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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

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GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems’ boycott
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Biden proposes panel to study reforming 'out of whack' U.S. judiciary
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Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over Hunter Biden stories
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Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate
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Obama says he ‘literally’ left a ‘pandemic playbook’ for Trump that he didn’t follow (video)
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Pelosi, White House optimistic about COVID-19 relief talks
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What are the presidential debate rules tonight?
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GOP power shift emerges with Trump, McConnell
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Voters wait on delayed mail-in ballots as Election Day nears
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Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani and the 'hard drive from hell'
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Election live updates: Trump, Biden prep for final debate showdown
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The Latest: Biden won’t rule out studying court packing
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Election 2020 live updates: Trump, Biden to meet in final debate; Obama to campaign in Miami Saturday
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Judge dismisses one murder charge against ex-police officer in Floyd death
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Second court rules against excluding undocumented immigrants from census count
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The final Trump, Biden presidential debate: What to know
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Federal appeals court sides with Trump on firing head of watchdog agency

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A federal appeals court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to fire Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, on Wednesday.

Dellinger, appointed to the role by former President Joe Biden, sued the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., federal court after his Feb. 7 firing.

D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson had argued in a filing last month that Dellinger's firing was "unlawful."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the Trump administration in a Wednesday ruling, however. Dellinger is...
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Trump administration hit with over 100 lawsuits since inauguration

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More than 100 federal lawsuits have been filed since the inauguration, taking aim at Trump administration policies.
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Fetterman calls out Dems' 'unhinged petulance' after Trump speech: 'We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarm'

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called out his own party the day after President Donald Trump's address before a joint session of Congress, warning that the Democrats are becoming like a blaring car alarm that people ignore.

"A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance. It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained. We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to—and it may not be the winning message," the senator said in a post on X.

Some lawmakers held signs up during Trump's speech with messages including...
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Casey DeSantis calls CDC 'utter disgrace' for keeping COVID-19 vaccine on its recommended list for children

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Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, called out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday for continuing to recommend the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for babies and children, describing it as an "utter disgrace."

DeSantis, who has three young children, was advocating for the state legislature to pass a permanent ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Florida, as some of the current protections are set to expire in June.

"It is absolutely ridiculous and unconscionable that at this point, with what we know about the mRNA...
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Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The decision will end 400 years of the company's letter service, and postboxes will disappear from June.
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General's arrest violates South Sudan peace deal, opposition says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two close allies of the vice-president, a bitter rival of the president, are arrested.
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Carmakers win break from Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump says he will exempt cars from the new import taxes, while continuing his criticism of Canada.
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Hamas brushes off Trump's threat, will only free hostages in return for lasting truce

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The Hamas militant group has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
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7 injured by 'abnormally' dropped bombs during South Korean military drill

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House to hold censure vote against Green after he disrupted Trump's address

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House Republicans are moving to censure Democratic Rep. Al Green after his disruptions during President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress.
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Trump says DC Mayor Bowser 'must clean up' homeless encampments in the capital

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President Donald Trump said he has notified Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser that she needs to "clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments" within the city or the federal government "will be forced to do it for her."

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president specifically referenced areas near the State Department and the White House that are populated with homeless encampments that need to be removed, adding that the nation's capital "must become CLEAN and SAFE!"

"If she is not capable of doing so, we will be forced to do it...
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What pausing US intelligence means for Ukraine's military operation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Without US intelligence, Ukraine will not be able to make such effective use of long-range Western weaponry, writes Paul Adams.
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Sexual harassment petition against Nigeria's senate president dismissed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A senator accused Godswill Akpabio of harassing her - allegations he denied.
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What does the Department of Education do - and can Trump dismantle it?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The president has pledged to eliminate the federal agency that oversees the US education system.
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Sweden is 'no longer a country that cannot be trusted'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining Nato.
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