Kirsten Gillibrand drops out, the September debate lineup is confirmed, Michael Bennet’s open letter to the DNC, and Tom Steyer calls for a wealth tax.

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• Gillibrand tweet announcing the end of her presidential run (Twitter/Kirsten Gillibrand)
• Gillibrand’s policy plans on Medium (Medium/Team Gillibrand)
• Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Race After Failing to Make Debate Cut (NY Mag)
• DNC And ABC Announce Candidates Participating In Third Democratic Presidential Primary Debate (DNC)
• 2020 Democrat compares DNC to Thanos over stricter debate qualifications (YouTube/DC Examiner)
• Bennet’s full letter to Perez (Bennet campaign site)
• Bennet Twitter thread summarizing the letter (Twitter/Michael Bennet)
• Steyer video on wealth tax (YouTube/Tom Steyer)
• Steyer Twitter thread on wealth tax (Twitter/Tom Steyer)
• Congress should tax wealthy 1 percenters like me to combat cheating like Trump's: Steyer (USA Today)
• Elizabeth Warren Wants a Wealth Tax. How Would That Even Work? (NYT)

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