Omar, a progressive from Minnesota, made history in 2018 as the first Somali American elected to Congress and is projected to win her Democratic primary.

The June surge helps Democrats briefly rebound from a slump in new voter filings caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

As a result of the new postmaster general's plans to shake up the agency, "mail is beginning to pile up in our offices," says Kimberly Karol, a postal clerk and union leader in Iowa.

The Transportation Security Administration says last month it found three times as many guns in carry-on luggage as the same period last year, even though air traffic is down 75% due to COVID-19.