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AP Exclusive: Cindy McCain video on Joe Biden to air at DNC — WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden's close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
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AOC backs Sanders for president, ignores Biden in brief remarks — In one of the shortest speeches of the convention, progressive star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not endorse Biden for president Tuesday but instead nominated his 2020 rival, Bernie Sanders.
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Cindy McCain voices appreciation of Biden — Cindy McCain, wife of the late Sen. John McCain and a longtime Republican, lent her voice to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, outlining the “unlikely friendship” her husband had with the newly minted Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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Watch Live: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention — The second night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention will begin at 9 p.m. eastern. The event will feature speeches from Jill Biden, Former President Bill Clinton, Former President Jimmy Carter …


R.I. calamari will get 30 seconds in spotlight at Democratic National Convention — PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island calamari will have a starring role in Tuesday night's roll call at the national Democrats' remote presidential nominating convention. — State Democratic Party Chairman Joseph McNamara …


Jill Biden outshines Bill Clinton, and more takeaways from Night 2 of the Democratic convention
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DNC 2020: Bill Clinton, AOC, Jill Biden and what to watch for on Night 2

Chuck Schumer makes pitch to flip Senate during DNC speech as he accuses Trump of quitting on America
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Colin Powell latest Republican to be featured during Democratic convention
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Trump declares ‘we won’ on border wall during visit, hits ‘deadly’ Biden immigration plan in Arizona visit


Senate made criminal referral of Trump Jr., Bannon, Kushner and two others to federal prosecutors — WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee made criminal referrals of Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon, Erik Prince and Sam Clovis …
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Mueller prosecutor says there are new revelations in Senate Russia report — Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors on special counsel Robert Mueller's team and the architect of the case against Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, said there is “definitely new information” …

Trump's 2016 campaign chair was a ‘grave counterintelligence threat,’ had contact with Russian intelligence, Senate panel finds
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Bipartisan Senate report describes 2016 Trump campaign eager to accept help from foreign power
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Statement — WASHINGTON, DC — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued the following statement today: — “The United States Postal Service will play a critical role this year in delivering election mail for millions of voters across the country.
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Susan Collins Engineered the USPS Disaster She's Now Protesting — Trump may be trying to sabotage the election, but the war against the Postal Service goes back decades. — At this point, it should come as no surprise that the vast majority of Congressional Republicans have responded …
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US Postal Service delays force Department of Veterans Affairs to shift prescription delivery methods
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At least 21 states plan to sue the Postal Service over service delays, threat to election
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GOP and Trump ties run deep on the U.S. Postal Service's board of governors
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Would you mind giving it a crack?’ Bill Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Epstein victim, 22, in never-before-seen photos during trip on pedophile's plane to Africa in 2002 - as he addresses Dem convention TONIGHT — Bill Clinton is seen enjoying …
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The security guard blurted ‘I love you’ to Joe Biden in an elevator. One viral video later, she nominated him for president. — WILMINGTON, Del. — She was last seen blurting “I love you” to Joe Biden as she escorted him in an elevator to an editorial board meeting at the New York Times last December …
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Senate Republicans preparing $500B virus relief proposal — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leaders are preparing a slimmed-down virus relief package of roughly $500 billion that will include extended payments for unemployed people and smaller businesses, a GOP senator said Tuesday.
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TV News Networks Worried About Airing Two Hours of Trump's Convention — Sources said the networks have given DNC officials a new reason they won't air their event in full: Because they'd also have to air Trump's in full—lies, warts, and all. — Over the last few U.S. presidential election cycles …
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Alice Johnson's Life Sentence Was Commuted by Trump. Now She Will Speak at His Convention.
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After Reopening, Notre Dame to Move Classes Online Due to Coronavirus Cases — The school reopened last week, but male senior students who attended off-campus parties are leading a Covid-19 surge — The University of Notre Dame is canceling in-person classes and moving them online …
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Democrats Drop Demand To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies From Party Platform — Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris each ran on axing subsidies, but the party said including that in the final draft of the platform was an “error.” — The Democratic National Committee this week quietly dropped …
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Goodyear responds to zero-tolerance policy slide labeled by employee as discriminatory — TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Goodyear employee says the company has put out a new policy that has some calling it not equal for all. — A photo seen circulating on social media shows a slide …
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A Warning for the United States From the Author of ‘The Great Influenza’ — If we don't get the virus under control, the devastation will get worse. — Mr. Barry is the author of “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.” — “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”


Businesses warn they won't participate in Trump's payroll tax plan — A raft of big-name business groups is warning many employers won't participate in President Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral plan. — Calling it “unworkable,” they said in a letter Tuesday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
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Engel Statement on State Department Temper Tantrum — Bronx, NY—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement: — “As the Committee gets closer to answers on a range of pressing oversight issues, Secretary Pompeo has tried to thwart us at every turn.
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Jill Biden, in D.N.C. Speech, Highlights Challenges of Teachers — I hear it from so many of you: the frustration of parents juggling work while they support their children's learning, or are afraid that their kids might get sick from school. The concern of every person working without enough protection.
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The Daily Caller


Controversial Women's March Leaders Back in DNC's Good Graces — Tamika Mallory spoke briefly during a meeting of the Black Caucus this week, while Linda Sarsour appeared on a livestream for the Muslims and Allies Assembly. — Eighteen months after seeming to pull their sponsorship …
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The Daily Caller and Twitchy