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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Friday, October 9, 2020

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Trump raises coronavirus stimulus offer to $1.8 trillion, sources say
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Trump plans return to campaign trail, awaits 'negative' COVID-19 test
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25th Amendment: Democrats pitch bill on presidential succession commission, citing Trump's COVID diagnosis
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Graham steps in 'precarious' spotlight for Supreme Court confirmation during tough reelection fight
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Trump urges negotiators to 'go big' on coronavirus relief
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Trump is getting increasingly desperate, sparking new fears for his health
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WARREN to stump for BIDEN — The case for keeping DAYLIGHT SAVINGS — Tech snafus hamper ONLINE LEARNING
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Trump hits back at Pelosi's 25th Amendment move, says her real target is 'Sleepy Joe'
The Note: Trump campaigns in a bubble
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Mitch McConnell: A COVID-19 relief deal is 'unlikely' before Election Day
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Twitter upends retweets in bid to stop spread of election misinformation
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Democrats surge past Republicans in early voting
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NPR Electoral Map: Biden Lead Widens Again With Less Than A Month To Go
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Pelosi announces bill on 25th Amendment after questioning Trump's health
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'I'm not welcome here': How the 2020 campaign is exposing divisions in Texas' suburbs
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Amy Coney Barrett failed to...

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Ukraine hits oil depot and Russia strikes homes near Black Sea

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Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Mykolaiv, while Russia blames a huge oil blaze in Sochi on Ukrainian drones.
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Pro-Palestine march closes Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Thousands turned out for the March for Humanity on Sunday despite torrential rain.
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Steve Rosenberg: Russia is staying quiet on Trump's nuclear move

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The US president said he's ordered two nuclear submarines to move closer to Russia, after a social media spat with Russia's ex-president.
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Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation by government watchdog Office of Special Counsel

  • News source: FOX News
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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is investigating former special counsel Jack Smith, the OSC has confirmed to Fox News.

Smith was tapped in 2022 by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland to serve as special counsel regarding two probes pertaining to then-former President Donald Trump.

The OSC is investigating Smith for allegedly violating the Hatch Act, which bars government employees from partaking in political activities. It is not a criminal investigation.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Saturday, but did...
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Secret Service will not renew former director Kim Cheatle's security clearance

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Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will not have her top-level security clearance renewed, the agency said.

This comes after Cheatle resigned last year amid mounting scrutiny over security lapses that led to the assassination attempt against then-candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump survived an assassination attempt during the July 13, 2024, rally, suffering an injury to his ear after a bullet grazed him, while audience member Corey Comperatore was killed and two others in the crowd were wounded. A...
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Patel fires back at media critics after uncovering secret FBI 'burn bags' with classified documents

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FBI Director Kash Patel called out the left-wing media Saturday for labeling him a liar over his discovery of a trove of sensitive documents related to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe buried in multiple "burn bags" in a secret room inside the bureau.

Sources previously told Fox News Digital the "burn bag" system is used to destroy documents designated as classified or higher.

Sources also said multiple burn bags were found and filled with thousands of documents. One document FBI officials found in a burn bag, sources said, was the classified...
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Trump tells Schumer to 'GO TO HELL' over Senate nominee deal funding demands after negotiations collapse

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Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers are headed home.

Senate Republicans and Democrats were quick to point the finger at one another for the deal’s demise, but it was ultimately Trump who nuked the talks.

PIRRO CONFIRMED AS D.C. U.S. ATTORNEY AMID PARTISAN CLASH AS DEM NOMINEE BLOCKADE CONTINUES

In a lengthy post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of "demanding over One Billion Dollars in order...
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Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe

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The arrests come just two days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies had their independence restored.
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'I felt an unspoken pressure to smile' - Kenyan women in the workplace

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Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia

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Washington - The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of Jeanine Pirro, an ardent loyalist of President Trump and a FOX News fixture, confirming the cable news personality to a top prosecutor post in Washington, D.C.

Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, was confirmed 50-45. She has been in the job as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on an acting basis since May. Before then, she co-hosted the Fox News show "The Five" on weekday evenings, where she frequently interviewed Mr. Trump.

The U.S. Attorney for the District...
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Pirro confirmed as D.C. U.S. Attorney amid partisan clash as Dem nominee blockade continues

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The Senate on Saturday confirmed Jeanine Pirro, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as Washington D.C.’s top prosecutor, as lawmakers failed to reach a deal to ram through dozens of the president’s nominees.

The onetime New York judge and prosecutor and former Fox News host was one of the over 150 still outstanding nominees on the Senate’s calendar as Senate Republicans work to find a path forward to ram through Senate Democrats’ blockade of Trump’s nominees, and part of a slew of picks to get a vote over the weekend. But just ahead of her...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from closing sites that help at-risk kids

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helped to fund NPR and PBS, is winding down operations because Congress recently terminated its funding. Now, some government officials are turning their attention to funding cuts for an agency that can trace its roots back to the 1960s, the War on Poverty. Karen Hua has the story.
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Appeals court mostly keeps restrictions on Southern California ICE patrols

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Los Angeles officials are praising an appeals court ruling limiting immigration stops, but the decision may only escalate a battle over transparency and control. Elise Preston has the latest information.
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Jack Smith under investigation for allegedly using position to influence elections

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who ran two federal prosecutions of President Trump, is under investigation for allegedly violating a law barring federal employees from using their position to influence elections. Willie James Inman has more.
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Trump explains why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, outlines new tariff rates

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President Trump explained why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday. Government data showed fewer jobs were added to the U.S. economy last month than expected.
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