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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign manager tests positive for Covid-19 — Donald Trump's campaign manager has tested positive for Covid-19, dealing another blow to his reelection effort on a day that saw the president and the head of the Republican National Committee report contracting the disease as well.
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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.
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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
What I Saw Today at the White House — Hours before President Trump left for Walter Reed, maskless staffers roamed the grounds. And no one asked me if I was sick. — On the White House grounds this morning, senior West Wing aides walked around without masks. They spoke with the press without masks.
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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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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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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump taken to Walter Reed medical center and will be hospitalized ‘for the next few days’
Trump taken to Walter Reed medical center and will be hospitalized ‘for the next few days’
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CNN:
Journalists who work at the White House are testing positive for Covid-19
Journalists who work at the White House are testing positive for Covid-19
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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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Axios:
White House staff frustrated by lack of info
White House staff frustrated by lack of info
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Del Quentin Wilber / Los Angeles Times:
When Reagan was shot, country rallied around, but he hadn't spent months downplaying assassins
When Reagan was shot, country rallied around, but he hadn't spent months downplaying assassins
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Could Trump Have Infected Biden?
Could Trump Have Infected Biden?
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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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WKYC-TV:
City of Cleveland announces 11 positive cases of COVID-19 stemming from preparations for presidential debate
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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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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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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James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis
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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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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
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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Washington Post:
Trump at hospital after positive coronavirus test; Kellyanne Conway, two senators test positive
Trump at hospital after positive coronavirus test; Kellyanne Conway, two senators test positive
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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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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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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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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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.”
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
MOLLY BECK — MADISON - State Rep. Barbara Dittrich of Oconomowoc last week told her constituents there was no longer a danger of COVID-19 causing a large number of deaths. The same day, the U.S. lost its 200,000th person to the virus. — Days later, state Sen. Howard Marklein told …
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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 …
HuffPost:
Contract Tracers Waited On Names Of Trump Fundraiser Guests Who Had Already Scattered — Social media posts show people who went to the New Jersey event with Trump had fanned out across the country, going out in public and not wearing masks. — New Jersey contact tracers did not have a complete list …
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New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: What Trump's Positive Test Means for the Race
2020 Election Live Updates: What Trump's Positive Test Means for the Race
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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.
USA Today:
2 GOP senators test positive for COVID-19 after Trump; Democrats say it's ‘premature’ to move forward with Barrett confirmation hearings … WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats argued Friday it was “premature” to move forward with confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court …
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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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