© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COVID-19
Dem Senator Slams Trump Admin For Pulling Support For COVID Testing Sites
By
06.24.20 | 4:31 pm
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper listens to a question during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS) North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper listens to a question during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)
NC Gov. Cooper Issues Order Requiring Everyone To Wear Masks While Out In Public
By
06.24.20 | 4:07 pm
Where Things Stand: The Most-Picked-Up TPM Story This Year Prime Badge
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
By
06.24.20 | 2:36 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) angry-tweeted it this morning. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is pushing back against the feds over it. Four members of Congress and local officials reached out to the Trump administration expressing “urgent concern” after we broke the news.

Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. Several White House staff members and aides have recently tested positive for the coronavirus and three top health officials from the White House coronavirus task force are now self-quarantining after potential exposure. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. Several White House staff members and aides have recently tested positive for the coronavirus and three top health officials from the White House coronavirus task force are now self-quarantining after potential exposure. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Whatever Trump Admin May Say, Locals Want Fed Support For Testing Sites
By
06.24.20 | 12:36 pm
DALLAS, March 22, 2020 . Staff work at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Dallas, Texas, the United States, March 21, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 20,000 as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday ,1730 GMT, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ,CSSE, at Johns Hopkins University. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua via Getty) DALLAS, March 22, 2020 . Staff work at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Dallas, Texas, the United States, March 21, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 20,000 as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday ,1730 GMT, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ,CSSE, at Johns Hopkins University. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua via Getty)
TX Lawmakers, Health Officials Pressure Trump Admin To Keep COVID Testing Sites Open
By
06.24.20 | 10:43 am
Hardly Any Trump Supporters At AZ Campaign Rally Wore Masks
By
06.24.20 | 8:01 am
Health Care Industry Frets That Trump Will End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
By
06.23.20 | 6:11 pm
It’s Been Weeks Since Top Public Health Officials Have Spoken To Trump
By
06.23.20 | 5:09 pm
NYT: EU Prepares To Block Americans From Visiting Due To Trump’s COVID Bungling
By
06.23.20 | 3:53 pm
Birx Privately Urges Guvs To Ramp Up Testing As Trump Attempts To Muzzle It
By
06.23.20 | 3:38 pm