Today's Top News Compilation - Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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

Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law-and-order’ push

Trump to 'surge' federal agents to Chicago, other cities, amid spike in violent crime

Court documents reveal secretive federal unit deployed for 'Operation Diligent Valor' in Oregon

Trump says coronavirus response is "working out"

Timeline: The Unraveling Of U.S.-China Relations

White House, senior Republicans pour cold water on short-term unemployment extension

Poll shows tight race between Trump and Biden in traditionally Republican Texas

Barr says leading cause of death for young Black males is homicide: 'Those lives matter'

House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol

Trump responds to Biden's accusation of racism by comparing himself to Lincoln

Biden calls Trump the first racist to win the presidency

Who's behind Trump's big polling deficit? Two key groups defecting to Biden.

Mothers across U.S. stand up to federal agents at anti-racism protests

Oregon Democrats formally request investigations into DHS, DOJ response to Portland riots

Legality of federal agents in Portland scrutinized

Biden ratchets up racism allegations against president, Trump campaign calls claim 'outrageous'

Chinese consulate in Houston was hotspot for spying, say U.S. officials

House sends 'holy grail' conservation legislation to Trump

Trump Expands Deployment Of Federal Agents To End 'Explosion Of Shootings'

House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim

Trump: I've done more for Black people than anyone, maybe Lincoln

House Democrats call for resignation of USAID political appointee with history of 'homophobic' comments

Barr calls reaction to George Floyd's death 'extreme'

Oregon governor compares federal officers to 'secret police abducting people'

NAACP Sues Betsy DeVos Over Federal Aid Money For Private Schools

Watch live: President Trump holds a press conference

What Democrats and Republicans want in the next coronavirus relief package

Beyond Portland: Can mayors sue Trump to keep out federal police? It's not that simple.

Divides on coronavirus bill prompt Trump, Senate Republicans to discuss unemployment extension

Biden plans, addressing issues from climate to elder care, near $10 trillion price tag

Trump spoils for violence with vow to deploy more federal police

Trump, Barr to expand anti-crime surge to several US cities

China vows to retaliate after US consulate order

Full interview: President Trump on 'Fox News Sunday' (video)

Trump's unconstitutional new memo is a cruel attempt to score political points

Liz Cheney defends pro-Trump bona fides after GOP attacks

Trump set to expand federal policing effort to Chicago and Albuquerque

As federal deployment looms, Chicago mayor calls for end of violence

Dem Rep. Bobby Rush claims Trump 'wants to instigate a race war’

Trump's Remedy for Low Poll Numbers: Reminding People Polls Can Be Wrong (NY Times)

Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant

House Dems push legislation to criminalize quid-pro-quo pardons
U.S. appeals court won't unseal papers in Facebook encryption fight

Senate Republicans consider short-term extension of unemployment benefits

Stimulus negotiations: Republican venting session shows just how deep GOP rifts go

Dems press McConnell on virus aid, but some in GOP revolt

Trump shifts stance amid coronavirus woes

Mail-in voting faces slew of issues nationwide, as emergency USPS memo sounds alarm

Trade groups sue administration over visas

Biden, leading Trump by eight points, also has a big advantage with undecided voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Trump's pick to head Office of Personnel Management spread 'satanic' conspiracy theory, called Democrats party of 'Islam' and 'gender-bending'

Trump's Tulsa Rally Drew Sparse Crowd, but It Cost $2.2 Million

Canadian court invalidates asylum agreement with the US

GOP lawmaker condemns Trump remarks on Maxwell

Judge rejects plea to release immigrant families in detention due to Covid-19

AOC calls out GOP Rep. Ted Yoho after he semi-apologizes for berating her: 'This is not an apology'

GOP Rep. Ted Yoho apologizes on House floor after profane comment about AOC

Ohio nuclear bailout law scandal grows

House to vote on removing Confederate statues from Capitol

Congress weighs kicking racist chief justice from Capitol

Past D.C. Bar Association chiefs call for probe of William Barr

Cincinnati Reds players kneel during national anthem

U.S. orders closure of China's Houston consulate, prompting furious response from Beijing

Matt Gaetz appears to run afoul of House ethics rules

Trump has been on both sides of the states’ rights argument

Biden accuses Trump of 'egregious tactics' in Portland protest crackdown

Pelosi calls coronavirus the 'Trump virus'

Twitter to crack down on accounts espousing far-right conspiracy theory 'QAnon'

Why the Black Lives Matter movement doesn't want a singular leader

‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to US agents in cities

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers want court to muzzle prosecutors, lawyers for accusers

US spy chief offers to deliver limited public threat assessment to Congress

Trump accelerates China punishments in time for reelection

Elizabeth Warren’s new role: Key Joe Biden policy adviser

Standoff in Portland as chaos envelops parts of the city

Trump’s Endorsement Record Is Not As Impressive as He Makes It Out To Be

Trump campaign raises $20 million in virtual fundraiser

Twitter unveils plan to limit QAnon activity in new crackdown

Pandemic lawsuits from voters, worshipers, prisoners meet roadblock at Supreme Court

Susan Collins withholds support from Trump despite endorsing previous GOP presidential nominees

Democratic group looks to close Trump-Biden enthusiasm gap

Chicago's Lori Lightfoot tweets against Trump as bullets fly outside funeral home

More than a dozen people wounded in shooting near Chicago funeral home

Heavily armed US agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?

Americans tune in to ‘cancel culture’ — and don't like what they see

Lawmakers perplexed by billions in unspent Covid-19 testing money

The Lincoln Project releases laugh track ad hammering Trump

Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas backs Marshall over Kobach in GOP primary

Tsunami warning canceled hours after strong earthquake hit off Alaska

China says US orders it to close its consulate in Houston

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Senate GOP and White House strike deal on $16 billion for coronavirus testing

Arizona sees ray of hope in virus battle but cases rise in 44 U.S. states

Coronavirus updates: CDC changes guidance on isolating adults with COVID-19

Trump’s end run around CDC brings threat of fewer drugs for hospitals

California surpasses New York as worst-hit state in coronavirus cases

US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses

Disaster Relief For The Elderly And Disabled Is Already Hard. Now Add A Pandemic

Multiple vaccine doses could be necessary to protect from coronavirus, Bill Gates says

Coronavirus updates: This state now has the most cases in US

AP-NORC poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening

FEMA boss clashes with Dem rep over pandemic planning at hearing: 'I’m not telling you that'

Ohio governor issues mandatory statewide mask order

US labs buckle amid testing surge; world virus cases top 15M

Despite Trump threat, growing number of school districts move to virtual learning to start academic year

U.S. coronavirus infections, hospitalizations rise, crisis could worsen

DC mayor to order mandatory masks as infections rise again

Pfizer in pact to provide U.S. with 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Outbreak at pork plant was larger than state said

Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million

Coronavirus Infections Far Higher Than Confirmed But Most Americans Still Not Exposed

US records over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time in July

Some at Trump properties flout face-covering rules

Rapid, Cheap, Less Accurate Coronavirus Testing Has A Place, Scientists Say

NFL: Total of 59 players test positive for COVID-19, union says

'What in the hell are we doing?' Divided Senate Republicans clash over coronavirus relief

U.S. Disaster Response Scrambles To Protect People From Both Hurricanes And COVID-19