Today's news you might've missed:

• This Lindsay Lohan tweet appears to have disappeared from existence, but BuzzFeed has a believable screengrab in which LiLo appears to plead her case to President Obama that she, too, deserves a tax cut. Or at least we think that's what "we also need to cut [taxes] for those that are listed on Forbes as 'millionaires' if they are not, you must consider that as well" means. [BuzzFeed]
• And speaking of politics (thanks for the segue Linds), CNN ranked number one among cable news networks in a key ratings demo for the Democratic National Convention coverage. [CNN Press Room]
• We heard that Tony Shalhoub was in the running to nab the role of Beetee in "Catching Fire," but it turns out Jeffrey Wright has picked up the gig instead. [EW]
• The Internet was working really hard today to push the idea of Khloe Kardashian as a potential "X Factor" host. While we love Khloe, and typically would watch something she's hosting, we don't know if "X Factor" is quite the right fit ... Either way, reps aren't talking. [People]
• Guys: Beyonce "loves" Kim Kardashian, OK? They're so *obviously* one yacht trip, a mani-pedi and a team Master Cleanse away from being BFFs. [Us Weekly]
• Madonna has made her political allegiances perfectly clear in what we hope is temporary body art. [HuffPo]