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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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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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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.
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The White House relied on a rapid test, but used it in a way it was not intended. — For months, the White House's strategy for keeping President Trump and his inner circle safe has been to screen all White House visitors with a rapid test. — But one product they use, Abbott's ID Now …
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.”
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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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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 at the White House — On the White House grounds this morning, senior West Wing aides walked around without masks. They spoke with the press without masks. They huddled privately with one another and didn't wear masks. — When I visited the White House in August …
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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Is Hospitalized as More Aides Test Positive — The president is at the Walter Reed military hospital for what is expected to be a stay of a few days. His campaign manager is among the latest senior aides also found to be infected.
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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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Bloomberg:
The Day Covid-19 Came to Donald Trump's White House
The Day Covid-19 Came to Donald Trump's White House
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CNN:
There will be more space between Pence and Harris at next week's debate
There will be more space between Pence and Harris at next week's debate
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CNBC:
Trump ‘doing very well,’ has started Remdesivir therapy, White House physician says
Trump ‘doing very well,’ has started Remdesivir therapy, White House physician says
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CNN:
READ: White House physician says Trump is taking Remdesivir and ‘doing very well’
READ: White House physician says Trump is taking Remdesivir and ‘doing very well’
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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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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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Politico:
Debate commission accedes to Biden campaign's ‘health and safety’ objections for VP debate
Debate commission accedes to Biden campaign's ‘health and safety’ objections for VP debate
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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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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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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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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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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:
Coronavirus and Fox News collide, and Chris Wallace is at the center of it — Fox News is home to some of President Trump's biggest cheerleaders, which has paid off for the network in the form of exclusive interviews with the commander in chief and his aides who typically shun other networks.
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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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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Biden's Negative Test Result Isn't Enough to Say He's in the Clear
Biden's Negative Test Result Isn't Enough to Say He's in the Clear
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New York Times:
Trump's Diagnosis Imperils Quick Supreme Court Confirmation Timeline — With the president ill and a coronavirus outbreak engulfing Washington, Republicans vowed to press ahead with an election-season confirmation. — WASHINGTON — A coronavirus outbreak that infected President Trump …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Looking for a single responsible Republican in the Senate
Looking for a single responsible Republican in the Senate
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USA Today:
2 GOP senators test positive for COVID-19 after Trump; Democrats say it's ‘premature’ to move forward with Barrett confirmation hearings
2 GOP senators test positive for COVID-19 after Trump; Democrats say it's ‘premature’ to move forward with Barrett confirmation hearings
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Krishnadev Calamur / NPR:
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Will Move Forward, McConnell Says
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Will Move Forward, McConnell Says
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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 …
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Beth LeBlanc / The Detroit News:
BETH LEBLANC , CRAIG MAUGER , MELISSA NANN BURKE | The Detroit News … The state's high court ruled 4-3 that a state law allowing the governor to declare emergencies and keep them in place without legislative input — the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act — is unconstitutional.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Sen. Ron Johnson tests positive for coronavirus — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday after returning to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29 and coming into contact with someone who had contracted the virus, spokesperson Ben Voelkel said in a statement on Saturday.
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James Griffiths / CNN:
Trump has repeatedly blamed China for a virus that now threatens his health. This will make Beijing nervous — See Trump's busy week before his Covid-19 diagnosis — Hong Kong (CNN)In his first presidential debate against Joe Biden, Donald Trump made clear who he blames for the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jack Beyrer / Washington Free Beacon:
Hickenlooper Calls China a ‘Great Nation’
Hickenlooper Calls China a ‘Great Nation’
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