Today's Top News Compilation - Wednesday, August 5, 2020

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

WH officials signal relief negotiations will end if agreement not reached by Friday

Yates says Obama, Biden didn’t influence Flynn investigation

Professor who accurately predicted every election since 1984 says Biden will beat Trump

Skepticism grows over Friday deadline for coronavirus deal

US accuses Russia of conducting sophisticated disinformation and propaganda campaign

Gallup poll finds highest Supreme Court approval rating since 2009

CIA steers clear of Senate Republican probe into Bidens

Clyburn claims Trump won’t leave office quietly, military might have to step in

Fact check: Trump makes at least 20 false claims in Fox & Friends interview

Trump campaign requests presidential debate in early September to address early voting

Yates: Comey went 'rogue' with Flynn interview

White House, congressional Democrats harden stances on coronavirus relief

Defense Secretary says Beirut explosion appears to have been 'an accident'

Top federal official says 'more details coming' on foreign election interference

Virus aid: Where things stand in high-level Washington talks

Biden scraps plans to travel to Milwaukee for nomination acceptance, citing coronavirus concerns

TikTok, WeChat and ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps should be removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says

Fact check: Trump ad edits out microphone and trees from Biden photo to make him seem alone in basement

Progressives say primary wins latest sign of momentum shift

Illinois lawmaker calls for Dem governor Pritzker to be held in contempt over coronavirus measures

Trump's perfect storm of a Kodak deal is getting new scrutiny

Dems, White House crawl along toward stimulus deal

Beirut port officials placed under house arrest following deadly blasts

Biden says he supports additional funding for the police

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone: Instagram Reels

Sens. Cotton, Blackburn, Loeffler introduce bill to allow concealed carry for prosecutors, federal judges

Former Army Delta Force officer, US ambassador sign secretive contract to develop Syrian oil fields

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut

'Optimistic' Democrats vow to stay in D.C. until coronavirus deal reached

McConnell open to extending $600 unemployment boost in coronavirus stimulus deal

Trump campaign uses altered photo of Biden in new ad
Trump says he is exploring executive action on evictions and unemployment relief

Lawmakers demand explanation for cutting federal funding to states for National Guard deployments

Biden to accept Democratic nomination virtually as DNC further scales back 2020 convention

Professor with history of correctly predicting elections forecasts that Biden will defeat Trump

No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans

Trump administration's probe of the Russia investigation may be nearing conclusion

White House' Meadows does not expect Trump to give Republican nomination address from Oval Office

How the Trump Administration Is Weaponizing Work Permits

Facebook removes video posted by Trump

Trump tempers description of Beirut explosion as an attack: 'Nobody knows yet'

Gone for good? Evidence signals many jobs aren’t coming back

Republicans in at least four states are helping Kanye West gain ballot access

Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion

Trump, in 'Fox & Friends' interview, warns it could take years to get election results with mass-mailed ballots

Congress stimulus negotiations: Things are finally starting to move

Ex-Trump adviser plans book on future of polarized America

Trump advocates for school reopenings: 'This thing is going away'

Biden snaps at question on cognitive test, likens it to asking reporter if he’s ‘a junkie’

Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Trump still not grasping the severity of the pandemic, source tells CNN

Trump says schools should reopen because children are 'virtually immune,' despite evidence suggesting they are not

‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib wins primary in Michigan

Democrats seek to exploit Trump-GOP tensions in COVID-19 talks
Biden Would End Border Wall Construction, But Wouldn't Tear Down Trump's Additions

'Catastrophe' in Beirut: Death toll rises, 200,000 homeless as blast leaves city in disarray

Trump trashes Obama's Lewis eulogy that pressed for voting rights

Ted Cruz bashes Oprah for 'lecture' on race: 'What utter, racist BS'

Trump calls for first presidential debate to be moved up due to early, mail-in voting

New York City to implement quarantine check points at key entry points

Dow heads four fourth straight days of gains as Disney shares surge
Sally Yates, DOJ Boss At Close Of Obama Era, Due In Senate Hearing Wednesday

Biden campaign announces $280 million ad buy through fall

Here's where the 2020 Senate map stands right now
Americans Back Trump On Immigration — But Only To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds

Exclusive: Democrats seek to increase racial diversity of pandemic relief oversight board

Trump says he may suspend payroll tax himself: Fox News interview

"I was counting on DACA": Some immigrants in "Dreamer" generation left unprotected from deportation after Trump move

