Jul 26, 2020 Admin Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: White House pushes for slashing expanded jobless benefits despite rises in unemployment, coronavirus Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads Rep. John Lewis taken across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma DHS Secretary Wolf says Portland protests different from 'normal criminal activity CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan Protests erupt nationwide in solidarity with Portland demonstrations Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates Courthouse set on fire during protest GOP Covid relief talks continue Transcript: HHS Secretary Alex Azar on "Face the Nation," July 26, 2020 Mnuchin optimistic as GOP set to introduce Senate coronavirus stimulus bill Monday Pro-Trump super PAC losing the money race to Democrats From Donald Trump to Ted Yoho, Republicans are losing with women voters'' Protests erupt nationwide in solidarity with Portland demonstrations Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured Azar blames testing delays on states Olivia De Havilland, One Of Hollywood's Longest Living Legends, Dies At 104 Approval of Trump's handling of coronavirus hits new low Poll: Biden leads Trump in battleground Arizona 100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near Man shot and killed at Austin protest Pelosi says Congress "can't go home without" a deal on coronavirus relief package CNN Polls: Biden leads in three key states Trump won in 2016 Everywhere and nowhere: The many layers of ‘cancel culture’ For Republicans, Cheney public squabble shows fracture Cruz says Pelosi's objectives are "shoveling cash at the problem and shutting America down" Trump is behind in a state no Republican has won the presidency without in 96 years Transcript: Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation," July 26, 2020 Cruz accuses Democrats of coordinated effort to keep schools, businesses closed to hurt Trump Trump Tries To Appeal To 'Housewives' And White Suburbs, But His Views Seem Outdated Transcript: Senator Ted Cruz on "Face the Nation," July 26, 2020 Hunger organization pushes out Yoho after Capitol incident Secret source for anti-Trump Steele dossier is revealed Mnuchin: Virus aid package soon, $1,200 checks by August Judge denies Trump administration request to delay deadline to release migrants from ICE detention centers Lawmakers negotiating new pandemic relief bill as $600 unemployment benefit set to expire Sinclair to delay segment featuring 'Plandemic' conspiracy theory Trump administration backs partial extension of jobless benefits through year's end Reagan Foundation asks Trump campaign, RNC to stop using former president's name to raise money Trump 'closely monitoring' hurricanes as Hanna makes landfall in pandemic-stricken Texas Portland: Big protest crowds again over US agents’ presence San Francisco bus driver assaulted with bat over mask order Trump is calling protesters who disagree with him terrorists. That puts him in the company of the world's autocrats Native scholar says Communist China has 'met its match' with Trump admin following consulate closure Meadows, Mnuchin make rare weekend trip to the Hill amid coronavirus relief talks Seattle police declare riot amid ongoing protests Ahead of U.S. election, China braces for rocky ride, potential change 'He's scaring our own voters': Republicans run into a Donald Trump problem as they push mail voting John Lewis has 'come home': Civil rights hero honored in his Alabama hometown Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired GOP senators push for stimulus checks to almost 2M excluded Americans 3 members of armed militia shot at Breonna Taylor protest Hurricane Douglas bears down on Hawaii, residents taking it in stride Biden campaign ramps up for 100-day push Harris seen as Biden VP favorite as clock ticks As Concerns About Voting Build, The Supreme Court Refuses To Step In US officials raid Chinese consulate in Houston believed to be spy hub Hurricane Hanna batters southern Texas Seattle protesters set fire to juvenile detention center construction site Kanye West tweets he 'can beat Biden off of write ins' 'Wall of Vets,' join protests in Portland Regis Philbin, iconic US TV host, dies aged 88 One person shot, killed during Black Lives Matter protest in Texas Biden steps up attacks on Trump as White House race heats up Istanbul Convention: Poland to leave European treaty on violence against women Black armed protesters march in Kentucky demanding justice for Breonna Taylor ‘We can all relate to this.’ Why AOC’s speech on sexism struck a chord beyond Washington Coronavirus News and Updates: U.S. CDC reports 4,163,892 coronavirus cases Strained system worsens COVID testing delays COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge In States Across The U.S. Trump administration invests $472M more in Moderna vaccine candidate Florida records 9,300 new coronavirus cases, blows past New York Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured Gottlieb warns uncontrolled coronavirus spread in a community makes it "very hard to open" schools in fall 'Love And Solidarity': Amid Coronavirus, Mutual Aid Groups Resurge In New York City Italian island spared from COVID outbreak Internal FEMA memo reveals Arizona coronavirus patients taken to New Mexico over staffing shortages: report The Latest: Number of cases worldwide tops 16 million Reds infielder Davidson tests positive for COVID-19 Hanna's rain remains biggest threat to virus hot spot Texas North Korea puts city under lockdown over virus Asia Today: Australia state reports 10 new deaths, 459 cases Brazil's Bolsonaro says he's tested negative for coronavirus Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids Last edited: Jul 26, 2020Click to expand...
