Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, October 29, 2020

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

How the U.S. early vote surge is shaping Trump, Biden endgames

Pelosi, Trump administration trade blame over virus aid
Record-breaking early voting in U.S. election tops 80 million

Biden and Trump to tangle in Tampa on Thursday

Trump relying on government officials in final campaign stretch

Plurality of voters say U.S. coronavirus measures are not strict enough: poll

Emails show how Pompeos mixed personal, official business

The Latest: Biden wraps up Florida rally because of downpour

Federal appeals court suggests late-arriving Minnesota ballots may be tossed

Photos document US eviction crisis as families struggle with pandemic

Supreme Court issues flurry of last-minute election orders
Joe Biden calls son Hunter 'smartest guy I know' amid questions over business dealings

Exclusive poll: Biden leads in Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina

Nebraska Election Results 2020: Live Updates

Pence absent from Covid-19 planning calls for more than a month

Record turnout in Texas' largest county could be crucial to flipping a usually red state
U.S. Supreme Court again rejects North Carolina Republicans in absentee ballot dispute

As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands

Why the Supreme Court let some states count mail-in ballots received after Election Day but not others
So what if Biden is up in the polls? Weren't they wrong last time?

Jobless Americans face debt crunch without more federal aid as bills come due
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on being a 'proud Republican' who voted for Biden

Georgia senator to skip debate after Democratic rival goes viral

China blasts US charges against agents
U.S. appeals court nixes Minnesota's extended ballot counting

Voting 2020 live updates: Hurricane Zeta disrupts Georgia voting...

Pelosi wants ‘big’ health care, infrastructure push in 2021

Biden camp slams Facebook as thousands of ads remain blocked in final week

Wisconsin GOP says hackers stole $2.3 million intended for Trump reelection effort
Surge in early voting gives Democrats competitive edge in Texas

Report: US knew of problems family separation would cause

California governor preparing state for civil unrest following election
Biden pledges task force to reunite children separated at U.S-Mexico border

‘People Are Going To Be Shocked’: Return of the ‘Shy’ Trump Voter?

Trump seems to strike a new tone on masks: 'If you get close, wear a mask'

Van full of explosives found in Philadelphia following week of social unrest: Police

Walmart pulls guns and ammo from store displays, citing potential "civil unrest"

US Election 2020: Will America's race issue decide the next president? (video)
From abortion rights to 'magic mushrooms,' U.S. voters will decide

Warren has expressed interest in being Biden's Treasury secretary: report

Trump's border chief slams Twitter for locking his account after border wall tweet
Dems make early-voting history against Arizona Republicans

Harris target of more misinformation than Pence, data shows

Fact check: Trump continues to use a misleading video to claim Biden is not fit for office

Florida businessman pleads guilty in fraud case involving Giuliani associates

Authorities ramp up fight against misinformation and voter suppression
U.S. Postal Service has delivered 122 million ballots ahead of election
Election forecast: Zeta disrupts early voting; cold front moves in

Biden-Harris "fanned the flames" vs. "It's time to unite the country": How the two campaigns' ads differ

Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

France attack: Attacker arrived from Tunisia days ago

In Florida retirement community, Biden supporters try chipping away Trump's edge
Virginia judge rules in partial favor of GOP-led election integrity lawsuit

U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Republicans in Pennsylvania, North Carolina vote-by-mail fights

Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life in US under Biden

Election 2020 live updates: Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, Georgia; Americans are stressed about the election

'Anonymous,' author of White House tell-all book, revealed to be Miles Taylor

Biden and Trump to tangle in Tampa on Thursday

Read Miles Taylor's statement on being the 'Anonymous' op-ed writer

Trump calls on CNN to fire Miles Taylor after he reveals himself as 'Anonymous'

Exclusive: Biden, if elected, would consult allies on future of U.S. tariffs on China - advisers

Dow plunges more than 900 points

5 takeaways from Congress' latest clash with Silicon Valley

Live Updates: Election 2020 polling average shows Biden leading Trump nationally with just days left

Why Obama saved his harshest critiques of Trump until the campaign's end

USPS on-time delivery is getting worse. That may put ballots at risk.

Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck on freezing cold Omaha airfield after rally; 7 taken to hospitals

Cruz in heated exchange with Twitter's Dorsey: 'Who the hell elected you?'

Biden rips Trump for stranding supporters after Omaha rally

Jim Biden refuses to answer questions about family’s business dealings

Dow futures rise nearly 300 points as Wall Street looks to recover from worst sell-off in months

Trump stumbles through final appeals to women as he vows to get their husbands back to work

One battleground state, two rallies — and dueling versions of reality

Pandemic politics: Biden shuns ‘false promises’ of fast fix

'Who the hell elected you?' U.S. Senate tech hearing becomes political showdown

The Anonymous Unmasking Reveals a Secret About Washington Dirt

Colorado AG steps in after landlord allegedly threatens rent raise at mobile home park if Biden wins

Carl Bernstein: Senate GOP privately discussing how to 'restrain' Trump if election gets messy

What to make of that new Wisconsin poll that has Biden way ahead: FiveThirtyEight

CNN Poll: Biden continues to hold nationwide advantage in final days of 2020 race

Is the stock market rooting for Trump or Biden? The answer may surprise you

Millions of mail ballots not yet returned in key states

GOP looks to Philadelphia riots to bolster Trump in Pennsylvania suburbs

US Election 2020: Trump slams lockdowns, Biden accuses him of insulting victims
Ex-Trump campaign official: I believed his con

In battleground states, Trump grapples with a surging foe: Covid-19

Karl Rove: Promised Biden 'transition' from oil, fossil fuels would be death blow to Texas economy

Ratcliffe went off script with Iran remarks, officials say

Philadelphia Issues Curfew As It Braces For More Protests In Walter Wallace Shooting

Chris Cuomo confronts Miles Taylor over lying to CNN colleague

Supreme Court won't expedite review of Pennsylvania mail ballot extension

Second highest ranking officer in US Space Force tests positive for Covid-19

Trump pulls statistically even with Biden in Florida; Arizona is a dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos

Signature verification could complicate massive mail ballot count, experts say

FBI reveals alleged Whitmer kidnapper plotter also wanted to hang Trump, disproving Democrats' narrative

'The possibility of real-world harm is high': Experts warn of violence from QAnon around the election

Hurricane Zeta Makes Landfall South Of New Orleans As Category 2 Storm

Harris highlights Democrats' broad coalition

2 Democratic senators sick of doom-scrolling are using Twitter to raise millions

Interior 'propaganda' video and tweets may violate ethics laws, experts say

Tucker Carlson: Confidential Biden family documents have 'vanished'

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system

READ: Supreme Court orders in North Carolina and Pennsylvania voting cases

Former U.S. Homeland Security official says he wrote anonymous op-ed on Trump

Buttigieg defends Biden, claims Dems 'would have chosen somebody else' if they wanted fracking ban

DHS chief Chad Wolf claims some deported parents "have chosen to separate their children from themselves"

'Quick, quick, quick': Trump rushes McSally at rally as she fights to hold her Senate seat

Total 2020 election spending to hit nearly $14 billion, more than double 2016′s sum
Trump pitches economic plan for Hispanic Americans -- 6 days before the election

Watchdog sees massive potential loan fraud at SBA, sparking fight with agency

It May Be Too Late To Mail Back Your Ballot. Election Officials Stress Other Options

In Georgia, Democrats Target the True Silent Majority: People Who Don't Vote - NY Times

Trump fights for battleground Arizona

Cruz slams Dorsey over Twitter's censoring of conservative content

Biden draws contrast with Trump on coronavirus as pandemic worsens in campaign's final days

Minnesota Senate candidate Jason Lewis discharged from hospital after 'emergency' surgery

Afghan man charged in kidnapping of New York Times journalist; brought to NY to face US justice system

First guilty plea expected in campaign finance case involving Giuliani associates

