Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 8 August. Top storiesA US federal department has begun censoring use of the term “climate change” under the Trump administration, emails obtained by the Guardian reveal. Donald Trump has savaged US Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal in a series of scathing tweets after the senator raised concerns about the Trump administration’s alleged collusion with Russia. Coming upThe Coalition joint party-room meeting at 9am will discuss the timing of the next steps in the same-sex marriage plebiscite after the Liberal party’s vote last night. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Australia morning mail to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 21:00 UTC