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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an April a press conference in Queens, New York City. Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images)Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will speak at the Democratic convention next week ahead of Sen. Bernie Sanders' appearance on the Tuesday night, CNN first reported and Axios has confirmedWhy it matters: Her involvement is a strategic decision to energize young progressives without tying former Vice President Joe Biden too closely or directly with her agenda. The big picture: President Trump's re-election campaign is trying to brand Democrats as a party of leftist radicals, creating a challenge for Biden as he seeks to generate maximum turnout without adopting what could be characterized as a far-left agenda.Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best has written a resignation letter, effective Sept 2., as the city's council voted to cut the police budget Monday night, .Why it matters: Best is Seattle's first Black police chief, The council voted to reduce the $409 million annual police budget by $3.5 million for the rest of the year, cut about 100 officers' jobs from the 1,400-strong department and invest $17 million in "community public safety programs," . The one council member to vote against the changes said the action "does not do enough to defund the police," per AP.Global: Total confirmed cases as of 3 a.m. ET: — Total deaths: Total recoveries — — .U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 3 a.m. ET: — Total deaths: — Total recoveries: — Total tests: — .Politics: over 160,000 virus deaths — unless stimulus deal is reached.Business: are more comfortable eating out.Public health: 5 states set single-day coronavirus case records last week — is set to deliver a winter from hell.Sports: The losing gym class — is on the brink.World: Europe's new restrictions amid "true resurgence in cases."President Trump was escorted out of a coronavirus press briefing by a Secret Service agent on Monday evening after law enforcement reportedly shot an armed suspect outside of the White House.What's new: The 51-year-old suspect approached a uniformed Secret Service officer on the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, near the White House, and said he had a weapon, the agency late Monday. He "ran aggressively towards the officer, and in a drawing motion, withdrew the object from his clothing."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an April a press conference in Queens, New York City. Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images)Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will speak at the Democratic convention next week ahead of Sen. Bernie Sanders' appearance on the Tuesday night, CNN first reported and Axios has confirmedWhy it matters: Her involvement is a strategic decision to energize young progressives without tying former Vice President Joe Biden too closely or directly with her agenda. The big picture: President Trump's re-election campaign is trying to brand Democrats as a party of leftist...

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