Today's Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, August 8, 2020

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

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Pelosi, Schumer slam Trump executive orders, call for GOP to come back to negotiating table
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Trump signs measures to boost economic aid but could face challenges
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Biden says Trump executive order is 'a reckless war on Social Security'
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What's in President Trump's four coronavirus relief executive orders?
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Trump walks out of news conference after reporter asks him about Veterans Choice lie he's told more than 150 times
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Trump signs 4 executive actions on coronavirus relief
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Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID crisis, hits Dems for stonewalling
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As Democrats allege USPS 'sabotage,' a conspiracy theory in the making
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Trump got into testy exchange with top GOP donor Adelson: report
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Trump extends student loan relief through year's end
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Blumenthal calls for declassification of materials detailing Russian threat to US elections
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Watch live: President Trump signs executive orders related to unemployment relief
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Trump signs executive orders on coronavirus economic relief
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Trump signs executive orders providing temporary coronavirus relief after stimulus talks with Congress stall
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Washington Post: Mnuchin and Navarro feuded over TikTok in front of Trump before he signed executive order
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Trump seems ready, willing to bypass lawmakers on virus aid
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Susan Rice dismisses Republican ‘harping’ on Benghazi amid pandemic: ‘Fine, let them’
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Thousands of bikers pour into South Dakota for motorcycle rally
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Zelensky calls on Ukrainians not to interfere in U.S. election
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Vote-by-mail worries: A ‘leaky pipeline’ in many states
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Bill Maher delivers mock eulogy for Trump
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Trump says US will be 'very careful' after intel community warns of election interference from rival nations
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Failure wasn't an option on coronavirus aid. It was the only option
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Trump to sign executive order on coronavirus unemployment benefits, White House official says
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Timeline: Tracking Trump alongside scientific developments on hydroxychloroquine
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At his New Jersey golf club, Trump finds supportive audience
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While Washington points fingers, out-of-work Americans feel the pain
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Lawmakers plead with Trump admin to declassify more about 2020 meddling
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Biden edges closer to VP pick: Here's who's up and who's down
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Trump antagonizes GOP megadonor Adelson in heated phone call
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Trump weighing executive order to force insurers to cover pre-existing conditions, something Obamacare does
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"Heartbroken": MAC becomes first FBS conference to cancel fall football season over coronavirus
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2020 purge? Long-serving incumbents getting ousted in contested House primaries
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump misleads on mail ballots, virus vaccine
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The Paycheck Protection Program expires today. The future of the small business rescue plan is in limbo as stimulus talks stall
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‘Like Groundhog Day’: Republicans fret over Trump’s fading fortunes
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Beirut explosion: Angry protesters enter foreign ministry
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In 2020, A Female Running Mate Won't Be A 'Hail Mary'
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After clashing with Trump over pandemic response, Maryland's Hogan now under fire for his own state leadership
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Despite polls and pandemic, Trump campaign argues candidate better positioned than in 2016
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The NRA Might Be Weakened. Gun Rights Voters Are Not
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Biden painted into a basement 'Rose Garden strategy' corner
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Factbox: Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast
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Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Not 2016
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Trump wants to cut mail-in voting. The Republican machine is helping him
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Hong Kong hits back at 'shameless' U.S. sanctions on leader Carrie Lam
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Lebanese PM says only way out of crisis is holding early elections: statement
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Democrats see payoff from pressure campaign on intelligence community
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Trump steps back from involving himself in Libya's bloody civil war
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Hillary Clinton roasts NYT's Maureen Dowd over column
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Chinese tech companies could face trouble in Europe
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Biden quips to Fox News he decided on VP, campaign says it's a joke
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Shots, tear gas fired during Beirut protests
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'An insidious ploy': Trump admin's decision to cut census short could have dire consequences
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I Observed Joe Biden at Close Range for 20 Years. Here’s How He Wins—and Loses
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TikTok To Sue Trump Administration Over Ban, As Soon As Tuesday
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Ilhan Omar's primary race heats up, as Dem challenger claims her campaign is 'falling apart'
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Trump's mispronunciation of Yosemite brings $30K in sales to Jewish museum with 'Yo Semite' shirt
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Coronavirus punishes Warren Buffett as Berkshire Hathaway takes big writedown
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'I'm not Batman': Libertarian presidential candidate makes light of bat bite
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Portland protests persist as some bring flashes of violence
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COVID bill stalls, Trump plans executive order
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Beijing's Hong Kong office says U.S. sanctions 'clowning actions' as tensions escalate
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Democrats call on watchdog to investigate USPS changes (Video)
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How politics, personalities and price tags derailed Covid relief talks
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Trump campaign spokeswoman calls Biden 'an empty vessel filled by the radicals' in Democratic Party
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Democratic convention lineup to include Ocasio-Cortez, Clinton, Warren: reports
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Welcome to the 'splinternet': Trump adds to fractures in worldwide web
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Trump says he will join international aid conference call for Lebanon
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Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on US aluminium goods
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Fact check: At his golf club, Trump nonsensically accuses Democrats of election 'cheating'
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Trump vows to nix student loan payments, interest ‘until further notice’
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Maxine Waters says Biden 'can't go home without a Black woman being VP'
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Trump vows to suspend U.S. payroll tax after coronavirus aid talks with Congress break down
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Postmaster General Touts Postal Service Overhaul But Promises On-Time Election Mail
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Portland mayor condemns rioters as props for Trump campaign (Video)
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Biden risks alienating young Black voters after race remarks
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Facebook removes small pro-Trump network based in Romania
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Joe Arpaio loses bid for his old position as sheriff
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Trump continues his norm-breaking by campaigning from the White House
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Justice Democrats candidate accused of inappropriate sexual behavior
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Trump can't stop lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of rape: Judge
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Senators press Trump administration on pair of Planned Parenthood controversies
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Oprah Winfrey Commissions 26 Billboards Demanding Arrests In Breonna Taylor's Killing
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On The Money: Five takeaways from the July jobs report
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Joe Biden met with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer last Sunday about VP spot
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Study: Most stopped by Minneapolis cops were Black
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States urge halt to Trump plan excluding millions of immigrants from representation
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Judges cite John Roberts' opinion in reversing block on Arkansas abortion laws
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Newt Gingrich claims Biden's 'embrace' of China 'dictatorship' should shock Americans
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Beirut Explosion Looks Like An Accident — And A Sign Of The Country's Collapse
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Gold in secret vault is traced to Hugo Chávez’s former nurse
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Anticipation over Biden's running mate pick builds ahead of decision
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City in China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies
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Ohio Gov. DeWine tells 'Your World' positive coronavirus test 'certainly scared me'
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Exclusive: Germany and France quit WHO reform talks amid tension with Washington - sources

