Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, August 13, 2020

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

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Senate leaves until September without coronavirus relief deal
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Michael Cohen book claims Trump colluded with Russia and will 'never leave office peacefully'
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Trump requests mail-in ballot in Florida despite rhetoric
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Fact check: Trump promotes another birther lie, this time about Kamala Harris
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Trump assails, misrepresents Biden on mask mandate in partisan White House briefing
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Trump suggests he'd oppose USPS funding to hurt mail-in voting, then says he won't
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Trump hits back at Biden after call for national mask mandate: ‘Stop playing politics with the virus’
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Fox's Baier pushes back after Pirro says Biden might not be on Democratic ticket
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Pentagon to launch task force to investigate UFO sightings
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Michael Cohen previews tell-all Trump book, alleges Russia collusion, other sordid scandals
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Fox News Poll: Voters pick Biden, yet more think their neighbors back Trump
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Susan Collins asks postmaster general to address delays of 'critically needed mail'
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Harris bringing energy, dollars and more to Biden’s campaign
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Hillary Clinton says if Trump loses, he won't go 'silently into the night'
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Pompeo, Pentagon warned Russia against offering bounties for killing U.S. troops
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Biden, Harris call for nationwide mask mandate amid coronavirus pandemic
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What's going on with the post office? Here's what we know
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Justice Department says Yale illegally discriminates against Asian and White students in admissions
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Postal Service removes some mail-sorting machines, sparking concerns ahead of election
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Oregon State Police leaving Portland over lack of prosecutions
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Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes
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US seizes four vessels loaded with Iranian fuel
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Michael Cohen offers preview of tell-all Trump book: 'I know where the skeletons are buried'
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Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks
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Texas, California governors take heat in battle over school reopenings
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Trump echoes fringe birther attack on Harris
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to give DNC convention speeches in Wilmington, Delaware
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Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes
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Harris to host virtual Hollywood campaign event co-chaired by Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
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Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe 'would certainly' help Trump win reelection
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Nancy Pelosi slams GOP for delay in stimulus negotiations
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Trump says he wouldn't rule out more funding for Postal Service
Trump explains why he’s blocking USPS funding over mail-in voting
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Trump hurls insults at Harris, Ocasio-Cortez and other women
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Trump Admits To Opposing Funding For Postal Service To Block More Voting By Mail
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Trump holds up coronavirus aid to block Democrats' bid for election funding
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Feds seize millions of dollars in cryptocurrency raised by major terrorist groups, DOJ says
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Trump lays down gauntlet for Barr on Durham probe: Either 'greatest attorney general' or 'average guy’
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From the USPS to Kanye, Trump's moves look like his eyes are on November
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Biden and Harris seen as more moderate than Trump and Pence: poll
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Poll: Voters approve Harris VP pick, Biden gets image bounce
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No virus aid in sight for Americans needing relief
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Trump opposes postal money that would help vote-by-mail
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1 Tough Question For DOJ If Biden Is Elected: Whether To Prosecute Trump
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Kamala Harris, despite law-and-order rep, repeatedly hit for leniency during prosecutor years
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The Point: Donald Trump just straight-up admitted he is working to meddle in the election
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House Democrats begin probe into Trump's 'Warp Speed' vaccine initiative
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Pelosi: COVID talks will resume when GOP offers $2T
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Coronavirus relief stalemate could lurch into September
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Trump resorts to fearmongering in rambling media appearances
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From apartheid to affirmative action: Sen. Mitch McConnell's complicated history on race
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Kamala Harris' economic policy: Roll back tax cuts, expand health care and middle-class tax breaks
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Ocasio-Cortez challenges Trump to release college transcript
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump payroll tax cut is Social Security risk
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Trump is "a uniter of Democrats," which will "make a difference" on Election Day, political expert says
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Kamala Harris just showed why Biden chose her as his running mate
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Private prison industry backs Trump, prepares if Biden wins
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Trump seeks to starve post office to limit mail-in voting
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As a grim fall approaches, Trump team feels increasingly confident
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Harris' Indian heritage could boost Biden with Asian-American voters
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Democrat flips GOP-held state House seat in South Carolina
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From Fringe To Congress: QAnon Backers Are On The Ballot In November
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Fact check: Pence makes wildly dishonest claim comparing pandemic job growth to number of jobs added under Obama
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Harris struck Trump in her VP pick debut. Biden needs her to strike a balance.
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Palestinians call Israel-UAE deal ‘treason,’ want retraction
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In a diplomatic win for Trump, Israel and UAE normalize relations
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Trump administration to roll back curbs on methane from oil, gas operations
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Supreme Court deals blow to GOP in dispute over RI absentee ballots
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Biden campaign says casting ballots by mail is 'most secure form of voting,' as Trump warns of fraud
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Harris pick puts renewed focus on Pence, setting up a clash of political, personal opposites
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U.S. mayors identify police unions as an obstacle to reform
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Here's How Republicans Are Boosting Kanye West's Presidential Campaign
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Trump announces peace agreement between Israel and UAE
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Pelosi calls Trump's opposition to mail-in voting a 'contradiction'
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U.S. adds Slovenia to its anti-Huawei coalition of the willing
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Biden, Harris ticket faces attack from Herman Cain’s Twitter account, despite is death
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Chris Wallace: Kamala Harris is a 'shape-shifter,' making it harder for Trump to attack
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Trump and his aides struggle for a message as political blows keep coming
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Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate’s Biden probe
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Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say
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College football is disappearing. MAGA world is blaming the left.
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Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election
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Biden hits back after Trump's attacks on Harris
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Pennsylvania restaurant owners plan ‘revolution’ against Dem governor’s coronavirus limits: report
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Trump bashes Kamala Harris as "very weak on facts"
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Virus-proofing NFL facilities is a tall, masked task
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Exclusive: Trump administration asks court to dismiss Big Tech's challenge to social media executive order
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Top Facebook Official: Our Aim Is To Make Lying On the Platform 'More Difficult'
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Author claims Harris 'deep-sixed' release of documents ID'ing clergy accused of sex abuse as city DA
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Americans, go home: Tension at Canada-US border
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Trump and allies grapple with how to target Harris
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In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as U.S. tensions rise
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Doug Schoen breaks down Democratic House primaries, says far-left has shown staying power
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Donald Trump to campaign in 4 states — including in Joe Biden's hometown — during week of Democratic National Convention
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Trump leans into off-the-wall race-baiting in remarks about American suburbs as Biden's electoral fortunes rise
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Biden-Harris: 'Most pro-equality ticket in history'
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Biden, Harris lash Trump at debut of historic VP choice
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Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents
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DeVos accuses teachers unions of concern with 'alternative agendas' like 'defunding police' over students
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Pelosi, Mnuchin talk but make no progress on ending stalemate
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‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice
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Crash course on Kamala Harris
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Fact check: Trump calls on fired NYPD officers to be rehired, but none were recently terminated
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11 names, 120 hours of interviews: Inside the grueling VP search that led Joe Biden to Kamala Harris
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US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
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Trump and Republicans send mixed messages on Biden running mate Kamala Harris
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House Democrats demand Postal Service chief roll back changes ahead of Election Day
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Pompeo says 'full' vindication, but watchdog report finds fault with emergency Saudi arms sales


