The New York City Board of Elections certified Rep. Carolyn Maloney as the winner of the 12th Congressional District’s Democratic primary Tuesday, defeating progressive challenger Suraj Patel. The decision comes six weeks after the primary and the day after a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that some absentee ballots, which had been invalidated, be counted.…… MORE
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Biden campaign to hammer Trump over pandemic response with $280 million in ads across 15 states
Joe Biden’s campaign says it has reserved $280 million in television and digital advertising that it plans to use largely to hammer President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The presumptive Democratic nominee’s ads will often run 60 seconds rather than the more typical 30-second commercials, and will frequently feature Biden speaking directly into…… MORE
Gallup poll: Supreme Court approval rating highest in over a decade
After a contentious extended Supreme Court term, a majority of Americans approve of the job the Supreme Court is doing, earning the court its highest rating in over a decade, according to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday. Fifty-eight percent of Americans approve of the job the court is doing, up from 54% last year, according…… MORE
US satisfaction falls to lowest point in 9 years, poll finds
US satisfaction in the state of national affairs is at 13% — falling from a 15-year high just before the coronavirus pandemic hit to the lowest it has been in nine years, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday. The poll, conducted from July 1 to 23, found that 13% of Americans said they were…… MORE
US defense officials contradict Trump: No indication yet of attack in Beirut
Three US Defense Department officials told CNN that as of Tuesday night there was no indication that the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday were an “attack,” contradicting an earlier claim from President Donald Trump. While speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump offered sympathy and assistance to the people of…… MORE
DHS to replace military-style uniforms for federal police officers
The Department of Homeland Security is moving “rapidly to replace” uniforms used by some of its federal law enforcement personnel after criticism over the military-style gear used by officers in Portland, Oregon, a senior department official said Tuesday. Some Customs and Border Protection personnel, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, have worn camouflage…… MORE
Federal judge pens scathing opinion on qualified immunity: ‘Let us waste no time in righting this wrong’
A federal judge in Mississippi wrote a scathing opinion Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to revisit qualified immunity, a legal doctrine created nearly 40 years ago that the judge argues is shielding law enforcement and government officials from accountability. “Tragically, thousands have died at the hands of law enforcement over the years, and the death…… MORE
Fact check: Trump litters briefing with false, unsubstantiated claims on voter fraud, Covid response and Beirut explosion
President Donald Trump’s Tuesday coronavirus briefing featured more Trump dishonesty about the pandemic, another repeated false claim about voter fraud and a sensational but uncorroborated claim about the deadly explosion in Beirut. The explosion in Beirut Trump began the briefing by offering sympathies to Lebanon for the massive explosion in Beirut that has killed at…… MORE
WNBA players wear shirts supporting Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s challenger — including some from team she co-owns
Players on the WNBA team co-owned by Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and other WNBA teams were seen wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts in support of her Senate challenger before their games on Tuesday. Elizabeth Williams, a center on the Atlanta Dream, posted a photo of herself wearing the black T-shirt with bold white text in a…… MORE
Lacy Clay defeated by progressive primary challenger Cori Bush, CNN projects
Cori Bush, a progressive activist and veteran of the racial justice protest movement, defeated 20-year incumbent Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay in a Democratic primary on Tuesday, a stunning victory for the party’s insurgent left. The US House seat, based in St. Louis, has been held by Clay and his father, former Rep. William Clay…… MORE
