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Polling across six swing states shows a tightening presidential race, as President Trump and Joe Biden (D) find themselves neck and neck, according to a Change Research/CNBC survey released this week.

“A guy like Sleepy Joe Biden was in there for 43 years … he was vice president for eight years,” Trump said. “He didn’t do a thing, his crime bill was a disaster.”

Social media giant Twitter recently claimed that it’s not attempting to take down all misinformation on the platform, only that with “the highest potential for harm.” Breitbart News has documented numerous examples of misinformation that did not receive a “fact check” by Twitter, as well as for threats of violence that remained on the platform for extended periods.

Mail-in votes in a local Baltimore, Maryland election were thrown out and not counted due to a ballot error, officials say. 

The president lamented that Cooper and Democrats in his state refused to guarantee that Republicans would have full use of the Spectrum Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he is seeking a new state to host this summer’s Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus.

Former George W. Bush administration officials have launched a super PAC in support of former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to newly available filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Karl Rove, the architect of President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, is reportedly advising President Trump on outreach to the black American community for the 2020 presidential election amidst riots across the United States. 

Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) warned that America was at a “crossroads,” and that if we didn’t “choose wisely” in the 2020 election, we would see “the demise of the greatest democracy ever on Earth.”

Appearing Tuesday Cheddar Live, Rep. Maxine Waters (D) formally endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for the White House, claiming that President Donald Trump is “destroying America” and advocating for the killing of both black and white children in the wake of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) retweeted a video posted on the social media of a woman asking why her business destroyed if black lives matter.

Sean Parnell, a combat veteran and a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district, slammed Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) on Tuesday for failing to denounce the violent rioters “destroying our nation.”

“Be a good communist and enforce the law,” said Joel Pollak, referring Democrat officials’s refusal to maintain law and order amid unrest.

Citizens of Austin, Texas, located and donated to a homeless man whose only belongings were destroyed by rioters on Friday.

Washington D.C.’s Catholic Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory slammed President Trump’s “manipulation” of a Catholic shrine, saying it “violates our religious principles.”

Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he “won’t traffic in fear and division” in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.

The 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force arrived to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland Monday evening.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News during a press conference on Tuesday that many Democrat mayors and governors’ inability to quell the violent riots in major cities across the country will lead to significant “ramifications” at the “ballot box in November.”

A 22-year-old biracial woman was killed early Monday during a protest in Davenport, Iowa, after she had joined a protest and was leaving.

During an event on Tuesday, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) was caught on a hot mic on News 12’s stream asking to speak at an event and saying that he “wouldn’t care” about speaking if he didn’t have a primary challenger.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees angered by the decision not to remove recent posts by President Donald Trump from the platform that the company may review its policies around the “discussion of state use of force,” potentially censoring President Trump and other world leaders.

A new poll by Morning Consult found that large majorities of American voters, including a majority of Democrat supporters, back use of the National Guard to address the riots and protests tearing apart cities around the nation. A smaller majority of Americans supports using the military.

Washington Post columnist and prominent Never Trumper George Will said on Monday that President Trump and his “enablers” must be removed from power.

Joe Biden: “Nor is it acceptable for our police, sworn to protect and serve all people, to escalate tension, resort to excessive violence.”

“Joe Biden’s campaign made it clear that they stand with the rioters, the people burning businesses in minority communities and causing mayhem, by donating to post bail for those arrested.”

Milley walked the streets of Washington, D.C., after Trump activated and deployed National Guardsmen and active-duty military forces.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania officials have authorized a “voteswagon” to drive around the city to collect mail-in ballots from registered voters for this week’s primary election. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Monday claimed that President Trump had D.C. protesters “viciously attacked” after they reportedly refused to clear the area outside of Lafayette Park.

The Pentagon has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force to deploy amid rioting across the nation.

Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey blamed President Donald Trump on Monday for ongoing violence in America and described the president as “scum.”

The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission voted on Monday to subpoena Senate Democrat candidate John Hickenlooper for potential ethics violations about whether he accepted gifts in the form of private flights.

Trump approved the activation of the full D.C. National Guard on Sunday afternoon to protect life and property, after a request from Bowser.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) endorsed Matt Mowers, President Donald Trump’s former State Department official, for Congress.

The chairwoman of the Michigan Democrat Party condemned all supporters of Donald Trump as “racist” during a Sunday tirade.

Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden suggests that police training would change for the better if it included teaching officers to shoot unarmed people in the leg rather than firing a fatal shot.

Former Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones says people participating in the nationwide protests in response to the police involved death of George Floyd should focus on voting — saying, “burn down this f**king Constitution’ — rather than burning property.