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

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

Senate leaves until September without coronavirus relief deal

Michael Cohen book claims Trump colluded with Russia and will 'never leave office peacefully'

Trump requests mail-in ballot in Florida despite rhetoric

Fact check: Trump promotes another birther lie, this time about Kamala Harris

Trump assails, misrepresents Biden on mask mandate in partisan White House briefing

Trump suggests he'd oppose USPS funding to hurt mail-in voting, then says he won't

Trump hits back at Biden after call for national mask mandate: ‘Stop playing politics with the virus’

Fox's Baier pushes back after Pirro says Biden might not be on Democratic ticket

Pentagon to launch task force to investigate UFO sightings

Michael Cohen previews tell-all Trump book, alleges Russia collusion, other sordid scandals

Fox News Poll: Voters pick Biden, yet more think their neighbors back Trump

Susan Collins asks postmaster general to address delays of 'critically needed mail'

Harris bringing energy, dollars and more to Biden’s campaign

Hillary Clinton says if Trump loses, he won't go 'silently into the night'

Pompeo, Pentagon warned Russia against offering bounties for killing U.S. troops

Biden, Harris call for nationwide mask mandate amid coronavirus pandemic

What's going on with the post office? Here's what we know

Justice Department says Yale illegally discriminates against Asian and White students in admissions

Postal Service removes some mail-sorting machines, sparking concerns ahead of election

Oregon State Police leaving Portland over lack of prosecutions

Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes

US seizes four vessels loaded with Iranian fuel

Michael Cohen offers preview of tell-all Trump book: 'I know where the skeletons are buried'

Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks

Texas, California governors take heat in battle over school reopenings

Trump echoes fringe birther attack on Harris

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to give DNC convention speeches in Wilmington, Delaware

Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes

Harris to host virtual Hollywood campaign event co-chaired by Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling

Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe 'would certainly' help Trump win reelection

Nancy Pelosi slams GOP for delay in stimulus negotiations

Trump says he wouldn't rule out more funding for Postal Service
Trump explains why he’s blocking USPS funding over mail-in voting

Trump hurls insults at Harris, Ocasio-Cortez and other women

Trump Admits To Opposing Funding For Postal Service To Block More Voting By Mail

Trump holds up coronavirus aid to block Democrats' bid for election funding

Feds seize millions of dollars in cryptocurrency raised by major terrorist groups, DOJ says

Trump lays down gauntlet for Barr on Durham probe: Either 'greatest attorney general' or 'average guy’

From the USPS to Kanye, Trump's moves look like his eyes are on November

Biden and Harris seen as more moderate than Trump and Pence: poll

Poll: Voters approve Harris VP pick, Biden gets image bounce

No virus aid in sight for Americans needing relief

Trump opposes postal money that would help vote-by-mail

1 Tough Question For DOJ If Biden Is Elected: Whether To Prosecute Trump

Kamala Harris, despite law-and-order rep, repeatedly hit for leniency during prosecutor years

The Point: Donald Trump just straight-up admitted he is working to meddle in the election

House Democrats begin probe into Trump's 'Warp Speed' vaccine initiative

Pelosi: COVID talks will resume when GOP offers $2T

Coronavirus relief stalemate could lurch into September

Trump resorts to fearmongering in rambling media appearances

From apartheid to affirmative action: Sen. Mitch McConnell's complicated history on race

Kamala Harris' economic policy: Roll back tax cuts, expand health care and middle-class tax breaks

Ocasio-Cortez challenges Trump to release college transcript

AP FACT CHECK: Trump payroll tax cut is Social Security risk

Trump is "a uniter of Democrats," which will "make a difference" on Election Day, political expert says

Kamala Harris just showed why Biden chose her as his running mate

Private prison industry backs Trump, prepares if Biden wins

Trump seeks to starve post office to limit mail-in voting

As a grim fall approaches, Trump team feels increasingly confident

Harris' Indian heritage could boost Biden with Asian-American voters

Democrat flips GOP-held state House seat in South Carolina

From Fringe To Congress: QAnon Backers Are On The Ballot In November

Fact check: Pence makes wildly dishonest claim comparing pandemic job growth to number of jobs added under Obama

Harris struck Trump in her VP pick debut. Biden needs her to strike a balance.

