Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, October 24, 2020

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

'COVID, COVID, COVID': Trump complains media too focused on pandemic as US hits record cases – election updates

Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri

Lisa Murkowski says she will to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Documents show Trump campaign ignored coronavirus guidelines at Duluth rally: report

Sexual assault survivors accuse Amy Coney Barrett of 'siding with powerful abusers'

Biden, Trump rallies show sharp contrast as coronavirus surges again
The MAGAverse tries to summon another Clinton-FBI moment

Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business

Trump, once Presbyterian, now says he's a 'nondenominational Christian'

Fox host Lou Dobbs says 'I don't know why anyone' would vote for Sen. Lindsey Graham - BI

Election 2020 live updates: Obama says Trump treats 'presidency like a reality show'

How the country's law enforcement is bracing for Election Day

Surging coronavirus colors White House race in closing days

Pro-Trump group crashes Biden drive-in rally in Pennsylvania

Trump expressed doubt to donors GOP can hold Senate: report

The South was a lost cause for Democrats. Now eight key Senate seats are in play
Republicans crash Florida early vote, eating into Democrats’ lead

Netanyahu skirts Trump's attempted condemnation of Joe Biden

Fired-up New Yorkers stand in line for hours to cast early votes

Which battleground states do Trump and Biden need to win the presidency? (video)

In Trump Donations, Big Tax Write-Offs and Claims That Don't Always Add Up - NY Times

How the country's law enforcement is bracing for Election Day

Biden nixes reciprocation in Trump's attacks on family: 'It's crass'

Ballot initiatives in Colorado, Louisiana could restrict abortion access

The 2020 census count is done, but the fight over the results is just beginning

The Latest: Trump takes a Big 10 football lap in Ohio rally

California district attorney blasts Newsom’s leadership: ‘The blood of the children...is on your
'Big day': Trump traverses the country to make closing pitch to voters

Texas court temporarily reinstates limited ballot drop-off sites

Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016

Democrats, trying everything, fail to derail Amy Coney Barrett confirmation

It's 10 days to the election. Here's your speed read

US election 2020: Trump starts three-state campaign blitz after casting vote
Former Giuliani associate raises questions about Hunter Biden’s ‘hard drive from hell’

Supreme Court sides mostly with Republicans in last-minute voting cases

Will anyone from the left realize why Trump won — again?

Voter advocates hoping to stave off intimidation at polls

Arizona city pulls police from early voting sites after intimidation complaints

'Fingers crossed and prayers': Colorado wildfire kills couple, forces more evacuations

Brad Pitt narrates new Biden campaign ad airing during World Series

‘Shy’ Trump voters will power his win, says pollster who called 2016 race

These young voters could tilt the race in key battleground states

Minnesota mail-in voting, early turnout shattering records
Paranoia and finger-pointing in Trumpworld as election approaches

One killed in shooting by Border Patrol agent

Analysis: How Trump is dragging down fellow Republicans

Nuns wearing MAGA masks spotted behind Trump at rally

Reid says Biden should end Senate filibuster after 3 weeks

Teen accused of plotting to attack Black church sentenced to four years in juvenile facility

Nigeria protests: Police chief deploys 'all resources' amid street violence

New Florida resident Trump casts presidential ballot for himself

As Governor Resists Mask Mandate, Iowans Sour on the GOP - NY Times

Biden 'lying to the American people' about son Hunter's business dealings: Rep. Stefanik

Polish President Andrzej Duda tests positive for COVID-19

Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of Washington nest

Mexico's president pushes back against U.S. lawmakers' energy policy complaints

UK-US trade pact opposed with Trump, cows and pigs as props
Biden says he will start working on coronavirus relief during transition if elected

Biden says he would if elected mandate masks in interstate transportation

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

Trump is playing up China's threat to the 2020 election. But the evidence shows Russia is the real danger

Finger-pointing picks up in COVID-19 relief fight

Trump on Kamala Harris: U.S. won't have socialist president, "especially a female socialist"

FBI to interview Hunter Biden's ex-associate Bobulinski, Senate committee says

Trump to vote in Florida before hitting campaign trail, Biden heads to Pennsylvania

US Election 2020: Biden seeks to clarify remark on ending oil
Facebook tries to block tool aimed at promoting transparency around political ads

Biden’s warning on oil tests voter resolve on climate change

Biden slams Trump on coronavirus, says president’s ‘quit on America’

Democrats play defense, GOP goes on attack after Biden oil comments

Trump campaign asks court to stop Nevada from counting early votes

McConnell moves to shut down debate on Barrett nomination, setting up final vote just days before election

At Debate, Trump Presses Peculiar Hometown Strategy: Attack New York - NY Times

Trump keeps calling $750 tax payment a 'filing fee.' Experts say there's no such thing

Trump 'coyote' remark confuses Twitter, including Georgia state Democrat

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kusher's lawyer threatens to sue Lincoln Project over Times Square billboards

Biden’s oil slip gives Trump campaign hope in Pa., Texas

Trump makes return to much-changed Mar-a-Lago

Trump says pandemic will end soon after Biden blasts his handling of crisis

Chief: Illinois officer who shot Black couple in car fired

Flynn case judge issues unusual order telling government to certify evidence is ‘true and correct’

Pennsylvania's top court deals blow to GOP by tossing signature-matching rule

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Senate Democratic hopefuls are raising serious cash. They're also spending it.

