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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.
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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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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 …
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.”
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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Washington Post:
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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The Daily Beast:
'It's Just F*ck-Up, After F*ck-up'—Trump's COVID Advisers at Their Breaking Point — With the president infected, the group responsible for combating the virus remains a mess. At the center of the drama is one man: Dr. Scott Atlas. — The announcement that President Donald Trump …
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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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Politico:
Debate commission accedes to Biden campaign's ‘health and safety’ objections for VP debate — The Commission on Presidential Debates has agreed to seat Kamala Harris and Mike Pence 12 feet apart at the vice presidential debate next week, after the Biden campaign raised health and safety objections …
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New York Times:
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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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.
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Washington Post:
Trump's debate guests refused to wear masks, flouting rules — A little more than two days before she reported testing positive for the coronavirus, first lady Melania Trump — as well as the president's sons, daughters and several guests — violated safety protocols at the first presidential debate …
Washington Post:
Trump seemed to defy the laws of science and disease. Then, the coronavirus caught up with him. — President Trump contracted the novel coronavirus after months in which he and people around him — his aides, his children, even his golf-club members — avoided taking basic steps to prevent …
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 …
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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New York Times:
The Busy Week When the President Met the Virus
The Busy Week When the President Met the Virus
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Axios:
White House staff frustrated by lack of info
White House staff frustrated by lack of info
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HuffPost:
Contract Tracers Waited On Names Of Trump Fundraiser Guests Who Had Already Scattered
Contract Tracers Waited On Names Of Trump Fundraiser Guests Who Had Already Scattered
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
What I Saw Today at the White House
What I Saw Today at the White House
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Could Trump Have Infected Biden?
Could Trump Have Infected Biden?
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James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis
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Axios:
The aftermath of Trump's COVID-19 infection
The aftermath of Trump's COVID-19 infection
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Has the President Gone Silent?
Why Has the President Gone Silent?
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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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BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Fundraisers Brought Him Into Close Contact With Dozens In Two States Before He Announced He Had COVID-19
Trump's Fundraisers Brought Him Into Close Contact With Dozens In Two States Before He Announced He Had COVID-19
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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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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump
Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump at hospital after positive coronavirus test; Kellyanne Conway, two senators test positive
Live updates: Trump at hospital after positive coronavirus test; Kellyanne Conway, two senators test positive
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Alana Mastrangelo / Breitbart:
Michael Moore: It's Possible Trump ‘Lying About Having COVID-19’ to ‘Gain Sympathy’
Michael Moore: It's Possible Trump ‘Lying About Having COVID-19’ to ‘Gain Sympathy’
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Politico:
Where Trump went (and who he was with) leading up to his coronavirus diagnosis
Where Trump went (and who he was with) leading up to his coronavirus diagnosis
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NBC News:
Trump will go to Walter Reed hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis
Trump will go to Walter Reed hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis
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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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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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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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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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Politico:
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
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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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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Top White House staffers still not wearing masks
Top White House staffers still not wearing masks
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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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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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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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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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Jerry Holt / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Republicans fly Delta home from D.C. after COVID-19 exposure — U.S. Reps. Stauber, Emmer and Hagedorn appear to have violated the airline's policy, although they tested negative for the virus. — Video (00:29) : Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump's diagnosis — Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis has stunned MAGA world, but it hasn't changed how it reacts to bad news: blame others, accuse the left of craven behavior and cling tighter to the president.
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Authorities Close Investigation Into Wisconsin Hate Crime, Say No Evidence It Occured — Authorities closed an investigation into an alleged Wisconsin hate crime on June 24, saying they failed to find any evidence that 18-year-old Althea Bernstein was the victim of a racist arson attack, as she claimed.
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Prosecutors: Not enough evidence to prove Wisconsin attack
Prosecutors: Not enough evidence to prove Wisconsin attack
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