Palestinians call Israel-UAE deal ‘treason,’ want retraction

In a diplomatic win for Trump, Israel and UAE normalize relations

Trump administration to roll back curbs on methane from oil, gas operations

Supreme Court deals blow to GOP in dispute over RI absentee ballots

Biden campaign says casting ballots by mail is 'most secure form of voting,' as Trump warns of fraud

Harris pick puts renewed focus on Pence, setting up a clash of political, personal opposites

U.S. mayors identify police unions as an obstacle to reform

Here's How Republicans Are Boosting Kanye West's Presidential Campaign

Trump announces peace agreement between Israel and UAE

Pelosi calls Trump's opposition to mail-in voting a 'contradiction'

U.S. adds Slovenia to its anti-Huawei coalition of the willing

Biden, Harris ticket faces attack from Herman Cain’s Twitter account, despite is death

Chris Wallace: Kamala Harris is a 'shape-shifter,' making it harder for Trump to attack

Trump and his aides struggle for a message as political blows keep coming

Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate’s Biden probe

Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say

College football is disappearing. MAGA world is blaming the left.

Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election

Biden hits back after Trump's attacks on Harris

Pennsylvania restaurant owners plan ‘revolution’ against Dem governor’s coronavirus limits: report

Trump bashes Kamala Harris as "very weak on facts"

Virus-proofing NFL facilities is a tall, masked task

Exclusive: Trump administration asks court to dismiss Big Tech's challenge to social media executive order

Top Facebook Official: Our Aim Is To Make Lying On the Platform 'More Difficult'

Author claims Harris 'deep-sixed' release of documents ID'ing clergy accused of sex abuse as city DA

Americans, go home: Tension at Canada-US border

Trump and allies grapple with how to target Harris

In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as U.S. tensions rise

Doug Schoen breaks down Democratic House primaries, says far-left has shown staying power

Donald Trump to campaign in 4 states — including in Joe Biden's hometown — during week of Democratic National Convention

Trump leans into off-the-wall race-baiting in remarks about American suburbs as Biden's electoral fortunes rise

Biden-Harris: 'Most pro-equality ticket in history'

Biden, Harris lash Trump at debut of historic VP choice

Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents

DeVos accuses teachers unions of concern with 'alternative agendas' like 'defunding police' over students

Pelosi, Mnuchin talk but make no progress on ending stalemate

‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice

Crash course on Kamala Harris

Fact check: Trump calls on fired NYPD officers to be rehired, but none were recently terminated

11 names, 120 hours of interviews: Inside the grueling VP search that led Joe Biden to Kamala Harris

US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

Trump and Republicans send mixed messages on Biden running mate Kamala Harris

House Democrats demand Postal Service chief roll back changes ahead of Election Day

Pompeo says 'full' vindication, but watchdog report finds fault with emergency Saudi arms sales

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Matthew McConaughey grills Dr. Fauci in interview on COVID-19
CDC director says 'we don't want to pressure anybody' as schools weigh reopening

Coronavirus stimulus negotiations are at a standstill

Coronavirus updates: Fauci says temperature checks not reliable

Testing mess leaves Texas in the dark as cases spike

FDA denies Henry Ford Health request to use hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients

Biden and new running mate Harris to take on Trump's coronavirus response

Inside the White House’s Covid-19 alternate reality

CDC director warns of 'worst fall' in history if people don't follow COVID-19 guidelines

Exclusive: U.S. recruits scientists abroad for COVID-19 vaccine trials, pledges access to supply

Coronavirus updates: Newborn among Minnesota children recently hospitalized

Lives Cut Short: Remembering Health Care Workers In Their 20s Killed By COVID-19

CDC: One quarter of young adults contemplated suicide during pandemic

Coronavirus relief negotiations hit another wall, talks of merging aid with government funding worries experts

Coronavirus Update (Live): 20,646,106 Cases and 748,596 Deaths ...

Coronavirus - U.S. : 5,119,711 Cases and 163,951 Deaths

Pandemic behaviour: Why some people don't play by the rules

Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State?

Nearly 6% of people in England may have had COVID-19, researchers say

‘Impossible’: School boards are at heart of reopening debate

Majority white counties have significantly fewer COVID-19 cases: Study

India records over 47,000 coronavirus fatalities

China port warns public after coronavirus found in Brazilian chicken wings

New Zealand coronavirus: 14 new Covid-19 cases reported