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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Didn't Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second Test on Thursday — President received positive result on Thursday evening before making an appearance on Fox News in which he didn't reveal those results — WASHINGTON—President Trump didn't disclose a positive result …
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Physician Says the President's Oxygen Levels Dropped and He Took Steroid Treatment — The president released a video saying that he was “starting to feel good,” but conflicting statements by his doctors and aides created confusion.
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Kate Ng / The Independent:
Trump mocked for signing apparently blank paper in ‘staged’ photos at Walter Reed — Twitter users decry ‘reality TV presidency’ — The Trump administration's credibility crisis continues as the president is mocked for apparently signing a blank piece of paper with a marker in photos taken …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday — President's doctors say his condition has improved, but admit he received supplemental oxygen Friday — WASHINGTON—President Trump's doctors said his condition was improving and he could be discharged from the hospital as soon as Monday …
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms — President Trump, who is hospitalized with COVID-19, received supplemental oxygen on Saturday — a previously undisclosed episode — and is now being treated with a powerful steroid amid indications …
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Bangor Daily News
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump furious at chief of staff for contradicting White House physician, sources say
Trump furious at chief of staff for contradicting White House physician, sources say
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Talking Points Memo, The American Independent, The Hill, The Slot and Washington Post
Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Trump COVID-19 live updates: Bodyman for Trump tests positive
Trump COVID-19 live updates: Bodyman for Trump tests positive
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Vox, Reuters, The Hill, New York Post and POLITICUSUSA
Axios:
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits
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Raw Story and Occupy Democrats
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
5 big questions on the White House's botched handling of Trump's coronavirus diagnosis
5 big questions on the White House's botched handling of Trump's coronavirus diagnosis
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Axios, The Hill, NPR, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Doctors: Trump's blood oxygen level dropped twice recently
Doctors: Trump's blood oxygen level dropped twice recently
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Mother Jones, Washington Post, TheBlaze, Associated Press, Deadline and abc7NY
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare
Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare
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Bloomberg
Jason Slotkin / NPR:
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump
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New York Times
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday's presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president …
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Nearly 3 in 4 think Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions: POLL — The results come via a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. — Timeline of Trump's reported COVID diagnosis and treatment — As confusion around the timing of the President's diagnosis and treatment grows, here's what's known so far.
ABC News:
Trump adviser defends campaign virus precautions despite packed events, maskless attendees
Trump adviser defends campaign virus precautions despite packed events, maskless attendees
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Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Politico and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How the White House is trying to convince America that Trump's illness isn't a big deal
How the White House is trying to convince America that Trump's illness isn't a big deal
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POLITICUSUSA, ABC News and The Daily Beast
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say — Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022. His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.
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Erin Durkin / Politico:
New York City to shut down 9 neighborhoods as coronavirus spikes — NEW YORK — New York City is moving to impose new shutdowns in parts of the city in response to growing outbreaks of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday. — The city will reverse its reopening in nine neighborhoods …
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Axios:
Trump campaign adviser defends first family refusing to wear masks at debate — Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes defended President Trump's family after they broke Cleveland Clinic rules by declining to wear masks at last week's presidential debate, saying on “Fox News Sunday” that …
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Politico, The Hill, Conservative News Today, New York Post, Breitbart and Mediaite
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Campaign Defends President's Flouting of Public Health Rules
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Campaign Defends President's Flouting of Public Health Rules
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IJR, Fox News, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats, The Hill and Duluth News Tribune
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump campaign adviser: Biden has “too often used the mask as a prop”
Trump campaign adviser: Biden has “too often used the mask as a prop”
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Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones, Political Wire, New York Post and Washington Post
Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Trump And The Coronavirus Are Dividing Black And White Churches In Georgia — “If you're a white church, you're open. If you're a Black church, you're not,” one pastor told BuzzFeed News. — Reporting From — McDonough, Georgia — Copy — McDONOUGH, Georgia — When Paula White …
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Why Are Democrats Praying for the Speedy Recovery of a “Fascist Dictator”? … The typical reaction to the death of a tyrant — whether by revolutionary violence or natural causes — is not one of grief and sadness but joyous celebration. It is not hard to understand why …
Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker:
The Sackler Family's Plan to Keep Its Billions — The Trump Administration is poised to make a settlement with Purdue Pharma that it can claim as a victory for opioid victims. But the proposed outcome would leave the company's owners enormously wealthy—and off the hook for good.
Jake Bleiberg / Associated Press:
Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes — DALLAS (AP) — Several top deputies of Texas' attorney general have reported to law enforcement that their boss engaged in crimes including bribery and abuse of office, according to an internal letter.
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Maarten Schenk / Lead Stories LLC:
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Bikers Praying For President Trump At Walter Reed Hospital — Fact Check — STORY UPDATED: check for updates below. — Does a video originally uploaded on TikTok by user James Riley show bikers praying for President Trump at Walter Reed hospital?
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Beth Baumann / Townhall:
Trump's Physician Reveals When Trump Could Be Released From Walter Reed
Trump's Physician Reveals When Trump Could Be Released From Walter Reed
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate — According to a pair of new Yahoo News/YouGov polls conducted immediately before and after President Trump disclosed his — COVID-19 diagnosis …
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Axios, Washington Times and Political Wire
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
REVIEW-JOURNAL ENDORSEMENT: President of the United States — We may tend to forget during these tumultuous times that the vast majority of Americans in this great nation go about their lives focused on work, family, friends and other daily challenges rather than attuned to the crescendo …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source — In January 2013, after an unsuccessful attempt by Tea Party conservatives to overthrow House Speaker John Boehner, a rookie congressman from North Carolina slinked into the speaker's office complex inside the U.S. Capitol.
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