Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, September 21, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

Threat of government shutdown arises as talks fail

Federal court rejects Trump campaign's effort to stop Nevada's mail ballot plan
Trump calls his handling of pandemic 'phenomenal' as US death toll nears 200K

Biden hammers Trump over coronavirus response: 'The virus was too big for him'

Trump administration shakes up HHS personnel office after tumultuous hires
House Democrats charge health care inadequate in ICE facilities amid allegations of medical neglect

Female judges come into spotlight as Trump says he’s narrowing his SCOTUS list
Trump officials rush to make it tougher for skilled foreign workers to gain visas

Poll: Half say election winner should appoint next justice
Nearly 9 million Americans haven't received stimulus checks: Report

McConnell: Senate could confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg's court replacement before election

McConnell digs in on vow to fill Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat

Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection

Protests over Supreme Court vacancy target homes of top GOP lawmakers

CBO warns federal debt will nearly double GDP by 2050

Supreme Court vacancy brings new urgency to battle for Senate control. Here's a look at the ratings
Stocks Tumble On Big Banks' Role In Money Laundering Report, Fears Of Relief Delay
Texas Democrats roll out first wave of planned digital ads as Election Day nears
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden ahead in Wisconsin, a close race in Pennsylvania

Crenshaw: Trump turns off suburban voters

Senators to watch during Supreme Court nomination fight

Biden's six best bets in 2016 Trump states

Ben Shapiro warns Democrats push to pack Supreme Court would be 'country-shattering'

Lawmakers still have no bipartisan deal to avert shutdown as McConnell takes issue with Democrats' stopgap measure

The Latest: Manchin against high court vote before election
Supreme Court fight could elevate Kamala Harris' profile

Trump may meet with potential Supreme Court pick in Miami

US unveils new Iran sanctions after effort to reimpose UN penalties is rejected by allies

GOP pollster urges Republicans to 'slow down' on replacing Justice Ginsburg: 'Let's just honor her'

GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight

The Latest: Trump says he’s narrowed court list to 4 or 5
DOJ targets funding to New York, Portland and Seattle for 'permitting violence'

Battle lines drawn over Ginsburg vacancy as Trump teases weekend announcement

With cash windfall, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map

U.S. says Iran sanctions back on, but the world is ignoring Washington

Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer

Republicans are speeding toward confirmation -- even without a nominee

Protesters gather outside Lindsey Graham's home, Supreme Court building

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state at U.S. Capitol Friday

Trump says he could close Biden fundraising lead with 'one day and a telephone'
Fight over Supreme Court and suburbs comes to forefront of 2020 election
Latest Tell-All, By Former National Security Adviser McMaster, Is Not All About Trump

Amazon, Walmart donate to QAnon-supporting politician in Tennessee

Trump and Biden hit the campaign trail as Supreme Court battle looms

Fed president: Near-zero interest rates may be needed for three years
Biden has Ohio back in play. But voters in once-Democratic strongholds keep faith in Trump
As Democrats balk, Trump to make high court pick by Saturday

Kamala Harris: From historic to invisible

If Republicans Confirm New Justice, Scholars Say Democratic Court Packing Is Possible

Trump says he assumes Biden's ‘going to do great’ at first presidential debate

Trump wavers on TikTok deal
NY judge: Election mail must be processed timely

Replacing Ginsburg will decide election in more ways than one

Wall Street hits near seven-week low on virus fears, stimulus fog

Analysis: At the United Nations this week, US President Donald Trump will be denied something he loves -- a live audience
The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg
WeChat, TikTok bans averted

Trump tells Woodward he's 'broken every record' on appointing judges: 'My percentage is ... ridiculous'

Justice Department says 3 cities could lose federal aid for permitting "anarchy, violence, and destruction"

Sen. Hawley on Dems’ Supreme Court packing threat: They’re ‘saying they'll burn down the Constitution’

Pentagon rewrites pandemic plans
Thousands of bikers attended rally at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri
ByteDance, Oracle at loggerheads over terms of TikTok agreement

Facebook registers 2.5 million Americans to vote

Trump’s Ohio suburb slide signals peril in industrial north
Explainer: Democratic 'court packing' would prompt a gloves-off political fight

Biden enters final stretch with huge cash advantage over Trump

‘It’s a big, big swing’: Trump loses ground with white voters

Progressive groups shatter fundraising records in battleground states

2020 Watch: Is this suddenly a new election?
Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Lagoa is fast-rising Cuban-American judicial star
5 things you need to know Monday
Trump rips states urging mail-in balloting

Supreme Court fight adds stunning new twist to a crisis election

Poll: Most Young Americans Prefer Biden, But Trump Backers Are More Enthusiastic
2020 serves another blow as Ginsburg’s death ignites fight
Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett known for conservative religious view

60 Minutes: H.R. McMaster on America's enemies and what he saw in the White House

Middle East agreements brokered by Trump present opportunity for Biden if he wins election

As Trump rushes to fill a Court seat, conservative groups fear missteps
Is Ginsburg's death the end of Roe v. Wade? This time, some experts say, it could be.
Russia rejects U.S. conditions, sees 'minimal' chance of extend New START nuclear arms deal

Washington Politics Could Be About To Enter A 'Post-Apocalyptic' Phase

Voters Prefer Biden to Pick Next Justice, Polls Have Shown - New York Times

Supreme Court prepares to start a new term with only eight

In shadow of court fight, U.S. Congress seeks to avoid budget breakdown
Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November

POLITICO Playbook: Inside the court fight
The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg
2020 is an American nightmare that's wearing us out

Pelosi confuses some during interview on SCOTUS fight

EU weighs Lukashenko sanctions, meets his opponent

Former Trump national security adviser says withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Germany is a mistake

How McConnell Can Quickly Push Through Trump's Nominee - New York Times

Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces deeply polarized world
'This Is Why We Wanted This Guy': Conservatives Push Trump to Fill Court Seat Quickly - New York Times

The Trump foreign policies Biden might keep

Miami-Dade police captain and father of NFL player killed in car crash

Biden challenges Senate Republicans in blistering Supreme Court speech

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Experts call for national COVID strategy rather than current 'whack-a-mole' approach
CDC Publishes — Then Withdraws — Guidance On Aerosol Spread Of Coronavirus
CDC abruptly removes new guidance on coronavirus airborne transmission
CDC says coronavirus is airborne and can spread farther than 6 feet
GAO: Millions in danger of missing coronavirus payments

Hancock says 'no doubt UK virus is accelerating'

UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead
U.S. faces a smoldering COVID-19 pandemic nationwide as flu season starts
Coronavirus updates: US on brink of 200K deaths; CDC updates guidance...

As U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 200,000, a nation grapples with grief
Updated CDC guidance says Covid-19 can spread through the air
North Dakota records 731 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

How Much Are We Paying to Treat Covid?

The Latest: New Zealand to end restrictions except in 1 city

Covid-19: UK faces 50,000 cases a day by October without action - Vallance
COVID a six-month problem as UK enters colder seasons, top medic says
California coronavirus death toll passes 15,000 mark
On current path, UK risks exponential increase in deaths, says top medic