Sep 22, 2020 Admin Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: Schumer invokes "two-hour rule" to block Senate committee hearings Biden won't rule out new tariffs, adviser says White House dismisses criticism of persistent coronavirus supply chain problems as work of 'useful idiot' Whitehouse warns GOP can't complain about 'future procedural efforts' by Dems if SCOTUS pick confirmed House moves toward spending vote after bipartisan talks China's Xi, Russia's Putin push back at Trump during virtual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly US-China tensions flare over coronavirus Trump Supreme Court pick gains steam, Senate Republicans back vote as election nears 'Naked' ballot rules put thousands of Pennsylvania mail-in votes at risk, Philadelphia official warns In Biden, China Sees an 'Old Friend' and Possible Foe Warnings at UN about world divided by US, China EPA boss rips Cuomo, de Blasio over protests, threatens to relocate NYC office Is the world entering a new Cold War? Democrat leads in U.S. Senate race in Michigan; North Carolina a toss-up: Reuters/Ipsos poll House sends bipartisan bill to address missing and murdered Native Americans to Trump's desk Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions Justice hearings are now a double standard. Jewish human rights organization warns about threat of QAnon In a conspiracy-fueled attack, Trump warns Harris is being groomed to usurp the presidency 200,000 dead: Federal response marked by chaotic messaging, unwarranted optimism Trump said coronavirus "affects virtually nobody," as U.S. surpasses 200,000 deaths Trump preparing executive orders on health care this week Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote In U.N. Speech, Trump Blasts China And WHO, Blaming Them For Spread Of COVID-19 Moderator Chris Wallace selects topics for first Trump-Biden presidential debate GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test Poll: Trump and Biden deadlocked in Iowa Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in census fight over undocumented immigrants Some Dems, not yet Biden, talk of expanding Supreme Court Fed, Treasury chiefs back more aid for small business but leave details fuzzy POLITICO Playbook PM: McConnell plows ahead Biden: We need to de-escalate, not escalate Liberal super PAC launches ads targeting vulnerable GOP senators over SCOTUS fight Older voters were critical to Trump's 2016 victory. But that was pre-pandemic. Maxine Waters tells Powell Fed’s emergency actions have ‘fallen badly short’ With Romney's Support, GOP Likely Has Votes To Move Ahead With Ginsburg's Replacement Schumer says McConnell has 'defiled' the Senate over Supreme Court vacancies, 'may very well destroy it' Why Florida will be so pivotal once again Court, COVID, race are topics for first Trump-Biden debate Democrats step up hardball tactics as Supreme Court fight heats up Woman suspected of sending ricin-filled envelope to White House to appear in court Here's what Trump and Biden will debate over in their first face-off next week Louisiana trooper who was to be fired in death of Black man dies in car crash Bloomberg pours $16M into Florida race to pay restitution for former felons to vote AP-NORC poll: Views of economy stabilize as election nears Donald Trump seems to think he has already won the Nobel Peace Prize Louisville declares state of emergency as city braces for Breonna Taylor decision Meet Trump's top candidates to fill Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court Biden 'knows he would lose election' if he releases ‘radical, left-wing’ Supreme Court list: Sen. Cotton Senate GOP lines up with Trump to quickly fill court seat 'I want them to do it': Donald Trump says he welcomes second impeachment over Supreme Court seat Pelosi: We can impeach Trump for anything he does Trump tells white audience in Minnesota they have 'good genes' 2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now Black Protest Leaders To White Allies: 'It's Our Turn To Lead Our Own Fight' Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation Secrecy envelopes will cause electoral chaos, official warns Lindsey Graham says Republicans "got the votes to confirm" SCOTUS nominee before election Washington Post: CIA assessment says Putin 'probably directing' efforts to interfere in 2020 election against Biden Trump blasts China on coronavirus in UN speech Trump: U.N. ‘must hold China accountable’ for pandemic Trump suggests Democrats manufactured Ginsburg's final wish GOP senators in tight races embrace sharply different Supreme Court strategies The Latest: Romney won’t oppose Senate vote on Trump pick Republican senators fall in line to back moving ahead with Trump SCOTUS pick: 'We've got the votes' Decision to speed up 2020 census schedule not made by Census Bureau, internal watchdog finds Bob Woodward on Trump's pandemic response: 'In covering nine presidents, I've never seen anything like it' Supreme Court vacancy becomes rallying cry in final stretch of U.S. race McMaster: Goal Of Changing Putin Is A 'Delusion' Suffered By 3 Presidents Trump applied in 2008 to register his trademark in Cuba: report Partisan Reaction To Loss Of Ginsburg Shows How Much Else Has Been Lost What SCOTUS will decide without RBG House to vote on bill to fund government through December NFL Hits 3 Coaches And Teams With Large Fines For Not Wearing Face Masks Has the President Handicapped His Own Party's Efforts on Absentee Voting? - New York Times Exclusive: U.S. regulator to abandon proposed whistleblower caps, tighter tip deadlines - sources 'He's not actually looking out for you': Ex-Pence aide Olivia Troye assails Trump's coronavirus response Ginsburg’s death casts fresh uncertainty on the Affordable Care Act's future Trump supporters boo GOP Ohio governor at rally Poll: Biden tied with Trump in Georgia U.S. Supreme Court faces major challenges when it returns without Ginsburg AP-NORC poll: Dim view of economy stable as election nears In Rural Oregon, Threats And Backlash Follow Racial Justice Protests Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches City restricts access before decision in Breonna Taylor case Trump to campaign in Pittsburgh, Biden attending fundraisers Rep. Doug Collins proposes amendment against packing court Washington Post: Pentagon used funds for coronavirus response supplies for jet engine parts, body armor Facebook suspends environmental groups, enraging activists Sen. Kelly Loeffler says she is 'more conservative than Attila the Hun' in new campaign ad Exclusive: U.S. and UAE eye December goal to agree on F-35 deal Tropical Storm Beta stalls along Texas coast, brings floods A president has the constitutional right to contest results of election Judge extends deadline for Wisconsin absentee ballots to be received "Unacceptable" if Mexicans subjected to medical abuse in U.S. custody, minister says Woodward: Historians examining the Trump era will ask 'What the F happened to America?' Rep. Collins says his constitutional amendment on court packing would take 'heat of the moment' out of debate UN General Assembly: World must prevent new Cold War, Guterres warns Huge California wildfire threatening more than 1,000 homes Operation targeting Darknet drug traffickers nets dozes of arrest worldwide, officials say Wall Street opens higher as tech stocks bounce Trump schedules rally in Virginia to reach rural North Carolina Oil rises on expectations demand can survive new lockdowns Trump camp keeps pressure on Biden to release list of SCOTUS picks after Ginsburg death Trump to meet state attorneys general to discuss key U.S. tech liability shield Bloomberg raises millions to help Fla. felons vote What to know about the top female judges being mentioned for SCOTUS Coronavirus News and Updates: Fact check: Trump's claim about whether coronavirus affects young people Colleges reopenings in-person likely added 3,000 U.S. COVID-19 cases per day: study 'Enormous And Tragic': U.S. Has Lost More Than 200,000 People To COVID-19 200,000 Americans have died from coronavirus: A look at that milestone in context Fauci calls 200,000 pandemic death toll 'sobering, and in some respects, stunning' With Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Who Would Get Them First? Wisconsin sounds alarm after surge in COVID-19 cases as nation surpasses 200,000 deaths 200,000 American lives lost from COVID-19: Here's what we've learned America's 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share Coronavirus live updates: 'When you lose trust, you lose lives,' ex-CDC director says As death toll climbs, Biden warns against becoming 'numb' to COVID-19 ‘It affects virtually nobody’: Trump downplays virus threat to young people Airlines call for COVID-19 tests before all international flights UK leader orders new virus restrictions, could last 6 months Fauci warns of fall coronavirus dangers: 'We are entering into a risk period' Coronavirus: 'We've reached a perilous turning point', says Boris Johnson Dr. Marc Siegel on the race for a COVID-19 vaccine (video) COVID-19 vaccine makers see EU shield against side-effect claims CDC advises against traditional trick-or-treating during COVID-19 As rich nations struggle, Africa’s virus response is praised National Institutes of Health staffer to 'retire' after being outed as author of online attacks against Dr. Anthony Fauci Free college, guaranteed income: State, local officials steer coronavirus aid money toward liberal priorities Get serious! 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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: Schumer invokes "two-hour rule" to block Senate committee hearings Biden won't rule out new tariffs, adviser says White House dismisses criticism of persistent coronavirus supply chain problems as work of 'useful idiot' Whitehouse warns GOP can't complain about 'future procedural efforts' by Dems if SCOTUS pick confirmed House moves toward spending vote after bipartisan talks China's Xi, Russia's Putin push back at Trump during virtual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly US-China tensions flare over coronavirus Trump Supreme Court pick gains steam, Senate Republicans back vote as election nears 'Naked' ballot rules put thousands of Pennsylvania mail-in votes at risk, Philadelphia official warns In Biden, China Sees an 'Old Friend' and Possible Foe Warnings at UN about world divided by US, China EPA boss rips Cuomo, de Blasio over protests, threatens to relocate NYC office Is the world entering a new Cold War? Democrat leads in U.S. Senate race in Michigan; North Carolina a toss-up: Reuters/Ipsos poll House sends bipartisan bill to address missing and murdered Native Americans to Trump's desk Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions Justice hearings are now a double standard. Jewish human rights organization warns about threat of QAnon In a conspiracy-fueled attack, Trump warns Harris is being groomed to usurp the presidency 200,000 dead: Federal response marked by chaotic messaging, unwarranted optimism Trump said coronavirus "affects virtually nobody," as U.S. surpasses 200,000 deaths Trump preparing executive orders on health care this week Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote In U.N. Speech, Trump Blasts China And WHO, Blaming Them For Spread Of COVID-19 Moderator Chris Wallace selects topics for first Trump-Biden presidential debate GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test Poll: Trump and Biden deadlocked in Iowa Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in census fight over undocumented immigrants Some Dems, not yet Biden, talk of expanding Supreme Court Fed, Treasury chiefs back more aid for small business but leave details fuzzy POLITICO Playbook PM: McConnell plows ahead Biden: We need to de-escalate, not escalate Liberal super PAC launches ads targeting vulnerable GOP senators over SCOTUS fight Older voters were critical to Trump's 2016 victory. But that was pre-pandemic. Maxine Waters tells Powell Fed’s emergency actions have ‘fallen badly short’ With Romney's Support, GOP Likely Has Votes To Move Ahead With Ginsburg's Replacement Schumer says McConnell has 'defiled' the Senate over Supreme Court vacancies, 'may very well destroy it' Why Florida will be so pivotal once again Court, COVID, race are topics for first Trump-Biden debate Democrats step up hardball tactics as Supreme Court fight heats up Woman suspected of sending ricin-filled envelope to White House to appear in court Here's what Trump and Biden will debate over in their first face-off next week Louisiana trooper who was to be fired in death of Black man dies in car crash Bloomberg pours $16M into Florida race to pay restitution for former felons to vote AP-NORC poll: Views of economy stabilize as election nears Donald Trump seems to think he has already won the Nobel Peace Prize Louisville declares state of emergency as city braces for Breonna Taylor decision Meet Trump's top candidates to fill Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court Biden 'knows he would lose election' if he releases ‘radical, left-wing’ Supreme Court list: Sen. Cotton Senate GOP lines up with Trump to quickly fill court seat 'I want them to do it': Donald Trump says he welcomes second impeachment over Supreme Court seat Pelosi: We can impeach Trump for anything he does Trump tells white audience in Minnesota they have 'good genes' 2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now Black Protest Leaders To White Allies: 'It's Our Turn To Lead Our Own Fight' Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation Secrecy envelopes will cause electoral chaos, official warns Lindsey Graham says Republicans "got the votes to confirm" SCOTUS nominee before election Washington Post: CIA assessment says Putin 'probably directing' efforts to interfere in 2020 election against Biden Trump blasts China on coronavirus in UN speech Trump: U.N. ‘must hold China accountable’ for pandemic Trump suggests Democrats manufactured Ginsburg's final wish GOP senators in tight races embrace sharply different Supreme Court strategies The Latest: Romney won’t oppose Senate vote on Trump pick Republican senators fall in line to back moving ahead with Trump SCOTUS pick: 'We've got the votes' Decision to speed up 