HappeningNow: WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki holds today's briefing joined by Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, who will discuss Pres. Biden’s executive orders on climate change. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says Biden knows rejoining the Paris Climate Accord is not enough to address greenhouse gas emissions -- 90% of which Kerry says stems from countries outside the U.S.

HappeningNow: WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki holds today’s briefing. WH Press Sec. Psaki says Biden will sign a residential Proclamation "to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through travel."

Biden will keep in place travel restrictions from Schengen Area, the UK, Republic of Ireland, and Brazil.

HappeningNow: Republicans object to Arizona electoral votes for Joe Biden as Vice President Mike Pence presides over proceedings. The House and Senate will now debate the Arizona electoral vote objection.

HappeningNow: President Trump speaks at the 'Save America March' in D.C. President Trump begins bashing media:

"The media is the biggest problem we have ... They rigged the election ... Last night they didn't do a bad job either."

President Trump tells GA rally “I hope Mike Pence comes through for us. If he doesn’t come through, I won’t like him quite as much.” President Trump at GA rally:

“They [Democrats] will pack the Supreme Court ... I’m not happy with the Supreme Court. They are not stepping up to the plate.”

“If you’re the President of the U.S. and you get defrauded out of an election you should be able to file a suit.”

NEW: At Prescott, Az. rally, President Trump talks about early voting:

"They're very much inclined to be with us."

Mentions early voting in Michigan, adding "they start to get a little bit nervous on the other side."

"We're in first place in Arizona." AT Prescott, Az. rally, President Trump calls CNN "dumb bastards", saying the network talks about nothing but "COVID, COVID, COVID."

#HappeningNow: President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden take the stage in Cleveland, Ohio for the first of three presidential debates in the 2020 cycle.

(Thread) Fox News' Chris wallace welcomes Pres. Trump & fmr VP Biden to debate stage.

First subject: Supreme Court

Trump: "We have the Senate, we have the WH, and we have a phenomenal nominee."

Biden: Says Americans won't get chance to weigh in & wait for election outcome.

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#HappeningNow: President Trump gives an update on testing capability for COVID-19.

Touts U.S. conducting 100 millionth test last week.

Says U.S. has conducted more tests than EU and all of Latin American combined.

(Thread) #BREAKING: President Trump announces plans to distribute 150 million Abbot rapid tests in the coming weeks.

*50M tests will go to most vulnerable communities
*18M to nursing homes
*10m for home health/hospice
*Nearly 1M for HBCUs

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#HappeningNow: Pres. Trump delivers remarks on the America First Healthcare Plan from Charlotte, NC.

"When I was elected I inherited something called Obamacare."

Touts terminate the individual mandate but kept provision to protect pre-existing conditions.

(Thread) #NEW: President Trump says he's joining in a lawsuit to "terminate this terrible plan."

"If we lose what we have will be better than the original version of Obamacare."

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#HappeningNow: Pres. Trump begins today's press briefing touting Johnson & Johnson starting phase 3 in COVID-19 vax trial

Encourages people to enroll in trial.

Awarding $200M in Cares Act funding to all states to prepare to distribute vaccine to high risk residents.

(Thread) #NEW: President Trump says he'll visit the Supreme Court "sometime tomorrow morning" to pay his respects to the late SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in state.

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#HappeningNow: WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany begins today's briefing, slamming Democrats attempting to block President Trump's SCOTUS nominee:

"There's nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in an election year."

(Thread) #NEW: WH on U.S. surpassing 200k COVID-19 deaths:

"The fact that we have come nowhere near 2 million deaths is a testament to this president taking immediate action."

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#HappeningNow: President Trump delivers a speech from Dayton, Ohio on issues facing American workers.

(Thread) #NEW: President Trump says his SCOTUS nominee "will be a woman."

Asks crowd if anyone has the courage to say if his pick should be a man.

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#HappeningNow: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell honors the life and legacy of the late SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling her a uniter.

(Thread) #NEW: McConnell says President Trump's nominee will receive a vote in the Senate.

Says he can debunk attempts to dispute the process & cites precedent.

"The Senate has more than sufficient time to process a nomination."

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#HappeningNow: President Trump begins today's press briefing by discussing COVID-19 vaccine progress/distribution plans:

Say's Joe Biden's "anti-vax" rhetoric is all political.

Says enough vaccines will be available for every American by April.

(Thread) #BREAKING: President Trump announces his administration is awarding $13B to rebuild Puerto Rico's electrical grid and schools damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

"I'm the best thing to ever happen to Puerto Rico."

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#HappeningNow: Pres. Trump begins today's press briefing speaking about Hurricane Sally which made landfall in AL & FL as a Category 2 hurricane this morning.

Says FEMA is offering assistance and working with state and local governments with disaster assistance.

(Thread) #BREAKING: President Trump says COVID-19 vaccine distribution could start mid-October, 100 million Americans could receive it by the end of the year.

(CDC Director Redfield says earliest a vax would be widely available to general public is late 2021. )

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#HappeningNow: Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany begins WH briefing condemning the recent attack on 2 Los Angeles Sheriffs Deputies calling it "cowardly" and "unprovoked."

(Thread) #NEW: Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany:

"The President has always supported mask wearing."

Says while the WH supports wearing them, the President acknowledges the unintended consequences.

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#HappeningNow: President Trump deliver's today's WH briefing, opening with the number of jobs added to the economy in recent months.

"We've been affected less than any Western nation..."

Says we're witnessing fastest recovery, slams Obama for slowest recovery.

(Thread) #NEW: President Trump says Europe yesterday saw 50% more deaths than the U.S. and "you don't hear these statistics."

"I really do believe we're rounding the corner... we already have therapeutics out there."

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#HappeningNow: President Trump announces a list of future potential SCOTUS Justices. #BREAKING President Trump announces 20 additions to original list of potential SCOTUS nominees.

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#HappeningNow: President Trump speaks in Jupiter, Florida about his administration's environmental achievements.

(Thread) #NEW: President Trump:

"We have the cleanest air we've had in this country over a 40 year period."

Says "Biden's plan would destroy America's middle class" and give a pass to countries like China & India on the environment.

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#HappeningNow: President Trump briefs reporters at the White House. (Thread) #NEW: President Trump accuses House Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats of holding the next round of coronavirus stimulus "hostage."

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#HappeningNow: President Trump holds WH press briefing focusing on violent protests nationwide:

Slams Biden for refusing to mention ANTIFA during his speech today...saying if he can't name the problem he can't solve it.

(Thread) #NEW: President Trump says Biden is "using mafia talking points" and says Democrats have "lost control of the radical Left."

"When you enforce the law, order follows. We need order ... and all of sudden they've [Democrats] lost these cities."

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