Election 2020: SCOTUS rejects attempt to block extended ballot deadline

Trump’s 2020 implosion powered by mounting backlash to racism
Trump's unhappy warrior pitch to voters includes insults and highly specific grievances

Taking a stand has new meaning in heavily litigated election

Billions In COVID-19 Relief Loans May Have Been Handed Out To Scammers, Report Says

Man arrested at Trump rally in Maine carrying knife and wooden baton

Philadelphia police to release 911 tapes, body cam footage in shooting of Black man

Fighter jets fire flares, escort plane from airspace near Trump event in Arizona

A lesson learned: Democrats plot route to Washington through statehouse races
Fact check: Trump falsely claims California requires people to wear 'special' and 'complex' mask at all times

FBI agents urge Biden and Trump not to fire Christopher Wray

COVID surge hurts Trump in Wisconsin; Biden leads in a closer Michigan contest: Poll

Pot candidate upends tight U.S. House race even after his death
Late donor surges push election spending projections to new heights

White House sends 50K COVID tests to wildfire stricken Colorado

Whitmer on Trump's response to kidnapping plot: "I don't think it's funny"

Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here's Why It Matters

Al-Qaeda still 'heavily embedded' within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN official warns

On defense spending, a Democratic brawl is brewing

Don't freak out over early leads for either Biden or Trump on election night

Northam signs legislation banning no-knock warrants in Virginia

Letters, texts, caravans, parades: Advocates mobilize voters

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot plans vary; some counties to start counting after Election Day

Democrats raise concerns about U.S. Postal delays ahead of election

Many Latino Men Are Supporting President Trump This Election

Dark money,' used by both parties, featured in $100 million pro-Biden ad blitz

Kushner boasted in April that Trump took 'charge' of pandemic response from 'the doctors'

Philadelphia pledges better response after Black man’s death

Trump Jr. warns election is 'about freedom versus tyranny, capitalism versus socialism and Communism'

Illinois department releases footage of police shooting of Black couple

GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler: 'Not familiar' with Trump's infamous 2005 'Access Hollywood' tape

White House admits report that listed 'ending' COVID pandemic as Trump accomplishment was 'poorly worded'

Business partner of ex-Giuliani associate expected to enter guilty plea

F-16s intercept plane flying too close to Trump rally in Arizona

What happened to Trump's 'Opening Up America Again' task force?

U.S. to allow 'Israel' to be added to passports of Americans born in Jerusalem

McConnell and Schumer's relationship shredded after court brawl

How Mitch McConnell Delivered Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Rapid Confirmation - NY Times

Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with seven more sex crimes

Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida

Trump gives Arizona's McSally 'one minute' onstage during rally as she lags in polls

Blackburn asks Google if employee who criticized her still has a job

Kavanaugh's Opinion in Wisconsin Voting Case Raises Alarms Among Democrats - NY Times

Philadelphia sets citywide curfew to quell unrest after fatal shooting of Black man

Gun-wielding St. Louis couple seek prosecutor’s removal

Nancy Pelosi says the stock-market slide could force Trump to quickly negotiate a large stimulus deal - BI

Coronavirus News and Updates:

‘So frustrating’: Grave missteps seen in US virus response
San Francisco curbs virus but once-vibrant downtown is empty

As COVID persists and U.S. election nears, China growth lifts Asia

Regeneron says its Covid-19 antibody treatment cut medical visits in trial

Europe and US facing new round of shutdowns amid virus surge

Justice Department expands inquiry into NY nursing home COVID-19 death count

'We're losing the fight': Tulsa COVID doctor

Top Trump health official warns of 'draconian measures' if America doesn't mask up

Fauci: COVID-19 vaccine likely not available until next year

France and Germany thrust into lockdown as second COVID-19 wave sweeps Europe

Teens, tweens volunteer for vaccine trials while opponents call the move 'absurd,' 'crazy'

Coronavirus updates: Space Force's second in command tests positive

Next crop of COVID-19 vaccine developers take more traditional route

Medicare, Medicaid will cover costs of future COVID-19 vaccine under new policy

Feds issue coverage plan for COVID-19 vaccine and treatments