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12.27pm BST
Donald Trump will be campaigning in Ohio today, while Joe Biden will be giving a speech in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Biden will be buoyed by some positive poll numbers emerging for him this morning among the Latino population. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll released Sunday shows that Biden leads the president nationally by 62 percent to 26 percent among Latino registered voters.
The poll’s respondents see Biden as better at addressing concerns of the Latino community, at 59 percent to 18 percent, and the candidates are nearly even on who is better at dealing with the economy, with 41 percent saying Biden and 39 percent choosing Trump.
Biden’s 36-point lead in the presidential contest shows that Democrats still have strong backing in the community, which could help Biden in some states where the race is tight.
11.55am BST
Sam Levine and Alvin Chang report for us this morning on new data obtained by the Guardian that provides some of the most detailed insight yet into widespread United States Postal Service mail delays this summer.
Shortly after taking the helm, Louis DeJoy – a major Republican donor with no prior USPS experience – implemented operational changes he said were intended to make the financially beleaguered agency more efficient. Those changes, which included an effort to get postal trucks to run on time, led to severe delays and widespread public outcry this summer.
In late August, DeJoy announced he was putting the changes on hold until after the election, and last week a federal judge in Washington blocked USPS from implementing them. The changes were clearly aimed at “voter disenfranchisement”, given the increased role USPS will play in this year’s presidential election, the US district judge Stanley Bastian wrote in his ruling.
Related: Revealed: evidence shows huge mail slowdowns after Trump ally took over
Continue reading…Supreme court: Biden accuses Trump and Republicans of abuse of powerWho is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s likely supreme court pick?213 new coronavirus deaths and 36,401 new cases in US yesterday Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 12.27pm BSTDonald Trump will be campaigning in Ohio today, while Joe Biden will be giving a speech in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Biden will be buoyed by some positive poll numbers emerging for him this morning among the Latino population. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll released Sunday shows that Biden leads the president nationally by 62 percent to 26 percent among Latino registered voters.The poll’s respondents see Biden as better at addressing concerns of the Latino community, at 59 percent to 18 percent, and the candidates are nearly even on who is better at dealing with the economy, with 41 percent saying Biden and 39 percent choosing Trump.Biden’s 36-point lead in the presidential contest shows that Democrats still have strong backing in the community, which could help Biden in some states where the race is tight. 11.55am BSTSam Levine and Alvin Chang report for us this morning on new data obtained by the Guardian that provides some of the most detailed insight yet into widespread United States Postal Service mail delays this summer.Shortly after taking the helm, Louis DeJoy – a major Republican donor with no prior USPS experience – implemented operational changes he said were intended to make the financially beleaguered agency more efficient. Those changes, which included an effort to get postal trucks to run on time, led to severe delays and widespread public outcry this summer.In late August, DeJoy announced he was putting the changes on hold until after the election, and last week a federal judge in Washington blocked USPS from implementing them. The changes were clearly aimed at “voter disenfranchisement”, given the increased role USPS will play in this year’s presidential election, the US district judge Stanley Bastian wrote in his ruling. Related: Revealed: evidence shows huge mail slowdowns after Trump ally took over Continue reading…