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Fact check: Trump campaign hits Biden for being soft on China with deceptive images and audio clips

April 13, 2020 8:17 AM CNN

A new ad from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that attempts to portray former Vice President Joe Biden as being overly friendly…

India coronavirus cases surge: Live updates

April 13, 2020 4:22 AM CNN

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Why New York has been hit so hard by coronavirus

April 13, 2020 2:56 AM CNN

New York state reached a tragic milestone this week: It now has more Covid-19 patients than any country in the world, aside from the United States.…

China’s PLA Navy is controlling coronavirus and aircraft carrier’s deployment proves it, report says

April 13, 2020 1:20 AM CNN

A Chinese naval flotilla headed into the Pacific over the weekend, evidence that the People’s Liberation Army Navy has done a much better job…

Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response

April 12, 2020 10:38 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed…

Why New York has been hit so hard by coronavirus

April 12, 2020 6:32 PM CNN

New York state reached a tragic milestone this week: It now has more Covid-19 patients than any country in the world, aside from the United States.…

Millions of taxpaying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks

April 12, 2020 11:48 AM Associated Press

PHOENIX, Arizona— The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion:…

Trump calls virus ‘the plague’ in Easter video message to Americans

April 12, 2020 10:44 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump tweeted well-wishes to Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday, noting that this year’s is “much different”…

Good news on coronavirus makes it harder for Trump to hold the line

April 12, 2020 12:24 PM CNN

President Donald Trump urged Americans eight days ago to brace for the “toughest week” of the coronavirus pandemic — but for Trump…

Dr. Fauci says earlier virus mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives

April 12, 2020 11:05 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that calls to implement life-saving social distancing measures faced “a lot of pushback” early in the…

‘I’ll do what’s best for New Mexico,’ governor says when asked about re-opening state

April 12, 2020 10:22 AM CNN

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said that she’ll do “what’s right” for her state to slow coronavirus spread even if…

New York Times’ coronavirus report outlines how Trump ‘could have seen what was coming’

April 11, 2020 7:12 PM CNN

A new report on the Trump administration’s missteps in the early days of the coronavirus’ spread into the US was published in the New…

Exclusive: Navy commander says virus-struck aircraft carrier crew ‘struggling’ after captain’s firing

April 11, 2020 12:30 PM CNN

The top Navy admiral overseeing the virus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt tells CNN in an exclusive interview that he found some…

Trump spends Easter weekend pondering the ‘biggest decision’ of his presidency

April 11, 2020 11:44 AM CNN

President Donald Trump will watch Easter come and go this weekend without the nation “raring to go” as a new debate buds over whether May…

President Trump is wrong in so many ways about hydroxychloroquine studies. Here are the facts

April 11, 2020 4:30 AM CNN

There are several treatments being studied to prevent or treat coronavirus, but President Trump has been a cheerleader for one in particular:…

Trump considers sending Americans back to work in May

April 10, 2020 10:50 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — As the Easter weekend begins, President Donald Trump will not see the “packed churches” he envisioned last…

Navarro publicly said Americans had ‘nothing to worry about’ while privately warning coronavirus could cost lives and dollars

April 10, 2020 1:40 PM CNN

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly said Americans had “nothing to worry about” while he privately warned the White House…

Fact check: Trump lies about voter fraud while states, CDC encourage voting-by-mail as pandemic-friendly option

April 10, 2020 5:05 AM CNN

President Donald Trump this week opened a new front in his campaign of lies about voter fraud in US elections, this time falsely claiming that…

US nears peak death rate with New York confirming more coronavirus cases than any country

April 10, 2020 4:53 AM CNN

The New York governor signed an order to bring in additional funeral directors as the number of coronavirus cases in the state outpaced all countries…

Obama to mayors on coronavirus: The biggest mistake leaders ‘can make in these situations is to misinform’

April 10, 2020 1:11 AM CNN

Former President Barack Obama on Thursday gave some advice to a group of mayors on how to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, saying that “the…

Sailor from USS Teddy Roosevelt found unconscious, transferred to intensive care

April 9, 2020 6:28 PM CNN

A sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who had tested positive for coronavirus was admitted to an intensive care unit in Guam Thursday after being…

GOP aligns with Trump in vote-by-mail clash looming over next relief package

April 9, 2020 6:13 PM CNN

Congressional Republicans are toughening their stance against Democrats’ efforts to provide states more funding for mail-in voting in the next…

How the government delayed coronavirus testing

April 9, 2020 6:07 PM CNN

A weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had…

White House task force says models suggest declining virus death tolls

April 9, 2020 3:55 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — As the nation’s top health expert said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 could be far…

After Bernie Sanders: Progressives take stock after they fall short again

April 9, 2020 6:01 PM CNN

Bernie Sanders launched his first presidential campaign in near obscurity. He ended his second on Wednesday having inspired a movement that changed…

New poll: Biden leads Trump in national head-to-head matchup

April 9, 2020 11:05 AM CNN

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN poll…

Donald Trump’s secret theory about Barack Obama’s endorsement

April 9, 2020 11:26 AM CNN

President Donald Trump is, at heart, a provocateur. One of his favorite tools to stir up trouble is by embracing of conspiracy theories — and…

Governors working on multi-state consortium to secure supplies

April 9, 2020 8:56 AM CNN

As states continue to battle one another and the federal government for critically needed medical supplies, governors across the country are…

What California is doing right in responding to the coronavirus pandemic

April 9, 2020 6:16 AM CNN

Within weeks of the Grand Princess cruise ship arriving off the California coast — an early harbinger of the coming coronavirus pandemic…

5 things to know for April 9: Election 2020, coronavirus, WHO, Syria

April 9, 2020 4:19 AM CNN

With Passover underway and Easter around the corner, the Department of Homeland Security has warned faith communities that they could see an uptick…