Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, July 31, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

Extra $600 in unemployment benefits ends: "It's an impossible situation"

McConnell: 15-20 GOP senators will not vote for any coronavirus deal
Joe Biden’s search for a running mate enters final stretch

Bipartisan leaders of Problem Solvers Caucus predict deal on horizon for coronavirus stimulus bill

Trump's 2019 financial disclosure reveals revenue at Mar-a-Lago, other major clubs

Trump releases 2019 financial disclosure report

READ: Trump's financial disclosure report for 2019
30 million Americans set to lose $600 weekly benefit amid COVID-19 pandemic

Ivanka and Kushner earned at least $36M in outside income last year: financial disclosures

Cotton stirs 2024 speculation with New Hampshire trip to help Republicans

Why Washington can't meet its own deadline

Supreme Court won’t halt challenged border wall projects

Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall

Congressional report accuses Trump administration of vastly overpaying for ventilators during pandemic

Treasury to conduct policy review of tax-exempt status for universities after Trump tweets

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board over editorial differences

House Democrats find Trump administration 'deprived' US of ventilators, 'squandered' $500M in early virus response
Justice Ginsburg released from hospital

Harris allies granted call with Biden campaign after Dodd blowup

House Democrats 'alarmed' by allegations about US diplomat in Brazil

Florida's Gov. DeSantis Declares Emergency As Hurricane Isaias Closes In

Albuquerque residents protest federal law enforcement going to the city

Joe Biden narrows down his VP list, with Karen Bass emerging as one of several key contenders

White House, Democrats at impasse over COVID relief packages

Coronavirus creates election worker shortage ahead of November

Trump visiting Florida during a pandemic, hurricane threat

DHS opens investigations into intelligence collection on journalists

Citing Election Delay Tweet, Influential Trump Ally Now Demands His Re-Impeachment

Fauci: Trump restrictions on travel from China, Europe, UK saved American lives early in pandemic

Congress leaves town without a coronavirus stimulus deal, allowing $600 unemployment benefit to end

Democrats exit briefing saying they fear elections under foreign threat

Trump scores win over Stormy Daniels' libel suit

The U.S. election is getting ugly - and investors are getting nervous
Fauci testifies 'highly contagious' virus won't disappear, as Trump jeers at Dems

House approves $1.3 trillion spending package for 2021

Florida 17-Year-Old, 'Mastermind' Of Twitter Hack, And 2 Others Face Charges

‘Our band is getting back together.’ How Trump plans to win Florida - Miami Herald

White House, Democrats feud over deadlock as millions set to lose jobless aid

In Portland, some Black activists frustrated with white protesters

'We will not allow you': Governors slam Trump for floating delay of presidential election

Trump to order China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

With Federal Officers Off Portland's Streets, Protest Scene Calms

Tucker Carlson calls Obama 'one of the sleaziest and most dishonest figures' in US political history

Trump sued again for blocking people on Twitter

As extra benefits expire, some unemployed Americans are waiting for their first check

Nancy Pelosi defends cannabis provision in Democrats' coronavirus aid package

Pelosi says testing lawmakers is up to Capitol physician

3 charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

Trump predicts this year will bring the 'greatest election disaster in history'

US sanctions Chinese officials, paramilitary agency over Uighur abuses

Students return to campus amid virus growth in some states

Will Herman Cain's Death Change Republican Views on the Virus and Masks? - New York Times

Trump doubles down on mail-in voting concerns, warns of 'greatest election disaster in history'

Who got left out of Senate Republicans’ package

Microsoft in talks to purchase TikTok: report

Trump praises Jordan, Fauci after clash at hearing

Trump standing by Pentagon nominee under fire for Islamophobic tweets

White House condemns Hong Kong election delay after Trump floated postponing US vote

House cancels August recess until coronavirus bill is passed

Delayed election results? Maybe, but not because of fraud

Joe Biden narrows down his VP list, with Karen Bass emerging as one of several key contenders

$600 jobless benefits expire, posing fresh danger to Trump's re-election

Rent’s due, again: Monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls off

Exclusive: Republicans, Democrats agree on one thing: Doubt about fair election – Reuters/Ipsos poll

ICE chief Matt Albence announces he is leaving agency

Fauci resists Republican effort to turn testimony against protesters

Stimulus negotiations latest: The Senate's not in town as $600 unemployment benefits are set to expire

Republican 'delay,' 'denials' and 'distortions' on coronavirus 'have caused death,' Pelosi says

Democrats reject White House offer for short-term extension of unemployment benefit

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wins death penalty appeal

Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss

Fueled By Suburbs, Democrats Are Poised For Gains In Key States, Analysis Finds

Twitter permanently bans former KKK leader David Duke

Fauci suggests protests spread COVID-19, but won’t ‘opine’ on limits in hearing clash with Jordan

Rep. Jordan and Dr. Fauci clash over impact of protests on coronavirus spread

Portland has night without tear gas as feds withdraw

Diplomats plead with State Department not to rush return to offices

Obama warns that Trump's actions threaten US democracy

Full appeals court agrees to wade into Michael Flynn case

Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015 she'd done "nothing wrong," unsealed documents show

