Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, August 24, 2020

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

Republican Convention takeaways: All Trump, all the time

Republicans pitch Trump as an empathetic leader protecting the country from Democrats on convention's first night

Republican National Convention Day One: live updates

GOP describes Trump's pandemic response as a triumph, paints dark picture of Biden's 'socialist' America

Trump, fellow Republicans paint dire portrait of a U.S. under Biden

Trump Jr. name-calls Biden in fiery RNC speech

RNC tries to make the case that Trump aggressively handled coronavirus

McCloskeys, St. Louis gun-wielding couple, warn: 'Your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America'

Convention speakers challenge Biden on race, make a play for Black voters

Trump Chats With Freed U.S. Hostages, Detainees

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP distort on health care, vote fraud

Nikki Haley says that Joe Biden has a record of weakness and failure

Republican National Convention 2020: Day 1

Trump steamrolls norms with White House convention speech, raising ethics concerns

Nikki Haley: It is a 'lie' that America is racist

McCloskeys, St. Louis gun-wielding couple, warn: 'Your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America'

Touting himself as a negotiator, Trump meets with hostages he helped bring home to U.S.

Republican National Convention Ends Night 1 With Plenty Of Attacks Against Democrats

Chris Wallace: The 2020 Republican National Convention is really the Trump convention

Republicans paint dark picture of future if Trump loses

Donald Trump Jr. warns of ‘silenced majority’ as RNC speakers say freedom, safety on the line in November

Wisconsin deploys National Guard as police shooting of Jacob Blake sparks unrest

Enthusiastic Kimberly Guilfoyle says 'the best is yet to come' with Pres. Trump

Transcript: Tim Scott's RNC remarks

Transcript: Nikki Haley's RNC speech

Sen. Tim Scott: President Trump built the most inclusive economy ever

New York attorney general seeks Eric Trump's testimony in Trump Organization probe

President Trump touts US economic recovery, warns Joe Biden will crater stocks

GOP activist Charlie Kirk calls Trump the 'bodyguard of western civilization' as he courts young voters

5 takeaways from Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' 1st joint interviews

Trump says without evidence that virus is fading

RNC warned by local health officials about lack of masks at convention

Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group

Can the GOP outflank the Dems’ moral high ground?

Trump wields California power woes to attack Biden

RNC 2020: Republican Party convention nominates Trump - full schedule

House Democrats grill postmaster general over delays in mail delivery

Trump's Postmaster General DeJoy commits to delivering election mail on time, slams 'false narrative'

Evangelicals ask Ivanka Trump to help migrant kids

Kenosha shooting: Protests erupt after US police shoot black man

Muslim ICE detainees forced to choose between expired meals or eating pork, advocate groups say

McCloskeys warn violence and riots will come 'to a neighborhood near you'

Biden, Harris to be regularly tested for COVID-19

Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech

Postmaster General DeJoy denies political influence as House questions mail delays

Republicans officially renominate Trump, Pence to lead GOP ticket in November

Trump says Americans can go to polls amid virus

In first convention appearance, Trump warns of 'rigged election'

Economy hurting after Congress fails to act on stimulus

Trump claims Democrats 'using COVID to steal an election'

RNC kicks off with in-person audience in stark contrast with DNC

Trump uses dark message to kick off RNC despite aides claims of optimism

More than two dozen former GOP lawmakers endorse Biden on 1st day of RNC

'Think of your life just prior to the plague': Trump celebrates renomination in Charlotte

Russian-backed organizations amplifying QAnon conspiracy theories, researchers say

Trump rails on mail-in voting in surprise remarks at convention

Mark Meadows defends Trump delivering RNC speech from White House despite ethics concerns

Manhattan DA agrees to delay enforcement of subpoena of Trump's tax returns

Jeff Flake joins over two-dozen former GOP members of Congress to launch ‘Republicans for Biden’

New York probing whether Donald Trump manipulated assets, says son Eric uncooperative

State Department memo warned Senate-approved officials against appearing at partisan events

DeJoy says Trump attacks on mail-in ballots ‘not helpful’

Exclusive: Business partner of Falwells says he had long affair with evangelical power couple

Police, protesters clash before RNC in Charlotte

In a tightening race, the trends are running in Trump's favor

Navalny Was Poisoned, But His Life Isn't in Danger, German Hospital Says

Over 1,000 DNC delegates voted against party platform, in sign of Dem discord

Trump officially becomes Republican nominee in 2020 race after delegates' roll call

Lincoln Project announces coalition of Republican women against Trump

AP-NORC poll: Trump faces pessimism as GOP convention opens

Cotton, Pompeo, Haley headline anti-China Republican convention
NY AG probes if Trump inflated assets for loans

House Democrat to DeJoy: 'Is your backup plan to be pardoned like Roger Stone?'

From a sister to advisers: The litany of people once close to Trump questioning his fitness for office

The battle for benefits in a swing state

Will reluctant Trump supporters stick with him in 2020?

