BBC:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will call on the House of Representatives to return to session in the coming days to vote on a bill to protect the US Postal Service.
In a letter released on Sunday, Ms Pelosi accused President Trump of a „campaign to sabotage the election“.
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„Lives, livelihoods and the life of our American Democracy are under threat from the president,“ she added.
Bernie Sanders has said Donald Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting and his administration’s efforts to block funds for the US post office amount to “a crisis for American democracy” ahead of the November presidential election.
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“This is a crisis for American democracy. We have got to act and act now.”
BBC:
Joe Biden: Where does the US presidential hopeful stand on key issues?
Mr Biden has called climate change an existential threat, and says he will rally the rest of the world to act more quickly on curbing emissions by rejoining the Paris Climate Accord. The agreement, which Donald Trump withdrew from, committed the US to cutting greenhouse gases up to 28% by 2025, based on 2005 levels.
Though he does not embrace the Green New Deal – a climate and jobs package put forward by the left wing of his party…
Restore America’s reputation… and maybe take on China
Expand Obamacare
Though he stops short of the universal health insurance proposal on the wish lists of the more left-wing members of his party, Mr Biden promises to give all Americans the option to enrol in a public health insurance option similar to Medicare…
BBC:
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth – 130F (54.4C) – has been reached in Death Valley National Park in California.
As temperatures soared in California, a large „firenado“ was observed on Saturday in Lassen County.
FAZ:
Weniger als drei Monate vor der Wahl in Amerika hat Präsident Donald Trump laut einer neuen Umfrage aufgeholt. Der Vorsprung seines Rivalen von den Demokraten, Joe Biden, sei seit Juni deutlich geschrumpft, berichtete der TV-Sender CNN am Sonntag.
Die Umfrage wurde durchgeführt, nachdem Biden am vergangenen Dienstag bekanntgegeben hatte, sich für die Senatorin Kamala Harris als Vize-Kandidatin entschieden zu haben. 50 Prozent der befragten Wähler gaben an, Biden und Harris unterstützen zu wollen. 46 Prozent sprachen sich für Trump und seinen Vize Mike Pence aus. Zum Vergleich: Anfang Juni hatten in der Umfrage noch 55 Prozent angegeben, Biden zu unterstützen. Trump lag bei lediglich 41 Prozent.
In 15 sogenannten Swing States, in denen die Wählermehrheiten immer wieder wechseln, sieht die Umfrage Biden und Trump Kopf an Kopf (49 zu 48 Prozent)
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden and Trump matchup tightens as enthusiasm hits new high
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 on several top issues and his choice of California Sen. Kamala Harris as a running mate earns largely positive reviews.
And on the eve of the party conventions, a majority of voters (53%) are „extremely enthusiastic“ about voting in this year’s election, a new high in CNN polling in presidential election cycles back to 2003.
Overall, 50% of registered voters back the Biden-Harris ticket, while 46% say they support Trump and Pence, right at the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
