Shedding Big Hats and Hoopla, Democrats Find Love Online Thanks to swift pacing and high production values, viewers got a compact and highly watchable two hours of political messaging each night. It was, in fact, remarkably slick. Ron Elving
More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016 Tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected in key battleground states, where the outcome in November for the presidency and other races could be determined by a small number of votes. Elena Moore
Man loses job after launching 'Recall Sawant' drive Earlier this week Ernie Lou and a group of other Capitol Hill residents filed a formal petition with King County to recall Seattle council member Kshama Sawant. By the end of the week he lost a job because of it. David Hyde
The intentions of a national Democratic convention, this week Ross Reynolds discusses the week's new with Washington state senator Mona Das, Q13 political analyst CR Douglas, and former chair of the state GOP, Chris Vance. Sarah Leibovitz
Democratic Voters From Different States Discuss Their Takeaways From The DNC NPR's Audie Cornish talks with a group of Democratic voters she met during the primary season to see what their takeaways are from the Democratic National Convention.
Postmaster General Testifies, Says USPS Will Prioritize Mailed Ballots Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said before the Senate he believes the Postal Service can accommodate the expected volume of mailed ballots this year ahead of Election Day, despite internal slowdowns. Kelsey Snell
Tom Rivett-Carnac: How Can We Shift Our Mindset To Fight Climate Change? It's easy to feel powerless against looming challenges we cannot control — like climate change. So what should we do? Political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac says the power is in our mindset. NPR/TED Staff
Postmaster General Faces Senate As Controversy Persists Over USPS Cuts Louis DeJoy will give his first public remarks since stopping the operational changes he put into place this summer at the Postal Service. Democrats are angry; Republicans are rolling their eyes. Miles Parks
Republican Sen. James Lankford Speaks Ahead Of Postmaster General's Testimony NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about changes to the USPS and what he intends to ask Postmaster General Louis DeJoy when he appears before a Senate panel.
Postmaster General Faces Intense Scrutiny Amid Allegations Of Political Motives Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a longtime Republican donor, controls the U.S. Postal Service at a time when mail-in voting is central to the presidential election. Dina Temple-Raston
