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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, August 23, 2020

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Trump hails FDA's authorization of plasma treatment for coronavirus, after slamming agency
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FDA authorizes plasma treatment despite scientists' objections'
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Before GOP convention, Trump pushes use of blood plasma treatment for COVID-19
Twitter hits Trump for 'misleading health claims' that could dissuade people from voting
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Many Republicans still in the dark about hastily arranged convention
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Biden: 'No new taxes' for anyone making under $400K
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Comey: 'I can't imagine that I'm a target' of Durham probe
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Trump delivered on some big 2016 promises, but others unmet
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Biden gains popularity in post-convention polling
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Muir presses Biden: Can you win a presidential election from home? 'We will'
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Firefighters, military planes, troops arrive in California to fight massive blazes
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Trump allies push back on recording of president's sister bashing him as a liar with 'no principles'
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Meadows: Trump claim that FDA 'deep state' is trying hurt him politically was about 'cutting red tape'
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Pelosi defends endorsing Joe Kennedy in Democratic primary'
ABC's David Muir presses Biden on his claim 'negligence' has cost lives in pandemic
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Pelosi calls Trump's sister's criticism 'heartbreaking' as White House dismisses it as a 'political attack'...

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GOP leadership unleashes fury on Dem governor ahead of blockbuster congressional hearing

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: House Republican leadership slammed Democratic Gov. Tim Walz ahead of a blockbuster congressional hearing addressing sanctuary city policy this week.

GOP Whip and Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer wished Walz "good luck" before the former vice presidential candidate is set to testify alongside Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday.

"From hurling outrageous insults against ICE agents to offering a multitude of taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens in Minnesota, Tim...
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'Homeland would've been stolen': AK Natives sound off on Biden energy bans as Trump officials tour tundra

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Alaska Natives and residents of the vast North Slope Borough communities along the Arctic Ocean got a rare chance this week to directly discuss their concerns with White House officials, typically 3,500 miles away in Washington.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin joined Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and local residents in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow) as part of a multi-day visit to the oil and gas fields, workers and neighbors in the frigid but crucial region.

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In New Jersey, Democrats search for a candidate to fight Trump

  • News source: Bridget Bowman | NBC News
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As voter Wendy David began to explain why she is supporting Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for governor in New Jersey, she stopped midsentence.

“I’ll just be frank,” the Plainfield Democrat told NBC News. “I feel Ras can stand up against Trump and protect us.”

David isn’t alone. In conversations with nearly 40 New Jersey Democratic voters in recent days, a common theme emerged: Many New Jersey Democrats are looking to support a candidate for governor in Tuesday’s primary who will forcefully push back against President Donald Trump.

And the six Democratic...
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Trump travel ban blocking citizens from 12 countries takes effect

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump's ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 African, Middle Eastern and South American countries went into effect on Monday.

The ban, signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don’t hold a valid visa.

The order does not cancel visas that have already...
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Trump's 21st week back in office set to include China trade talks, LA riot control, sweeping travel ban

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump and his administration are expected to have a whirlwind 21st week back in the White House, including holding high-stakes trade talks with China in London on Monday and continuing efforts to quell wild riots in California targeting federal immigration officials.

Trump announced on Truth Social on Friday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer will head to London on Monday to continue trade talks with China after both nations installed tit-for-tat duty...
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Trump's travel ban on nationals from 12 countries takes effect

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — President Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president's escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

The new proclamation, which Mr. Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and...
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Trump says Elon Musk will face ‘serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates

  • News source: Erin Doherty, CNBC
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President Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday that Elon Musk would see "serious consequences" if he backs Democratic candidates who challenge Republicans supporting the "big, beautiful bill."

"If he does, he'll have to pay the consequences for that," Trump told NBC News' Kristen Welker in a phone interview.

"He'll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that," he continued, without giving specifics on what that would look like.

Trump also said that he thinks his relationship with Musk is done after their public feud erupted this week...
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South Korea's Maybe Happy Ending wins six Tony Awards

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The musical about two humanoid robots debuted on Broadway in 2024 to glowing reviews.
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'Have my house' - Usyk invites Trump to witness Ukraine war

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk offers his house to US president Donald Trump to experience the war in his country.
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How the LA clashes unfolded... in 60 seconds

  • News source: BBC News - World
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National Guard units deployed by US President Donald Trump join other security forces to keep order.
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Posse Comitatus Act at center of Trump-Newsom National Guard dispute in LA

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are clashing over the deployment of the National Guard amid ongoing Los Angeles riots with different interpretations of the 1878 law that governs the use of the military to enforce the law domestically.

The Posse Comitatus Act was signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes amid concerns that the military had too much sway over civilian affairs during Reconstruction. It generally bars the use of the U.S. military for civilian law enforcement inside the country, but there are key...
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How LA erupted over rumours of immigration raid at a hardware store

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Claims that day labourers were being rounded up trigger violent protests in a city on edge over deportations.
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Israeli troops board aid ship bound for Gaza, activists say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among those aboard the vessel, believed to be off the Egyptian coast.
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UFC fans share what they think about Trump ahead of O'Malley-Dvalishvili showdown

  • News source: FOX News
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UFC fans gathered in Newark, N.J., for the highly anticipated matchup between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley.

But the two fighters weren’t the only special guests in the arena — President Donald Trump was also in attendance. Though there was no official announcement, fans were clearly anticipating Trump’s arrival.

Fox News Digital spoke to fans before the event about Trump’s performance during the first six months of his second term. Some were eager to praise the president, while others were skeptical or outright disappointed.

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Trump-Musk row heightens fears over Nasa budget cuts

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.
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