Zooming to the nomination

The Democratic National Convention starts Monday; the House will return from recess to vote on a USPS bill. Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS Democratic convention week kicks off on Zoom - On Monday night, the Democratic National Convention will get underway — not in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it was originally set to take place, but on Zoom. [[Vox / Ella Nilsen, Nicole Narea, and Emily Stewart](] - The pared-down virtual convention runs Monday through Thursday, culminating with presumptive (soon to be official) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s acceptance speech. [[CNET / Marguerite Reardon and Richard Nieva](] - On Monday, things will get started at 9 pm ET with former first lady Michelle Obama, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich among the marquee speakers. [[CNN / Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg](] - In addition to Kasich, who ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, the DNC on Monday announced three more Republican speakers, including former New Jersey Gov. Christine Whitman. [[Twitter / Daniel Strauss](] - Scheduling Sanders on the same night as a bevy of Republicans is intentional: One source told Politico that organizers hope to showcase the broad Sanders-to-Kasich spectrum of support for Biden. [[Politico / Holly Otterbein and Ryan Lizza](] - Very few people will make a physical appearance in Milwaukee, and no official party business will be conducted there. DNC Chair Tom Perez and a handful of Wisconsin Democrats will be on location, however. [[NYT / Astead W. Herndon and Reid J. Epstein](] - In total, the convention will span eight hours over four days — 16 fewer hours than usual. There will also be no single keynote speech; rather, 18 rising stars in the party will appear in what the Washington Post describes as a “montage.” [[Washington Post / Michael Scherer](] - The Republican National Convention will follow close on the heels of the DNC this year, starting next Monday after a saga that saw the event moved to Florida and then back North Carolina. [[Vox / Ella Nilsen](] - Find all of Vox’s convention coverage, including how to watch and all the biggest moments, [here](. [[Vox](] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The House returns for a USPS vote - On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the chamber would return from its annual August recess early to address President Trump’s attacks on the US Postal Service, which threaten the country’s ability to conduct an election largely by mail. [[Axios](] - A bill to protect the agency, stymie further policy changes, and provide an infusion of emergency funding could come to a vote in the House by this weekend, though the Senate remains in recess. [[AP / Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Daly](] - And Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor, is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee next Monday about a recent slew of changes he has pushed at the agency. [[Politico / Daniel Lippman](] - DeJoy has a strong incentive to appear: Over the weekend, Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper tweeted that the House “need[s] to subpoena the Postmaster General, and if he fails to appear, we should send the Sgt at Arms to arrest him.” [[Twitter / Cameron Joseph](] - Alarm over the plight of the Postal Service rose sharply late last week when the Washington Post reported that the agency had warned 46 states that voters could be disenfranchised by chronic, widespread mail delays. [[Washington Post / Erin Cox, Elise Viebeck, Jacob Bogage, and Christopher Ingraham](] - Trump has been clear about why he opposes USPS funding. Last week, he told reporters that Democrats “need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” which, yes, is how mail-in voting works — Trump just seemingly doesn’t want it to happen. [[Vox / Aaron Rupar](] MISCELLANEOUS “You want to help Trump?”: Kanye West’s presidential ambitions, explained. [[Vox / Dylan Scott](] - New Zealand will delay its September election by a month in response to a new Covid-19 outbreak. The country had gone more than 100 days without a single new case. [[NPR / Brakkton Booker](] - The Trump administration is preparing to open up parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas development, a move that could have disastrous environmental consequences. 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