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IN THE NEWS
DHS withheld July intelligence bulletin calling out Russian attack on Biden’s mental health
The draft bulletin titled, “Russia Likely to Denigrate Health of US Candidates to Influence 2020 Election,” determined with “high confidence” that Russian bad actors will continue to attack presidential candidates, specifically Joe Biden through allegations of poor mental or physical health to influence the 2020 election. The bulletin was never circulated.
LINK: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130
Trump denies systemic racism, pushes ‘law and order’ in Kenosha
Donald Trump did not visit the family of Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times in the back by police. During the visit, Trump called the violence at recent racial justice protests as “domestic terror” while also denying there is systemic racism within US law enforcement.
LINK: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/trump-denies-systemic-racism-pushes-law-order-kenosha-200901203137937.html
‘I support Joe Biden’s pro-science agenda’: 81 Nobel laureates endorse Biden for president
“At no time in our nation’s history has there been a greater need for our leaders to appreciate the value of science in formulating public policy,” the letter reads. “During his long record of public service, Joe Biden has consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts, his understanding of the value of international collaboration in research and his respect for the contribution that immigrants make to the intellectual life of our country.”
LINK: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/politics/joe-biden-nobel-laureates-endorsement/index.html
Congressional investigation finds over $1 billion in coronavirus aid fraud
Congressional investigators identified multiple cases of waste and fraud in the program, which was part of the $2 trillion CARES Act. The watchdog organization found, “The wealthy and well-connected were showered with our tax dollars and fraudsters took advantage of the program’s troubling lack of transparency.”
LINK: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/congressional-investigation-finds-over-1-billion-ppp-fraud-n1239001
EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Pennsylvania Women for Biden phone bank
https://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/299457
WFB: Millennials & Gen Z Weekly phone bank
https://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/308041/
