CNN Poll: Negative ratings for government handling of coronavirus persist
Most Americans (54%) continue to say the US government is doing a poor job preventing the spread of Covid-19, according to a new CNN Poll conducted…
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Mike Pence’s irrational fear of masks
In his public career, Vice President Mike Pence has stressed the power of prayer and been a skeptic about science. At one point, he said that smoking…
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Trump’s ‘we have prevailed’ is all about votes, not deaths
The gaslighting show returned to the White House on Monday, with President Donald Trump and his retinue of sidekicks lying, misleading, and marketing…
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims, again, that anybody who wants a test can get one
On Monday, President Donald Trump made the same claim about coronavirus testing that he did in early March. “If somebody wants to be tested…
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Trump says federal government will spend $11 billion to boost state testing efforts
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing $11 billion from the latest relief bill to…
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Las Cruces debates whether it’s constitutional to require that voters wear masks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Is is constitutional for a mayor to require all voters to wear masks while casting their ballots inside city hall? “I ask…
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Trump tries to highlight testing funding but gets questions on availability
President Donald Trump sought to mark a win Monday on coronavirus testing by highlighting $11 billion allocated to states during a Rose Garden…
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Democrats plot massive stimulus plan amid stiff White House and GOP resistance
House Democrats are pushing ahead with a far-reaching Covid-19 recovery package, setting up a clash with the Trump administration and Senate…
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White House directs everyone to wear face masks in the West Wing
WASHINGTON, DC — A new White House policy was distributed to staff Monday directing them to wear masks at all times while working in the West Wing.…
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White House wants virus testing of all nursing home residents & staff in next 2 weeks
WASHINGTON, DC — With deaths mounting at the nation’s nursing homes, the White House strongly recommended to governors Monday that all residents and…
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Wednesday is the last day to request direct deposit for stimulus payments
People who haven’t yet received a stimulus payment from the federal government face a Wednesday deadline to get direct deposit —…
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Justice Department assessing whether to bring hate crime charges in Arbery shooting
The US Justice Department is “assessing all of the evidence” in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery to determine whether federal hate…
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Why isn’t Mike Pence self-quarantining?
Vice President Mike Pence was spotted arriving at the White House just before 11 a.m. on Monday morning. He didn’t wear a mask nor did the two…
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Video shows food executives removing masks ahead of Pence event
Participants at a food supply roundtable convened by Vice President Mike Pence in Iowa on Friday removed their face masks before Pence arrived,…
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Sen. Ted Cruz writing book on U.S. Supreme Court cases
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is working on a book, to be published in October, about the U.S. Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing…
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White House Covid cases contradict Trump’s message on opening
The White House Covid-19 outbreak is undermining President Donald Trump’s narrative that it’s safe to open up the country and that…
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Pence will not self-quarantine and plans to be at the White House Monday
Vice President Mike Pence is not planning to enter self-quarantine after his press secretary tested positive for coronavirus on Friday and plans to…
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As virus draws closer to him, Trump turns to 2020 and stokes fears about voter fraud
As President Donald Trump has tried to move past the pandemic, it edged even closer into his inner circle of advisers Saturday with news that top…
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U.S. chief of naval operations to self-quarantine
WASHINGTON, DC — The chief of naval operations will self-quarantine after he came in contact with a family member who has tested positive for…
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Contagion within the White House would be catastrophic for US national security
President Trump’s personal valet, the vice president’s spokeswoman, Katie Miller, and Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant (who has…
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Jay Z, Alicia Keys and others demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery in open letter
Musicians Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Meek Mill and Yo Gotti released a letter to state officials on Sunday demanding swift justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a…
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Kevin Hassett says working in White House can be risky during coronavirus pandemic
A senior Trump administration official said Sunday that working in the West Wing of the White House can be risky for his health amid the coronavirus…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Sunday, May 10
The world is starting to emerge from the great lockdown. But rather than a Big Bang reopening, expect a two-steps-forward, one-step-back approach.…
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Contagion within the White House would be catastrophic for our national security
President Trump’s personal valet, the vice president’s spokeswoman, Katie Miller, and Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant (who has…
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Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead
President Donald Trump hoped this would be the week he emerged into a nation recovering from pandemic. Instead the pandemic came to him. A day after…
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Dr. Fauci to begin ‘modified quarantine’ after contact with virus-positive White House staffer
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White…
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Filing error adds to twists of Flynn case reversal
The court filing on Thursday to drop former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s criminal case used the attorney identification number for…
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Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been ‘absolute chaotic disaster’
Former President Barack Obama delivered a blistering critique of the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis, describing it…
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Tara Reade says Joe Biden should drop out of 2020 race: ‘You should not be running on character’
Tara Reade, a former Senate aide who has accused Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993, said in a new interview that the presumptive…
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South Dakota governor tells Sioux tribes they have 48 hours to remove Covid-19 checkpoints
The governor of South Dakota has given an ultimatum to two Sioux tribes: Remove checkpoints on state and US highways within 48 hours or risk legal…
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