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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, August 29, 2020

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Pelosi, Schiff pan director of national intelligence for canceling election security briefings
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Democrats outraged as Trump admin ends election security briefings
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READ: DNI Ratcliffe's letters to Congress on election security briefings
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Will coronavirus response be a key issue for voters in November?
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Intelligence chief shifts election security briefings to written updates
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Top intelligence office informs congressional committees it'll no longer brief on election security
Barr, Absent From RNC, Is Very Much Present As Part Of Trump Reelection Bid
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Trump campaign denies misleading New York tenants in RNC video appearance
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‘How dare we not vote?’ Black voters organize after DC march
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Trump administration ends election security briefings, Congress will get written updates
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8 juicy details from the new Melania Trump tell-all book
Anti-racism protesters to march in Kenosha, watched by National Guard reinforcements
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Portland protesters occupied mayor's presumed condo complex
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Trump's message discipline vanishes a day after convention
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Iran to allow UN inspections of two suspected nuclear sites
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Democrats seek balance in backing protests, condemning violence...

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Governors warn anti-Trump 'No Kings' protesters against becoming violent: 'You're going to get arrested'

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As President Donald Trump’s military parade kicks off in Washington to commemorate the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army Saturday, governors in several states are also on high alert for violence at demonstrations opposing the parade and voicing anger at the contention it is a proxy to celebrate the president’s 79th birthday.

A loose confederation of counterprotests, called "No Kings," are expected to take place across the country in smaller cities, particularly in red states, like Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Valdosta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas...
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Senate GOPs carefully weighing controversial tax provisions before bringing Big, Beautiful Bill to the floor

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Fox has learned that it is doubtful that Senate Republicans will put the Big, Beautiful Bill on the floor for debate and a vote next week. That likely waits until the week of June 22. This potentially jeopardizes final passage of the measure through the Senate AND House by July 4. The Senate Finance Committee is expected to release its text of the bill as early as Monday. That section of the legislation is the most expansive and probably most controversial. Key tax provisions like SALT (state and local tax reductions), potential spending cuts and...
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Texas lawmakers warned of "credible threat" ahead of "No Kings" protest in Austin

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Texas Department of Public Safety warned state legislators of a "credible threat" against them during Saturday's "No Kings" protest at the state capitol building in downtown Austin.

The Texas State Capitol and grounds were evacuated at 1 p.m. local time Saturday due to the threat and remain temporarily closed. Texas DPS said that the evacuation was out of an abundance of caution. No further details were provided.

"Just today, a credible threat was made to possibly kill members of the Texas Legislature at the Capitol," Texas Lt. Gov. Dan...
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Senate Republicans carefully weighing controversial tax provisions in debt ceiling legislation before bringing

  • News source: FOX News
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Fox has learned that it is doubtful that Senate Republicans will put the Big, Beautiful Bill on the floor for debate and a vote next week. That likely waits until the week of June 22. This potentially jeopardizes final passage of the measure through the Senate AND House by July 4. The Senate Finance Committee is expected to release its text of the bill as early as Monday. That section of the legislation is the most expansive and probably most controversial. Key tax provisions like SALT (state and local tax reductions), potential spending cuts and...
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Minnesota rep killed made headlines days earlier over vote on benefits for illegal aliens

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Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot on Saturday with the suspect still at large, made headlines earlier this week for being the only Democratic vote in the state House to vote to repeal taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage for adult illegal immigrants.

"I know that people will be hurt by that vote and I’m – we worked very hard to try and get a budget deal that wouldn’t include that provision," she said following the vote that she said was done in order to move the budget forward in a split legislature, according to KTTC...
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'It's heavy on the heart': Israelis survey damage in city hit by Iranian missile

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Two people were killed and several homes destroyed when a missile hit the city of Rishon LeZion early on Saturday.
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School killings leave stunned Austria and France searching for answers

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Parents and governments are left reeling and at a loss how to protect schools from random, deadly violence.
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Person of interest in DFL lawmaker shootings identified as Vance Boelter

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Law enforcement officials are searching for 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter in the shootings of two Minnesota politicians and their spouses early Saturday morning, sources told CBS News.

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and wounded.

Officials said Brooklyn Park police arrived at Hortman's home around 3:35 a.m. and found a police SUV with emergency lights on. The suspect then exited Hortman's home and exchanged gunfire with...
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Feds arrest 1 escapee, 3 more on the run from Newark ICE facility

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Federal officials have apprehended one of the four escaped detainees who went missing from an immigration detention center in New Jersey earlier this week.

Multiple senior law enforcement officials said Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez was tracked down to Passaic on Saturday and captured by the FBI and ICE.

Sandoval-Lopez was among four detainees being held at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, where ICE has been holding individuals who are facing possible deportation. On Friday, one day after they were "unaccounted for," the Department of Homeland...
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Minnesota rep killed made headlines days earlier over controversial immigration vote

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Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot on Saturday with the suspect still at large, made headlines earlier this week for being the only Democratic vote in the state House to vote to repeal taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage for adult illegal immigrants.

"I know that people will be hurt by that vote and I’m – we worked very hard to try and get a budget deal that wouldn’t include that provision," she said following the vote that she said was done in order to move the budget forward in a split legislature, according to KTTC...
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Museum's plea after couple break crystal-covered chair

  • News source: BBC News - World
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An Italian museum says the special chair has since been restored, but the culprits haven't been found.
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Melissa Hortman, Minn. lawmaker killed in shootings, remembered as "devoted public servant"

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A manhunt is underway for a suspect who officials say shot and killed Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband overnight. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also injured in what Gov. Tim Walz called "politically motivated" shootings.

Hortman and her husband were shot in Brooklyn Park, while Hoffman and his wife were shot in Champlin.

The search for the suspect continues. A law enforcement source tells CBS News the FBI is assisting with the investigation.

Hortman, 55, represented Minnesota House District 34B as a member of the...
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Trump and Putin hold call, discuss Iran-Israel tensions, Ukraine war

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington – President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 50-minute phone call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks, the White House and Kremlin confirmed.

In a statement released by the White House, Mr. Trump said Putin called him on Saturday to "wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well."

"We talked at length. Much less time was spent talking about Russia/Ukraine, but that will be for next week," Mr. Trump said, adding that...
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Israel strikes at the heart of Iran's nuclear ambitions in Isfahan offensive

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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) hit the Isfahan nuclear site in Iran on Friday night, a location where uranium moves beyond enrichment to the "reconversion" process of building a nuclear bomb.

"The strike dismantled a facility for producing metallic uranium, infrastructure for reconverting enriched uranium, laboratories, and additional infrastructure," the IDF said on Friday.

On Friday evening, video footage posted by Iranian media showed Iranian air defenses attempting to intercept a fresh wave of Israeli attacks on the site, adding it to a list of...
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1 Minnesota lawmaker killed, 1 injured in targeted shootings: What we know

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Authorities are investigating after targeted shootings left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured. Gov. Tim Walz called the shootings "politically motivated" in a news briefing on Saturday.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, John, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Walz said. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded at their home in Champlin, a suburb of Minneapolis. Investigators said the shooter was dressed as a police officer.

Here's what officials have said about the targeted attacks...
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