Trump encourages mail voting in Florida but sues in Nevada

Undeterred by potential Trump ban, outside digital organizers rally enthusiasm for Joe Biden on TikTok
Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus Checks

Supreme Court set to consider $9.9b borrowing law

Poll: Trump, Ernst lead Democratic challengers by 3 points in Iowa

Trump rejects Obama's call to boost voting, says 'success' will heal racism

Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion

Ammonium nitrate stored at site of massive Beirut explosion: Officials

Trump considering executive order to reinstate enhanced unemployment benefits

Kodak stock rally draws attention of Elizabeth Warren and SEC

Key takeaways from Aug. 4 primaries

Trump says Florida can provide accurate vote-by-mail results because of its Republican governors

Federal judge pens scathing opinion on qualified immunity: 'Let us waste no time in righting this wrong'

Negotiators hit gas on coronavirus talks as frustration mounts

UK says too early to speculate on cause of massive blast in Beirut
Primary Results: Key Races In Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona, Washington State

Dem Senator walks out of Ted Cruz's Antifa hearing: 'I don't think you listen'

Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

Lebanon assesses aftermath of massive Beirut explosions

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Book claims Trump barred Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after financier hit on member's teen daughter

Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on 0

McConnell says he will likely rely on Democratic votes for coronavirus aid package

Endangered GOP senators are driving force for virus deal

Election results: Progressive Cori Bush ousts establishment Democrat Lacy Clay in Missouri

US defense officials contradict Trump: No indication yet of attack in Beirut

Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 100, injuring thousands

Paul Krugman, professors seek top economist's removal from influential job for criticizing Black Lives Matter

US satisfaction falls to lowest point in 9 years, poll finds

Senate Intel panel approves final Russia report, moves toward public release

Protest leader Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Clay in Missouri

Trump proposes attack theory to explain Beirut blast

Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in voting

Sen. Lindsey Graham holds one-point lead in tight SC race for reelection, poll finds

Kobach and Clay go down: Takeaways from a big primary night

Trump campaign considering possible convention acceptance speech from White House lawn

Louisville's top cops refuse to answer questions on Breonna Taylor case

Rep. Steve Watkins loses Kansas primary after voter fraud charges

In Michigan, an Election Day unlike any other

Trump believed Russia investigation undermined his world standing, Sessions told Mueller

Endangered Republicans to McConnell: Don't leave town

U.S.-China relations under 'unprecedented' strain, says Chinese ambassador to U.S.

Trump spares only Texas and Florida in cutting funds for National Guard

Trump says Lebanese explosion was caused by 'a bomb of some kind'
Trump says government to review $765M Kodak loan deal

U.N. ship damaged, peacekeepers injured

Dems, White House optimistic stimulus deal could be reached this week after both sides make concessions

Missouri voters latest to approve Medicaid expansion

Jonathan Swan reveals the simple secret to exposing Trump's lies: basic follow-up questions

Trump's wealth test for citizenship targets people of color

House Dems test tactics to mobilize mail-in voters

Gov. Noem on refusing to impose lockdown on South Dakota

Demise of Privacy Shield may be the end of U.S.-Europe data transfers

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Public health officials targeted over coronavirus pandemic response

Fauci says family has faced threats | Moderna to charge $32 to $37 a dose for its vaccine | NYC adding checkpoints to enforce quarantine

Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation

Fauci expects tens of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses at start of 2021

Senate Democrats propose 'Force to Fight COVID-19' in next coronavirus relief package

Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount

COVID-19: Are we safe from our own trash?

Coronavirus updates: US daily case count shoots back up over 50,000

Chicago public schools will begin school year entirely online: district

Choctaw Indians bear brunt of virus outbreak in Mississippi

Cuomo leads governors group as virus hits states

Global coronavirus deaths exceed 700,000, one person dies every 15 seconds on average

As Cases Rise Fast, Mississippi Governor Mandates Masks And Delays Start Of School

More than 500 inmates at Arizona prison test positive for COVID-19, according to corrections officials

Ohio joins New Jersey in ordering most students to wear masks at public schools

Trump's Covid-19 testing czar says the government is doing all it can on tests. That's not what the experts say.

After 'Severe' Delays, 6 States Band Together To Buy Coronavirus Tests

U.S. coronavirus fraud losses near $100 million as COVID scams double

Food Is Growing More Plentiful, So Why Do People Keep Warning Of Shortages?

Australia fears contagion as Victoria state reports record coronavirus deaths

Trump says US efforts 'working very well' as coronavirus death trends continue upward

Swiss health minister says new national COVID-19 restrictions unlikely