Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, October 20, 2020

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

Emails threatening Florida voters to "vote for Trump or else!" linked to overseas servers

Sources tell Fox News FBI has possession of purported Hunter Biden laptop

AP finds most arrested in protests aren’t leftist radicals

Schumer says he had 'serious talk' with Feinstein, declines to comment on Judiciary role
Republicans running short on time and money to defend Senate majority

'Friendship, empathy, kindness, and compassion': Biden leans into Mr. Rogers comparison

The Big Role That Big Donors Still Play, Quietly, for Biden - NY Times

Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G spectrum contract, sources say

Colorado takes the offensive against election misinformation
U.S. Speaker Pelosi's spokesman says coronavirus aid talks to continue Wednesday

McConnell signals Senate Republicans don't want bigger Covid relief bill before election

Trump ends ’60 Minutes’ interview, attacks Lesley Stahl on Twitter
Trump to campaign in Pennsylvania as early voting surges past 35 million mark

Trump's health care plan is always two weeks away. Now the election is too.

McConnell casts doubt on massive pre-Election Day stimulus deal as Pelosi sounds upbeat about talks with administration

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target

Lawyers say they can't find parents of 545 migrant children: report

Trump administration moves to bar convicted felons, gang members from asylum
Less carbon, more electric vehicles: automakers prepare for potential Biden win

Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears

Trump abruptly ends '60 Minutes' interview before taping joint appearance with Pence

How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage

When are the 2020 presidential debates and what topics will Trump and Biden cover?

Pennsylvania GOP considering further action against ballot deadline extension as Dems claim 'huge win'

Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida

Trump expresses unhappiness with '60 Minutes' interview, Lesley Stahl

Lindsey Graham's challenger is recharging S.C. — and the South

Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power Over Search, Justice Department Says In Lawsuit

GOP pollster Luntz blasts Trump campaign as worst he's ever seen

It's all tied up in North Carolina: Poll

Older workers face higher unemployment than younger for first time in 50 years: study

Lawmakers press HHS for documents on Trump’s drug-card plan

Trump attorneys and House Dems fight over subpoena for financial records

Voting across the US live updates: Poll workers prep for bad behavior; drop box set on fire; more than a million NY voters deemed inactive

Judge blasts DeVos’ sweeping denials of student loan relief claims as ‘disturbingly Kafkaesque’

Senate set to vote on competing coronavirus stimulus measures -- neither going anywhere now

NC governor caught on hot mic telling Biden they'll drag Cal Cunningham ‘across the line’ after scandal

A step ‘long overdue’: DOJ’s Google antitrust suit meets bipartisan praise

Supreme Court to take up Trump border wall spending, asylum enforcement

Senate Republicans try to ignore Trump’s attacks on Fauci

Ex-RNC fundraiser pleads guilty to foreign lobbying charge

Melania pulls out of rally as Covid cough lingers

Meadows says Trump didn't intend to order declassification of all Russia probe documents

Wisconsin early voting kicks off with some municipalities reaching over 50% voter turnout

How a primary night 'disaster' sparked big changes in Detroit's plan to count the vote

Flynn, Grenell on opposing GOP sides of Georgia Senate race

In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep

This is Biden's shortest path to the White House

Nuclear arms treaty: Hopes rise for breakthrough on US-Russia deal

Activist group plans widespread, ‘disruptive’ election activities to thwart potential Trump ‘coup’

Democrats seem unlikely to move against Feinstein

Breonna Taylor grand jury members say they were not presented with homicide charges

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele endorses Joe Biden
Obamacare Open Enrollment Starts Nov 1. Here's What's Changing This Year

'It's going to disappear': A timeline of Trump's claims that Covid-19 will vanish

Many Trump supporters feel need to hide their support for president: poll

Trump targets Pennsylvania women, but will do so without wife Melania
Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancee Sues Saudi Crown Prince Over Journalist's Killing

Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say
Final Trump-Biden debate will feature 'mute' button after chaotic first clash

Debate commission says it will mute Trump, Biden while opponent talks

Trump ‘running angry,’ attacks polls, press and Dr. Fauci

DOJ says Trump acted in his official capacity when denying E. Jean Carroll's rape allegation

U.S. Supreme court rejects Republican bid to limit mail-in voting in Pennsylvania

Trump tells Arizona rally Biden’s lucky Barr hasn’t locked him up
Trump says he will participate in debate with Biden, but thinks it is unfair

