Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, October 17, 2020

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

Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November 'bloodbath'

'Stupid and obnoxious': Trump attacks GOP senator who accused him of pandering to dictators

'Not going to waste a single minute on tweets': GOP Sen. Sasse pushes back after Trump attacks

Questionable 'N.Y. Post' Scoop Driven by Ex-Hannity Producer, Giuliani

Trump starts to articulate a painful reality: He could lose in 2020

Biden campaign warns against complacency in memo: 'Donald Trump can still win this'

McConnell details $500 billion COVID-19 bill set for Wednesday vote

Trump amplifies allegations of bias against another presidential debate moderator

The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election

Headwinds for Trump in bid to repeat Upper Midwest victories

Election Day looms: Who's winning the legal war over mail-in voting?

Thousands protest Trump's Supreme Court pick at Washington Women's March

Portland protests drive powerful Dem's Oregon district toward young Republican rival

Fearing a 'Bloodbath,' Republican Senators Begin to Edge Away From Trump - NY Times

In reversal, Michigan appeals court says late-arriving absentee ballots should not be counted

One of Kentucky's largest newspapers endorses McConnell's challenger

Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term

Trump is 'legitimizing' hate incidents against Asian Americans: U.N. experts

Adam Schiff claims Hunter Biden email stories come 'from the Kremlin'

Trump 'continued to put us in danger' by referencing us, says Rachel Vindman, wife of key impeachment witness

Demonstrators gather for Women's March in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senate to vote this week on 'skinny' pandemic relief bill, PPP funds

2020 presidential election ballots cast so far

Changing suburbs threaten GOP hold on Texas

'They're amateurs': Feds say plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was dangerous, poorly planned

Trump keeps chipping away at Obamacare with only weeks until the election -- and a Supreme Court hearing

AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic

Graham: Congress should go 'big and smart' on COVID-19 package

Biden town hall draws more viewers than Trump's

A new strain of voter depression is underway, with Black people as the target

'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out

Trump on if Biden wins: 'Maybe I'll have to leave the country'

Appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion restrictions

$421 Million in Debt: Trump Calls It 'a Peanut,' but Challenges Lie Ahead - NY Times

Why early vote trends can't tell you who will win

As hundreds gather for Women's March to protest Trump and Barrett's nomination, dozens expected to rally in support

Don't Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22

Joe Biden's Non-Radical 1960s - NY Times

Obama to stump for Biden less than two weeks before election

'We'll protect their right to vote': How election officials are preparing for voter intimidation tactics

Biden camp urges supporters to 'campaign like we're trailing': report

State legislative races take on added importance in 2020

POLITICO Playbook: Where Covid relief talks stand today

Women's Marches Being Held In Washington, D.C., Cities Nationwide

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story

Supreme Court is about to have 3 Bush v. Gore alumni sitting on the bench

Trump rips 'Little Ben Sasse' after Nebraska senator's diatribe against the president

Fourth day of pro-democracy protests roil Bangkok

White supremacists charged in federal drugs and weapons case

David Perdue mocks Kamala Harris' name in Trump rally warm up

For Joe Biden, two face masks are better than one in the era of COVID-19

Kentucky postal worker fired after dumping 100 absentee ballots

Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?

Notre Dame sounds alarm, limits gatherings after spike in COVID cases tied to parties

A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump's Legacy - NY Times

Minnesota court denies voter group's motion to block $2.3M election grant

New round of evacuations for Colorado fire

9 People Detained Over Beheading Of Teacher In Paris Suburb

Inside Max Rose's de Blasio-hating, f-bombing reelection campaign

France teacher attack: Suspect 'asked pupils to point Samuel Paty out'

In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed, and Mail Ballots Are Delayed - NY Times

U.S. to carry out first federal execution of a woman in seven decades

Sen. Tammy Baldwin demands Trump help Wisconsin fight COVID-19 surge

Supreme Court to review Trump's plan to exclude unauthorized immigrants from count used to award House seats

Kristen Welker, upcoming presidential debate moderator, has deep Democrat ties

How Anti-Mask Politics Are Scrambling Indiana’s Governor’s Race

Democrat tries to hang on to Mich. Senate seat

San Francisco mayor hits school district for renaming schools, rather than reopening

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places

Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree new humanitarian truce

Coronavirus News and Updates:

U.S. reports over 69,000 new COVID-19 cases – the most in a single day since July

Global coronavirus cases rise by one-day record of 400,000

'We already knew that': Doctors question results of massive WHO remdesivir study

Coronavirus updates: Almost 10% of Vatican Swiss Guard positive for COVID-19; Alabama coach Nick Saban cleared; vaccine timeline pushed back

People of color face disproportionate pandemic-related financial stress

With early voting underway, Minnesota COVID-19 cases reach record high

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

Anti-lockdowners protest as London COVID alert level is raised

Not just a Trump-touted 'cure': Monoclonal antibodies may be 'bridge' to a vaccine

Coronavirus FAQs: Open Windows In Winter, Holding Your Breath, Sprayed Masks?

Divided world is failing COVID-19 test, says frustrated U.N. chief

Coronavirus case increases hit record highs in at least 7 states

Italy governor eyeing COVID surge blasts "idiotic" Halloween

As cases spike, Trump's ad strategy targeting senior citizens: I recovered from COVID-19, so can America

Ramped-up ICE arrests amid Covid outbreaks slammed for 'irresponsible disregard'

Frozen food package polluted by living coronavirus could cause infection, China's CDC says