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Coronavirus News and Updates:

U.S. sets record as coronavirus cases top 5 million
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States continue efforts to combat coronavirus in their communities
U.S. CDC reports 4,920,369 coronavirus cases
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COVID crisis amid election season: 3 threats to consider before making a very important decision
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Virus causing financial pain even for people still working
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Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children
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11 children in Washington state hospitalized by coronavirus-related syndrome
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Schools face major virus test as student return
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Over 250 students and teachers quarantined in Georgia district after first week of school
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Hard-hit state surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
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Extended Families Living Together Raise Risks For COVID-19 Transmission
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Coronavirus: Asymptomatic cases 'carry same amount of virus'
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Brazil COVID-19 deaths reach 100,000 and barrel onward
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Coronavirus updates: School district says 100 students, staff positive for COVID-19
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US: CDC Reports 4,858,327 Cases and 158,880 deaths ...
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Coronavirus Update (Live): 19,501,589 Cases and 722,483 Deaths ...
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Map: State-by-state breakdown of coronavirus travel restrictions
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The Latest: India reports 933 deaths as cases near 2.1M
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U.S. marks 160,000 COVID-19 deaths as relief talks fail in Washington
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Japan's coronavirus fatigue is fueling defiance in Tokyo, even as the case count rises
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Pro-Russia vaccine misinfo finds home in US Facebook groups
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is ‘not great’
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Asia Today: Australian state records 466 cases, 12 deaths
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Fauci warns COVID-19 vaccine may be only partially effective, public health measures still needed
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Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence
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Australia's Victoria sees 'stabilisation' in new coronavirus cases
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Big jump in Italy’s daily new cases driven by travel
 
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