The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 171,000 with 5.4 million cases, as new coronavirus cases fall below 40,000 a day for the first time in two months. United States is still seeing more than 1,000 deaths per day despite lower cases are being reported.

The postmaster general suspends changes at post offices amid Trump's assault on mail-in voting and Pelosi warns that it "doesn't reverse damage already done...

The United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 170,000 with more than 5.4 million cases as testing declines in 15 states. 

Birx wishes that the United States lockdown "looked like Italy... People weren't allowed out of their houses." Trump spreads new misinformation about mail-in voting by tweeting that drop boxes could case "rigged election."  A Trump supporter who created MyPillow says the college president is "enthusiastic" over unpriven coronavirus therapeutic...

The United States death toll tops 166,000, with more than 5.2 million cases after the deadliest day of the pandemic since May. Florida sees more than 4,000 cases a day for 51 straight days. The next season has been labeled the "worst Fall" in public health history. 

Biden and Harris call for mask mandates in every state, which is drawing direct contrasts with Trump's Covid response. Biden says, "be a patriot, wear a mask to save lives," to Americans...

Anderson Cooper fills in for Wolf Blitzer. 

Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Biden and Harris are to appear for the first time as running mates tomorrow, in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden picked Harris, a historic choice, out of 11 women total to be his running mate for the 2020 presidential campaign. If elected, Harris would be the first women to be Vice President of the United States...

Coronavirus cases nearing 20 million worldwide. 25 percent of all coronavirus cases are in the United States where the death toll now tops 163,000.

Experts are saying that there is "no way" the Moderna vaccine will be ready by election day as Trump suggests. The FDA chief says that the agency will "not cut corners" to approve a Covid-19 vaccine. Trump also defends his executive orders as the White House struggles to explain them...

Stimulus talks collapse as the U.S. coronavirus case count and death toll continues to rise. With testing declining in 29 states, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo clears schools to reopen next month. With the virus largely under control, New York City may be the only big U.S. city to allow in-person classes. Trump seizes on Biden's comments regarding African American diversity...

Key model forecasts nearly 300,000 deaths by December, but says consistent mask-wearing could save 70,000 lives, Trump claims optimism about vaccine by election day, says it "wouldn't hurt" his chances of winning, Texas coronavirus positivity rate up for fifth day in a row

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Awaiting Trump's Q-and-A at coronavirus briefing. 

A source says that Trump "still doesn't get" severity of the pandemic. Trump says the pandemic "will go away like things go away." 

United States coronavirus deaths top 157,000 with more than 4.8 million coronavirus cases as the United States sees the highest one-day death toll in two months. Fauci says that the United States has suffered from the coronavirus "as much or worse than anyone...

Awaiting Trump Q-and-A at coronavirus briefing. 

"He didn't come to my inauguration" said Trump when he was asked about Rep. John Lewis. 

The United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 156,000, with more than 4.7 million cases. Trump says "it is what it is" about the rising toll. Trump claims that the United States is doing better than other countries despite leading the world by far in cases and deaths...

Awaiting Trump's coronavirus briefing as he attacks and contradicts Dr. Birx, for the first time, following her warning that virus is "widespread" in the United States. Trump says he's "totally involved" with stimulus talks and claims Democrats "want bailout money." Trump keeps pushing drug despite warning as task force disputes claims. There is still no sign of "full and complete" health care plan Trump promised two weeks ago. Trump had promised action in "two weeks" but missed deadline...