2020 census schedule not made by Census Bureau, internal watchdog finds Bob Woodward on Trump's pandemic response: 'In covering nine presidents, I've never seen anything like it' Supreme Court vacancy becomes rallying cry in final stretch of U.S. race McMaster: Goal Of Changing Putin Is A 'Delusion' Suffered By 3 Presidents Trump applied in 2008 to register his trademark in Cuba: report Partisan Reaction To Loss Of Ginsburg Shows How Much Else Has Been Lost What SCOTUS will decide without RBG House to vote on bill to fund government through December NFL Hits 3 Coaches And Teams With Large Fines For Not Wearing Face Masks Has the President Handicapped His Own Party's Efforts on Absentee Voting? - New York Times Exclusive: U.S. regulator to abandon proposed whistleblower caps, tighter tip deadlines - sources 'He's not actually looking out for you': Ex-Pence aide Olivia Troye assails Trump's coronavirus response Ginsburg’s death casts fresh uncertainty on the Affordable Care Act's future Trump supporters boo GOP Ohio governor at rally Poll: Biden tied with Trump in Georgia U.S. Supreme Court faces major challenges when it returns without Ginsburg AP-NORC poll: Dim view of economy stable as election nears In Rural Oregon, Threats And Backlash Follow Racial Justice Protests Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches City restricts access before decision in Breonna Taylor case Trump to campaign in Pittsburgh, Biden attending fundraisers Rep. Doug Collins proposes amendment against packing court Washington Post: Pentagon used funds for coronavirus response supplies for jet engine parts, body armor Facebook suspends environmental groups, enraging activists Sen. Kelly Loeffler says she is 'more conservative than Attila the Hun' in new campaign ad Exclusive: U.S. and UAE eye December goal to agree on F-35 deal Tropical Storm Beta stalls along Texas coast, brings floods A president has the constitutional right to contest results of election Judge extends deadline for Wisconsin absentee ballots to be received "Unacceptable" if Mexicans subjected to medical abuse in U.S. custody, minister says Woodward: Historians examining the Trump era will ask 'What the F happened to America?' Rep. Collins says his constitutional amendment on court packing would take 'heat of the moment' out of debate UN General Assembly: World must prevent new Cold War, Guterres warns Huge California wildfire threatening more than 1,000 homes Operation targeting Darknet drug traffickers nets dozes of arrest worldwide, officials say Wall Street opens higher as tech stocks bounce Trump schedules rally in Virginia to reach rural North Carolina Oil rises on expectations demand can survive new lockdowns Trump camp keeps pressure on Biden to release list of SCOTUS picks after Ginsburg death Trump to meet state attorneys general to discuss key U.S. tech liability shield Bloomberg raises millions to help Fla. felons vote What to know about the top female judges being mentioned for SCOTUS Coronavirus News and Updates: Fact check: Trump's claim about whether coronavirus affects young people Colleges reopenings in-person likely added 3,000 U.S. COVID-19 cases per day: study 'Enormous And Tragic': U.S. Has Lost More Than 200,000 People To COVID-19 200,000 Americans have died from coronavirus: A look at that milestone in context Fauci calls 200,000 pandemic death toll 'sobering, and in some respects, stunning' With Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Who Would Get Them First? Wisconsin sounds alarm after surge in COVID-19 cases as nation surpasses 200,000 deaths 200,000 American lives lost from COVID-19: Here's what we've learned America's 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share Coronavirus live updates: 'When you lose trust, you lose lives,' ex-CDC director says As death toll climbs, Biden warns against becoming 'numb' to COVID-19 ‘It affects virtually nobody’: Trump downplays virus threat to young people Airlines call for COVID-19 tests before all international flights UK leader orders new virus restrictions, could last 6 months Fauci warns of fall coronavirus dangers: 'We are entering into a risk period' Coronavirus: 'We've reached a perilous turning point', says Boris Johnson Dr. Marc Siegel on the race for a COVID-19 vaccine (video) COVID-19 vaccine makers see EU shield against side-effect claims CDC advises against traditional trick-or-treating during COVID-19 As rich nations struggle, Africa’s virus response is praised National Institutes of Health staffer to 'retire' after being outed as author of online attacks against Dr. Anthony Fauci Free college, guaranteed income: State, local officials steer coronavirus aid money toward liberal priorities Get serious! Careless French public riles COVID medics