Rep. Cooper asks whether Postmaster General DeJoy is above the law

Trump's off base about what happens if there's no clear election winner. Here's the deal

Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit US as hurricane

Kellyanne Conway announces she's leaving the White House and George Conway is stepping away from Lincoln Project

Kellyanne Conway to leave post in the White House to focus on her family

Trump seeks to reboot struggling campaign with a 'hopeful' convention

Trump’s moment: What’s at stake for GOP as convention begins

Redistricting control on the line in state elections

TRANSCRIPT: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris' first joint interview with ABC's David Muir

Trump-centric convention to emphasize Republicans' party of one

Pennsylvania voters believe their state may see a 2016 election repeat

Postal chief returns to Congress facing uproar over delays

Extra $300 Unemployment Payment: Who Will Get It and When? - New York Times

Republicans set to counter Democrats' convention narratives

Trump authorizes controversial COVID-19 treatment

The Memo: Trump bets it all on the base

Biden to ABC's Robin Roberts on 'you ain't Black' comment: 'I shouldn't have said it' but there's a 'fundamental difference' between me, Trump on race

WHAT TO WATCH: After Biden’s moment, it’s Trump’s prime-time

President Trump on his law and order agenda, efforts to help Black communities

Trump expected to make appearance every night of RNC this week

Black man shot, injured by U.S. police in Wisconsin, protests break out

White House transforms from people's house to campaign venue

Sunday shows - Leaked audio of Trump's sister reverberates

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s baseless claim of ‘deep state’ at FDA

Biden responds to Trump's attack on his mental fitness; Harris calls primary clash 'distraction'

The case against Russian agents accused of interfering in the 2016 election - 60 Minutes

Mnuchin Paved Way for Postal Service Shake-Up - New York Times

More than 1 million acres burned as firefighters brace for new lightning storm

Biden says he did not feel pressure to select a Black woman as his running mate

President Trump details his plans for health care reform, jobs training

Older White Voters Who Helped Trump Win May Be In Play

Biden sees 5-point favorability boost after convention: poll

Trump campaign announces speakers for Republican convention

Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic

Comedian Sarah Cooper mocks Trump's attacks on mail-in voting at 2020 DNC

Convention Gives Trump A Chance To Explain How He'll Make America Great Again, Again

Biden 'can hardly wait' for fall debates

U.S. Postal Service says House bill would hamper improvements

Top DHS official denies Trump avoided Russian election interference talks

How a Senate panel went beyond Mueller in documenting Trump campaign contacts with Russia

President Trump previews second term agenda, plans for Republican National Convention

Kamala Harris' Father, a Footnote in Her Speeches, Is a Prominent Economist - New York Times

Massive protests flood Belarus once more, as Lukashenko appears brandishing assault rifle

Christchurch shooting: Gunman Tarrant wanted to kill 'as many as possible'

Execution of Native American man stirs emotion within tribe

Dollar holds gains, looks to Powell's speech for direction
We'll be stuck in this recession for years, economists say

Louisiana officials launch investigation into fatal police-involved shooting of Black man

Kansas Democrat, 19, dropping out of state House race after link to ‘revenge porn’

Republican convention to kick off in North Carolina

Trump cites school choice, China as second-term priorities

NFL's Goodell to Kaepernick on protesting: 'I wish we had listened earlier'

Vindicated. Will His Experience Change Anything? - New York Times

Donald Trump was finally asked about Sarah Cooper's viral impersonations of him

Obama: Biden's and Sanders's goals 'not that different from a 40-thousand-foot level'

Louisiana Braces For 'One-Two Punch' Of Storms As Marco And Laura Approach Shore

Biden's campaign to run ad seizing on Trump's Goodyear comments

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Secretary Azar: President Trump demands COVID treatments be made available as soon as FDA standards are met

Hong Kong man becomes first patient to be reinfected with coronavirus, researchers say

COVID-19 is ‘a crisis within a crisis’ for homeless people

Another COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients Come Off Ventilator But Linger In A Coma

AstraZeneca denies White House is fast-tracking its Covid-19 vaccine
Lab blames 77 false NFL COVID-19 positives on contamination

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to market will be hard. Getting Americans to use it will be, too.

Coronavirus updates: Florida COVID-19 cases on verge of grim milestone

Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

FDA issues emergency authorization for COVID-19 treatment

Coronavirus hasn't stopped groups from gathering, but it has led to grim consequences

EPA to OK American Airlines use of surface coating to fight COVID-19

Colleges and universities across US halt in-person classes and begin campus monitoring after rising coronavirus cases

As COVID-19 surges on campuses, in-person learning becomes less of a reality

US Treasury yields move lower as investors monitor coronavirus treatment news

Trump hails FDA's authorization of plasma treatment for coronavirus, after slamming agency

1,000 More Coronavirus Deaths In The Past Day, CDC Says

Man in Walmart gives customers hugs and tells them they now have Covid-19

Seoul mandates face masks as South Korea battles spike in coronavirus