Texas Governor Greg Abbott reduced mail in ballot drop off sites to one per county. Source
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Theft at Philadelphia election machine warehouse as early voting gets underway
Jonathan Lai, a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss an ongoing investigation into items stolen from an election warehouse there, plus what early voting looked like in Philadelphia this week. Source
Chrissy Teigen opens up about pregnancy loss
In a heartbreaking social media post, supermodel Chrissy Teigen revealed that she suffered a pregnancy loss, calling it the “darkest of days.” Jamie Yuccas reports. Source
Why GOP efforts to turn Sanders supporters off Biden don’t appear to be working
At several points during the first presidential debate Tuesday night, President Trump tried to drive a wedge between the Democratic Party’s centrist and left wings. Sean Sullivan, a CBSN political contributor and national politics reporter for the Washington Post, spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about why the strategy to pull votes away from Biden doesn’t seem to be working. Source
Trump ramps up race rhetoric and attacks refugees at Minnesota rally
President Trump went all in on his race-tinged rhetoric at a rally in Duluth, Minnesota, on Wednesday night, and went after refugees and Representative Ilhan Omar. Ben Tracy reports. Source
Women’s rights are faltering, United Nations says
“Due to the pandemic, it is estimated that in 2021, 47 million women and girls will be pushed into extreme poverty, bringing the total to 435 million,” a U.N. report suggests. Source
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Republicans are narrowing voter registration gaps in swing states
There are still more people registered as Democrats than Republicans in the battleground states of Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Source
Airlines brace for record layoffs as Congress fails to extend aid
Roughly 45,000 airline workers are set to be furloughed or laid off soon after Congress failed to agree on a coronavirus relief package. Kris Van Cleave has the latest. Source
Groups urge Amazon to disclose any election data breaches
Ecommerce giant’s cloud-computing platform is used to store voter and election data in more than 40 states Source
Candidates return to campaign trail after chaotic first debate
President Trump and Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail after a chaotic first presidential debate. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe wraps up the key takeaways from the event, then CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne join CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with analysis. Source