The Hill Articles: August 20, 2020

Jake Tapper: Biden’s acceptance speech was ‘one of the best, if not the best’ of his career Trump swipes at Biden during Democratic convention speech Trump says he will send law enforcement, US attorneys to polls in November to prevent fraud The nine biggest Democratic National Convention moments that got everyone talking McConnell to give taped remarks as part of GOP convention Biden vows to lead America out of ‘season of darkness’ Trump trashes Bloomberg after convention appearance Duckworth blasts Trump as ‘coward in chief’ 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call Comedian Sarah Cooper rips into Trump attacks on mail-in voting Former Secretary of State James Baker announces coronavirus diagnosis Booker torches Trump at convention: ‘He has failed us’ Democratic strategist doesn’t expect typical post-convention boost for Biden Pelosi predicts ‘double digit’ gain of Democratic House seats in November election Katie Porter says she’d consider role in Biden administration, California Senate run Atlanta mayor evokes John Lewis: ‘The baton has now been passed to each of us’ Yang, Julia Louis-Dreyfus joke about Pence at Democratic convention John Legend, Common pay tribute to John Lewis with ‘Glory’ performance at Democratic convention Newsom slams Trump response to California wildfires while praising Biden Host Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens final night of convention with shots at Trump, Pence, Fox News Trump hits California officials over wildfires: ‘You’ve got to clean your floors’ Justice Department to seek death penalty for Boston bomber: report OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: GOP national security officials back Biden | Trump says troops in Iraq will come home ‘shortly’ Schumer on nixing the filibuster: ‘Nothing is off the table’ Wisconsin denies Kanye West’s petition to appear on ballot Biden leads Trump by 8 points in NH: poll White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report Overnight Health Care: VA problems raise worries about prescriptions during mail slowdown | School reopenings with COVID-19 offer preview of chaotic fall | Fauci undergoes surgery for vocal cord polyp Sanders says Democrats should have given more speaking time to progressives Appeals Court’s support for FERC rule ramps up the need for flexible energy programs Pelosi axes idea of Saturday vote on additional COVID relief Pelosi cites ‘loyalty’ to House members in defending Kennedy endorsement Hillicon Valley: Trump weighs in on QAnon for first time | Uber, Lyft granted temporary respite | Susan Rice raises concerns about Russian hacking EEOC proposed regulation would impede its ability to combat workplace discrimination Watch live: 2020 Democratic National Convention, Day 4 Purdue suspends 36 students who attended gathering amid pandemic Religious leaders launch 9-day pilgrimage for racial justice from Charlottesville to D.C. Poisoning of Putin opponent could test US-Moscow relationship Pandemic unemployment assistance necessary to maintain nation’s health Falwell under scrutiny for using NASCAR driver’s yacht on vacation Trump vows to bring all US troops home from Iraq ‘shortly’ Let us clear the air on mail voting Overnight Energy: Michigan agrees to $600M Flint settlement | Sierra Club knocks DNC over dropped fossil fuel subsidies language Delta bans ex-Navy SEAL involved in bin Laden raid after maskless selfie Stephen, Ayesha Curry endorse Biden Some Sturgis rallygoers are testing positive for coronavirus Ex-Postal Service board member testifies Mnuchin tried to politicize agency Lego rolls out Braille bricks for visually impaired students The rise of the suburbs: Why America’s cities are seeing their fortunes turn WaPo managing editor Emilio Garcia-Ruiz named SF Chronicle editor-in-chief Susan B. Anthony museum declines Trump’s pardon of the women’s suffrage icon NY Mets player, coach test positive for coronavirus, prompting cancellation of game against Marlins: reports Kanye West attempts to get on presidential ballot in Tennessee, fails in Montana On The Money: Judge throws out Trump effort to block subpoena for tax returns | Jobless claims again rise to over 1 million | Fed alumni ask Senate to reject Judy Shelton Kamala Harris’s husband: ‘We need to do more than win’ The Hill’s Convention Report: Biden’s big night | Steve Bannon’s fall | Pelosi weighs in