Fast-food workers set to strike in 150 cities. (NBC News)
Hill leaders hoping for a quick September session–and no shutdown drama. (Washington Post)
State investigators issuing report on the botched execution of inmate Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma today. (AP)
What Port Authority police officers remember about the closure of the George Washington Bridge lanes. (Bergen Record)
Video: surviving an ISIS massacre [warning: includes extremely graphic images] (NY Times)
al Qaeda announces a new branch on the Indian subcontinent. (NY Times) Feds are selling off lighthouses. (AP) What are you reading this morning? Let us know in the comments, please.
Tricia McKinney
Tricia McKinney is a Senior Producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show" and "Alex Wagner Tonight." Recommended
