Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, August 29, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

Pelosi, Schiff pan director of national intelligence for canceling election security briefings

Democrats outraged as Trump admin ends election security briefings

READ: DNI Ratcliffe's letters to Congress on election security briefings

Will coronavirus response be a key issue for voters in November?

Intelligence chief shifts election security briefings to written updates

Top intelligence office informs congressional committees it'll no longer brief on election security
Barr, Absent From RNC, Is Very Much Present As Part Of Trump Reelection Bid

Trump campaign denies misleading New York tenants in RNC video appearance

‘How dare we not vote?’ Black voters organize after DC march

Trump administration ends election security briefings, Congress will get written updates

8 juicy details from the new Melania Trump tell-all book
Anti-racism protesters to march in Kenosha, watched by National Guard reinforcements

Portland protesters occupied mayor's presumed condo complex

Trump's message discipline vanishes a day after convention

Iran to allow UN inspections of two suspected nuclear sites

Democrats seek balance in backing protests, condemning violence

'Promises kept'? Not entirely. Here are five pocketbook pledges Trump broke.

Analysis: Trump is the president of the loud minority, not silent majority

AP FACT CHECK: Is US great again or dystopian? GOP says both

ODNI to scale back in-person election security briefings, amid leak concerns

Trump hits back at niece in attack on tell-all authors

Bernie Sanders promised to go all in for Biden. Here's what that looks like
Adapting To A Pandemic, GOP Confab Sets Tone For Trump Reelection Campaign

Bill Maher to Joy Reid: 'Very nervous' about Biden's chances after GOP convention

I’m a Body Language Expert. Here’s What I Saw During the Conventions

Biden, aiming at Trump, says he won’t use military as ‘prop’

Hurricane-related shut-ins curb 82% of oil, 59% of natural gas output in U.S. Gulf of Mexico, regulator says

'We'll take care of you': Trump touring Laura damage
Why Scapegoating Is A Typical Human Response To A Pandemic

Blake’s family to organize protest against police violence

'They spied on my campaign': How Trump transformed a conspiracy theory into a political rallying cry

Biden lead over Trump narrows after Republican National Convention: poll
Trump tours Louisiana city hit by Hurricane Laura, says state 'rebuilds fast'
Vigilante? Militia? Confusion And Politics Shape How Shooting Suspect Is Labeled

A Democratic turf war is raging — even as progressives try to elect Biden

Portland mayor sends open letter to Trump: 'No thanks'

Michael Moore warns of 2016 repeat: Enthusiasm for Trump 'OFF THE CHARTS'

Post-RNC poll shows Biden still ahead, but Trump gaining ground
TikTok Workers Feel 'Anxiety,' 'Anger,' And 'Rage,' Amid Trump Crackdown

Women march through Belarusian capital calling for Lukashenko to step down

Mitch McConnell's campaign hires Nicholas Sandmann as grassroots director

2 Kansas doctors but differing COVID-19 takes in Senate race

What the RNC Looked Like to Donald Trump’s Niece
On Path To Normalize Relations, UAE Formally Ends Boycott Of Israel
Trump says Pelosi wants bailout money only for states run by Democrats

GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality

Portland protesters stage sit-in at mayor's home -- after he and Trump trade barbs

Obama counseled 'a small group' of NBA players amid boycotts

Health experts decry Trump’s shunning of virus rules

Mary Trump reveals recordings of Trump's sister swiping at Ivanka, Eric

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell blasts inaction by Democrats as 'thugs attack law-abiding citizens'

US election 2020: Donald Trump's convention speech fact-checked

Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: 'If Biden wins...'

Did Trump's RNC spectacle help expand his appeal?

Fresh off convention, Trump launches baseless attack on Kamala Harris

Chadwick Boseman, star of 'Black Panther,' dies at 43

Leonard Cohen's estate slams Republicans' use of 'Hallelujah' as bid to politicize

Trump attacks Biden, Democratic leaders at rally, says DC police took 'tremendous abuse' protecting those who left RNC

Trump still faces skepticism in suburbs following convention

MLK, Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah’s daughters discuss racial justice

Pelosi slams GOP, says $1.3 trillion in coronavirus relief not enough
'Putin, have some tea': Russian city holds eighth anti-Kremlin protest
Large civil rights march caps a historic, chaotic week

Judge orders jury trial in Sarah Palin libel suit against New York Times
Scalise says Republicans must defend America against mob because 'Joe Biden won't stand up against it'

Democrats bring out the small guns in hyperlocal key-state push

Trump administration allows deferral of Social Security tax

Flavored cigarettes and e-cigs will soon be banned in California

Report: New York tenants were not aware they would be featured at the Republican National Convention

A wobble, luck and preparations lessened Laura’s devastation

Never mind Navalny, Germany won’t get tough with Russia

Officials interviewing to replace FTC chair who has resisted Trump's crackdown on social media: report

Jacob Blake and Kyle Rittenhouse: Should police have used different tactics?

'This dream is still alive': Thousands rally for racial justice at March on Washington

Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts
Democrats Beat Republicans In Convention Television Ratings

Too risky? Fed pressed to expand aid to some businesses

Louisiana coastline begins recovery from Laura

Dramatic drone footage shows devastation in the Gulf

VIDEO: The Dream, Then And Now: 1963 Marchers Reflect On The 2020 Movement

Trump's campaign promises - has he delivered on them?

Zuckerberg acknowledges failure to take down Kenosha militia group despite warnings

Louisiana avoided Laura's 'wall of water'? Not so, says forecaster
Trump pays Japan's Abe 'highest respect,' plans to call him

NBA Agrees To Use Arenas As Polling Places In Deal To Resume Playoffs

Chinese national arrested in U.S. probe of possible transfer of software to China

Kanye West sues to get on Wisconsin ballot after being rejected

Calling Protesters 'Thugs' And Biden Extreme, Trump's Bombastic Campaign Returns

15 dead in Louisiana and Texas from Hurricane Laura
'Tightening The Screws': Belarus' Lukashenko Shows No Sign Of Bending To Protests

Coronavirus News and Updates:

QAnon supporters join thousands at protest against Germany's coronavirus rules
U.S. CDC reports coronavirus deaths increase by 978 to 181,143
Scientists Explore Why Some People Are Able To Live With An Infection Unscathed

A university is making a bold coronavirus claim: It prevented an outbreak before it began

Coronavirus live updates: Feds say approved vaccine on track for end of 2020; new reopening rules in California

Coronavirus vaccine trial results expected by end of year, US officials say

College towns growing alarmed over outbreaks
China's Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

Are these fast, cheap coronavirus tests the game-changer everyone is waiting for?

'Without evidence': Once again, FDA expands use of COVID-19 treatment without research to back it up

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Daily Roundup August 28, 2020 - FDA

Paris offers free COVID tests at the "beach," and an American says that's "how it should be done"
Winter virus plans revealed in leaked Sage report

Case by case: How nations are going back to school -- or not

University of Alabama now has more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases -- with nearly 500 in the past three days
Coronavirus Outbreak From Maine Wedding Spreads To Jail, Rehabilitation Center

Nurses rescue NICU babies in Hurricane Laura-damaged hospital

South Korea running out of sickbeds in COVID-19 resurgence