On the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention, the Democrats paid tribute to Joe BIden’s son Beau, who died in 2015. Beau Biden served in the Delaware National Guard and served as state attorney general until 2015. Watch the tribute. Source
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Buttigieg praises Biden’s early support for marriage equality at DNC
In his speech at the Democratic National Convention, Pete Buttigieg praised his former rival, Joe Biden, for his early support for marriage equality. “Love makes my marriage real, but political courage made it possible — including that of Joe Biden, who stepped out ahead of even this party when he said that marriage equality should be the law of the land,” Buttigieg said. Watch his speech. Source
Democratic National Convention pays tribute to John Lewis
John Legend and Common performed “Glory” following a video tribute to Congressman John Lewis, who died in July. The video featured prerecorded comments by Georgia Senate candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock, Stacey Abrams and late Representative Elijah Cummings. Watch the tribute. Source
Kansas City Chiefs ban headdresses and Native American face paint
The NFL team is also looking at modifying or changing some of its traditions, including the Arrowhead Chop. Source
Former California Senator Barbara Boxer: “We are the laughing stock of the world”
Former California Senator Barbara Boxer says President Trump’s presidency has turned the country into the “laughing stock of the world.” She joins Elaine Quijano to discuss why she thinks Joe Biden is the leader the United States needs. Source
Andrew Yang makes an appeal to 2016 Trump voters at DNC: “I get it”
Andrew Yang, who Joe Biden faced in the primary, said in his Democratic National Convention speech that he understood the appeal of voting for President Trump in 2016. “I get it. But we must give this country, our country, a chance to recover,” he said. Source
Representative Jayapal on examining the U.S. Postal Service
The Congressional Progressive Caucus held a hearing Thursday to better understand how the U.S. Postal Service has transformed in recent months under the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a Democrat from Washington, joined CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss the hearing and the acceptance speech from Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Source
How journalism helped save the postal service
Postmaster general Louis Dejoy suspended controversial changes to the U.S. Postal Service after critics claimed the changes were causing mail delays, potentially compromising mail-in voting. Patch reporter Mark Konkol argues journalism helped save the postal service. He joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Ex-Postal Service official: White House involved in slowing mail
The former top USPS official said the Trump administration has been “politicizing” the Postal Service. Source
Apple and Tesla announce stock splits to lower prices
Apple and Tesla are both splitting their stocks to make them more affordable for small investors who can’t afford to buy individual shares at their current prices. Akiko Fujita, an anchor and reporter for Yahoo Finance, joins CBSN to discuss what that could mean for the companies and investors. Source