“This is the oldest, most obvious, least original anti-Semitic trope in history. Senator, literally no one believes your excuses,” candidate Jon Ossoff said in response. Source
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MLB scrambles to contain COVID-19 outbreak a week into baseball season
It’s been five days since the start of baseball season, and already the MLB has been forced to cancel multiple games after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and coaches tested positive for coronavirus. Philadelphia Inquirer sports reporter Damichael Cole joins CBSN to discuss how the impact is being felt across the world of sports. Source
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal hits Trump administration on treatment of protesters
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal lambasted Attorney General William Barr over the Trump administration’s disparate treatment of left- and right-wing protesters, comparing those who descended on state capitals demanding governors lift coronavirus lockdowns and those who are protesting police brutality and racial injustice, which has led to the deployment of federal officers to U.S. cities. Watch this portion of the hearing. Source
Major Garrett explains the idea behind his new podcast “The Debrief”
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN anchor Lana Zak to discuss what his new podcast series “The Debrief” is all about — and how it’s different from his other popular podcast, “The Takeout.” Source
DHS to limit current DACA protections and reject new applicants
The move effectively closes the program to hundreds of thousands of potential new applicants, including roughly 66,000 immigrant teens who turned 15 after September 2017. Source
McConnell draws red line on liability protection in coronavirus bill
McConnell also said that he would leave negotiating with Democrats to Mark Meadows and Steven Mnuchin. Source
Titans Place OLB Vic Beasley on Reserve/Did Not Report List at Start of Training Camp
Receiver Corey Davis and linebacker Jayon Brown have been placed on the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list. Source
DHS to limit current DACA protections and reject initial petitions
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s termination of DACA violated federal administrative law. Source
Barr and Judiciary Committee clash in contentious hearing
In his opening statement, Barr told the committee that “what I’m trying to do is restore the rule of law.” Source
MLB postpones Miami Marlins games over virus outbreak
More than a dozen players and staff members for the team have tested positive for the virus. Source