on Mass. Senate primary Gannett pledges more diverse, inclusive newsrooms by 2025: ‘not just words’ Trump goes after Biden in Pennsylvania hours before Democratic convention speech Hopes and fears for religious freedom in Vietnam Watch live: Biden accepts Democratic nomination Nashville officers’ powers restricted after forcing open door of wrong house Poll: Plurality of voters say they are less happy now compared to last year GOP chairman subpoenas former Obama official linked to Steele dossier Bannon pleads not guilty at initial court appearance Progressives decry Pelosi’s endorsement of Kennedy in Senate primary Pompeo triggers snapback sanctions on Iran at UN DC Mayor Bowser dismisses Tucker Carlson comments: ‘People aren’t leaving DC in droves’ Tech rally helps stocks beat early losses Biden has a plan to save America’s dairy, but does it go far enough? Susan B. Anthony museum objects to Trump pardon Nina Turner on Harris as VP: ‘Salute the history’ but ‘Wall Street has the ticket they want’ Poll: Trump-Biden match-up within margin of error in Pennsylvania Newsom ‘evaluating options’ on planned convention appearance as wildfires rage across California Watch live: Bannon exits court after being charged with defrauding donors Trump and Biden tied in Minnesota: poll One arrested, several cited for trespassing at senior citizens’ protest for Breonna Taylor Donald Trump used the art of the deal buster with the Iran debacle Student paper urges University of Kansas not to reopen as 87 test positive for COVID-19 Five takeaways on Bannon’s indictment Nearly 600 Miami-Dade Public School staff diagnosed with COVID-19 DOJ charges former Uber executive with attempting to conceal 2016 hack ‘Bikers for Trump’ demonstrate in Milwaukee during Democratic convention Hunter Biden to speak about father at Democratic convention Key voters are still up for grabs — Democrats have two months to take them Senators open investigation into prescription delays through Postal Service DC delegate highlights effects of Postal Service quagmire on community Analysis: Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019 Uber, Lyft granted emergency stay of injunction requiring drivers be reclassified in California Ocasio-Cortez hits House Democratic campaign arm after Pelosi endorses Kennedy Single mothers pay the price for DeVos’ cuts to public schools More than three dozen Fed alumni urge Senate to reject Judy Shelton Trump says closing college campuses could ‘cost lives’ as several move to online learning due to coronavirus Liz Cheney condemns QAnon conspiracy House Dems call for airlines to adopt uniform coronavirus policies Sorting out the Postal Service disaster Massachusetts to require students to get a flu vaccine before school year Over 70 former GOP national security officials endorse Biden Trump administration moves to exempt teachers from quarantine requirements What America’s Thinking: August 20, 2020 Second senator tests positive for coronavirus Democrats must go on the offensive against voter suppression House Democratic campaign leader predicts bigger majority Senate GOP campaign arm outraises Democratic counterpart in July Susan Rice says she is ‘100 percent’ sure Russia will interfere in elections NAACP president: Postmaster general is ‘lying’ Paul Ryan to serve as chairman of blank-check acquisition company Trump Jr. distances from Bannon group, says he attended ‘single’ event Democratic strategists predict policy-focused acceptance speech from Biden Watch live: Trump holds campaign event near Biden’s hometown Unravel the negative spiral to set America straight again Fox’s Kennedy calls on Trump to release tax returns: ‘Stop dragging this out’ Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter Bay Area air quality tanks amid California wildfires Negroponte endorses Biden: He beats Trump on ‘character, compassion and life experience’ North Korea’s Kim admits five-year economic plan has been ‘seriously delayed’ Netflix apologizes for poster after criticism it sexualized children Head of Trump’s coronavirus Operation Warp Speed lays out the timeline for America’s return to normal life Subsidized — not minimum — wages should assist workers during the pandemic Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge Cuomo dismisses criticism of timing on his book about coronavirus crisis Health care price transparency would bring relief from pandemic worries