Today's Top News Compilation - Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

GOP: Trump renomination vote to be held in private

New Jersey Assembly passes bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain professional licenses

GOP convention in Charlotte closed to press, portions will be livestreamed

Graham defends Trump on TikTok, backs Microsoft purchase

Q&A: What would a US ban on Chinese-owned app TikTok mean?

Federal appeals court rejects Stormy Daniels libel case against Trump
Texas city commissioner killed in gun battle with police

Here are top contenders to be Biden's VP

'Wrong!': Trump slams Fauci over testimony on Covid-19 surge

Unemployed Americans anxious for additional COVID relief after $600 payment runs out

Dems demand answers over claims DHS compiled intelligence reports on journalists in Portland

Trump's muddled message isn't landing

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok’s US business

Pelosi calls relief package discussions "productive" but no deal yet

Isaias weakens to tropical storm, likely to strengthen as it aims for eastern Florida

Biden calls on Trump, Congress to enact an emergency housing program

Enhanced jobless benefits expired overnight: Here's where Congress' negotiations stand

British lawmaker arrested after rape allegation, Sunday Times reports

Trump's own intelligence officials contradict his repeated claims of mail-in voting fraud

Negotiators report progress in COVID-19 aid talks

Congressman Raúl Grijalva tests positive for coronavirus

Trump struggles to stay on script, frustrating GOP again

Mail Delays Fuel Concern Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Ahead of Voting - New York Times

Facebook puts global block on Brazil's Bolsonaro supporters

Trump campaign to resume TV ads on Monday with new targets in its sights

White House, Democrats appear to inch closer to a deal on COVID-19 relief bill

Rubio 'not concerned' about mail-in voting in Florida

Trump campaign targets Bass amid speculation over Biden VP pick

Mnuchin: Coronavirus relief talks 'at an impasse' over a larger package

Progress seen in coronavirus relief talks — but still ‘a lot of work to do’

Karen Bass, on Biden VP shortlist, scrambles to explain remarks on Castro, Scientology

What we know — and what we don't — about Susan Rice, a potential Biden VP pick
Formerly incarcerated woman runs to be 1st Black woman in Congress from Tennessee

Trump threat to TikTok generates storm of criticism from users

Bass addresses past remarks praising Scientology

Supercut Shows Fox Personalities Saying Trump Will Never Do Something. He Just Did.

AP Analysis: Why Trump’s election delay tweet matters

Frustration builds as negotiators struggle to reach COVID-19 deal
President Trump says he will ban TikTok in US
Negotiators huddle in Capitol after $600 benefit expires

DHS removes official who oversaw intelligence reports on journalists

TikTok responds to Trump: We're not going anywhere

Kamala Harris supports freeing ex-aide from NDA after $35G settlement deal: reports

Ruth Bader Ginsburg worked through her fifth bout of cancer to help shape a blockbuster Supreme Court term

Alexander Vindman, key impeachment inquiry witness, says nation's values are threatened under Trump

Stimulus checks debate now focuses on size, eligibility

Landmark Fed business rescue struggles amid economy's woes

GOP fears Trump attacks on mail-in vote will sabotage turnout

Inside the White House's attempt to message its way out of the coronavirus crisis

Rep. Ken Buck says Trump administration, Democratic congressional leaders must reach deal on COVID relief

Congressional Democrats, White House set for talks on coronavirus bill

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s election agitations and distortions

4 ways Biden's running mate could help — or hurt — the Democratic ticket

Senior DHS official reassigned after office compiled intel reports on journalists, protesters

'Nobody likes me,' Trump complains, as even his allies fade

Justice Department schedules two more federal executions

Hurricane Isaias lashes the Bahamas as it bears down on Florida

US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

Barr Makes It Official—He’s Trump’s New “Fixer”

Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins

Watchdog group accuses Stephen Miller of violating Hatch Act with Biden comments

Biden Wants The Fed To Help Close Racial Economic Gaps. How Would That Work?

Enhanced jobless benefits expired overnight: Here's where Congress' negotiations stand

Riots. Radicalism. Corruption. Trump and Biden supporters turn to apocalyptic themes in campaign ad wars.

Iran says it has detained U.S.-based opposition leader over 2008 bomb attack

Democrats are stronger favorites in tight race for Senate control

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman retires, cites 'bullying' by Trump after impeachment testimony
Officials rush to catch invasive 'murder hornets'

Bari Weiss rips cancel culture as 'social murder' on Bill Maher show

McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary

Trump administration to increase immigration fees, impose fee for asylum claims

Key impeachment witness Vindman rebukes Trump on retirement from military

Trump campaign fighting to make it harder for Democrats to vote by mail

Coronavirus News and Updates:

California records 219 deaths in one day, breaking previous record

South Africa hits 500,000 confirmed cases, still not at peak
Coronavirus updates: House Dem tests positive, calls out Republicans
How California lost control over COVID-19 despite early successes

Record coronavirus case rises reported as U.S. faces stark death toll projection

U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise

Coronavirus: Thousands protest in Germany against restrictions

Public Health Expert Calls To Repair Distrust In A COVID-19 Vaccine

Senators: You can't let COVID-19 leave women and people of color behind

Coronavirus: Russia plans mass vaccination campaign in October
Coronavirus updates: Ohio State requiring students sign pledge before return

Rapid coronavirus testing for Congress a hot topic again after Rep. Gohmert catches COVID-19

U.S. records over 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July

In Rural Missouri, Latinx Communities Learn To Contain And Cope With The Coronavirus

Thousands march against coronavirus restrictions in Berlin

Vietnam's Danang to test entire population as outbreak spreads beyond city

COVID-19 Hospital Data System That Bypasses CDC Plagued By Delays, Inaccuracies

South Korean prosecutors arrest leader of church tied to virus cases