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Coronavirus News and Updates:

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Matthew McConaughey grills Dr. Fauci in interview on COVID-19
CDC director says 'we don't want to pressure anybody' as schools weigh reopening
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Coronavirus stimulus negotiations are at a standstill
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Coronavirus updates: Fauci says temperature checks not reliable
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Testing mess leaves Texas in the dark as cases spike
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FDA denies Henry Ford Health request to use hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients
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Biden and new running mate Harris to take on Trump's coronavirus response
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Inside the White House’s Covid-19 alternate reality
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CDC director warns of 'worst fall' in history if people don't follow COVID-19 guidelines
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Exclusive: U.S. recruits scientists abroad for COVID-19 vaccine trials, pledges access to supply
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Coronavirus updates: Newborn among Minnesota children recently hospitalized
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Lives Cut Short: Remembering Health Care Workers In Their 20s Killed By COVID-19
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CDC: One quarter of young adults contemplated suicide during pandemic
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Coronavirus relief negotiations hit another wall, talks of merging aid with government funding worries experts
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Coronavirus Update (Live): 20,646,106 Cases and 748,596 Deaths ...
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Coronavirus - U.S. : 5,119,711 Cases and 163,951 Deaths
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Pandemic behaviour: Why some people don't play by the rules
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Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State?
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Nearly 6% of people in England may have had COVID-19, researchers say
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‘Impossible’: School boards are at heart of reopening debate
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Majority white counties have significantly fewer COVID-19 cases: Study
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India records over 47,000 coronavirus fatalities
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China port warns public after coronavirus found in Brazilian chicken wings
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New Zealand coronavirus: 14 new Covid-19 cases reported
 
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