Sen. Tammy Duckworth's Big Idea: A Marshall Plan for coal country

Trump in trouble as nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of his handling of COVID-19, protests, Russia: POLL

Election officials game out worst-case scenarios in drills

Three charts that show how Republicans are losing their chance to keep the Senate

Budget hawks hatch plan to force constitutional convention

White House on whether liability protection is needed in COVID-19 deal: Ask McConnell

Trump's top official at ICE, Matthew Albence, to leave post

Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail

California paper urges Biden to pick Karen Bass over Kamala Harris for running mate

US to raise naturalization application fees by $500

Watchdog group: Trump campaign improperly masking payments

Senator Ron Wyden says Trump will "go down in history" for turning pandemic into "culture war"

Trump offers, Democrats reject fix for $600 jobless benefit

Trump defends tweet on possible Election Day delay at contentious press conference

Obama, in Lewis eulogy, takes aim at Trump over voting rights, protest response

Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

Biden questions whether coronavirus vaccine will be 'real,' despite experts' assurances

Trump Keeps Criticizing Universal Vote By Mail. But The Nation Isn't Doing That

Isaias, now a hurricane, hits Puerto Rico

2 US oil executives released from Venezuela prison to house arrest

Citing impostors, feds urge lifting of court order protecting journalists amid Portland protests

Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid global social distancing

Judge Releases Trove Of Sealed Records Related To Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell

US election: Do postal ballots lead to voting fraud?

Here's what we know about Trump suggesting the idea of delaying the November election

Poll: Joe Biden's lead over President Trump dwindles in battleground states (video)

Nunes declines to answer if he received information from Ukraine lawmaker meant to damage Biden

Hong Kong expected to delay vote after opposition candidates barred

Players, coaches kneel before NBA's re-opening night

Activists attempt to disrupt Kansas City eviction court after coronavirus moratorium lifted

Co-founder of influential conservative group: Trump's tweet floating election delay is grounds for impeachment

AOC’s ‘Twitch’ amendment, to limit US military ads, fails: reports

Fewer Americans say they would resume daily activities as coronavirus cases increase, survey finds

Biden, Bernie forces clash during convention meeting

What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from?

Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content

Prosecutor not charging Ferguson officer who killed Michael Brown

Viral video shows reactions to Black Lives Matter sign

Trudeau defends work on contract now engulfing his government

Ghislaine Maxwell documents released, show emails with Epstein

DHS compiled intelligence reports on journalists reporting on protests in Portland: report

New York district results delayed more than a month after mail-in voting

China rejects accusations of hacking attempt on U.S. vaccine developer Moderna

Los Angeles City councilman faces 34-count indictment in corruption probe

Federalist Society co-founder says Trump’s tweet about postponing the election is grounds for ‘immediate impeachment’

Sanders calls for the end of the filibuster following Obama's remarks

Black Trump supporter stabbed at protest says ‘medics’ at Portland protest were first to respond

Bryan Cranston recovers from COVID-19, donates plasma

3 Chicago cops shot outside police station during arrest, suspect also hit, authorities say

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Five takeaways from Fauci's testimony
Crowds are gathering in many states despite coronavirus, and mixed messaging may be to blame: Experts

One Man's COVID-19 Death Raises The Worst Fears Of Many People With Disabilities
Coronavirus updates: New Jersey at 'very dangerous place,' governor says

French daily coronavirus infection rate back to lockdown levels

How Italy Turned Around Its Coronavirus Calamity - New York Times

In Florida, COVID-19 Death Toll Keeps Rising

Pennsylvania to use coronavirus aid for prepaid postage on ballots in November election

Trump planning for U.S. rollout of coronavirus vaccine falling short, officials warn

CDC: Children might play 'important role' in spreading COVID-19

Fauci testifies on coronavirus response

Fauci 'cautiously optimistic' to have a safe coronavirus vaccine by 'late fall and early winter'

Federal Push For Faster, Cheaper Coronavirus Tests Focuses On 7 New Technologies

Coronavirus updates: Florida reports 4th day of record deaths

Fauci explains why COVID is still surging in U.S. compared to other countries

U.S. Reaches $2.1 Billion Deal With Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline For COVID-19 Vaccine Push

US sinks another $2.1B into a potential vaccine

Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available

Doctors try pressurized oxygen chambers in COVID

There's a huge problem brewing for COVID-19 survivors that everyone's ignoring

Virus testing turnaround times reveal wide disparity

UK scientists immunize hundreds with virus vaccine

Vaccine Candidate Delivers Protection In A Single Shot (In Monkeys)

Fauci back on Capitol Hill as virus surge drives new fears

Heart damage found in coronavirus patients months after recovering from COVID-19, study says

India's coronavirus cases rise by a daily record of 55,078

The Latest: South Africa's cases inch close to half-million

Coronavirus: NYC reveals health and safety protocols for schools

Coronavirus hotspots ease, but officials warn normal is a long way off