his Georgia election interference case - ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/US/trum....p-enters-guilty-plea A building fire in Johannesburg leaves at least 73 dead, many of them homeless, authorities say - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/....2023/08/31/building- Our theme music is What's the Angle composed by Shane Ivers at https://www.silvermansound.com.