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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro gestures while speaking to a reporter at the White House, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Peter Navarro: China working to defeat Trump

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with voters after an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

In this file photo from 2009, then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Hunter Biden’s business partner played key role in meeting between Chinese businessmen, Obama staff

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump listen to him speak during an event on 'Protecting America's Seniors,' Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

This Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 image from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website shows part of page for Nina Witkofsky, new acting chief of staff of the agency. Witkofsky was installed initially as a senior advisor to Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC's director. In a few weeks, she would take over as the agency’s acting chief of staff and gradually become the person at CDC headquarters who has the most daily interactions with him, the CDC officials said. (CDC via AP)

White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info

By JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 1, 2020, file photo, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee removes his mask as he begins a news conference in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee was one of the first states to begin reopening in late April after Lee reluctantly issued a safer-at-home order that forced businesses to close. Since then, case numbers have continued to rise in part due to more testing, but also because of an increase in community spread of the disease. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

White House: Tennessee mask mandate ‘must be implemented’

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to participate in a town hall with moderator ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nathan Osborn, former Obama speechwriter, asked Biden a question during ABC town hall

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Des Moines International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

AP-NORC poll: Americans critical of Trump handling of virus

By JULIE PACE and HANNAH FINGERHUT and NATHAN ELLGREN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump drives past supporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19. On Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that while hospitalized, Trump said, The doctors said theyve never seen a body kill the coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasnt DNA. It was USA. There is no evidence Trump made such a statement. (AP Photo/Anthony Peltier)

Beware of hostile regimes weaponizing Trump’s COVID-19 battle

By Daniel N. Hoffman

FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020, file photo, trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The 2020 presidential election is clearly unlike any other, but investors might be wise to treat it just like most of the previous ones. History shows the stock market’s performance doesn’t correlate that closely with which party controls the White House: It tends to rise following elections regardless of who wins. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

As election uncertainty sweeps markets, the pros hold steady

By STAN CHOE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Kanye West appears on stage during a service at Lakewood Church in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Twitter flags Kanye West tweets containing bogus election results, adds ‘manipulated media’ tag

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing

By MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, is interviewed by Fox News, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kayleigh McEnany Twitter account locked

By Victor Morton and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 photo, Kristopher Jacks stands up to reiterate his question to U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., during a town hall meeting at the University School's auditorium in Greeley, Colo. (Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Pro-Antifa Colorado Democratic Party figure talks violence in Project Veritas sting

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hold hands on stage after the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

First lady unseen as Trump restarts campaign after COVID-19

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s shaky claims on virus, Dem misfires

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

A vegetable vendor wearing a face mask partly covering her face waits for customers in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. India's confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The Latest: S. Korea reports 97 new coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Aug. 5, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. (Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

Israel unease on F-35 sales to UAE tests Trump Mideast breakthrough

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump claims he’s free of virus, ready for campaign trail

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and HOPE YEN - Associated Press