Local union head says three machines that each sort as many as 40,000 pieces of mail each an hour have been removed, echoing concerns voiced elsewhere. Source

Federal jurist says law is unlikely to get past legal challenge ACLU is pursuing. Source

Counts against State Senator Louise Lucas were lodged by police even though they weren’t OK’d by the local prosecutor’s office. They stem from June protests in Portsmouth. Source

After Trump’s campaign-stop criticism of new COVID cluster in her country, PM Jacinda Ardern says it “does not compare” to U.S. outbreak. Source

The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday with Americans discussing the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on them, while Democrats — and some Republicans — pushed for a message of unity. Michelle Obama delivered a powerful keynote speech with an emotional plea to vote for Joe Biden. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe; CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran; and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns join Elaine Quijano to discuss the night’s speeches. Source

Dek: 2020 Democratic National Convention kicks off; The role of the progressives in the 2020 election Source

Michelle Obama closed out the first night of the Democratic National Convention with a passionate plea to vote for Joe Biden. “If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in this election. If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it,” Obama said. Watch her speech. Source

The former first lady urged voters who stayed home in 2016 to turn out for Joe Biden in a speech at the Democratic National Convention. Source

“If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it,” the former first lady said. Source

Senator Bernie Sanders, the last Democrat to drop out of the primary race, urged his supporters to vote against President Trump. “Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed,” Sanders said. Watch his speech. Source