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2020 Election Live Updates: What Trump's Positive Test Means for the Race — The president's announcement early Friday that he tested positive upended the race in an instant, with less than five weeks to go before the election. It also rattled the world and sent markets tumbling.
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Supreme Court nominee tested positive for coronavirus this summer, has since recovered — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this year but has since recovered, three officials familiar with her diagnosis told The Washington Post.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP donors panic after coming close to Trump at fundraiser hours before his positive Covid-19 test — GOP donors, according to a person briefed on the matter, have been reaching out to Trump campaign and GOP officials for any guidance as to what to do next following a fundraiser with the president.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“No One Knows Where This Is Going to Go”: Pandemonium Inside the White House as Trump Contracts COVID-19 — The president has a cough and a fever; the first lady is said to be asymptomatic. The real question is how bad it gets—and how the election unfolds.
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New York Times:
On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive. — President Trump interacted with scores of staff members, donors and supporters this week. Early Friday morning, it was still unclear how many other aides who had come into close contact with him had tested positive.
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James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis — Donald Trump is 74, and he is male. — Little else is known about his physical condition. Throughout his presidency, he has disclosed almost nothing in the way of medical records. He stands accused, by one of his former doctors …
Politico:
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’ — Donald Trump had done everything possible to shift the focus of the presidential campaign away from his handling of the coronavirus. — His own infection now ensures that he can't - pulling Trump off the road 32 days before the election …
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New York Times:
Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus — The president's result came after he spent months playing down the severity of the outbreak that has killed more than 207,000 in the United States and hours after insisting that “the end of the pandemic is in sight.”
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
In Profane Rant, Melania Trump Takes Aim at Migrant Children and Critics — The audio recording puts the first lady's frustrations on full display just weeks before President Trump faces the voters in his bid for a second term. — WASHINGTON — The first lady, Melania Trump …
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WKYC-TV:
City of Cleveland announces 11 positive cases of COVID-19 stemming from preparations for presidential debate — The Cleveland Department of Public Health is conducting contact tracing following the positive cases. — CLEVELAND — With the news that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump …
Anna North / Vox:
The Melania tapes bust the “Free Melania” myth — First lady Melania Trump addresses the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House August 25, 2020, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images — Turns out the first lady is a lot like her husband.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Kept Regular Schedule After Learning Close Aide Hope Hicks Had Covid — Thursday's events included fundraiser at New Jersey golf club — CDC recommends self quarantine after contact with ill person — President Donald Trump learned on Thursday morning that his aide Hope Hicks tested positive …
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New York Times:
Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch — With his health and the country's stability at risk, strategists and even senior aides to the president said he would face a harsh judgment from voters. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's announcement early Friday …
Politico:
Biden tests negative for coronavirus
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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Virus Symptoms Appear Mild So Far
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas reacts to Trump's coronavirus diagnosis, says ‘zero reason to panic’
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
For vulnerable voters, Trump's diagnosis may weaken his case for re-election
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists, beware: This White House can't be trusted to be truthful about Trump's health
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump rally-goers urged to get tested if sick
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump's coronavirus infection is the result of his deadly, foolish recklessness
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Tessa Berenson / TIME:
Amy Coney Barrett Had COVID-19 in Recent Months, Friends of Supreme Court Pick Say
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Age, obesity put Trump at high risk for severe coronavirus infection
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CNN:
President Donald Trump tweets he and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19
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Matt Berman / BuzzFeed News:
I Am The Politics Editor And I Have Absolutely No Idea What Happens Next
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Host of Pence-Harris VP debate says they still plan on holding event
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy-Theory Twitter Is Going Nuts Over Trump's COVID Diagnosis
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Washington Post:
Trump says he and first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus
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Wall Street Journal:
President Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Buddies Are Boasting They Tested Negative. That Doesn't Mean Anything.
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Staying positive … Almost everyone, no matter his political coloration, has been predicting …
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
What happens if Trump becomes incapacitated? The 25th Amendment could kick in.
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Associated Press:
Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus
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Bloomberg:
Trump Tests Positive for Covid, Roiling Campaign and White House
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Mike LaChance / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Anti-Trumpers Celebrate News That President Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Alayna Treene / Axios:
White House has no plans to mandate masks
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Electoral Chaos Might Ensue if Biden or Trump Is Forced Out of the Race
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Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Secretly recorded tapes show Melania Trump's frustration at criticism for family separation policy and her bashing of Christmas decorations
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Stars, and Lachlan Murdoch, Were Potentially Exposed at the Debate — A son of Rupert Murdoch and some of the biggest stars at Fox News were potentially exposed to the coronavirus after attending Tuesday's presidential debate in Cleveland, and the network is planning for its anchors …
Helen Branswell / STAT:
As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead — The news that President Donald Trump is showing mild signs of Covid-19 infection after testing positive tell us nothing about what the disease might have in store for the commander-in-chief …
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
PATRICK MARLEY — MADISON - No Wisconsin absentee ballots were found in mail discovered in a ditch in the Fox Valley last week, the state's top election official said Thursday. — Three trays of mail were found in a ditch in Greenville last week, and the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office …
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Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Biden Lead Over Trump Cut To 3 Points After Presidential Debate: IBD/TIPP Poll — Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump has narrowed to 2.6 points among likely voters, a new IBD/TIPP 2020 election poll finds. Trump's rise comes despite registered voters seeing Biden as the winner …
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Chris Cohen / GQ:
Should You Wake Up Your Romantic Partner in the Middle of the Night to Tell Them the President Contracted a Deadly Virus? — Last night that was suddenly a question a lot of people had to answer. — There's a certain category of news so shocking that you'll always remember where you were when you heard it.
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