Russia hacked systems containing election info in 2 states: Gov't officials

Live updates: Trump, Biden campaigns move into final stretch after debate

Trump campaign is under fire for videotaping voters

GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding

Biden vs. Trump on COVID: A 'dark winter' ahead, or 'rounding the turn'?

Sanders hits back at Trump's attack on 'socialized medicine'

With Debates Behind Them, Biden And Trump Enter The Final Stretch Before Election Day

What happens if the election is contested?

Pence calls on Biden to 'come forward and come clean' with answers on son Hunter's scandal

Poll: Majority of viewers say Biden won final debate

Mark Kelly says it's not him dressed as Adolf Hitler for Halloween in yearbook photo

'Boogaloo Bois' member charged with firing into Minneapolis police precinct

US election 2020: How Trump has changed the world

California utility may cut power to 1 million people

AOC slams Republicans for using nicknames to refer to female lawmakers

U.S. sanctions Russian institute linked to dangerous malware

With Florida On The Line, Both Political Parties Work To Fire Up Voters

Senate Republicans produce documentary film on their behind-the-scenes handling of coronavirus

Biden breaks all-time television spending record

Russia Poses Greater Election Threat Than Iran, Many U.S. Officials Say - NY Times

In Asia, U.S.'s Pompeo expected to bolster allies against China

Biden’s Slippery Tactic to Snuff the Court-Packing Debate

Report: Seattle officers used excessive force at protests

Biden-Trump debate ratings: Final matchup down by 10 million viewers from the first, Nielsen says

Work already underway for presidential inauguration

Trump Still Miles Ahead of Biden in Social Media Engagement - NY Times

What Big Tech can expect from the next administration

Senate GOP to drop documentary series days before election hitting China, Democrats over coronavirus

McConnell tees up floor vote on Amy Coney Barrett nomination after Schumer attempts delay tactic

The Unspectacular Excellence of Joe Biden’s Slow and Steady Campaign

Bolivia's Arce pledges to 'rebuild' as landslide election win confirmed

The Electoral College: How presidents are elected

Can Sen. Thom Tillis come from behind and beat Cal Cunningham in crucial NC Senate race?

US Embassy in Turkey warns about potential terrorist threats, kidnappings of Americans in Istanbul

Bolivian ex-president Morales leaves Argentina on flight to Venezuela: state news agency

Fiasco over pope’s cut civil union quote intensifies impact

Trump calls Biden's 'transition from' oil comments 'perhaps most shocking admission ever made'

Trump says Saudi Arabia will soon recognize Israel

Twitter, Facebook CEOs to testify before Senate Judiciary after election

First 'Murder Hornet' Nest In U.S. Is Found In Washington State

Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft

Pollster Frank Luntz: If Trump defies polls again in 2020, 'my profession is done'

Cyberattacks hit Louisiana government offices as worries rise about election hacking

The Squad and other Democrats ask UN to investigate alleged human rights abuses by DHS

From migrant children to coronavirus: Fact checking the final presidential debate

Man Arrested In N.C. Had Plan To Kill Joe Biden, Feds Say

Coronavirus News and Updates:

New Mexico sets new records on COVID cases, hospitalizations

42 states, territories in upward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases: HHS memo

How California turned the corner on COVID-19

Bootstrapping through the pandemic

Colombia reaches 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits

Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases

U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with over 84,000 new infections

Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US

Biden calls for sevenfold increase in testing as he details COVID-19 plan

Fauci says as coronavirus infections swell, federal task force is meeting just weekly

Health official tears up delivering latest COVID-19 numbers

AstraZeneca resumes U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial and next week J&J prepares to do same

Will FDA Heed Its Outside Experts' Advice On COVID-19 Vaccines?

Fauci: Trump has not attended a White House coronavirus task force meeting in 'several months'

Biden says coronavirus vaccine must be 'freely available to everyone'

Rising infections in Idaho highlight the virus' latest target: Rural America

Virus to stay 'at least until next summer' - France's Macron

'It is terrifying': Europe braces for lengthy battle with COVID

Coronavirus FAQs: What's Up With Bubble Dining? Should You Hand Out Halloween Candy?
North Korea says China dust could spread COVID-19, warns people to stay inside

More than 100 coronavirus cases and 3 deaths linked to North Carolina church event

Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases