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House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Oversight Committee Calls Postmaster General to Testify at “Urgent” Hearing on Sweeping Operational and Organizational Changes  —  “Over the past several weeks, there have been startling new revelations about the scope and gravity of operational changes you are implementing at hundreds …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi, Schumer, Maloney, Peters Statement Calling on Postmaster General and Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors to Testify About Postal Service Sabotage  —  Washington, D.C. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney …
Discussion: Axios and HillReporter.com
CNN:
Democrats seriously considering bringing House back into session next week over USPS issues
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Postal Crisis Ripples Across Nation as Election Looms
Discussion: Redstate
Politico:
Pelosi weighs bringing House back early to address Postal Service crisis
Axios:
Pelosi considers recalling House for Postal Service vote
Discussion: The Hill, NPR and Raw Story
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Most Tremendous Reelection Campaign in American History Ever Inside the chaotic, desperate, last-minute Trump 2020 reboot.  —  For the two and a half years that he was in charge, a Brad Parscale sighting was always news at Trump campaign headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia.
Discussion: Political Wire
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Leads Trump, 50% to 41%, in Poll Ahead of Party Conventions  —  President struggles to reach job approval that would make re-election more likely, while opponent draws soft support that could present turnout challenges  —  President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden start …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden remains ahead of Trump nationally on eve of conventions in NBC News/WSJ poll  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continues to trail Democratic challenger Joe Biden nationally as more than 60 percent of voters say America's response to the coronavirus has been unsuccessful …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
Allie Bice / Politico:
Sanders defends Harris as vice presidential pick  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Sen. Kamala Harris on Sunday, saying that despite Democratic Party infighting over policy proposals, a majority of progressives understand the importance of defeating President Donald Trump come November.
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say four people familiar with discussions  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has told aides he'd like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg
CBS News:
Biden solidifies Democratic base support ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll  —  Helped by a party that seems unified behind him, Joe Biden leads in our current estimate of the Electoral College — the only count that will matter — as his nominating convention begins.
Discussion: The Week
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden heads into the conventions in a historically strong position
Discussion: Mediaite
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Robert S. Trump, the President's Younger Brother, Dies at 71  —  A loyal spokesman for the family, he shunned the spotlight and had “zero sense of entitlement.”  —  Robert S. Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, died on Saturday night at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Robert Trump, younger brother of President Trump who filed lawsuit against niece, dies at 71
Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
Robert Trump, the president's younger brother, dead at 71
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Suburban Housewives Take a Hard Pass on Trump's Cringeworthy Ploy  —  After Trump tweeted that “suburban housewives” would be voting for him, those same housewives mobilized against him the best way they knew how—on Facebook.  —  Earlier this week, President Donald Trump tweeted what many saw …
Discussion: Raw Story
Gary Langer / ABC News:
54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans: POLL  —  More Americans approve than disapprove by a 25-point margin.  —  More Americans approve than disapprove of Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for the 2020 Democratic ticket by a 25-point margin, 54-29%, in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
James Altucher:
NYC Is Dead Forever... Here's Why  —  I love NYC.  When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true.  Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me.  So much personality, so many stories.  —  Every subculture I loved was in NYC.  I could play chess all day and night.
Discussion: Althouse
Shibley Telhami / Brookings:
The Biden factor in the UAE-Israel deal  —  On the face of it, the deal announced by President Donald Trump on the normalization of Israel-United Arab Emirates (UAE) ties was something that his administration can claim as an achievement.  From the point of view of the administration's project in the Middle East, it is.
Discussion: The Daily Signal
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New York Times:
Shifting Dynamics of the Mideast Pushed Israel and U.A.E. Together
Discussion: The National Interest
USA Today:
Trump has a plan to steal the election and it's not clear Democrats have a plan to stop him  —  My only wish for the 2020 election was that it not turn out to be anything like the disaster that was 2016.  Yet as we head into the Democratic National Convention, we've already seen almost everything …
David Wasserman / NBC News:
Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake … It's too early to tell how much Joe Biden's historic selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters.
Discussion: Politico
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
‘Hidden’ Trump Voters Exist.  But How Much Impact Will They Have?  —  Republicans insist that millions of Americans want to vote for Trump but won't admit it.  Polling experts tell a different story.  —  MOORESVILLE, N.C. — It wasn't the most obvious spot for a flag that people usually buy to make a big statement.
Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Stacey Abrams, 16 Rising Stars to Keynote Democratic Meeting  — Coveted speaking spot often reserved for one emerging leader  — House members in tight re-election campaigns among the group  —  Seventeen rising Democratic stars will together give the keynote address at the party's convention …
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Facebook algorithm found to ‘actively promote’ Holocaust denial … Facebook's algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content according to an analysis that will increase pressure on the social media giant to remove antisemitic content relating to the Nazi genocide.
 
 
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As Colleges Move Classes Online, Families Rebel Against the Cost
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Progressive Boston Doctor Seeks to Unseat “Do-Nothing Moderate Democrat” in Congress
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Unconventional Democratic convention will juggle hundreds of live feeds to re-create the feel of a party celebration
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Conor Lamb Found a Way to Win in Trump Country. Can Biden Follow His Path?
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
How NYC championed broken windows policing and threw it away
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New DA in Portland admits he is ‘old buddies’ with an Antifa militant
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The Tragic Romance of the Middle-Aged Western Liberal
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Antifa Goes to Sturgis
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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