Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Approval of Trump's pandemic response stays steady, Biden favored in election: Reuters/IPSOS poll - Reuters
- Trump to sign executive order on social media amid Twitter furor - Politico
- Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What’s next? - AP
- Dorsey defends decision to fact check Trump tweet: 'More transparency from us is critical' - The Hill
- Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn’t have - AP
- Trump, downplaying deaths, once claimed US would never see 100,000 milestone - ABC News
- Trump says he's ordered DOJ, FBI to investigate George Floyd's death, calls it a 'very, very sad' situation - Fox News
- Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19 - NPR
- Inquiry into Russia probe carries political consequences - AP
- The Memo: Trump's Scarborough tweets unsettle his allies - The Hill
- 2020 Senate races: The seats Democrats and Republicans are hoping to flip - CBS News
- House Dems adjourn without FISA vote after Trump announces veto threat - Fox News
- Bipartisan opposition leaves surveillance bill in doubt - AP
- As Trump rails against mail-in voting, his campaign tries to make it easier for Pennsylvania supporters - NBC News
- Kevin McCarthy slams Democrats on first day of proxy voting: 'NOT what the Founders had in mind' - Fox News
- Bad state data hides coronavirus threat as Trump pushes reopening - Politico
- Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown - AP
- Trump finds himself playing campaign defense with core elements of his base - NBC News
- Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week - AP
- How Covid-19 pushed Twitter to fact-check Trump’s tweets - Politico
- New FBI document confirms the Trump campaign was investigated without justification - The Hill
- Frustration builds in key committee ahead of Graham subpoena vote - The Hill
- Rebuffing Criticism, China Moves Forward With Hong Kong Security Law - Reuters
- Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China - AP
- COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows - Reuters
- Warren's VP bid faces obstacle: Her state's Republican governor - The Hill
- Famed Democratic pollster: Warren as VP would lead to Biden victory - Politico
- 'We All Feel At Risk': 100,000 People Dead From COVID-19 In The U.S. - NPR
- Man loses office lease after viral video shows him calling police on black entrepreneurs using building's gym - The Hill
- Tulsi Gabbard drops defamation suit against Hillary Clinton - Fox News
- US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown - AP
- Dem NM governor reportedly violated coronavirus order, kept business open so she could buy jewelry - Fox News
- Trump’s plan to celebrate space launch hits weather snag - AP
- U.S. government cuts off early look at economic data for news media - CBS News
- Protest over George Floyd death turns violent, deadly in Minneapolis - NBC News
- House casts proxy votes in pandemic, Republicans have doubts - AP
- Staunch Trump ally Richard Grenell to end tumultuous tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Germany - CBS News
- How One Blue State Reopened Early - Politico
