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9:20 AM ET, August 17, 2020

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on House Returning to Save the Postal Service  —  The Postal Service is a pillar of our democracy, enshrined in the Constitution and essential for providing critical services: delivering prescriptions, Social Security checks, paychecks, tax returns and absentee ballots to millions of Americans …
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Fernando Alfonso III / CNN:
Voters in North Carolina have received absentee ballot request forms in the mail with Trump's face on them  —  (CNN)Given the crisis facing the United States Postal Service before a presidential election, the last thing John Herter expected to receive in the mail Saturday was an absentee ballot request form …
Discussion: Sputnik News, Raw Story and Daily Kos
William H. McRaven / Washington Post:
Trump is actively working to undermine the Postal Service — and every major U.S. institution  —  William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014.  —  In the 1997 film “The Postman,” set in post-apocalyptic America …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A reality-based look at Trump and the Post Office  —  The news is filled with reports of President Trump's “assault” on the United States Postal Service.  The president, Democrats and some in the media say, is deliberately slowing mail delivery and crippling the Postal Service so that it cannot handle …
USA Today:
USPS badly needs an overhaul, but not smack in the middle of the Trump-Biden campaign  —  There's no question that the business model of the U.S. Postal Service is deeply troubled.  Overall mail volume has plunged by a third since 2006, customer visits to an actual USPS location are down by nearly …
Discussion: The Guardian and POLITICUSUSA
Matthew Rink / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Erie loses mail-sorting machines in USPS purge
Discussion: NBC News and The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
State officials rush to shore up confidence in Nov. 3 election as voters express new fears about mail voting
Joseph Marks / Washington Post:
Pelosi calls House lawmakers back to vote on post office legislation
Discussion: The Week, Townhall, Slate and Balloon Juice
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden and Trump matchup tightens as enthusiasm hits new high  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's lead over Donald Trump among registered voters has significantly narrowed since June, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as the former vice president maintains an advantage over the President …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Election advantage stays with Biden; enthusiasm deficit eases, but remains: POLL  —  A warm reception for Harris and enthusiasm for Biden mark Trump's challenges.  —  A welcome reception for Sen. Kamala Harris and rising enthusiasm for Joe Biden mark President Donald Trump's challenges in the 2020 election …
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Steven Shepard / Politico:
State of the presidential race: A deep dive on the polls  —  Joe Biden is entering his party's national convention with a clear lead, built mostly on a broad coalition of voters dissatisfied with Donald Trump's leadership as president and fearful he will win reelection.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll shows Biden, Harris hold double-digit lead over Trump, Pence  —  As the two major political parties prepare to open their national conventions, the race for the White House tilts toward the Democrats, with former vice president Joe Biden holding a double-digit lead nationally …
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump narrows gap with Biden, new poll shows
Discussion: Associated Press
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Why Is John Kasich Speaking At The Democratic Convention?  —  The former Republican presidential candidate will be featured at this week's Democratic National Convention.  He sees his inclusion as a testament to Biden's vision.  —  Copy  —  John Kasich spent decades trying to shape and reshape his beloved Republican Party.
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
2020 Watch: Democrats begin their all-virtual convention
Discussion: Vox and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump eyes new unproven coronavirus “cure”  —  To the alarm of some government health officials, President Trump has expressed enthusiasm for the Food and Drug Administration to approve an extract from the oleander plant as a dietary supplement to cure COVID-19, despite lack of proof that it works.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
ELLE:
Cardi B In Conversation With Joe Biden  —  Cardi B: Oh, snap.  Is this real?  —  Hi, Biden, how are you?  —  Joe Biden:  —  How are you?  The name's Joe.  —  CB: Well, hello there, Joe.  —  Cardi virtually meets Biden's daughter, Ashley, who is a fan.  —  JB:
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US intelligence indicates Iran paid bounties to Taliban for targeting American troops in Afghanistan  —  US intelligence: Iran paid bounties to Taliban to target US troops  —  Washington (CNN)US intelligence agencies assessed that Iran offered bounties to Taliban fighters for targeting American …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
From emergency to active threat: We have again switched settings in our coverage of Donald Trump  —  On March 19 of this year we alerted readers to a shift in our coverage of Donald Trump's presidency.  We said then that we were moving to an “emergency” setting, which had these consequences …
Brian Reisinger / National Review:
