February 26th, 2020. President Trump: “When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.”
March 20th, 2020. Confirmed cases in the United States rise to 16,064.
Loeffler Says She Would Submit To Senate Ethics Review Over Unloaded Stocks
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) said Friday that she would submit to a review from the Senate Ethics Committee about millions of dollars worth of stocks unloaded from her portfolio right as she received private briefings about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Schumer Describes Bizarro Phone Call With Trump Over COVID-19 Response
President Trump and a spokesperson for Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) offered vastly different accounts for when and why Trump supposedly sought to invoke the Defense Production Act, which would speed up the production of medical equipment needed in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump Plays Doctor, Hyping Anti-Malaria Drug For COVID-19 Treatment
President Donald Trump is a clinical scientist — or at least he plays one on TV.
At a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic Friday, Trump said he was feeling pretty good about one potential therapy for the respiratory disease, the anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine.
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Trump Insults Reporter, Contradicts Own Task Force During Friday Presser
The White House held another coronavirus task force briefing today at 11:45 a.m. ET. The news conference came just as the state of California issued a new shelter-in-place mandate that urges residents to stay home and not leave for anything but “essentials.” Since then New York has issued a similar declaration.
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Surreal
A surreal moment when President Trump went on an extended tear about his disagreements with Dr. Anthony Fauci about the efficacy of a drug that may have shown some anecdotally reported positive efforts as a treatment or prophylaxis for COVID-19.
Trump Snaps At Reporter When Asked To Give A Message To Scared Americans
President Donald Trump called NBC journalist Peter Alexander a “terrible reporter” asking a “very nasty question” at a press conference Friday after Alexander prompted him to give a message to Americans scared by the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
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Iowa Results Continue To Trickle In
Our Iowa caucus liveblog continues. The first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, a much-anticipated electoral kick-off to the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, have turned out to be a fiasco. Reporting issues mean the results were, and continue to be, considerably delayed.
The initial results started to trickle in Tuesday evening, setting the tone for the primary as the candidates campaign across the country for the party’s nomination. Follow along below.
Indiana Governor Postpones May Presidential Primary
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed an executive order Friday pushing the state’s May 5 presidential primary to June 2, joining a growing group of governors who’ve postponed elections amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Cuomo Orders All But Essential NY Workforce To Stay Home
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered all of New York state except essential workers to stay home in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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