Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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

Takeaways: Pardon power, silent mics on Barrett’s final day
Breonna Taylor's boyfriend recounts her shooting by police

Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years

Millions of workers face jobless benefits cliff with lifeline set to expire

Amy Coney Barrett hearing live updates: ‘You will be confirmed, God willing’: Senators end questioning of Barrett

Trump, Republicans slam Twitter, Facebook 'blackout' of Hunter Biden article

'Who's Had It?' Back On Trail, Trump Touts His Own Bout With The Coronavirus

Trump tries to shore up support from big business, Iowans

More than 14 million Americans have cast ballots in early voting so far: analysis

Record number of early voters met by long wait times at polls

Biden Vows To Ease Racial Divisions. Here's His Record

Biden campaign lashes out at New York Post

Delayed election, mail-in ballots and transfer of power: Barrett steers clear of Trump's strike zone

AP FACT CHECK: Sen. Cruz scrambles the stats on Obamacare

Democrats leading on absentee voting in Florida

Cheers erupt as Trump puts on MAGA hat, takes off tie at Iowa rally

US election 2020: Why it matters so much to Germans

North Carolina poll shows Cunningham up 4 points despite scandal

Takeaways from Day 3 of the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings

'You're a big state to me': Trump pitches rural voters at Iowa campaign rally

Prosecutor charged for deportation threats

Georgia poll: Democrats lead in presidential, Senate races

California Secretary of State says return ballots now exceeds same point in 2016 campaign

Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing

'I Have Lost Sleep Over This Hearing,' Graham Says To Close Day 3 Of Barrett Hearings

GOP Massachusetts governor says he won't support Trump

Notre Dame calendars show more events not listed on Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork

Red flag warnings West, record heat in California

How Biden would use trade agreements to fight global warming

Graham rebuts Kamala Harris' attack on Barrett’s candor, as Dems clash with nominee over ObamaCare

Only half of registered voters expect to know result within 'day or two' of Election Day

Booker Doubles Down On Barrett In Continued Exchange About Racism

Wells Fargo fires 100 employees suspected of abusing coronavirus relief funds

History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia

Trump is about to interrupt Biden, again

Amy Coney Barrett live updates: Day 3 of Senate confirmation hearings

Sen. John Kennedy: New Hunter Biden report as serious as 'four heart attacks and a stroke'

Pelosi, Mnuchin continue COVID-19 talks amid dwindling odds for deal
Barrett emerges as the anti-Kavanaugh

Pressed On Landmark Contraception Case, Barrett Again Declines To Answer

Michigan Republican congressman tests positive for Covid-19

Trump administration secures release of two American hostages from Yemen

Thai officials call for emergency decree over Bangkok protests

Mexico says 2 women may have had nonconsensual surgery in ICE detention
His Private Border Wall Enraged Neighbors. Then He Landed $2B To Build Walls For Trump

Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense

Supreme Court battle acts as lifeline for Lindsey Graham

As more Americans vote early, Trump presses on to Iowa

Giuliani's lawyer says he has hard drive with Hunter Biden texts, emails, videos of 'compromising positions'

Trump keeps talking about fracking in Pennsylvania: Here's what we know about this hot campaign issue

White House officials promote herd immunity declaration signed by fake names: report

Twitter suspends accounts claiming to be black Trump supporters

Democrats and Republicans seek hints for how Barrett will rule on health care law

Live Updates: Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS confirmation hearing

WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing

Germany to give $662 million in aid to Holocaust survivors

2020 election live updates: Trump and Biden to hold dueling town halls; Barrett to face third day of questions

Called ‘unashamedly pro-life,’ Barrett faces senators anew

Trump campaign blasts Biden over new Hunter Biden-Ukraine story, claims it shows he ‘lied’

The 15 races that will decide the Senate, ranked

Fact check: Trump continues dishonesty bombardment at Pennsylvania rally

Team Biden's new strategy: Run out the clock

Famed Navy SEAL pushes back after Trump amplifies baseless bin Laden conspiracy theory

US election 2020: World reaction to long queues of voters in US

The Latest: Barrett faces more questions from Senate panel

Hunter Biden emails under investigation by Senate Homeland Security Committee after hard-drive report emerges

'It's extremely problematic': Republicans inject new chaos into 2020 election with unauthorized ballot dropboxes in California

Amy Coney Barret hearing live updates: Graham praises Barrett as an icon for conservative women, judge says no one is above the law

Supreme Court TV? Trump nominee has open mind on cameras

Republicans win court battles as they go after drop boxes in key states

Some Michigan voters dislike Trump's behavior, but they're voting for him anyway

Cruz criticizes Democrats for being absent at hearing, Durbin reminds him of Covid pandemic

Barrett suggests Obamacare might survive Trump challenge

Durbin says Trump administration case against ObamaCare is 'orange cloud' over Barrett nomination

63 prosecutors pledge not to criminalize abortion even if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Pompeo denies push for Clinton emails violates Hatch Act

Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline

Trump's 'Frack' Attack on Biden Seems to Be Falling Short - NY Times

Losing the SCOTUS battle, Democrats focus on winning the messaging war

Supreme Court confirmation hearing doubles as campaign stop for embattled Republicans

Harrison slams Graham over 'good old days of segregation' remark

President Trump makes direct appeal to suburban women in Pennsylvania campaign rally

Esper pressed to commit to stay out of election

Pennsylvania becomes a battleground over election security

Landlords are stuck between tenants and lenders

Cory Booker challenger Rik Mehta says senator reneged on promise to debate

The Macho Appeal of Donald Trump - New York Times

St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters plead not guilty to felony charges

Fact check: Fake Barrett quote on getting 'stupid questions'

U.S. border encounters tick up in September: source

Kremlin calls for immediate halt to fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Protester allegedly assaults officers inside Rochester police station

From lotto millions to a felony indictment. How reality TV could undo a Texas sheriff.

Pro-Trump super PAC spending $1M to target Biden over Antifa

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Trump's task force invisible as cases surge again

New Covid cases surge in Midwest as weather cools and resistance heats up

Dr. Fauci on COVID surge, Trump's recovery, and a "very different" Thanksgiving

Pfizer gets approval to enroll children older than 12 in coronavirus vaccine trial

Coronavirus live updates: Barron Trump also tested positive for COVID, Melania says

Alabama football coach Nick Saban tests positive for coronavirus

Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

Sweet 16 'super-spreader' party in New York leads to 37 coronavirus cases, $12,000 fine

White House Embraces Declaration from Scientists that Relies on 'Herd Immunity' - NY Times

Vaccine trials and public confidence stall

Blood type may affect risk for Covid-19

Study: Govt responses linked to virus death tolls

Watch live: Dr. Anthony Fauci and Norah O'Donnell talk COVID-19 surge and government response

'On brink of disaster': shaken Europe battles COVID surge

Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries

Study: Early lockdowns prevented additional COVID-19 deaths in multiple countries

Coronavirus live updates: College students may have caught COVID-19 to sell plasma

"Staggering" need: COVID-19 has led to rising levels in food insecurity across the U.S.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce Barely 'Inching Up' As Cases Surge

Covid, Round 2: Are we all still in this together?

In New Jersey’s most segregated county, racism and coronavirus made a ‘vicious circle’

Russia approves second COVID-19 vaccine after preliminary trials
Germany hits 5,000 new cases, Merkel eyes action