Former official on coronavrius task force: Trump could have saved lives, but he was too concerned about re-election; Acting homeland secy. Chad Wolf defies subpoena, skips house hearing; Biontech, Pfizer to “adapt” vaccine trial to hit October deadline; AG Barr compares DOJ prosecutors to preschoolers

Ex-WH official: Trump said “maybe this COVID thing is a good thing” because I don’t like shaking hands with “disgusting” people; Former top Pence staffer calls Trump presidency “terrifying”, says she will be voting for Biden ; WH Sr. official denies Trump would say COVID-19 might be a good thing so he doesn’t have to shake hands ; WH Sr. official on former aide rebuking Trump: Troye never expressed any concern about handling of pandemic; Former Trump spy chief calls for bipartisan commission to oversee election;  Former DNI Coats pens op-ed against “sinister conspiracies” that suggest voting systems “fraudulent”; Ex-WH official” Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself; Trump undermines his CDC Chief as more states see rise in cases; Trump blames “blue states” for death toll, ignores rates in Red States; FBI Director says Russia is actively working to hurt Biden’s campaign; Trump says teaching children race theory is a “form of child abuse”; FBI director says white supremacists are the largest group of racially motivated domestic terrorists;  Trump open to house bipartisan stimulus proposal, which Pelosi & GOP leaders have not embraced; 23 states recording more infections this week vs. last week; 51% of Americans say they would get COVID vaccine; Fauci: If too few Americans get vaccine, there won’t be enough to reduce COVID spread; Fauci on Redfield, trump conflicting messages: I don’t want to create more confusion; AG Barr compares DOJ prosecutors to preschoolers; Barr: COVID-19 Lockdown would be “greatest intrusion on civil liberties” since slavery; Fmr deputy AG: Barr is working to make the president an autocrat; Crime reporter in evacuation zones as wildfires burn record 4.7 million acres in western states; Fire victims get first look at homes destroyed by wildfires;

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