2020 Daily Trail Markers: DSCC raises $4.8 million in July
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Trump says U.S. already has "very strong" gun background checks
Advocates of stricter gun control reforms fear the president might be backing away from his push for tougher background checks
Trump says his administration is considering payroll tax cut, contradicting staff
Hours ago, White House officials denied a payroll tax was under consideration to safeguard the economy
Warren releases plan to reduce mass incarceration
"It's not equal justice when a kid with an ounce of pot can get thrown in jail, while a bank executive who launders money for a drug cartel can get a bonus," she wrote in a post on the site Medium
Trump makes light of his idea to buy Greenland
The president joked Monday night about his own idea to buy Greenland on Twitter
Biden launches first TV ad in Iowa
Biden joins Kamala Harris, Tom Steyer and Kirsten Gillibrand on the Iowa airwaves with this ad buy
Pompeo calls criticism of Trump alliance "offensive" and "ludicrous"
In a New Yorker profile, an unnamed former U.S. ambassador called Mike Pompeo a "heat-seeking missile for Trump's ass"
PETA slams Jared Kushner as "rich pest" in billboard
Kushner is pictured laying atop a pile of cash next to a photo of a rat PETA dubs the "poor guy just trying to survive"
Democrats dump millions into statehouse races
The cash deluge shows how the consequences of next year's elections run far deeper than President Donald Trump's political fate
Planned Parenthood exits Title X program, rejects "gag order"
"For too many people struggling to make ends meet, it may be that they may go without care," said Planned Parenthood's new leader, Alexis McGill Johnson
Tlaib and Omar denounce Israel travel ban in press conference
The two Democrats cast the travel restrictions as part of a broader effort to suppress the voices of those who criticize the treatment of Palestinians in occupied and disputed territories
Elizabeth Warren publicly apologizes for DNA test
The 2020 Democratic candidate came under fire after seeking a DNA test to back up her claims of having Native American heritage
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Elizabeth Warren apologizes for DNA test
"I know that I have made mistakes. I am sorry for the harm I have caused," Warren told a Native American audience Monday
Proposed laws could change how consumers get smartphones repaired
Twenty states are considering so-called "Right to Repair" bills to allow electronics to be fixed without jeopardizing quality or voiding warranties
Pence insists economy is strong, blaming media for "irresponsible rhetoric"
The National Association for Business Economics found roughly one in three economists believe a recession will come
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