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This week saw added scrutiny on around the Postal Service, mail-in balloting and the threat of foreign interference. Congress has yet to make any headway with a coronavirus economic relief package.
Monday
Tuesday
- Trump tells his supporters to become poll watchers with a baseless claim about fraud at voting locations
- Justice Department wants to defend Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit
- Trump visibly distressed over Atlantic story fallout from claims he disparaged the military
- House committee to investigate US postmaster general for allegedly reimbursing employees who donated to GOP candidates
Wednesday
- ‘Calls without us knowing:’ Aides point fingers in wake of Woodward’s latest book
- Trump lists 20 more potential SCOTUS nominees to boost conservative support
- Trump’s August fundraising falls short of Biden’s by more than $154M
- Whistleblower alleges top Trump appointees abused authority by telling officials to alter intelligence to match Trump claims
- White House tries to dismiss Trump’s admission that he knew Covid-19 was deadly and downplayed it
Thursday
Friday
And that was the week in 16 headlines.