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: White House pushes for slashing expanded jobless benefits despite rises in unemployment, coronavirus Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads Rep. John Lewis taken across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma DHS Secretary Wolf says Portland protests different from 'normal criminal activity CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan Protests erupt nationwide in solidarity with Portland demonstrations Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates Courthouse set on fire during protest GOP Covid relief talks continue Transcript: HHS Secretary Alex Azar on "Face the Nation," July 26, 2020 Mnuchin optimistic as GOP set to introduce Senate coronavirus stimulus bill Monday Pro-Trump super PAC losing the money race to Democrats From Donald Trump to Ted Yoho, Republicans are losing with women voters'' Protests erupt nationwide in solidarity with Portland demonstrations Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured Azar blames testing delays on states Olivia De Havilland, One Of Hollywood's Longest Living Legends, Dies At 104 Approval of Trump's handling of coronavirus hits new low Poll: Biden leads Trump in battleground Arizona 100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near Man shot and killed at Austin protest Pelosi says Congress "can't go home without" a deal on coronavirus relief package CNN Polls: Biden leads in three key states Trump won in 2016 Everywhere and nowhere: The many layers of ‘cancel culture’ For Republicans, Cheney public squabble shows fracture Cruz says Pelosi's objectives are "shoveling cash at the problem and shutting America down" Trump is behind in a state no Republican has won the presidency without in 96 years Transcript: Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation," July 26, 2020 Cruz accuses Democrats of coordinated effort to keep schools, businesses closed to hurt Trump Trump Tries To Appeal To 'Housewives' And White Suburbs, But His Views Seem Outdated Transcript: Senator Ted Cruz on "Face the Nation," July 26, 2020 Hunger organization pushes out Yoho after Capitol incident Secret source for anti-Trump Steele dossier is revealed Mnuchin: Virus aid package soon, $1,200 checks by August Judge denies Trump administration request to delay deadline to release migrants from ICE detention centers Lawmakers negotiating new pandemic relief bill as $600 unemployment benefit set to expire Sinclair to delay segment featuring 'Plandemic' conspiracy theory Trump administration backs partial extension of jobless benefits through year's end Reagan Foundation asks Trump campaign, RNC to stop using former president's name to raise money Trump 'closely monitoring' hurricanes as Hanna makes landfall in pandemic-stricken Texas Portland: Big protest crowds again over US agents’ presence San Francisco bus driver assaulted with bat over mask order Trump is calling protesters who disagree with him terrorists. That puts him in the company of the world's autocrats Native scholar says Communist China has 'met its match' with Trump admin following consulate closure Meadows, Mnuchin make rare weekend trip to the Hill amid coronavirus relief talks Seattle police declare riot amid ongoing protests Ahead of U.S. election, China braces for rocky ride, potential change 'He's scaring our own voters': Republicans run into a Donald Trump problem as they push mail voting John Lewis has 'come home': Civil rights hero honored in his Alabama hometown Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired GOP senators push for stimulus checks to almost 2M excluded Americans 3 members of armed militia shot at Breonna Taylor protest Hurricane Douglas bears down on Hawaii, residents taking it in stride Biden campaign ramps up for 100-day push Harris seen as Biden VP favorite as clock ticks As Concerns About Voting Build, The Supreme Court Refuses To Step In US officials raid Chinese consulate in Houston believed to be spy hub Hurricane Hanna batters southern Texas Seattle protesters set fire to juvenile detention center construction site Kanye West tweets he 'can beat Biden off of write ins' 'Wall of Vets,' join protests in Portland Regis Philbin, iconic US TV host, dies aged 88 One person shot, killed during Black Lives Matter protest in Texas Biden steps up attacks on Trump as White House race heats up Istanbul Convention: Poland to leave European treaty on violence against women Black armed protesters march in Kentucky demanding justice for Breonna Taylor ‘We can all relate to this.’ Why AOC’s speech on sexism struck a chord beyond Washington Coronavirus News and Updates: U.S. CDC reports 4,163,892 coronavirus cases Strained system worsens COVID testing delays COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge In States Across The U.S. Trump administration invests $472M more in Moderna vaccine candidate Florida records 9,300 new coronavirus cases, blows past New York Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured Gottlieb warns uncontrolled coronavirus spread in a community makes it "very hard to open" schools in fall 'Love And Solidarity': Amid Coronavirus, Mutual Aid Groups Resurge In New York City Italian island spared from COVID outbreak Internal FEMA memo reveals Arizona coronavirus patients taken to New Mexico over staffing shortages: report The Latest: Number of cases worldwide tops 16 million Reds infielder Davidson tests positive for COVID-19 Hanna's rain remains biggest threat to virus hot spot Texas North Korea puts city under lockdown over virus Asia Today: Australia state reports 10 new deaths, 459 cases Brazil's Bolsonaro says he's tested negative for coronavirus Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids