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Cruz Gets A Chop From Hairdresser Who Was Held In Contempt After Defying COVID Order
By Kate Riga
05.08.20 | 12:43 pm
on October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. on October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
WH Economic Adviser Predicts Jaw-Dropping Unemployment Will Get Even Worse
By Cristina Cabrera
05.08.20 | 12:23 pm
Where Things Stand: This Is Going To Backfire
This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.
By Nicole LaFond
05.08.20 | 12:15 pm

Another member of the inner circle has tested positive for COVID-19.

MSNBC and CNN are both reporting that a member of Vice President Mike Pence’s staff has COVID-19. The staffer is reportedly not physically near him at the moment. Pence is on Air Force 2, currently en route to Iowa for an event.

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COVID Case Count At Reopened Tyson Meat Plant Doubles To More Than 1,000
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05.08.20 | 11:20 am
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WHO: Live Animal Markets Shouldn’t Be Closed Amid Coronavirus
By Associated Press
05.08.20 | 11:07 am
France Encourages Biking To Work As A Way To Avoid Crowding Public Transit
By Associated Press
05.08.20 | 11:01 am
on March 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. on March 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Texas Governor Retroactively Decriminalizes Defying Stay-At-Home Orders
By Kate Riga
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By Andrew Meldrum
05.08.20 | 10:36 am
Pompeo: Never Mind, Maybe COVID-19 Didn’t Come From Chinese Lab After All
By Cristina Cabrera
05.08.20 | 8:51 am
US Lost 20.5 Million Jobs In April, Unemployment Rate Rises To 14.7%
By Cristina Cabrera and Associated Press
05.08.20 | 8:33 am
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