The Democratic National Committee announced plans to virtually nominate President Joe Biden ahead of the party's convention due to an impasse in the Ohio state legislature that prevented a resolution to secure Biden's place on the November ballot. DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said Democrats will conduct a virtual roll call to ensure Biden's nomination will take place in time for him to appear on the ballot before the election. The move came after Ohio state lawmakers met for a special session aimed at addressing Biden's ballot access issue.

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Republicans are gearing up efforts to pass an extension of former President Donald Trump's tax cuts through the reconciliation process in the event that they become overwhelmingly victorious in November's general election. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was passed by the GOP using the budget reconciliation maneuver almost seven years ago. Now, the party is already making plans to once more use reconciliation to renew provisions that are set to expire in 2026.

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Major League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues into its official history on Wednesday, rewriting the record books at a stroke in a landmark move which confronts the sport's racist past. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the decision gave long-overdue recognition to the achievement of African-American players in the league who deserve to be ranked alongside baseball's most iconic names like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.

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Jackie Robinson famously broke Major League Baseball's color barrier, but who was the first African-American to play in the American League?

Wednesday's answer: Six popes have been married at some point, but only Adrian II was married (to Stephania) during his 9th century papacy.