Today's Top News Compilation - Tuesday, August 4, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

2020 election could be under threat from "old adversaries" and "domestic disinformation campaigns"

Teen accused in Twitter hack pleads not guilty

Third party mailers muddle absentee ballot process in Georgia

Senate could be in session until deal reached on coronavirus bill

High-profile Dems fight for their seats as 5 states hold primaries

Trump’s demand for US cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented

Nursing home providers accused of misusing federal dollars received millions in COVID-19 funds: report

Federal agents raid offices of company tied to Ukrainian oligarch

'Never Trump' Republicans team with progressives to convert the president's religious base

Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured, health minister says

High rate of cyberattacks amid COVID-19: Report

Dow gains for third day running, NASDAQ sets new record

Warren asks SEC to investigate Kodak deal

Trump campaign makes voter-registration gains in 3 key battleground states

Key GOP senator backs food stamp boost in virus relief bill

Trump on 1,000 Americans a day dying from COVID-19: "It is what it is"

White House, Congress head toward new round of COVID-19 talks as pressure grows

White House eyes executive orders to upend virus negotiations

Election security expert says 2016 was 'worst case scenario' for public's confidence in elections, remains 'biggest challenge' in 2020

Class-Action Lawsuit Claims TikTok Steals Children's Data And Sends It To China

Spain puzzles over ex-King Juan Carlos's whereabouts

Business groups urge Congress to allow tax deductions for expenses paid with PPP loans

German ambassador pick disparaged immigrants and refugees, called for martial law at US-Mexico border

Kanye West dropped from New Jersey ballot consideration for invalid signatures

Being a Chinese student in the US: ‘Neither the US nor China wants us’

Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks

Primaries Tuesday in 5 states: 5 things to watch

High-profile Dems fight for their seats as 5 states hold primaries

Tensions flare as GOP's Biden probe ramps up

Pelosi on the coronavirus stimulus price tag she's willing to settle for: '$3.4 trillion'

Fact check: Trump says he can use executive authority on mail voting. Can he?

Senators holding behind-the-scenes talks on breaking coronavirus package stalemate

Kansas set to decide Kobach’s fate — and possibly the Senate’s

Trump downplays John Lewis' legacy: "He didn't come to my inauguration"

Trump on Covid death toll: 'It is what it is'

Bolton says he will 'write in somebody' rather than voting for Biden or Trump in 2020 election

Trump reverses, encourages vote by mail — in Florida

Trump warns election result could take 'two months' because of mail-in voting

Senate Republican Primary In Kansas Highlights 5 Races To Watch Tuesday

Silicon Valley is losing the battle against election misinformation

Top Senate Democrat says COVID-19 relief talks 'moving in the right direction'

With early-voting states in mind, Trump campaign resets

Graham leads Democratic challenger Harrison by 1 point in South Carolina: poll

US 'discriminatory' to deny Puerto Rico aid: Judge

Joe Biden holds final interviews with VP candidates as he looks to announce pick next week

Chinese media blasts U.S. over TikTok 'theft' and 'smash and grab'

CDC expects 2020 outbreak of rare, life-threatening condition affecting children

Tornadoes tear through U.S. Northeast as Tropical Storm Isaias rages

'You're fired': Trump goes after Tennessee Valley Authority again

Touting Her Experience, Susan Rice Makes Her Case For Biden's VP Slot

MSNBC producer pens scathing exit letter: Ratings model 'blocks diversity of thought and content'

Rep. Louie Gohmert's daughter rebukes him for not wearing a mask before coronavirus diagnosis

Republican senator gives Trump 'big stick' to carry as election nears

Karen Bass faces down past as questions mount over Cuba, Scientology, Nation of Islam events

Trump quiet in high-profile primaries amid intra-party fights

Trump defends wishing Ghislaine Maxwell well

Polling analysis: Do voters view Biden and Trump as moderate or extreme?

Trump snubs civil right icon Lewis, cites absence at 2017 inauguration

Strict mail-in voting rules maintained by foreign nations, new report finds

Donald Trump mispronounces 'Yosemite' at White House event

Voting starts in one month in this battleground state — whether Trump is ready or not

Massive explosion shocks Beirut

Obama issues first 2020 endorsements: 'Our country's future hangs on this election'

NYC health commissioner resigns, citing de Blasio's handling of coronavirus pandemic

Possible Biden VP pick Susan Rice says past experience with global diseases prepares her to handle current pandemic

Tropical Storm Isaias live updates: Latest damage, projected path

Biden assails Trump for 'bald-faced lies' about voting by mail

Trump claims authority to issue order on mail-in votes

Democratic leaders report 'some progress' in talks with White House

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina

Trump ramps us attacks as Biden considers running mate (video)

These Conservatives Have a Laser Focus: 'Owning the Libs' - New York Times

Leaked body cam footage shows beginning of George Floyd arrest

Merritt Corrigan, USAID liaison to White House with history of anti-LGBTQ comments, fired after inflammatory tweets

NY attorney expands inquiry into Trump 'criminal conduct'

Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More

Thousands without power as Hurricane Isaias slams into Carolina coast

Who CARES about the unemployed? How COVID benefit bill died in the Senate

Trump giving $35 million to aid human trafficking survivors

Cruz, ahead of Antifa hearing, describes riots in US cities as ‘organized terror attacks’

Microsoft sees $95 billion boost on possible TikTok deal

Trump again wishes Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell 'well' as she awaits trial on sex trafficking charges

White House sued over lack of sign language interpreters at coronavirus briefings

White House adviser Navarro suggests Microsoft divest China holdings

Navy Investigating Video Of K-9 Attack Demonstration Using Kaepernick Jersey

DOJ, FBI review of surveillance applications finds almost all errors are minor

Sen. Graham on expectations for Sally Yates' testimony

Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue

Fact check: Another Trump briefing, more Trump falsehoods on coronavirus and mail-in voting

Britain pushes on with U.S. trade talks despite presidential election

Two Black moms say Secret Service handcuffed them, separated them from kids with no cause

Smile more? Some critics see sexism in debate over Biden VP

Map: More than 600,000 businesses got $150,000-plus PPP loans. Here are the ones near you that received them.

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Minnesota drops mail-in voting witness requirement ahead of November election

Wife blames Trump, lack of masks for husband's coronavirus death in obit: 'May Karma find you all'

Lobbying for Russian pipeline spikes in Washington

Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire

Coronavirus News and Updates:

As COVID Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits

‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million virus cases

COVID-19 could disrupt rare polio-like disease

In Pandemic, Green Doesn't Mean 'Go.' How Did Public Health Guidance Get So Muddled?

Special Report: Local governments 'overwhelmed' in race to trace U.S. COVID contacts

Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds

Poll: 31 percent trust Trump on coronavirus

Florida lawmaker battling COVID wades into hydroxychloroquine debate

On coronavirus trust, Republicans are the outliers

Virus ravages poor California county along Mexican border

Bridging historic disparities with Covid vaccines

Uncle Sam's coronavirus aid looks a lot like a wealth transfer to the rich

Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita

U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education

'We're in for a bad and rocky ride:' Ex-WHO doctor who helped eradicate smallpox predicts COVID-19 turmoil for years

Nursing homes see hope in new antibody trials

Nebraska boy, 6, dies after diagnosed with COVID-19, report

There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO warns

Coronavirus updates: Donald Trump irked with Dr. Deborah Birx; British test yields results in 90 minutes; 7 Cardinals players infected

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Coronavirus: Millions return to lockdown in Philippines

Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation