Plus, citizenship applicants caught in backlog distraught over inability to vote this year, and President Trump to visit Kenosha as local officials ask him to stay away
Plus, senior intelligence officials will no longer brief Congress in person on foreign threats to the 2020 election, and Trump pressures federal scientists over convalescent plasma.
Plus, Hurricane Laura spares population centers but devastates a narrow path north of the Gulf Coast, and Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down but handcuffed to his hospital bed.
Plus, A 17-year-old is charged with homicide after shooting during Kenosha protests, according to authorities. And Laura makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane.
Plus, Two are dead and another is seriously wounded after a shooting overnight in Kenosha, Wisconsin. And, the CDC says not all close contacts need to get tested after a coronavirus exposure.
Plus, the Postmaster General says he won't restore the mail-sorting machines he’s disabled, and the FDA commissioner owns up to making false claims about the effectiveness of convalescent plasma.
Plus, Kellyanne Conway is leaving the White House after this week’s Republican convention, and video footage shows Wisconsin police shooting a Black man multiple times in front of his kids.
Plus, President Trump blocks the FDA from regulating coronavirus lab tests, and Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon is charged with wire fraud and money laundering.
Plus, Trump praises the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory. And centers that help child abuse victims have seen 40,000 fewer kids amid the pandemic.
Plus, Joe Biden officially becomes the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, and the Postmaster General says he will suspend policies blamed for mail delays until after the election.
Plus, the Democratic convention embraces Black Lives Matter, and Bernie Sanders hails a liberal movement in transition.
Plus, Democrats will juggle hundreds of live feeds to try creating the feel of a traditional convention, and the number of coronavirus cases in children is rising.
Plus, the recession ends for the rich while enduring for everyone else, and President Trump blocking money for the Postal Service threatens to change the outcome of the election.
Plus, the U.S. reports its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since mid-May, and liberal prosecutors face backlash over lenient charges following unrest and looting.
Plus, Biden’s selection of Harris to be his running mate puts her at the forefront of the Democratic Party’s future, and the selection sparks delight in India and Jamaica.
Plus, the pandemic reshapes American spending patterns, and Lebanon’s prime minister resigns.
Plus, anarchists set fire to the police union headquarters in Portland, and Hong Kong arrests a leader of the free press.
Plus, NRA executives are accused of draining $64 million from the nonprofit in just three years, and a former Saudi intelligence officer accuses the crown prince of ordering his assassination.
Plus, Facebook and Twitter penalize Trump for posting coronavirus misinformation. And Senate Republicans criticize Trump’s plan to deliver his convention speech from the White House.
Plus, for the unemployed, rising grocery prices are stretching budgets even more, and Spain’s former king flees his country. But where did he go?
Plus, Chad Wolf emerges as President Trump’s favorite DHS secretary. And Trump says he wants the US government to get a cut from any sale of TikTok.
Plus, Negotiators are still far apart on a relief bill. And NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule splash down in the Gulf of Mexico.
Plus, Republicans rebuff Trump’s suggestion to postpone the election. And White House sources say they’re willing to support a coronavirus bill without a liability shield. Take the podcast survey here: https://washingtonpost.com/podcastsurvey?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=daily-202-big-idea
Plus, the CEOs of the four biggest tech giants get grilled on Capitol Hill over their market power. And President Trump pulls 12,500 U.S. troops out of Germany.
Plus, President Trump promotes a video full of false covid-19 claims from a doctor who says demons cause illness, and Russia aggressively spreads virus disinformation in the United States.
Plus, two potential coronavirus vaccines are moving into the last phase of testing with 30,000-person trials, and Notre Dame pulls out of hosting the first presidential debate because of safety concerns.
Plus, coronavirus vaccine researchers struggle to convince African Americans to join trials, and ancient teeth show the history of epidemics is much older than we thought.
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Plus, federal agents tear gas the mayor of Portland, and Republican lawmakers privately discuss what to do if President Trump loses and refuses to leave.
Plus, President Trump says the pandemic is likely to get worse before it gets better, and the mayor of Miami threatens to lock up residents who refuse to wear masks.
