Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Good evening. Here’s the latest.1. Joe Biden assailed President Trump over the unrest in cities. As Mr. Trump prepared for a visit on Tuesday to Kenosha, Wis., which has been rocked by protests and riots over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Mr. Biden gave a speech in Pittsburgh, above, asking: “Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is re-elected?” “Mr. Trump, you want to talk about fear?’’ Mr. Biden asked. “Do you know what people are afraid of in America? They’re afraid they’re going to get Covid. They’re afraid they’re going to get sick and die. And that is no small part because of you.” He noted that more police officers had died from the coronavirus than were killed on patrol. At a White House press conference later in the day, Mr. Trump fired back at Mr. Biden. “The rioters and Joe Biden have a side — they’re both on the side of the radical left,” he said. The president has tried to make protests and riots his central issue, distracting from the pandemic that continues to kill roughly 1,000 Americans every day. Over the weekend, Mr. Trump unleashed an especially intense barrage of Twitter messages in which he embraced fringe conspiracy theories claiming that the coronavirus death toll has been exaggerated and that street protests amount to an attempted coup d’état against him.2. The House Oversight Committee will soon subpoena the postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, for documents related to mail delays and communications with the Trump campaign. Over the last two months, members of Congress have sought documents from him concerning delays in election mail since he was appointed in May, the removal of Postal Service machinery and the process by which he was chosen to run the agency. Democrats have raised concerns that Mr. DeJoy, a Trump ally and megadonor, is helping sow distrust in voting by mail ahead of an election in which postal ballots are expected to play an outsize role. Separately, an appeals court ruling means that a Federal District Court judge may go forward with his plans to scrutinize the Justice Department’s request to drop the prosecution of Michael Flynn, Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser. 3. Coronavirus cases are increasing at a faster rate among children. As some U. S. school districts begin in-person classes, data compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics show that the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing at a faster rate among children and teenagers than in the general population. The increase comes in part from more widespread testing, but an increase in hospitalizations and deaths among children show that the rise is not just on paper.