Trump's scorched earth style overshadows campaign's message in final weeks

Republicans doubt Mnuchin and Pelosi can come up with a stimulus deal they can support

Trump claims he could out-raise Biden by calling Wall Street, energy execs

Why Trump's 'BOFFO' rally strategy could cost him the election

Senate Republicans cringe at Trump's stimulus negotiations

ExxonMobil on hypothetical Trump call: "Just so we're all clear, it never happened"

Tennessee poll worker fired after turning away voters in Black Lives Matter shirts, masks

Tennessee court rules first-time registered voters don't need to vote in person

Senate to work through weekend to push Barrett onto court

There's no one left to rein in Trump's reckless rally strategy as virus rages

Meadows teases Biden family connection with Romania to surface 'in the days to come'

Florida breaks first-day early voting record with 350K ballots cast

US election 2020: Trump and Biden feud over debate topics

Steele dossier subsource threatens to sue top Republicans

Obamacare premiums decline for 3rd year in a row as Trump seeks to take down the landmark law

NJ Attorney General is suing Trump administration over Tweet

Another FBI director finds himself in a political vise
U.S., Britain call out Russian hacking spree, cyberattacks against Olympics

DOJ Unveils More Sweeping Cyber-Charges Against Russian Intelligence Officers

Trump narrows Biden's lead in Pennsylvania: poll

Documents show alleged Hunter Biden signature, FBI contacts with computer repair store owner

Trump administration says Obamacare plan premiums 2% lower in 2021

Biden, Trump reach out to Puerto Rican voters—including through relatives on the island

The Point: Why is Donald Trump talking so much about losing?

Barr blasts far left for making politics a 'secular religion,' calls Dems who excuse violence 'cowards'

Trump is 'sitting' on $9 billion earmarked for COVID-19 testing because of a controversial advisor, report says - BI

New Law Creates 988 Hotline For Mental Health Emergencies

Late night hosts targeted Trump over Biden 97 percent of the time in September: study

Trump taps 2016 brain trust to stage another stunner in 2020

Trump Jr accuses Biden of having 'liberal privilege' to 'lie and flip-flop' but be called a 'moderate'

Texas social workers can now turn away LGBTQ, disabled clients

Trump announces plans to remove Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list

Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to 3 days after Election Day

U.S. and Brazil must reduce dependence on China imports, Pompeo says

Ghislaine Maxwell denied from keeping Epstein testimony secret

Graham considers subpoenas for Twitter, Facebook execs over Hunter Biden emails

Court Vacates Trump Administration Rule That Sought To Kick Thousands Off Food Stamps

Newsom says California will review FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines before releasing them to public - LA Times

Senate panel delays vote to subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs as some Republicans waver

Trump slams Cuomo over 'apology tour' as NY governor warns public should be 'skeptical' of COVID vaccine

Maryland man accused of shooting at truck of Trump supporters after they honked

Oil prices drop for fourth day as COVID-19 second wave worries intensify

Analysis: Early voting numbers are breaking records. Here's what we don't know yet

Senate GOP eyes Oct. 26 for confirming Barrett to Supreme Court

Georgia's secretary of state encourages early voting ahead of record election turnout

Government agency will investigate Trump administration political influence over FDA, CDC

Trump hits ‘whatever’ in his long COVID retreat

American plans Boeing 737 Max flights by year-end

'The Big Lebowski' star Jeff Bridges announces he has been diagnosed with lymphoma

Trump's rallies define his view of liberty: The right not to care about other people

Coronavirus News and Updates:

U.S. reports about 300,000 more deaths than usual during pandemic: CDC

Coronavirus live updates: 5 more states added to 'red zone,' White House says

DeVos says it isn't Department of Education's job to track schools' coronavirus reopening plans
Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates

States prepare for their own vaccine safety reviews amid worries about Trump’s influence on the FDA

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are five times more likely to die than patients hospitalized with flu, CDC says

U.S. CDC issues 'strong recommendation' for mask mandate on airplanes, trains

Europe locks down; U.S. lets up
Texas woman died of coronavirus 'on the jetway' on flight from Arizona

Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened

Students tested for COVID-19 without consent
Can you get experimental Covid treatments like Trump? Some have. Here’s what to know.

Trump ties Fauci to Biden — to Biden's delight

Wisconsin judge reimposes COVID restrictions as U.S. nursing homes sound alarm
30 states see cases spike, many aren't keeping pace with testing