Twitter has flagged a tweet by Donald Trump as "misleading" after it raised unproven health concerns about mail-in voting and the coronavirus. In a tweet, Mr Trump suggested people could contract the novel virus from mail-in ballot boxes and that the system would also allow people to vote twice.
In other health news, the president held a press conference on Sunday to announce the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorisation for hospitals to use convalescent plasma on coronavirus patients to help them fight off the novel virus.
Mr Trump called the move a "historic breakthrough" in fighting the coronavirus, but the nation's top doctors, including Dr Anthony Fauci, have urged caution about using the therapeutical before there is more data showing its potential benefits.
The announcement comes as more than 176,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus. In a new poll, a majority of Republicans, 57 per cent, said they thought the death toll was "acceptable" for the novel virus.
Chief of Staff Mark Meadows defended the president on Sunday after his sister said he has "no principles" and is not one to be trusted in the presidency. Maryanne Trump Barry, who was a federal judge at the time, hit out at her brother while talking to her niece Mary Trump, who was covertly recording their conversation.
One claim made by the sister was that her brother doesn't read, but Mr Meadows said the president "reads more than anyone else I know".
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden defended his mental fitness for office, again, on Sunday. Mr Biden said he would absolutely consider a run for a second term if he were to beat Mr Trump in November, all while denying any reports that he's declining mentally.
Donald Trump has been dealt another blow after a week of bad news - with the US president now ordered to fork out $44,100 to Stormy Daniels.
A California Superior Court judge directed the US president to compensate Daniels' lawyers' fees in the legal fight regarding her nondisclosure agreement (NDA) with Mr Trump.
Stormy Daniels, an adult film actor whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, says her and Mr Trump had an affair from 2006 until 2007 but the US president denies this.
Daniels’ has been fighting to be set free from a $130,000 NDA she signed with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen during the presidential campaign back in October 2016.
Donald Trump and Mike Pence are expected to attend the Republican National Convention in Charlotte in North Carolina on Monday.
A Republican official aware of the situation told CNN the president and vice president would be attending the roll call votes by the 336 Republican National Convention delegates who will formally nominate Mr Trump and Mr Pence as the Republican Party's nominees for the forthcoming election.
Mr Trump has said next week's Republican National Convention will be “uplifting and positive” but also said he still has to “defend himself" in an interview on Fox News which will be broadcast on Sunday evening.
Donald Trump's older sister has condemned the US president as being cruel and not having any principles in covertly taped recordings.
Maryanne Trump Barry, an ex federal judge, was secretly recorded by her niece Mary Trump in 15 hours of in person conversations in 2018 and 2019.
In recordings obtained by the Washington Post, his sister is heard saying: “All he wants to do is appeal to his base.
“He has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my God, if you were a religious person, you want to help people. Not do this.”
His older sister, who is 83, hit out at the president’s immigration policy at a time when America broke up more children from their parents at the border than any other nation worldwide.
Her niece, Mary, hit out at the president in a recent bombshell memoir titled Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man.
Read more:
Donald Trump promoted a groundless conspiracy theory the “deep state” is slowing down a coronavirus vaccine until the election is over.
Penning a Twitter tirade on Saturday morning, the president said: “The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics.
“Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives!”
Read more:
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has said she is scared of Donald Trump trying to hold on to power and remain president if he loses the forthcoming November election.
Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on the The Tonight Show, Ms Maddow said the part of the bombshell memoir penned by the president's niece, Mary Trump, which "chilled me the most" was Ms Trump forecasting that he will not agree to depart the White House peacefully.
Ms Maddow said: "I don't know if that's true. But for her to say 'Listen, I've known him since I was a kid, I've known him since I was a toddler, and I can tell you from a life's worth of observation and every other hard thing I've ever seen him go through, there's no way."
Read more:
Donald Trump has announced a major disaster in California as the state struggles to rein in yet more giant wildfires burning forests and homes.
The president's decision means California will be given federal aid and help as more than 12,000 fire-fighters have been fighting blazes which have claimed six people's lives.
Higher winds, temperatures and yet more lightning are expected to ravage northern California on Sunday - with residents urged to be ready to make a run for it.
Read more:
The president's re-election campaign is pursuing legal action to block the use of secure ballot drop-off boxes in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which could foreshadow similar fights across the country.
Richard Hall has more details here:
In his first joint interview with running mate Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee criticised his opponent Donald Trump’s rush to reopen after a nationwide lockdown as a “fundamental flaw” in his handling of the pandemic, Richard Hall reports.
“I would shut it down; I would listen to the scientists,” Mr Biden told ABC, when asked how he would respond if experts recommended it.
“I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives. Because we cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. That is the fundamental flaw of this administration’s thinking to begin with,” he added.
However, her use of the phrase "China virus" - a term frequently used by the president to rouse anti-China sentiment - drew widespread criticism.
"There is growing concern over risk of war, with the US & Taiwan challenging 'One-China principle' by demonstrating stronger political relations combined with US' blatant show of muscle in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea," tweeted Hu Xijn. "The situation is heading toward spiraling out of control."
Joe Biden has hit back at Donald Trump’s continuous quizzing of his mental fitness - insisting he could “absolutely” serve two terms in the White House if he wins the forthcoming election.
“Watch me, Mr President, watch me," the Democratic presidential nominee said in an excerpt from his first joint interview with running mate Kamala Harris which will be broadcast on ABC on Sunday night.
"Look at us both. Look at us both, what we say, what we do, what we control, what we know, what kind of shape we're in".
The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association (CPPA) chose not to endorse presidential or mayoral candidates in the wake of a vote by its board of directors.
“That’s not what we do at the Department of Homeland Security,” Mr Wolf said on CNN. “We have law enforcement authorities and law enforcement officers at the department. We have express authorities given to us by Congress and this is not one of them.”
He added: “This is not a mission for the Department of Homeland Security".
Democrats have hit out at Donald Trump after he branded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the "deep state".
Representative Bill Pascrell tweeted: "Since the start of the pandemic I have repeatedly called on the FDA to follow science and data alone in approving covid treatments and ... reject trump's dangerous 'miracle' cures".
Two tropical storms are set to ravage the Gulf Coast in coming days - raising concerns people who have to evacuate their homes may struggle to socially distance in busy shelters.
The National Hurricane Centre says the storms, Marco and Laura, are headed for coastal Louisiana and eastern Texas, with storm Marco almost at hurricane level on Sunday morning.
Officials have asked people to pack face masks in their emergency kits and to steer clear of overcrowded shelters if they have to flee from their homes.
Anthony Scaramucci, the ex White House communications chief, said Mr Trump's “classic narcissism” will be on show at the forthcoming Republican National Convention this week.
“He thinks it's all about him, him all the time,” Scaramucci told CNN on Sunday. “The classic narcissism is to annihilate everybody around you and then show everybody that you can do it all alone, you can do it by yourself.”
Mr Scaramucci added: "It's all about me and watch me. I'm going to win this without your help."
