Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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

Court blocks release of Trump tax returns

Trump claims credit for bringing calm to Kenosha in visit criticized as politicizing racial unrest

Barr tightens rules on surveillance of candidates

AP FACT CHECK: Trump misstates what happened in Kenosha

President Trump visits Kenosha after days of unrest, announces millions in aid

Trump provides no proof of plane full of 'thugs'

Trump spins baseless tale of ‘thugs’ flying to protests

Senate Republicans look to roll out targeted coronavirus relief bill
USPS delivery delays on everything from medicine to baby chicks deepen concerns about mail-in voting

Facebook And Twitter Remove Russia-Backed Accounts Targeting Left-Leaning Voters

Los Angeles police fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike violation
Deciphering the 'red mirage,' the 'blue shift,' and the uncertainty surrounding election results this November

Trump's 'plane loaded with thugs' conspiracy theory matches months-old rumor

Walker claims Biden, Democrats 'trying to flip the script' on urban riots: 'They know they're in trouble'

Trump blows past the intelligence to accuse China of backing Biden

Trump is trying to grab some of Biden's most valuable supporters. Here's why

Trump says jobs are "flowing." Big employers just cut 50,000 jobs.

Trump sidesteps Blake shooting to extol law enforcement in Kenosha

U.S. CDC issues temporary halt on residential evictions to combat virus

Mnuchin says Trump still wants virus deal with Democrats

Donald Trump goes maskless in Kenosha, and urges others to do so despite COVID-19 order
Biden campaign is expected to announce it raised $310 million in August

Trump lauds 'very productive' talk with Big Ten commissioner on 'immediately' resuming football

Amid tensions in Kenosha, Trump tours damaged businesses, meets with law enforcement

Trump knocks Drudge: He didn't back me in 2016 and 'doesn't support me now'

Postal Service Watchdog Outlines 'Concerns' Surrounding Election Readiness

US vetoes UN resolution on terrorists over failure to include call for repatriation
Federal law enforcement drawn deeper into Trump's political ambitions

ICE arrests 2,000 immigrants in largest sweep of the pandemic

Facebook axes small Russian troll network

Justice Department investigating protest leaders

Armed militias don't have legal authority, but today there is little standing in their way
Fact check: 'WE ARE NOT ABLAZE,' Portland fire department says after Trump falsely claims 'entire city' is on fire

Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence ‘domestic terrorism’

Amid National Crises, Louisiana Mayor Fears His Decimated City Will Be Forgotten

Are US cities seeing a surge in violent crime as Trump claims?

Ari Fleischer warns Biden handlers 'severely' limiting ex-VP's media exposure and 'press is yielding' to it
Top Democrats demand intelligence chief resume election security briefings to Congress

Thousands of small-business loans may have been fraudulent, U.S. House panel finds

Judge allegedly punched on way to court

Polls to close in Markey-Kennedy Democratic primary in Massachusetts that's divided Democrats

Alleged Kenosha shooter's deadly night reconstructed with video
Jill Biden says Trump 'didn't have a strategy' for school openings

Twitter compels Democratic congressional candidate to delete tweet that violated rules against voter suppression

Pence says he doesn't 'recall' being put on standby during Trump Walter Reed visit

Trump and his physician deny he had "mini-strokes"

Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha, Wis.

'It's Trump vs. not-Trump:' After conventions, Biden looks to excite his base while Trump tries to expand his

Protesters gather after sheriff's deputies shoot Black man during confrontation

Trump suggests 'some very stupid rich people' are funding protest groups, rioters at RNC and across US
Pence calls Blake shooting 'tragic' but says investigation must play out

The clash over Kenosha: Biden flips script on Trump as campaign heats up

Trump goes mostly dark in TV advertising fight with Biden

Why Kenosha's criminal justice advocates saw this coming

Trump closes in on Biden in Minnesota

Jacob Blake: Father 'refuses to play politics' as Trump visits Kenosha

Trump compares police who use force to golfers who 'choke'

Donald Trump Jr. says Democrats would rather people 'rob someone's store' than 'open up your store'

Biden condemns violence and asks if Americans 'really feel safe under Donald Trump'

Trump alleges Biden controlled by people in ‘dark shadows’

2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of US strife

Florida 'antifa hunter' gets 3 years after threatening Black candidate, activist

Trump says Black Lives Matter is 'bad for Black people'

Macron on Lebanon: ‘It’s a risky bet I’m making’

Trump suggests Wisconsin protest murder suspect Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self defense

'Poppycock!': Federal Judge Bars CBP Employees From Screening Asylum-Seekers

President Trump on push for COVID vaccine, Biden's willingness to shut down economy, relationship with Fauci (Video)

Trump, friends mourn right-wing activist killed in Portland

Wisconsin special session on police reform lasts less than a minute. GOP not interested.

Fact check: Trump makes more false claims about Biden and protests

Absent details, police shooting narratives seek to distract

Officials Identify Slain Portland Trump Supporter, President Threatens Intervention

DOJ 'targeting and investigating' leaders, funders of far-left groups and rioters, Wolf tells Tucker

Planes, pizza and Cher: Biden resumes campaign travel

Fact-checking Biden's speech on Social Security, fracking and crime

Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

United, Delta, American Say They Are Dropping Change Fees For Domestic Flights

Pence was on standby to 'take over' during Trump's unannounced Walter Reed visit, new book reports

St. Louis couple charged after waving guns appear in court

Coronavirus News and Updates:

US says it won’t join global effort to find COVID-19 vaccine

Internal tensions and a resignation to virus' spread govern President Trump's pandemic response
New York City delays school start in deal with unions over coronavirus concerns

Florida Cuts Ties With Large Coronavirus Testing Lab, Citing 75,000 Delayed Results

Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
COVID-19 antibodies present in patients four months after recovery: study

'She cared like no other nurse': South Carolina front-line worker dies of COVID-19

FEMA Says It Will Stop Paying For Cloth Face Masks For Schools
DeSantis lifting Florida’s coronavirus-related ban on visiting nursing homes

Feds to ship fast COVID-19 tests to assisted living sites

Over 100 million testing kits to be distributed by feds to schools

Russia’s virus cases exceed 1 million, globally 4th highest

Coronavirus live updates: US case count for COVID-19 tops 6 million

Coronavirus missteps from CDC and FDA worry health experts

The Blame Game: The Uphill Battle To Prevent College Partying

AstraZeneca bolsters COVID-19 vaccine supply with new deal

At military academies, COVID-19 is the enemy to be defeated

Large trials for anticipated Oxford COVID-19 vaccine begin in the U.S.

COVID-19 vaccine will be made available "on the basis of science and data," FDA commissioner says

6 Million Coronavirus Infections Now Confirmed In U.S., A Country In Limbo
India leads global rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases, while deaths down: WHO