Appeals court lets emoluments case against Trump continue
An ethics lawsuit against President Donald Trump that argues his business interests are conflicts of interest and violate the US Constitution can continue in federal court, a federal appeals court said Monday. Link...
Pipe fitting union backs Biden, despite his vow to stop the Keystone XL pipeline
The union’s leader suggested President Trump was mostly talk when it came to infrastructure spending, especially because the GOP had full control of Congress for two years. Dino Grandoni Link...
Mike Bloomberg pledges $60 million to help House Democrats
The announcement, coming before Bloomberg’s convention speech, continues an unprecedented political spending spree by one of the world’s richest men. Michael Scherer Link...
Senate Republicans to introduce smaller Covid package that includes billions for Postal Service
Senate Republicans are planning to introduce a stripped-down coronavirus relief bill, amid an impasse in negotiations between the White House and top Democratic leaders. The latest GOP coronavirus relief bill is expected to include an additional $10 billion for the U.S. Postal Service, $300 in boosted weekly federal unemployment...
Biden comes into the Democratic convention in an unusually strong position
To hear Trump tell it, it’s only because most people lie to pollsters. Philip Bump Link...
Trump vs. the Postal Service
The history of President Trump’s obsession with the U.S. Postal Service. Young Black voters yearn for policy, not promises, from Sen. Kamala Harris. And why hunters and fishers are asking Congress to deliver climate change solutions. Martine Powers Link...
CNN Poll of Polls: Biden holds a nine-point lead over Trump ahead of the party conventions
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a nine-point margin nationally, according to a CNN Poll of Polls on the general election matchup released Monday. Link...
Utah reports lowest daily COVID-19 count in 2 months
Luis Espinoza, a third-grade teacher at Esperanza Elementary School, gets a COVID-19 test at Esperanza Elementary School in West Valley City on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. All faculty and employees who work at Esperanza Elementary School were asked to get tested in preparation for the school’s opening on Aug....
A presidential race like no other
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Former senior Trump administration official endorses Joe Biden
Miles Taylor, a former senior Trump administration official, endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Monday, becoming one of the highest-ranking former Trump administration officials to do so. Link...