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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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Infectious Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet fans as confusion continues over his health — The White House continued to provide limited and contradictory information about President Trump's health on Sunday, saying that he had begun a steroid treatment after twice suffering bouts …
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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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Patricia Kelly Yeo / The Daily Beast:
COVID-Positive Trump Ignores CDC Advice to Take Joyride, With Grim Secret Service Agents in Tow — The president left Walter Reed's presidential suite in a motorcade to wave to supporters, potentially exposing several Secret Service agents to the coronavirus. — Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern
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New York Times:
As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes — The president made a surprise outing from his hospital bed in an effort to show his improvement, but the murky and shifting narrative of his illness was rewritten again with grim new details.
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New York Times:
Trump's Treatment Suggests Severe Covid-19, Medical Experts Say — Many of the measures cited by his doctors are reserved for patients severely affected by the coronavirus. — President Trump's doctors offered rosy assessments of his condition on Sunday, but the few medical details they disclosed …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: President's blood oxygen levels dropped twice in recent days, doctors say — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump makes “surprise visit” to supporters outside Walter Reed — President Trump posted a new video to his Twitter account on Sunday saying that he is going to pay a “surprise visit” to supporters who have gathered outside of Walter Reed hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19.
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Washington Post:
White House physician Sean Conley draws scrutiny for rosy assessments of Trump's health
White House physician Sean Conley draws scrutiny for rosy assessments of Trump's health
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
At the White House, an Eerie Quiet and Frustration With the Chief of Staff
At the White House, an Eerie Quiet and Frustration With the Chief of Staff
Julia Belluz / Vox:
Is Trump sicker than his doctors are saying? His treatment regimen raises questions.
Is Trump sicker than his doctors are saying? His treatment regimen raises questions.
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Kate Ng / The Independent:
Trump mocked for signing apparently blank paper in ‘staged’ photos at Walter Reed
Trump mocked for signing apparently blank paper in ‘staged’ photos at Walter Reed
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Trump drive-by visit
‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Trump drive-by visit
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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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Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
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Washington Post:
Trump's illness halts campaign just when it needs an October boost
Trump's illness halts campaign just when it needs an October boost
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CBS News:
Live updates: Trump waves to supporters outside hospital; Doctor says he was given steroid treatment
Live updates: Trump waves to supporters outside hospital; Doctor says he was given steroid treatment
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms
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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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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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Ben Smith / New York Times:
How to Cover a Sick Old Man — The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts. What should elderly leaders — many of America's top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health? — When John Bresnahan was starting out as a reporter in the mid-1990s …
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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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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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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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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
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Nearly 3 in 4 think Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions: POLL
Nearly 3 in 4 think Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions: POLL
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Scores 14-Point Lead Over Trump in Poll After Debate
Biden Scores 14-Point Lead Over Trump in Poll After Debate
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Anthony Giannini / whitehousegiftshop.com:
“President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID” — First 1,000 Orders Receive a Complimentary Presidential Blue Mask with Coin! — Note from Designer & Series Creator: Anthony Giannini, CEO, USAF-R — For these past four years, I have created and co-designed the Historic Moments …
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
After Biden's Exposure to Trump, His Team Is Cagey on Health Questions — With transparency on health newly significant in the presidential race, Joe Biden's safety protocols have remained largely under wraps. But on Sunday evening, his campaign said he had again tested negative for the coronavirus.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias — Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump, NPR has learned.
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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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 …
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Positive tests for senators raise doubts about fast-track confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court choice — From the start, Senate Republican leaders have known their ambitious timeline to get Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed before Election Day offered little room for error.
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