Unite or Die: The Making of the Badger State Battleground  —  An inside account of how the Wisconsin conservative movement learned to punch above its weight in a blue state — and what it will take to keep up the fight  —  t was April 15, 2010, and there wasn't a moment to spare.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Election newsletter Debates Opinions
Discussion: Althouse
The Daily Beast:
Diamond & Silk Suggest Fox News Executives ‘Ordered a Hit’ on Them  —  ‘DITCH & SWITCH’  —  In their new book, the MAGA star sisters accuse Fox News of a racist double-standard in giving them the boot for saying the same things its white stars regularly claim.
Discussion: TheGrio
Timothy Puko / Wall Street Journal:
Interior Secretary to Approve Oil Drilling in Alaska's Arctic Refuge  —  Decision would open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for the first time  —  The Trump administration plans to approve an oil leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Monday …
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
South Carolina Senate Moves From Likely to Lean Republican  —  Ever since he launched his underdog bid against veteran GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison has needed a lot of things to go right to be genuinely competitive in a place as heavily Republican as the Palmetto State.
Rainesford Stauffer / InStyle:
Hallie Jackson Is Back from Maternity Leave in the Nick of Time  —  The chief White House correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC anchor on her impeccably-timed maternity leave, having a newborn in the midst of a global pandemic, and covering the general election from her makeshift basement studio.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
New York Times Manipulates FBI Lawyer's Guilty Plea To Hide Real Spygate News  —  Because they were co-conspirators in the hoax, too many in the corporate media are serving as obstacles to holding the FBI and other powerful government agencies accountable for their actions.
Discussion: Redstate
Sydney Pereira / Gothamist:
49 People Shot In 72 Hours As Wave Of Gun Violence Continues In NYC  —  Forty-nine people were shot over the course of 72 hours in NYC between Thursday and Saturday, compared to eight shooting victims over the same time period last year, according to preliminary NYPD statistics sent to Gothamist Sunday morning.
Discussion: IJR, New York Post and CBS New York
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Democrats Have 80 Days to Save America.  Here's What They Need To Do.  —  We're the frog, and that water is getting hotter every week.  Joe Biden and the other speakers need to be sounding the alarm.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  So here it is, convention week.  Yes, it will be weird, without the crowds and the applause.
Discussion: Reuters and Fox News
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth's highest temperature since at least 1931  —  Typically, such blazing heat records fall during July, which is the Northern Hemisphere's hottest month  —  In the midst of a historic heat wave in the West, the mercury in Death Valley …
Lee Brown / New York Post:
BLM mob beat white man unconscious after making him crash truck: video  —  A mob of Portland Black Lives Matter and Antifa militants forced a white man to crash his truck, and then punched and kicked him unconscious, disturbing footage shows.  —  A series of clips on social media shows …
Discussion: Louder With Crowder and Fox News
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Markey throws shade at Kennedy family in Senate primary brawl  —  BOSTON — Sen. Ed Markey is going where few Massachusetts Democrats have dared to go before.  He's not only attacking his challenger, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, he's throwing shade at the Kennedy family, the state's equivalent of political royalty.
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
White House Staffers Pissed at a Top National Security Aide—for Wearing a Mask in Front of Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Belarus Protests Eclipse Rally in Defense of Defiant Leader
Stephen Wright / Wall Street Journal:
New Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts New Zealand to Postpone Election
Discussion: National Review and CNBC
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Edward Snowden raked in over $1.2 million in speaking fees, agent says
Discussion: The Guardian
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico governor loses primary of pro-statehood party
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
A Murder, a Conspiracy Theory, and the Lies of Fox News
ABC News Public Relations:
ABC NEWS LANDS THE FIRST JOINT NETWORK INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER VP JOE BIDEN AND SEN. KAMALA HARRIS
 Earlier Items: 
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
A Private Security Company Is Detaining Migrant Children at Hotels
Michelle Locke / Associated Press:
‘Hansel and Gretel’ Unfair to Witches, School Board Told
Alyson Krueger / New York Times:
Rapid Testing Is the New Velvet Rope
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden won't lease a “campaign plane,” breaking a candidate tradition for decades
Wall Street Journal:
We'll Protect America's Suburbs
Dave Lawler / Axios:
The U.S. is far behind other rich countries in coronavirus response
Discussion: Reuters
Lulu Garcia-Navarro / NPR:
‘Hatemonger’ Tracks How Right-Wing Media Shaped Trump Policy Architect Stephen Miller
John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Iran ‘Snapback’ Isn't Worth the Risk
 

 
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Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

 
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