Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, August 23, 2020

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

Trump hails FDA's authorization of plasma treatment for coronavirus, after slamming agency

FDA authorizes plasma treatment despite scientists' objections'

Before GOP convention, Trump pushes use of blood plasma treatment for COVID-19
Twitter hits Trump for 'misleading health claims' that could dissuade people from voting

Many Republicans still in the dark about hastily arranged convention

Biden: 'No new taxes' for anyone making under $400K

Comey: 'I can't imagine that I'm a target' of Durham probe

Trump delivered on some big 2016 promises, but others unmet

Biden gains popularity in post-convention polling

Muir presses Biden: Can you win a presidential election from home? 'We will'

Firefighters, military planes, troops arrive in California to fight massive blazes

Trump allies push back on recording of president's sister bashing him as a liar with 'no principles'

Meadows: Trump claim that FDA 'deep state' is trying hurt him politically was about 'cutting red tape'

Pelosi defends endorsing Joe Kennedy in Democratic primary'
ABC's David Muir presses Biden on his claim 'negligence' has cost lives in pandemic

Pelosi calls Trump's sister's criticism 'heartbreaking' as White House dismisses it as a 'political attack'

Emails show businesses held sway over state reopening plans

Rep. Collins: Dems 'using the postal service' just 'like they used the Russia impeachment to get at' Trump

Republicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll

Twitter slaps warning label on Trump tweet for violating 'election integrity' rules

Biden ally Coons hits back at Trump over tweet misspelling his name

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

Transcript: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on "Face the Nation"

Transcript: Former FBI Director James Comey on "Face the Nation"

Transcript: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel on "Face the Nation"

Trump campaign has to work overtime to counter the President's message on mail-in voting

Republicans look to use convention as election test bed

WH chief of staff brushes off recordings

Top U.S. security official says he cannot send law enforcement to polling sites

RNC chair defends plans for Pompeo to address Republican convention

Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes

Gulf Coast braces for 'unprecedented' challenge as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura surge toward landfall
Massive protests flood Belarus again

Dem senator calls on Trump to denounce QAnon conspiracy theory

Trump wants FDA to ‘feel the heat,’ chief of staff says

What to expect from the 5 most interesting speeches at the RNC

FDA authorizes COVID-19 plasma treatment amid Trump pressure

Trump announces emergency use authorization for potential coronavirus treatment

Trump to reveal coronavirus 'breakthrough' therapeutic, WH press secretary says

Major Trump federal voting Pennsylvania lawsuit effectively shut down

Republicans, Democrats trade blame for stalled U.S. coronavirus aid legislation

Biden dismisses Trump's attacks on his mental fitness: 'Watch me'

More than 176,000 in US have died of COVID-19. 57% of Republicans polled say that is 'acceptable.'

Police arrest 14 after clashes in Portland

Trump campaign announces speakers for Republican convention

Rep. Ken Buck responds to Democrats $25 billion post office bailout vote: 'Postal Service has been bleeding money for 40 years'

Belarus protests continue after president digs in

Joe Biden 'has not been tested' for COVID-19 but his campaign is confident 'he has not had the virus'

Thousands evacuate as dueling storms take aim at U.S. Gulf Coast

RNC, DNC conventions amid Covid leave veteran journalist pining for normalcy

Trump to hold unconventional White House convention

RNC chair says GOP to pay for convention, dodges Pompeo speech report

Trump dismisses secret audio of sister calling him ‘cruel': ‘Who cares?’

Federal judge issues stay in Trump challenge of mail balloting in Pennsylvania

The 8 most sensational quotes from secret recordings of Trump's sister

2nd night of protests against GOP convention in Charlotte

Barr asked Rupert Murdoch to 'muzzle' Fox News commentator Napolitano, book claims

Fact check: DNC didn't leave out 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance

House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

Pompeo to visit Israel and UAE with peace, Iran and China on agenda, sources say

Chinese espionage in the US: A new 'red scare' or real threat?

Rep. Chris Jacobs votes no to post office bill - by accident?

Trump seeks to overcome eroding support among women

Protest erupts over fatal police shooting of Black man

Trump says could 'decouple' and not do business with China

Pelosi hammers Trump for 'very dangerous' attack on FDA

Portland protest turns violent, federal police clear plaza

Can the Post Office Handle Election Mail? Why the Recession Could Actually Help - New York Times

Kanye West files to appear on ballot in Louisiana

Lara Trump: RNC will show a ‘very different depiction of America’ - Today

Changing weather prompts more fire fears in California

U.S. House votes to block Postal reforms seen as threat to mail-in ballots

AOC, Bernie say Democratic National Convention was too moderate, not enough progressive voices

Trump targets Democrats over Pledge of Allegiance

Trump's sister bitterly criticizes him in conversations secretly recorded by her niece Mary Trump

A Glimmer of Hope for Trump? How Bush Mounted a Comeback in 1988 - New York Times

What Washington Can Do for Belarus
In recordings, Trump’s sister says he ‘has no principles’

Anti-Netanyahu protests build momentum

Missing Fort Hood soldier a victim of 'abusive sexual contact,' Army says
Mail Delays Could Hurt The Census, Too

Denver anti-police protesters burn US flag, smash windows, throw bicycle at cop: reports

Fact-check: DeJoy said USPS isn't changing policies for election mail. Internal documents show they were going to

California wildfires: Trump declares major disaster

California wildfire now 2nd-largest ever as total blazes scorch nearly 1M acres

Two of Larry King's children die weeks apart

'No Hope': A Deadly Tent Fire In Jordan Leaves Syrian Refugee Farm Workers In Despair

"Lightning siege" hits California with nearly 12,000 strikes in a week

Coronavirus News and Updates:

FDA authorizes COVID-19 plasma treatment amid Trump pressure

Trump touts COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment

Gottlieb defends FDA from Trump allegations of political influence

CDC drops 14-day travel quarantine recommendation

Iran says 164 health care professionals among pandemic dead

Global coronavirus deaths exceed 800,000

Experts flag risks in India’s use of rapid tests for virus

Coronavirus pandemic: Children aged 12 and over should wear masks - WHO

4 countries that say they haven't had a single coronavirus case

COVID-19 treatments: What's taking the clinical trials so long?

Mexico passes somber coronavirus milestone even as signs of hope emerge

Instagram drops account advertising COVID parties

Hospital staff members say they can't get coronavirus tests, are forced to reuse PPE

Millions of coronavirus tests that can deliver results in 15 minutes will be available in September, but they're less accurate - BI

Miami ICU nurse: I have never in my life seen so many deaths

How big gatherings spread COVID-19: German scientists stage concert experiment

About 70,000 lives could be saved in near future if people wear masks: researchers

UK PM Johnson says failure to reopen schools not an option: Sunday Telegraph