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The president embraces coronavirus nihilism
With a a shrug, President Trump prepares to use his personal experience with the virus as an argument against treating the pandemic seriously.
Trump Claims He’s Being Discharged From Walter Reed Today, White House Physician Remains ‘Cautiously Optimistic, On Guard’
Who knows if he’s telling the truth. What we do know is that after being hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since Friday...
Outbreak in the West Wing
The White House sends mixed messages about Trump’s condition as at least a dozen people in Trump’s inner circle have tested positive for the coronavirus....
‘Unjustifiable hysteria’: Republican recalcitrance about the virus persists even as GOP faces growing turmoil
Republican behavior is under increasing scrutiny as several in the party frequently flout federal health guidelines for the disease that has killed nearly 210,000 Americans.
The seven political states of Texas
Democrats hope a swing toward them in urban and suburban areas can overwhelm Republicans' strength with the state's many rural, White, conservative voters.
Candidates, debate organizers push ahead with in-person events despite public health concerns
The vice-presidential debate is on track for Wednesday after 11 cases traced to preparations for the first presidential debate in Ohio.
Biden tests negative for coronavirus, campaign says
The Democratic presidential nominee’s operation had not previously been providing details about each test.
Positive tests for senators raise doubts about fast-track confirmation of Trump’s Supreme Court choice
In a statement to The Washington Post, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer demanded that all members of the Judiciary Committee be tested before participating...
Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially exposed
“It’s like deer in the headlights,” said a staffer desperate for information.