Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, August 16, 2020 (1 Viewer)

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

Pelosi calls House back into session to vote on bill that stops changes at USPS
Explainer: The purpose of U.S. presidential nominating conventions

Trump 'failure' on COVID-19 will be central message of Biden convention
Trump campaign adviser accuses Dems of trying to change the rules on mail-in voting
Kamala Harris hits back at eligibility conspiracy theory, decries ‘dirty tactics’
Democrats step up pressure on postal service cuts ahead of election

Trump slams Kamala Harris as 'the worst in the Senate,' says she is 'more liberal' than Bernie Sanders

'We're ready': Harris says she expects campaign "dirty tactics" and "lies" from Trump, GOP

Democrats to structure 1st night of the DNC around trio of crises gripping nation

Voters in North Carolina have received absentee ballot request forms in the mail with Trump's face on them

Trump campaign to host nightly recap of Democratic Convention to highlight 'radical socialism' of the left

Democrats set emergency hearing with top postal officials amid fear over delayed ballots

Democrats happy with Harris pick and Biden holds lead ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll

House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delay

Rep. Kinzinger: ‘It’s time’ for leaders to disavow QAnon

Bernie Sanders calls on House to return to Capitol Hill to negotiate USPS funding, remove Postmaster General

Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say sources
Postal Service will halt mailbox removals due to 'customer concerns'

Democrats tap array of faith leaders to speak at convention

Eyes turn to Ocasio-Cortez as she seeks to boost Biden

'Hatemonger' Tracks How Right-Wing Media Shaped Trump Policy Architect Stephen Miller

Russia offers military help to Belarus

Massive Belarus opposition rally calls for Lukashenko’s ouster

Voters pick Trump for their leading issue

Here are the words defining the 2020 presidential campaign

Trump officials blame media for questions of Harris’ eligibility

Kushner says he has "no fear" about sending his kids back to school amid pandemic

Poll: Biden remains ahead of Trump nationally before conventions begin

‘Asking for a disaster’: White House continues crusade against mail-in voting

Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake

'The Devastation Is Widespread.' Iowans Continue To Struggle Following Deadly Derecho

GOP lawmaker calls on leaders to push back against QAnon

Transcript: Jared Kushner on "Face the Nation"

Chicago mayor: 'We're never going to get everything that we need from the federal government'

Intelligence community has delivered nearly 20 classified election threat briefings to Trump, Biden, RNC, DNC, Congress

Belarus: Mass protest eclipses defiant Belarus leader's rally

Sanders defends Harris as vice presidential pick

Dem convention’s goal: Unify the party, keep ‘restive’ Bernie supporters from blowing it

Washington Post: Senate Intel leaders told DOJ they believed Bannon, Donald Trump Jr. and Kushner may have misled panel

Transcript: Dmitri Alperovitch on "Face the Nation"

Steve Bannon: Democrats 'want death and destruction'

Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati

Rewriting the limits of presidential powers

Democrats' hunger to break the old political system grows ahead of 2020 election

Joe Biden's Long And Rocky Road To The Democratic Nomination

Transcript: Governor Tate Reeves on "Face the Nation"

Trump's finger-pointing on USPS is latest attempt to rewrite history in real time

Right-wing groups, counter-protesters clash in multiple states

Protests May Prompt Dialogue On Racism, But 'It's Going To Be Uncomfortable'

Transcript: Mayor Lori Lightfoot on "Face the Nation"
54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans: POLL

Democrats in conservative SC now see opportunity for gains

Coronavirus bill has Congress caught in a temporal loop
Georgia governor allows mask mandates, with limits

With slower mail and election concerns, Trump's postmaster general is in the hot seat

CrowdStrike co-founder says "more needs to be done" to secure election infrastructure

Trump says universal mail-in voting would be 'catastrophic'

Mormons cool to Trump are finding new influence in Arizona

Donald Trump's brother, Robert, dies at 71

Right-wing groups clash with counter protesters in several U.S. states

Trump says "I don't know what [postmaster general] is doing" amid controversy over changes at U.S. Postal Service

The Democratic National Convention Starts Monday. Here's What You Need To Know

Trump says it could take 'months' or 'years' to know election results

Trump looks to upstage DNC with swing-state events, multi-million dollar ad blitz

CDC blindsided by Trump's statement it could deploy teams to schools this fall

The Ultimate Recovery: Cycles of pain anchor Biden’s moment

Democrats Warn Of 'Assault' On The Postal Service As Election Nears

NJ Democrat files criminal referral accusing Trump of 'subverting' election
Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden

Trump campaign launches attacks on Harris

Democrats seriously considering bringing House back into session next week over USPS issues

AP FACT CHECK: Harris meets constitutional requirements

Robert Trump's death prompts tributes, condolences from family members, political figures
Trump gets verified account on TikTok competitor Triller

Tlaib votes 'no' on Democratic party platform

'Corona, Cancer And A Blast': Beirut's Hospitals Struggling After Port Explosion

Trump defends handling of U.S. Postal Service

Belarus ambassador declares solidarity with protesters

Cuomo says annual 9/11 light commemoration is back on

Power back in California after brief rolling blackouts

Belarus: Vladimir Putin 'pledges support' for President Lukashenko

Rahm Emanuel: Dems have chance to break 'Biden Republicans' away permanently
Trump says looking at pressuring other Chinese companies after Bytedance

Jets intercept plane near where Trump staying

Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage

Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, ‘Big Jim,’ dies at 84
Lara Trump on Kamala Harris pick: It's still 'old slow Joe at the top of that ticket'

Taylor Swift warns fans to vote early because Trump opposes mail-in voting

Donald Trump's brother dies of undisclosed illness

Kamala Harris pick gives Joe Biden a chance to fix missteps in outreach to Black voters, Black leaders say

Belarus protests: 'We can breathe for the first time in our lives'

Former Browns star shot, in serious condition

California Issues 1st Rolling Blackouts Since 2001 As Heat Wave Bakes Western U.S.

Coronavirus News and Updates:

New Zealand delays general election after COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. coronavirus death toll hits 170,000 ahead of fall flu season
U.S. CDC reports 5,340,232 coronavirus cases

Taller cubicles, one-way aisles: Office workers must adjust

Coronavirus updates: UNC-Chapel Hill has 4th cluster of cases in 3 days

Gottlieb says U.S. likely "a long way" from herd immunity to virus

Trump makes call for new White House doctor’s virus advice

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation"

The Pandemic Is Changing How People Get Around

Coronavirus hasn’t devastated the homeless as many feared
South Korea accuses religious sect leader as COVID-19 cases surge

Homes with grandparents weigh virus risk as school starts

Nebraska school district cancels classes as staff catch coronavirus

The Latest: New Zealand counts 13 new cases, most linked

Coronavirus: France quarantine starts after race to beat deadline

Study hints, can’t prove, survivor plasma fights COVID-19
Timeline of WHO's response to coronavirus pandemic

New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak grows, as Australian cases ease

Coronavirus: South Africa eases lockdown as 'outbreak reaches peak'

S. Korea reports 279 cases, highest in 5 months