Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, July 17, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

Justice Ginsburg says she's receiving treatment for cancer

Read: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg statement on current chemotherapy treatment

Biden touts faith, courts religious conservatives

President's niece Mary Trump claims she has heard him use the N-word and anti-Semitic slurs

Ilhan Omar vastly outraised by primary rival ahead of August election

Powerful House chair Eliot Engel defeated by progressive newcomer Jamaal Bowman in stunning upset
Senate GOP proposing five-year shield from coronavirus lawsuits

Trump taxes judgment to be issued quickly, Supreme Court says

Trump's 'unforced error' puts Western Senate Republicans in an election jam

Esper bans Confederate flag from US bases

Anti-Trump Republican groups urge GOP voters to support Joe Biden for president

Schumer says McConnell and Republicans refuse to meet with Democrats on stimulus as GOP proposal looms

House Education Democrats say CDC director blocked from appearing before Congress

Fauci urges governments to be 'as forceful as possible' on mask rules
Private White House document says counties in 'red zone' should close bars and gyms

Appeals court blocks administration effort to weaken protections for asylum-seekers

GOP congressman says Kushner and Ivanka Trump are the "power players" in Trump campaign

Millions of Americans face unemployment cash cliff with no sign of congressional deal

64% distrust Trump on the pandemic: POLL

Man charged with gambling some of millions in ill-gotten PPP funds in Vegas and on stocks

China says it’s not trying to replace US, won’t be bullied

Ivanka Trump’s Big Idea: Overhaul government hiring to prioritize job skills over college degrees

Trump stares down a ticking economic time bomb

Biden facing pressure within party as running mate search enters final phase

Trump's outrageous refusal to lead is making the pandemic worse

Omar rallies to fight back against primary challenge

Senate GOP ramps up Burisma probe as election nears

Trump Redirects Foreign Aid Agency To Work On Pandemic. Congress Has Questions

U.S. Congress set for battle over next coronavirus aid bill

California judge issues tentative ruling, largely upholding state ban on private prisons

Trump vs. the NFL

Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh display independent streaks

In fight for Trump's tax returns, DA's office tells his lawyers to 'bring it on'

Disapproval of Trump coronavirus response jumps to 60 percent amid surge: Poll

Atlanta mayor slams ‘bizarre’ lawsuit by Georgia governor to block mask mandate

Supreme Court allows Florida to place voting restrictions on ex-felons

Louisiana's COVID-positive attorney general challenges governor's mask mandate

GOP to Trump: Change tune on mail-in voting or risk ugly November

Supreme Court temporarily blocks felons from voting in Florida

Trump cannot be allowed to kill criminal probe with delays, New York prosecutor warns

McConnell on masks: 'I'm here to tell you, put it on'

David Limbaugh: Trump critics don’t understand him or his supporters — we don’t care if he’s unpresidential (Opinion)

Amash confirms he won't seek reelection

McEnany: 'Science should not stand in the way' of schools reopening

Post reports misconduct allegations against DC NFL team

Mary Trump on whether she ever heard the president use a racial slur: 'Of course I did'

Biden tweets that Obama WH left Trump ‘playbook’ on pandemics, Grenell responds

Chicago mayor to White House press secretary: 'Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth'

Trump pitches white suburban voters in blatantly political White House event

Democratic members of Congress told not to go to Milwaukee for convention

Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday

There are signs Trump's base is leaving him on the coronavirus

Poll shows Biden topping Trump in Pennsylvania

Emmanuel Macron is social distancing — from the media

Top House Republican threatens to cut funding to states, cities that don't protect statues

White House tries to separate official business from the campaign with limited success

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Hydroxychloroquine's 'nail in the coffin'

Coronavirus updates: Governor files lawsuit to require face masks in schools

While their governments fight, the world's drug agencies coordinate on Covid-19

EU Leaders Meet In Hopes Of Closing Divisions Over COVID-19 Relief Package

How New York has been able to keep coronavirus at bay while other states see surges

U.S. immigration officials spread coronavirus with detainee transfers

Australian State Orders 'No Dancing, No Singing, No Mingling' To Halt COVID-19

Coronavirus has been with us for months now. What has changed and where are we going?

'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks

U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day

Brazil tops 2 million coronavirus cases, with 76,000 dead

Sara Bareilles discusses her coronavirus recovery and how her boyfriend cared for her

Californians turn on one another as coronavirus shuts down the state for a second time

U.S. extends ban on cruise ships as CDC says coronavirus 'continues to expand rapidly'

Utah public hearing on schools dismissed after angry parents pack room without masks

Exclusive: CDC Won't Release School Guidance This Week As Anticipated

Days grow long at nursing homes as virus lockdowns drag on

Georgia Hospital Worker Sounds Alarm: 'I Have Never Ever Seen Anything Like This'

One of the poorest parts of the U.S. was largely spared the worst of the pandemic, until now