Amid concerns that election mail could be delayed for political purposes, the Postmaster General tells the board of governors this morning that he will not slow down election mail or any other mail. He also said he will not act “based on any partisanship.” via @jessicadean
—@abbydphillip
THE FEED
A better than expected jobs report
BREAKING: The US added 1.8 million jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 10.2%
The jobs recovery continues – but it’s slowing down and 16.3 million are still unemployed.
May: +2.5 million jobs
June: +4.8 million
July: +1.8 million
—@byHeatherLong
The jobs recovery continues – but it’s slowing down and 16.3 million are still unemployed.
May: +2.5 million jobs
June: +4.8 million
July: +1.8 million
just asking questions
A Historian of Economic Crisis on the World After COVID-19
cityscape
COVID-19 Studies Are Proving That Density Is Not the Enemy
coronavirus
After Initial Positive Test, Ohio Gov. DeWine Says He Does Not Have COVID-19
elliott abrams
Official Convicted in Iran-Contra Affair Is Appointed Trump’s Envoy to Iran
2020 elections
Trump’s Candidate Bill Hagerty Wins Wild Tennessee Senate Primary
vision 2020
Is Kamala Harris Inevitable?
coronavirus stimulus
Maybe Panicked Investors Will Save the COVID Stimulus
vision 2020
Conservatives Explain Why Trump Can’t Help Himself
Somehow difficult to imagine Putin (or anyone else) saying this
Trump says foreign leaders are calling and saying, “Can I have ventilators for our country, sir?”
—@ddale8
the left
What Cori Bush Means to the Left
And people say Biden’s agenda isn’t liberal enough
Just like Radical Left New York is trying to destroy the NRA, if Biden becomes President your GREAT SECOND AMENDMENT doesn’t have a chance. Your guns will be taken away, immediately and without notice. No police, no guns!
—@realDonaldTrump
vision 2020
Trump Says Biden Is ‘Against the Bible’
nra
New York Attorney General Sues to ‘Dissolve’ the NRA
Eye-opening numbers here
Quinnipiac polls:
ME: Biden+15, Gideon+4
KY: Trump+9, McConnell+5
SC: Trump+5, Graham/Harrison tiedhttps://t.co/8cQuLeSpt3
—@Nate_Cohn
ME: Biden+15, Gideon+4
KY: Trump+9, McConnell+5
SC: Trump+5, Graham/Harrison tiedhttps://t.co/8cQuLeSpt3
tribute
Pete Hamill Was One of Us, Only Better at It
The governor, who instituted strict lockdown measures at the beginning of the pandemic, is 73
JUST IN: Ohio @GovMikeDeWine tests positive for #Covid19 ahead of President Trump’s arrival in Cleveland. His office says he “has no symptoms at the present time.” He will quarantine at his Cedarville, Ohio home for the next 14 days.
—@edokeefe
coronavirus
NYC Sets Up COVID Checkpoints to Enforce Quarantine for Visitors From 34 States
This is what America needs right now
NOAA now forecasts a rare and “extremely active” hurricane season.
The agency predicts 19-25 named storms (winds of 39 mph +), 7-11 of those will be hurricanes (winds of 74 mph +) and 3 -6 of those are forecast to be major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph +)
—@KristenhCNN
The agency predicts 19-25 named storms (winds of 39 mph +), 7-11 of those will be hurricanes (winds of 74 mph +) and 3 -6 of those are forecast to be major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph +)
supreme court
Pence Goes After John Roberts As ‘Disappointment to Conservatives’
lebanon
Hundreds of Thousands Displaced by Beirut Explosion
It’s about time
Photo: @foxjust/Twitter
Yet another grim number, five months in
BREAKING: 1.2 million filed NEW unemployment claims last week, a decline of 249,000 from the prior week.
It’s the lowest level since the crisis started but the 20th week of over a million jobless claims.
Bottom line: A lot of layoffs are becoming permanent at this point.
—@byHeatherLong
It’s the lowest level since the crisis started but the 20th week of over a million jobless claims.
Bottom line: A lot of layoffs are becoming permanent at this point.
health
COVID-19 Is Horrible — So Is Worrying You Might Have Infected Someone Else
president trump
Deutsche Bank Reportedly Gave Trump’s Financial Records to Manhattan DA Cy Vance
vision 2020
The Disappearing National Political Convention
That stimulus bill still isn’t happening yet
Meadows: “There’s no agreement. We’re done for the day.”
—@ChadPergram
vision 2020
Would Biden Contest a Trump Electoral College Win?
protests
Portland’s Bigger Policing Problem Was Always Local
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