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No Thanks! COVID-Infected Oklahoma Guv Still Refuses To Require People To Wear Masks
By Cristina Cabrera
07.15.20 | 3:33 pm
Alabama Requiring Masks In Public As Coronavirus Cases Surge In State
By Associated Press
07.15.20 | 1:20 pm
Walmart Becomes Largest Retailer To Require Masks In Its Stores
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
07.15.20 | 11:18 am
First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks  at a conference on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 17, 2018. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto) First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks  at a conference on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 17, 2018. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)
FLOTUS Joins Slew Of GOPers Pushing Masks As Trump Repeatedly Flouts Guidance
By Zoe Richards
07.14.20 | 4:14 pm
Police: Unmasked Man Stabs Masked 77-Year-Old After Argument At Michigan Store
By Matt Shuham
07.14.20 | 1:01 pm
Surgeon General: Trump Admin Is ‘Trying To Correct’ Mixed Mask Messaging But It’s ‘Very Hard’
By Summer Concepcion
07.12.20 | 3:41 pm
Biden Camp Rips Into Trump After He Finally Wears Mask In Public: ‘He Wasted Four Months’
By Summer Concepcion
07.12.20 | 12:28 pm
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News Pool) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News Pool)
Abbott Signals Support For Fines Against Those Who Violate Mask Mandate
By Zoe Richards
07.09.20 | 12:00 pm
WH Adviser Dodges On Trump Mask Refusal: ‘Nothing More To Squeeze From That Orange’
By Summer Concepcion
07.07.20 | 11:15 am
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By Nicole LaFond
07.06.20 | 12:38 pm

As we flagged earlier this morning, attendees at President Trump’s upcoming rally in New Hampshire will be “strongly encouraged” to wear masks even though President Trump has thus far refused to wear one in public.

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