Tipsheet: Trump, Biden clash intensifies over COVID-19 response

View in your browser     Trump, Biden clash intensifies over COVID-19 response BY PETER SULLIVAN   The battle over sharply different responses to the coronavirus is escalating between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, with Democrats pointing to the heavy death toll and Republicans projecting optimism. With the election drawing near, the vastly different approaches to COVID-19 are veering further apart even as scrutiny rises. Read the full story here     Politics of fear finds home in 2020 campaign BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND MAX GREENWOOD    Democrats and Republicans are both playing up messages of fear amid the pandemic and protests against racial injustice as they chart a path toward the November election. Read the full story here     Pelosi slams GOP, says $1.3T in coronavirus relief not enough BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE     Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday rejected a White House offer for a $1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, saying the latest proposal from the GOP falls well short of what is needed to help Americans weather the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story here     Trump returns to campaign trail in preview of final sprint BY BRETT SAMUELS   President Trump and Vice President Pence hit the campaign trail on Friday in a trio of states that will be key to the outcome in November's election. Read the full story here       Trump decries DC protesters as 'thugs' BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Trump on Friday described protesters who surrounded the White House during the final night of the Republican National Convention as “thugs,” and suggested he was looking at invoking the Insurrection Act to send troops to quell protests in U.S. cities. Read the full story here     Democrats worry about voter backlash in suburbs BY ALEXANDER BOLTON   Democratic strategists are worried scenes of violence in Kenosha, Wis., and the “defund the police” debate could give Republicans and President Trump a boost with suburban voters. Read the full story here     Researchers find first US case of COVID-19 reinfection BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL   Researchers have documented what appears to be the first U.S. instance of someone getting reinfected with COVID-19. Read the full story here     IRS issues guidance implementing Trump's payroll tax deferral order BY NAOMI JAGODA   The IRS late Friday released guidance implementing President Trump’s executive order from earlier this month on deferring payroll taxes. Read the full story here     Engel announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo BY LAURA KELLY AND OLIVIA BEAVERS   The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying the country’s top diplomat has ignored the panel’s request to investigate his conduct. Read the full story here     State elections officials push back against concerns around mail-in voting, drop boxes BY MAGGIE MILLER   Multiple top state election officials on Friday pushed back against recent concerns that the increase of mail-in voting could lead to a spike in voter fraud. Read the full story here     What if Kamala Harris becomes president? BY LEWIS K. UHLER AND PETER J. FERRARA   OPINION | Given the apparent memory problems that Joe Biden has exhibited for months, some believe it appears increasingly likely that, if elected, he might not serve out his term. Read the full story here     The arc of the Black protest tradition: John Lewis and BLM BY DOUGLAS M. HAYNES   OPINION | The struggle for racial justice continues, and so does the imperative to confront anti-Blackness. If you listen carefully today, you will hear the voice of John Lewis chanting the words, “Black lives matter.” Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump program to cover uninsured COVID-19 patients falls short of promise BY ABBY GOODNOUGH   Some patients are still receiving staggering bills. Others don’t qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: In Kenosha, Jacob Blake’s shooting deepens longstanding resentments and fears BY KIM BELLWARE, TIM CRAIG, MARK BERMAN AND GRIFF WITTE   Long before Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer here, triggering a week of mass protests and deadly violence, some local officials pushed the city to prepare for unrest. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: New COVID-19 layoffs make job reductions permanent BY PATRICK THOMAS, SARAH CHANEY AND CHIP CUTTER   A new wave of layoffs is washing over the U.S. as several big companies reassess staffing plans and settle in for a long period of uncertainty. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality BY MICHELLE R. SMITH AND GILLIAN FLACCUS   At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago as lawless Democratic wastelands that have been overrun with violence, looting and destruction that is forcing residents to flee for safer locales. The reality on the ground is much more nuanced. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Google, Facebook dump plans for US-Hong Kong undersea cable BY TODD SHIELDS   Google and Facebook Inc. dropped plans for an undersea cable between the U.S. and Hong Kong after the Trump administration said Beijing might use the link to collect information on Americans. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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