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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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Axios:
West Wing melts down as aides point fingers at Mark Meadows — White House crises of competence and credibility grew during a botched weekend that left even White House aides dismayed and befuddled. — Many complained bitterly about the leadership of chief of staff Mark Meadows.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Don Jr. Thinks Trump Is Acting Crazy”: The President's COVID Joyride Has the Family Divided — The president's recklessness at Walter Reed has Don Jr. pushing for an intervention, but Ivanka and Jared “keep telling Trump how great he's doing,” a source says.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
‘That should never have happened’: Inside Trump's Walter Reed parade — Trump surprises crowd with drive-by outside Walter Reed — (CNN)Pacing the well-appointed presidential suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center between intravenous doses of remdesivir and near-hourly checks of his vitals …
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New York Times:
Use of Dexamethasone to Treat Trump Suggests Severe Covid-19, 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 …
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Washington Post:
Secret Service agents, doctors aghast at Trump's drive outside hospital — Current and former Secret Service agents and medical professionals were aghast Sunday night at President Trump's trip outside the hospital where he is being treated for the coronavirus, saying the president endangered those inside his SUV for a publicity stunt.
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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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CNN:
Trump told Woodward in March he didn't have ‘a lot of time’ to meet with Fauci in newly released audio
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
At the White House, an Eerie Quiet and Frustration With the Chief of Staff
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Politico:
President Pelosi? Pence prepares to risk it all for Trump
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Secret Service agents criticize Trump car ride: ‘This should never have happened’
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Fox News:
Meadows ‘optimistic’ Trump will leave Walter Reed, return to White House Monday after coronavirus treatment
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Not pro-life: GOP virus recklessness never ends
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Chris Truax / USA Today:
Trump COVID-19 diagnosis reveals yet another way he has corrupted our national life
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Washington Post:
Election live updates: White House press secretary tests positive for coronavirus; Trump could be discharged as soon as today
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump criticized by medical experts after leaving hospital to drive by supporters
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus — White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced Monday that she tested positive for coronavirus. — Why it matters: She is the latest member of President Trump's inner circle to be diagnosed with the illness over the last few days.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she's tested positive for coronavirus
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court will not hear Kim Davis same-sex marriage case — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case from a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, but two conservative dissenters in the court's landmark 2015 decision repeated their criticism of the …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects appeal from county clerk who wouldn't issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who gained national attention five years ago when she cited her religious beliefs …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Biden Holds Steady Lead Over Trump in Arizona, Latest Poll Finds — The Democratic nominee leads 49 percent to 41 percent in Arizona, a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since 1996. In the Senate race, Mark Kelly, a Democrat, leads the incumbent, Martha McSally.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey has decided not to run for reelection or for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, according to two people familiar with his plans, a surprise decision by the Republican with significant implications for the state's next elections.
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Bloomberg:
Exxon's Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents — Internal projections from one of world's largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming — Exxon Mobil Corp. has been planning to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Party-Switching CD02 Incumbent Trails — Dems lead for US House, Senate and President — West Long Branch, NJ - The Democratic challenger has an edge against the previously Democratic incumbent in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District. The Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds …
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Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
The Proud Boys were emboldened by Trump's words. Then, LGBTQ couples reclaimed the group's hashtag. — At last week's presidential debate, President Trump refused to condemn white supremacists and far-right groups like the Proud Boys, an organization that has been known to incite violence.
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Abram Brown / Forbes:
The Proud Boys Are Furious That Gay Men Have Taken Over #ProudBoys On Twitter
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Politico:
Republicans gripped by dread as multiple crises swirl — On Sunday evening, Sen. Lindsey Graham, like many Republicans in Washington, was simultaneously monitoring three political crises, all of which were made worse by the spread of coronavirus infections through the upper echelons of the Republican Party.
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Robert Donachie / Representative Chip Roy:
Rep. Chip Roy Released The Following Statement On Texas AG Ken Paxton — Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Monday: — For the good of the people of Texas and the extraordinary public servants who serve at the Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General Ken Paxton must resign.
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CNN:
It's concerning that President Trump got so sick so quickly — Dr. Celine Gounder is a CNN medical analyst and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at NYU Langone and Bellevue Hospital Center. She is the Host of the Epidemic podcast. The opinions expressed here are her own.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
VOA White House Reporter Investigated For Anti-Trump Bias By Political Appointees — Toggle more options — 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.
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Fuck Your Feelings’ Crowd Wants a Pity Party for Trump — President Superspreader and those closest to him are feeling the pain of his reckless, moronic decisions. — BEAST INSIDE … Like most Americans, I've looked on in horror as the COVID explosion in the White House …
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Do Trump's Taxes Show He's a Failure, a Cheat, or a Criminal? — The New York Times exposé of President Donald Trump's taxes is chock-full of tantalizing revelations. According to the report, the president avoided paying federal income tax in 10 of the 15 years preceding his election.
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