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Kamala Harris Named as Joe Biden’s VP Pick (WSJ)
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, picking his former Democratic primary opponent to be the first Black woman nominated for vice president by a major party.
Ms. Harris, 55 years old, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, has been a rising star in the Democratic Party since being elected to the Senate in 2016 and has gained attention for her tough questioning of Trump administration nominees who came before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [Read More]
Stalled coronavirus relief negotiations hit new obstacle: State aid (FOX News)
White House officials and Democratic leaders remained at an impasse Monday over another coronavirus relief package, with aid for cash-strapped state and local governments emerging as the latest obstacle in negotiations.
The two sides are at odds over whether states should receive additional funding in the next round of emergency aid — and if so, how much.
Negotiators are trying to close the divide between the [Read More]
DC officials condemn ‘horrific’ mass shootings at cookout (ABC News)
Police in the District of Columbia are calling for community input to catch the perpetrators of a mass shooting at a crowded block party over the weekend that left one person dead and 20 others, including a police officer, injured.
“Everybody who attended that event, everybody who has information, has a civic responsibility to let us know who was responsible for this,” said Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham. “This is absolutely ridiculous. This is unacceptable.” [Read More]
The Latest U.S. Tool to Fight Election Meddling: Text Messages (NYT)
The United States government on Thursday became, for a brief moment, one of the biggest and perhaps most annoying telemarketers in Russia.
Seeking to publicize new rewards of up to $10 million for information about people trying to attack American voting systems, the State Department sent text messages to cellphones in Russia as well as Iran. [Read More]
