Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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

Arizona AG investigates whether Sharpie users' ballots were rejected in battleground state

Trump's lead in Georgia shrinks to about 47,000 votes

Pennsylvania governor calls Trump campaign lawsuit to stop counting ballots 'simply wrong'
Democrats Look at Trump Voters and Wonder ‘What the Hell Is Your Problem?’

'Squad' member Ilhan Omar rejects Trump's Pennsylvania victory claim: 'Sit down'

A fiercely contested presidential election reinforced the nation's divide. What's next?

Trump's high-stakes, swing-state legal blitz: Where his campaign says it's suing, and why
Expansion of gambling in the US wins big at polls

His hopes of winning growing dim, Trump looks to halt vote counting in Pennsylvania

Biden projects confidence about his lead: 'We believe we will be the winners'
Stocks jump as Wall Street thinks tight U.S. election means gridlock

2020 Latest: Trump campaign sues in 3rd state, Georgia

House of cards? Pelosi to have a hard time becoming speaker as results trickle in, officials say
Group tries to disrupt ballot counting at Detroit convention center

Anti-Trump Republican group launches 'count every vote' campaign in Pennsylvania
Fed confronts a shaky US economy that needs help
The MAGA bullhorn shouts Trump’s baseless claims of fraud
Dollar hunkers down as Biden inches closer to White House

Young Americans and White college-educated voters flock to Biden in several battleground states, CNN exit polls show

NC election board says 117,000 mail-in ballots still outstanding, will not 'prognosticate' a winner

Trump’s Election Day surge powered by small-town America

Winners and losers from 2020's election
Initial signs point to surprisingly hack-free election, but risks remain

Trump seeks to delegitimize vote even as his campaign says math will turn his way

Locked-out Detroit Republican vote challengers furious over lack of access
Fox News scores ratings win as early state election call angers Trump and his allies

Arizona secretary of state says Trump campaign doesn't have legal pathway should it bring lawsuit
Biden foresees victory in U.S. election; Trump pursues suits, recount

Biden wins Wisconsin, presidency still hangs in balance
U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat

Error in Arizona: 86 percent of vote in, not 98 percent

Presidential race undecided: Where things stand in uncalled battlegrounds as Biden wins Wisconsin and Michigan

Biden says he's 'confident' in victory, speaks to unity as votes continue to be counted

Trump sues in Pennsylvania, Michigan; asks for Wis. recount
Biden breaks Obama record for most votes

Biden moves closer to the presidency as Trump launches legal challenges

Centrist Democrats talk leadership changes after negative election results
Michigan still counting votes, angry poll watchers barred in Detroit, Trump sues
How Senate Republicans averted catastrophe

Joe Biden wins key battleground of Michigan, Fox News decision desk predicts

Biden wins Michigan; Trump Electoral College path narrows
Republicans on track to dash Democratic hopes of U.S. Senate majority

Twitter, Facebook label Trump camp's posts prematurely claiming victory in Pennsylvania

2020 Latest: Nevada county releasing more results Thursday
POLITICO Playbook PM: The coming reckoning

It's just after 5:30 p.m. ET: This is where the race to 270 electoral votes stands

Biden predicts victory, says he will govern as an 'American president'

No, Biden did not magically 'find' votes in Michigan like a Trump retweet suggests
Trump campaign suing to halt counting in Pennsylvania
Why the Supreme Court probably won’t help Trump’s reelection fate

The mood is darkening as 'Trump is bleeding GOP support,' source close to White House says
North Carolina election results won't change for a week: officials

With presidency in reach, Dems grapple with disappointment

Trump campaign claims public polling was used as a ‘voter suppression tactic’ against him in Wisconsin
Democrats renew calls for Twitter to suspend Trump for spreading misinformation

Department of Homeland Security warns of fake media accounts sharing premature election results

Election updates: Biden campaign officials contend he's on track to take Electoral College...

Giuliani ‘en route’ to Philadelphia with Trump legal team as ballot battle ramps up
Democrats renew calls for Twitter to suspend Trump for spreading misinformation

Winners and losers from 2020's election

The Remaining Vote in Pennsylvania Appears to Be Overwhelmingly for Biden - NY Times

Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states

America's political fate in the balance as key vote counts go on

Puerto Ricans vote in favor of U.S. statehood: what happens now?
GOP effort to block 'cured' Pennsylvania ballots gets chilly reception from judge
U.S. presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states

House Democrats fall way short in disappointing night

Presidential race undecided: Where things stand in the uncalled battlegrounds

US Election 2020: Tense wait as US election winner remains unclear

Biden Edges Past Trump In Some Key States

Early takeaways from election night as votes are still being counted

EXPLAINING RACE CALLS: Presidential race too early to call

What the polls and pundits got wrong: Trump outperforms predictions again

Misinformation dangers rise as election continues

A long election night. Here's what we know so far — and what we don't

McConnell: Too soon to know if GOP will hold Senate majority

Trump Campaign Call Projects Confidence
Explainer: What might happen if U.S. election result is disputed?

Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on

Twitter flags Trump tweets complaining of 'ballot dumps'

Fact check: Trump makes series of egregious false claims in Election Night address

Dems keep House, GOP holds key Senate seats, NBC News projects

Trump seeks to stop ‘all voting,’ but only counting remains

The GOP’s stunningly good night

Scott Walker suggests Biden's Wisconsin lead too big for recount

Trump, Biden camps both claim pathway to victory as remaining ballots counted in key states

Ritchie Torres wins House race and will become first Black member of Congress who identifies as gay
Judge reviews ballot counting in suburban Philadelphia county

Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush becomes Missouri's first Black congresswoman

There’s no winner in the presidential race. That’s OK

This election is headed to the courts, but Democrats have lawyers too

Michigan secretary of state says presidential results could be known by day's end
Bettors stampede back in favour of Biden as results stream in

More Americans voted for Donald Trump this year than in 2016

Trump camp eyes Arizona and Pennsylvania, signals legal challenges ahead

At the End of a Chaotic Campaign, an Election Day That Defied the Worst Fears - NY Times

2020 election surprises: Trump turnout, the missing blue wave and more

Some House Democrats fall while the party fails to flip some key suburban districts

Hickenlooper: 'It’s not the level of excitement I was hoping to wake up to'
World waits nervously, impatiently for US vote count
Democrats falling short in bid for control of U.S. Senate

Voters in three states pass ballot measures aimed at veterans, spouses

US formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change

Biden campaign says Democratic nominee will be nation's 'next president'
Trump, Biden's paths to victory in presidential election

The Point: Why the delayed election results prove the system is actually working

Defense policy in limbo as election drags on
Major case testing LGBT and religious rights goes before U.S. Supreme Court

With nine states still counting millions of votes, Trump falsely claims he won

Michigan results from 'hundreds of thousands' of ballots may arrive by day's end

More Latino voters support Trump in 2020 than 2016, but young Americans favor Biden, early CNN exit polls show

Why it’s too early to call the election

Trump falsely claims he has won election, even though ballots are still being counted

No clear winner in presidential race as vote counting continues, election hangs in balance
Trump falsely claims victory, after rival Biden voices confidence

President Trump prematurely declares victory: 'We want all voting to stop' (video)

Joe Biden speaks to supporters: 'We believe we're on track to win this election' (video)

AP VoteCast: Voters split on virus, economy, even football

Biden wins Arizona

Trump claims victory with many states still undeclared, hints at possible Supreme Court case
Democrats, Republicans trade seats in battle for U.S. Senate majority

Trump and Biden locked in a nail-biter as race for the White House comes down to key states

Race Up In The Air Even As Trump Falsely Claims Victory

‘Tense and nervous’: A nation on edge, a capital boarded up

Montana US Sen. Steve Daines defeats Gov. Steve Bullock in competitive race

2020 Latest: Biden wins 3 of 4 Maine electoral votes

Protesters in Washington, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Portland take to the streets amid Election Night vote tallies

Longtime Republican election lawyer calls Trump's claim a "distressing moment"

Democrats retain control of House, battle remains for Senate majority

On The Trail: Deeply divided nation shows blue islands in a red sea

GOP state legislature candidate in North Dakota who died of Covid wins election

GOP holds back Democrats, narrowing path to Senate control

What we know about the pace of counting in Wisconsin
Fox News under fire by Trump allies over Arizona Biden projection

Election Results And Updates: Trump Tries To Claim Victory; Biden Says Votes Still Being Tallied

Twitter flags Trump tweet warning Democrats 'trying to steal' the election as 'misleading'

US futures slip after Trump’s premature claim of victory

How Miami Cubans disrupted Biden’s path to a Florida win

Trump attacks legitimate vote-counting efforts and claims fraud without basis

Key Pa. county suspends vote counting until 10 a.m. Wednesday

Closely watched Georgia still up in the air in the presidential race; one Senate race headed to runoff

2020 Latest: Biden wins 3 of 4 Maine electoral votes

Voter Analysis: Why President Trump lost Arizona

Minnesota's Peterson voted out of Washington after 30 years

The single electoral vote Biden won in Nebraska could be significant

Louisiana, Colorado Voters Take Different Stances On Abortion Measures

Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden

Trump says he'll go to Supreme Court to stop votes from being counted

National Guard brought in to help with Wisconsin ballot counting issue
With Pennsylvania up in the air, one rural county goes big for Trump

Once Again, a Nation Cuts It Too Close for Comfort

What we know about mail-in ballots in Philadelphia

Live Election Day coverage: Arizona picks Biden in historic shift to the left that includes Senate seat

Ilhan Omar easily wins reelection in Minnesota

California voters approve measure exempting Lyft, Uber from labor law

Protesters gather near White House, no wide unrest seen
Eight arrested in Seattle after anti-racism protests on election night

Trump holds Texas

Coronavirus News and Updates:

U.S. CDC reports 231,988 deaths from coronavirus

Coronavirus upsurge is taxing Kansas hospitals
As The U.S. Voted, Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Climbed
A rapid transformation for Covid’s long haul

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 3, 2020 - FDA.gov

Study Shows Household Transmission Of Coronavirus Is Quick And Common - CBS - Pittsburgh

Covid hospitalizations surge as pandemic enters alarming new phase in U.S.

Coronavirus FAQs: Are 3 Masks Better Than 1? Will Mouthwash Keep You Safe?

US sees the five highest days of Covid-19 cases leading up to election

Will a small, long-shot U.S. company end up producing the best coronavirus vaccine? - Science Magazine

A Rapid Virus Test Falters in People Without Symptoms, Study Finds

Coronavirus: Are Indians more immune to Covid-19?