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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.
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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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“There Is Zero Reason to Panic”: On Trump's Coronavirus Case and the Shredded Credibility of His White House — A report from Day One after the President's diagnosis. — As Thursday began, it seemed like just another day of Trumpian meltdown in the nation's capital.
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.
CNN:
Journalists who work at the White House are testing positive for Covid-19 — New York (CNN Business)A widening coronavirus outbreak at the White House has left members of the media scrambling to find out if they, too, are infected. — Three journalists who work at the White House tested positive …
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Axios:
The aftermath of Trump's COVID-19 infection — President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, raising questions about his condition, the health of others in his orbit, and what this means for the campaign, the markets, public health policy and more. — Axios Re:Cap digs …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump taken to Walter Reed medical center and will be hospitalized ‘for the next few days’ — (CNN)President Donald Trump arrived Friday evening at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where the White House says he will remain hospitalized for “the next few days.”
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Three White House journalists test positive for coronavirus after closely covering Trump — Journalists who work at the White House have been on high alert about the coronavirus since March, but the issue took on even greater urgency Friday with a mini-outbreak in the press room following …
Washington Post:
Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump's White House — The ceremony in the White House Rose Garden last Saturday was a triumphal flashback to the Before Times — before public health guidelines restricted mass gatherings, before people were urged to wear masks and socially distance.
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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 …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Has the President Gone Silent? — It is a peculiar calm in the midst of the wild storm. Even as the nation descended into a frenzy over President Donald Trump's positive coronavirus test, there was silence from the one reliable source of noise for the past five years: the president himself.
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Live updates: Trump arrives at Walter Reed hospital after positive coronavirus test; two senators test positive
Live updates: Trump arrives at Walter Reed hospital after positive coronavirus test; two senators test positive
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Allie Yang / ABC News:
4 attendees of SCOTUS nomination at Rose Garden test positive for COVID-19
4 attendees of SCOTUS nomination at Rose Garden test positive for COVID-19
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New York Times:
On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive.
On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive.
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BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Fundraisers Brought Him Into Close Contact With Dozens In Two States Before He Announced He Had COVID-19
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Could Trump Have Infected Biden?
Could Trump Have Infected Biden?
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“No One Knows Where This Is Going to Go”: Pandemonium Inside the White House as Trump Contracts COVID-19
“No One Knows Where This Is Going to Go”: Pandemonium Inside the White House as Trump Contracts COVID-19
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Joshua Nelson / Fox News:
Trump hard at work, in good spirits after positive coronavirus test, McEnany says
Trump hard at work, in good spirits after positive coronavirus test, McEnany says
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Politico:
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
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Bloomberg:
Trump Kept Regular Schedule After Learning Close Aide Hope Hicks Had Covid
Trump Kept Regular Schedule After Learning Close Aide Hope Hicks Had Covid
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump rally-goers urged to get tested if sick
The Latest: Trump rally-goers urged to get tested if sick
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Matt Berman / BuzzFeed News:
I Am The Politics Editor And I Have Absolutely No Idea What Happens Next
I Am The Politics Editor And I Have Absolutely No Idea What Happens Next
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Top White House staffers still not wearing masks
Top White House staffers still not wearing masks
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Electoral Chaos Might Ensue if Biden or Trump Is Forced Out of the Race
Electoral Chaos Might Ensue if Biden or Trump Is Forced Out of the Race
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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Virus Symptoms Appear Mild So Far
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Virus Symptoms Appear Mild So Far
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New York Times:
Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists, beware: This White House can't be trusted to be truthful about Trump's health
Journalists, beware: This White House can't be trusted to be truthful about Trump's health
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Andy Slavitt / USA Today:
Trump's COVID-19 opportunity: Stop mocking masks. Embrace them instead and save lives.
Trump's COVID-19 opportunity: Stop mocking masks. Embrace them instead and save lives.
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David K. Li / NBC News:
11 positive coronavirus tests traced to presidential debate, Cleveland officials say — At least 11 positive coronavirus tests can be traced to organizers of this week's presidential debate in Cleveland, city officials said Friday. — The city's announcement came after President Donald Trump …
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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 …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Stars to Be Tested After Attending Debate Night — The network is taking precautions after Lachlan Murdoch, Sean Hannity and other key Fox figures attended the debate moderated by Chris Wallace. — A son of Rupert Murdoch and some of the biggest stars at Fox News were potentially exposed …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Tells Fox Viewers Not to Listen to Trump COVID Adviser Scott Atlas: ‘He Has No Training’
Chris Wallace Tells Fox Viewers Not to Listen to Trump COVID Adviser Scott Atlas: ‘He Has No Training’
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace, Awaiting Virus Test, Tells Fox News Viewers: ‘Wear the Damn Mask’
Chris Wallace, Awaiting Virus Test, Tells Fox News Viewers: ‘Wear the Damn Mask’
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From COVID — “Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.” — Jason Koebler — President Trump has coronavirus …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Trump Infects America — “At the best of times, Trumpworld operates with all the strategic direction of a chicken with its head cut off,” a senior Republican official told me. “Right now, they're operating like a chicken with its head cut off, lit on fire, and thrown off a cliff.”
HuffPost:
Amy McGrath Is Airing A Pro-Trump Ad In A Swing State Media Market — The Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate is running the spot on Cincinnati TV stations, potentially complicating Joe Biden's efforts to win Ohio. — Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath this week released …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden campaign lodges ‘health and safety’ objection over VP debate — The Biden campaign has raised a health and safety objection with the Commission on Presidential Debates ahead of next week's vice presidential match-up between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, arguing the two would not be …
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Prosecutors: Not enough evidence to prove Wisconsin attack — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There's not enough evidence to prove that a group of white men set a young biracial woman on fire during a chaotic night of protests in Wisconsin's capital city this summer, federal prosecutors said Friday.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign has an epically bad day — and it's not just the virus — This doesn't mean that better days don't lie ahead. — I am substantially younger than these United States but I am nonetheless at a loss to identify a worse day for a presidential campaign than Oct. 2 …
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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Anna North / Vox:
The Melania tapes bust the “Free Melania” myth
The Melania tapes bust the “Free Melania” myth
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