Sunday shows - Mail-in voting controversy dominates

View in your browser     Meadows denies reports that postal sorting machines were decommissioned By JUSTINE COLEMAN   White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Sunday denied reports that several U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter-sorting machines were decommissioned after orders from the postmaster general. Read the full story here     Trump adviser knocks universal mail-in voting, says US Postal Service won't be ready By JOHN BOWDEN   An adviser to President Trump predicted Sunday that the White House would not reach a deal with congressional Democrats on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) funding ahead of the November election, claiming that nothing could be done to prepare it for the massive undertaking that universal mail-in voting would require. Read the full story here     ABC's Stephanopoulos spars with Trump adviser on mail-in voting: 'When the votes are thrown out, that shows the system's working' By ZACK BUDRYK   ABC’s George Stephanopoulos pushed back on Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller’s assertions about mail-in voting, a frequent target of the president and his campaign. Read the full story here     NJ governor: 'We've got checks and balances' to ensure votes are counted properly in November By JOHN BOWDEN   New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Sunday reassured voters of the work his administration is doing to ensure votes are counted accurately in November. Read the full story here     Sanders labels Postal Service funding dispute a 'crisis for American democracy' By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) labeled the dispute over the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) funding and ability to handle mail-in voting “a crisis for American democracy” ahead of the presidential election. Read the full story here     Sanders says his first priority is to defeat Trump By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that his first priority is to defeat President Trump and then focus on promoting the progressive agenda once presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is elected. Read the full story here     Sanders: 'We have made enormous progress' with down-ballot progressive primary victories By ZACK BUDRYK   Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expressed confidence in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party even with former Vice President Joe Biden at the top of its presidential ticket, saying Sunday that the party’s progressives are “making enormous progress.” Read the full story here     Poll: Biden leads Trump by 9 points nationally By JUSTIN WISE   Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump by 9 points nationally with the less than three months before the 2020 election, according to an NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll released on Sunday. Read the full story here     Majority approves of Biden's selection of Harris as running mate: poll By JOHN BOWDEN   More than half of Americans said in a new poll that they believe that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) made a good decision by selecting Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate for the 2020 election. Read the full story here     Kushner 'absolutely' sending his own children back to school By ZACK BUDRYK   White House adviser Jared Kushner said Sunday that he is not concerned about his young children returning to school during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     National security adviser: White House 'hopeful' more nations will follow UAE on Israel By JUSTINE COLEMAN   White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday that the White House is “hopeful” more nations in the Middle East will join the United Arab Emirates and formalize ties with Israel. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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