Cuomo signs bill to expand absentee voting in New York Lyft says it will continue service in California after court ruling The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from Democratic convention night 4 US attorney gives Postal Service agents a shout-out after Bannon arrest Competing for influence in post-explosion Beirut could lead to conflicts Sierra Club knocks DNC over dropped fossil fuel subsidies language US sanctions senior Syrian officials ahead of chemical attack anniversary DNC Edition: COVID-19: The Way Forward Grassroots progressive group endorses Markey in contested Senate primary Trump seeks distance from Bannon, calls fundraising project ‘inappropriate’ Would a President Biden mean the death of freelancing? Montana Supreme Court, federal court rule against GOP-backed effort to qualify Green Party candidates McGrath challenges McConnell to three debates Secretary Azar can’t wait to address antibiotic resistance Russia says it will test coronavirus vaccine on 40,000 people Airbnb bans parties, caps house occupancy Fauci undergoes surgery for vocal cord polyp Poll: 52 percent of people who didn’t vote in 2016 say they’re voting for Biden Michigan agrees to $600M settlement with Flint residents Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennamann suspended after homophobic slur caught on hot mic Ex-DHS official: Some of Trump’s closest advisers worry about his ‘mental acuity’ Palestine lost: It’s up to the Palestinian people to shape their future now Researchers: ‘We should not discount children as potential spreaders’ for COVID-19 Cuomo says issuing a mask mandate earlier could have made a ‘dramatic difference’ WATCH LIVE: The Big Questions 2020 convention event, featuring Rep. Cheri Bustos Woman killed, child hurt in Baltimore Light Rail crash Progressive group to launch virtual back-to-school effort to turn out college voters The Democratic Party platform represents our big tent Rising: August 20, 2020 University of Connecticut evicts several students from dorms after party Centers report handling 40,000 fewer child abuse cases amid coronavirus pandemic Davis: America wants a mensch for president 2020 – Joe Biden is a mensch Judge throws out Trump effort to block subpoena for tax returns FBI apologizes for lack of ‘context’ after tweeting link to anti-Semitic document Read: Indictment against Bannon, others in alleged fundraising scheme Top House Republican super PAC launches August ad blitz America must have fair elections Chris Wallace: Obama delivered ‘really curious speech,’ didn’t ‘talk about Joe Biden’ for 5 of 15 minutes Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors of ‘We Build The Wall’ campaign Germany, Spain, Scotland see spikes as coronavirus surges across Europe Stocks slump as weekly jobless claims rise above 1 million Meghan Markle to help register female voters with Michelle Obama organization Why would our allies allow an enemy like Iran to rearm? American Airlines to suspend flights to 15 US cities amid funding debate Man sentenced for aiding suicide bombing at 2017 Manchester concert Fact-shaming Michelle Obama’s DNC speech NYC teachers threaten to strike if schools reopen without more COVID-19 preventions Portland police declare riot for second straight night Trump knocks McCain, ‘deadheads’ who ‘sabotaged his campaign from the inside’  Jobless claims again rise to over 1 million Chinese official expects trade talks with US ‘in the coming days’ Restoring America’s police force and taking back our cities Russia: US has no legal, political grounds for reimposing Iran sanctions How Congress can avoid a housing catastrophe Trump campaign in new ad accuses Biden of embracing ‘radical left’ policies Historian Jon Meacham to speak on final night of Democratic convention Russian opposition leader hospitalized after suspected poisoning RNC pulls in $55 million in July as online fundraising surges The Hill’s Morning Report – Obama paints Trump as incapable leader; Harris accepts VP nod Biden set to accept nomination in convention-closing address VA problems raise worries about mail slowdown, prescriptions School reopenings with COVID-19 offer preview of chaotic fall COVID-19 fatality rates fall as treatments improve The Memo: Obama enters battle, enraging Trump Harris pledges to fight for country’s ideals in accepting VP nomination Pelosi paints Trump and McConnell as twin impediments to progress