Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, September 12, 2020

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

Trump’s virus debate: Project strength or level with public

No social distancing and few masks as crowd waits for Trump rally in Nevada
Giuliani mired in controversy, legal scrutiny

Trump to visit California on Monday to be briefed on wildfires

Twitter dings Trump tweet on voting in North Carolina: 'Voting twice in North Carolina is illegal'
Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers
Twitter flags Trump tweet. Again.

Polls show Biden with the advantage in four battleground states

'Classrooms are empty': Biden surrogates hit campaign trail with a focus on safely reopening schools
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Trump on virus; Biden missteps

Fact-check: Trump White House promotes misleading expectations for election night results

Exclusive: Data shows that half of 2019 donations to ActBlue came from untraceable 'unemployed' donors
Trump tries his luck in Nevada

Wildfires Latest: Helpful Weather; Oregon Official Warns Of 'Mass Fatality Incident'
‘A huge risk’: Trump’s allies can’t sway him on mail-in voting
44-year-old man charged with arson in an Oregon fire
19 dead as West Coast wildfires rage
Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing
Biden struggling to gain support of Latinos in key battleground state of Florida
Senator Chris Coons "concerned" with Trump administration's lack of visible response to foreign election threats

Trump rallies 2.0: Behind the curtain at the president's campaign events in the COVID-19 era

House Democrats subpoena DHS chief to appear at House hearing

What we know about Breonna Taylor’s death and the ongoing fight for justice
Giuliani criticizes NYC leadership: 'They're killing this city'
Longtime Climate Science Denier Hired At NOAA
New Orleans under hurricane watch from Tropical Storm Sally

Trump presses on after rough week with his presidential image in shambles

Iran executes wrestler whose life Trump asked to be spared

'Transsexual Satanist anarchist' wins GOP nomination for sheriff in NH county

US wildfires leave dozens missing in Oregon, state governor says

Colorado secretary of state sues USPS over election mailers she says misleads state's voters
What Obamacare? Republican candidates go mum on health care law
Why Trump's approval numbers may be soft

Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19

Ted Cruz calls for DOJ investigation into 'Cuties' filmmakers and Netflix
MMA fighter Conor Mcgregor arrested for alleged sexual assault, indecent exposure in France

Up is down: Trump lies that Biden would 'destroy' Obamacare's protections for pre-existing conditions

Trump and Biden mark 9/11 with very different tones

'Enter at your own risk': Texas police union puts up billboards outside Austin (video)

Dem opponent to QAnon supporter drops out of race

Democratic insiders set up a 'war room' to quickly kill the filibuster

Prosecutor (John Choi) resigns from Trump law enforcement commission, calls it 'intent on providing cover for a predetermined agenda'
Biden audio first shared by ‘Russian agent’ thrives online

The Memo: Trump needs more than his base

As Clock Ticks, Trump Engulfs Himself in Chaotic News Cycles - New York Times

Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House

Joe Biden's security breached while boarding campaign plane
Factbox: On climate, it's Biden's green revolution versus Trump's war on red tape

'Anti-Trump' group laying out scenario where military decides 2016-style election, Byron York says

Trump enters campaign home stretch facing a perfect storm of fundraising hurdles

The flip side of Trump's eviction ban: Landlords face big crunch
Nora Dannehy, top prosecutor on John Durham team, resigns

US budget deficit hits record $3 trillion through 11 months

Trump awards Medal of Honor to military hero who freed more than 75 hostages in Iraq

Florida Supreme Court blocks DeSantis justice pick

A million mail-in ballots could go uncounted this fall. The USPS may not be to blame - LA Times

Treasury Department withholds $1.5 million from FDNY 9/11 health program
12 million Americans still waiting for unemployment benefits

I read all those Trump tell-alls. Here's what I learned

California governor signs bill giving prisoners battling wildfires a shot at becoming pro firefighters

Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn't

Democrats Gained These Voters in 2018, and Biden Needs to Keep Them Now - New York Times

Police debunk social media misinformation linking Oregon wildfires to activists

Report On Trump Administration Draining Fund For FDNY’s 9/11 Responders Draws Outrage - Forbes
In battleground states, Trump has the upper hand on one key issue that has Dems nervous

Venezuela: President Maduro says US spy seized near oil sites

Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law
Officials battle online misinformation along with wildfires

'The Thing I Dread The Most Is Not Knowing': Western Wildfires Rage Amid Race To Flee

Decision to drop Michael Flynn case was 'corrupt and politically motivated,' court-appointed lawyer says

Nearly 9,000 migrant children have been expelled under pandemic border policy, court documents say

Fact check: National property tax isn't part of Joe Biden's plan - USA Today

Afghanistan war: 'Historic' peace talks with Taliban begin

Johnson asks DOJ watchdog to investigate Mueller team phones over erased information

Is Joe Biden hearing things? (video)
Cohen has Rosie O'Donnell as 1st guest on podcast
Autopsy report: Naya Rivera called for help as she drowned

Tropical wave to bring flooding rain to Gulf

For a President Who 'Needs to Touch the Flame,' Bob Woodward Was Irresistible
US election 2020: The voters who don't like Trump or Biden

Kayleigh McEnany responds to evidence of potential Mueller team misconduct (video)

Nonprofit 9/11 Day bashes Trump for airing political ads on Sept. 11 anniversary

A map of the devastated West Coast
North Carolina governor urges court to strike down voter ID measure

Coronavirus News and Updates:

A COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Only 50% Effective. Is That Good Enough?
The Latest: Kentucky ‘front line hero’ dies of virus
Coronavirus: Oxford University to resume vaccine trial after pause
Dakotas lead US in virus growth as both reject mask rules

New ads urge minorities to participate in coronavirus vaccine trials
The Trump administration made many COVID promises for fall. Here's where they stand.

Daily US virus deaths decline, but trend may reverse in fall

NIH director 'puzzled' by politicization of COVID protection efforts, Trump's Michigan rally
Canada reports zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since March
Trump enters flu season amid pandemic mocking masks, holding packed campaign rallies
Map: State-by-state breakdown of coronavirus travel restrictions
White House coronavirus task force focuses on higher education in state reports

Coronavirus FAQs: What Are The New Dating Rules? And What About Hooking Up?
Crowds rally in New Zealand's Auckland against coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus epidemic grows in U.K. as reproduction number rises above 1.0
Dining out linked to increased COVID transmission

College students admitted to police they had COVID-19. They threw a house party anyway.

Woodward Book Casts New Light On Trump's Fight With WHO