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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, October 25, 2020

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'We’re not going to control the pandemic,' Meadows says; Pence campaigns despite aides' COVID-19: 2020 election updates
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National security adviser assures Americans "their vote is secret" amid interference fear
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Pelosi to run for speaker again if Democrats keep the House
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Election live updates: Biden, Trump campaigns push in battleground states
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Majority will accept result of U.S. election, even if they dislike the winner: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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5 Pence aides, including chief of staff Marc Short, test positive for COVID-19
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Pelosi says coronavirus relief agreement 'could happen' this week, accuses Republicans of moving goalposts
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Democratic Senate emerges as possible hurdle for progressives
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Amy Coney Barrett will make John Roberts' goal keeping the Supreme Court out of politics more difficult
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Pelosi: Covid relief deal could still happen before Election Day
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The Latest: Biden attends church, plans push on early voting
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Trump, Biden favorability unchanged as 2020 race heads into final week: POLL
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Joe Biden Had Close Ties With Police Leaders. Will They Help Him Now? - NY Times
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Biden grilled on 'transition' away from oil and gas comment in Pennsylvania TV interviews
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Trump denies Covid-19 surge even as virus spreads among Pence's inner circle
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SCOOP: Dems who derailed Al Green censure could be stripped of House committee roles

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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., has filed a resolution to punish the Democrats who derailed House floor proceedings as Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was censured on Thursday.

"We have a country to run. The failed policies of Joe Biden is why they lost the House, why they lost the Senate, why they lost the presidency. They can lick their wounds all day, but they still have to behave on the House floor," Ogles told Fox News Digital in a brief interview.

"We can disagree on issues and politics, but we're gonna respect one another, and I'm tired of...
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Trump’s plan to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay facing major hurdles

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The U.S. military is having trouble carrying out President Donald Trump's order to hold 30,000 migrants in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.

None of the 195 tents set up at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantánamo Bay have been used to house migrants, because they do not meet ICE standards, two U.S. defense officials said.

During his second week in office, Trump ordered the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility to house 30,000 migrants at Guantánamo Bay. "We have 30,000 beds...
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Trump says he 'felt very comfortable' during address to Congress, touts positive coverage from 'fake news'

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EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump reflected on his first address of his second administration to a joint session of Congress, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that he "felt very comfortable there" and that "even the fake news said good things."

"I felt very comfortable there," Trump told Fox News Digital Thursday morning. "I was very comfortable with the subject matter."

"People liked the delivery," the president continued. "So, it all ended up well."

TRUMP BLASTS REP. AL GREEN AS 'AN EMBARRASSMENT' TO DEMOCRATS, SAYS HE...
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Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 17-year-old was restrained after sneaking into a Melbourne airport and getting onto an aircraft, police say.
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Jack Daniel's hits out at Canada pulling US alcohol

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Some Canadian provinces have removed US-made alcohol from shelves in response to US tariffs.
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Analysing Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel

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BBC Verify's Nick Eardley takes a look at verified footage and images from the a Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian hotel.
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Trump: Goods from Mexico exempt from recent tariffs until April 2

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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month after a conversation with that country's president.

Trump's announcement comes after his Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, said tariffs on both Canada and Mexico would “likely" be delayed. This is the second one-month postponement Trump has announced since first unveiling the import taxes in early February. The reprieve would apply to goods that are compliant with the trade agreement Trump negotiated with Canada and Mexico in his first...
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WATCH: Woman flies across country to surprise best friend who is 1st-time mom

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Top Republicans and Democrats concerned about VA plan to cut 15% of its workforce

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VA is preparing to lay off as many as 80,000 workers in coming weeks, according to an internal memo obtained by ABC News.
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Judge denies request from USAID contractors to block mass termination of contracts

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A judge has denied a request from USAID contractors to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's mass termination of their contracts.
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Head of federal whistleblower office drops legal battle challenging his firing

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Washington — Hampton Dellinger, the former head of the office that investigates whistleblower retaliation, has dropped his legal challenge to his firing by President Trump from his role as special counsel.

Dellinger's decision to end his legal fight comes hours after a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit cleared the way for Mr. Trump to terminate him as leader of the Office of Special Counsel.

The D.C. Circuit granted a request from the president to halt a lower court order that blocked Dellinger's firing. The...
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President Trump pauses Mexico tariffs until April 2

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President Trump on Thursday said he will pause 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico that are covered under a 2020 trade agreement, delaying levies imposed on the nation and on Canada earlier this week.

Mr. Trump announced the delay in a social media post after a call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

"After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement," Mr. Trump wrote, referring to the United States-Mexico-Canada...
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House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts, analysis finds

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Washington — An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that was sent to lawmakers this week showed that budget goals outlined in a House GOP plan could not be reached without reducing spending on Medicaid, clasing with commitments from Republicans not to cut the popular entitlement program.

House Republicans adopted a budget proposal last week that serves as a blueprint for implementing President Trump's agenda. The resolution must be adopted by the Senate before the chambers can move forward with the budget reconciliation process...
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'Hamilton' star put on notice by Trump's Kennedy Center president after anti-GOP 'publicity stunt'

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The newly minted president of the Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell, took the Broadway star behind the creation of "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda, to task over a "publicity stunt" he said discriminates against Republican voters and will likely "backfire."

"The American people need to know that @Lin_Manuel is intolerant of people who don’t agree with him politically. It’s clear he and ('Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller) don’t want Republicans going to their shows. Americans see you, Lin," Grenell posted to X Wednesday.

Seller and Miranda spoke to...
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New York City denied request FEMA return $80M in migrant funds

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A federal judge blocked New York City’s request for President Donald Trump's administration to return $80 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds allocated for migrant shelters and services.

Judge Jennifer Rearden, from the Manhattan bench on Wednesday, refused to issue New York City a temporary restraining order to claw back the funds because the city did not prove it would suffer irreparable harm without the money.

"We’re disappointed the court did not grant the emergency relief we were seeking while the case continued, and...
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