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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Vice President Mike Pence wears a mask as he departs the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after meeting with him at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is scheduled to attend a luncheon this afternoon with Senate Republicans. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Vice President Mike Pence wears a mask as he departs the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after meeting with him at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is scheduled to attend a luncheon this afternoon with Senate Republicans. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Pence Thinks There’s No Need For A National Mask Mandate As COVID-19 Cases Surge
By Summer Concepcion
07.02.20 | 11:20 am
WH Doubles Down On Trump Fantasy That COVID-19 Will Just ‘Disappear’
By Summer Concepcion
07.01.20 | 6:27 pm
Alas, Trump Says He’s ‘All For Masks’ But Has Yet To Wear One In Public
By Summer Concepcion
07.01.20 | 3:36 pm
Fox Host Urges Trump To Wear A Mask: ‘MAGA Should Now Stand For Masks Are Great Again’
By Cristina Cabrera
06.30.20 | 10:22 am
McConnell Urges People To Wear Masks: ‘We Must Have No Stigma’
By Summer Concepcion
06.29.20 | 5:42 pm
WH Still Won’t Explicitly Recommend Masks Even After Pence Encourages Wearing Them
By Summer Concepcion
06.29.20 | 2:56 pm
WH Says Trump Retweeted ‘White Power’ Video To Stand With ‘Demonized’ Supporters
By Summer Concepcion
06.29.20 | 11:05 am
UNITED STATES - JUNE 24: Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the Senate Republican luncheon in Hart Building on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JUNE 24: Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the Senate Republican luncheon in Hart Building on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Pence Shifts From Trump: ‘Wearing A Mask Is Just A Good Idea’
By Summer Concepcion
06.28.20 | 5:33 pm
GOP Sen: It’d Help If Trump Would Wear A Mask To ‘Get Rid Of This Political Debate’
By Summer Concepcion
06.28.20 | 3:35 pm
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/06/24: Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing at 3rd Avenue office. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joined Cuomo with announcement of  incoming travel advisory that all individuals traveling from states with significant community spread of COVID-19 quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state. This quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/06/24: Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing at 3rd Avenue office. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joined Cuomo with announcement of  incoming travel advisory that all individuals traveling from states with significant community spread of COVID-19 quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state. This quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Cuomo Jabs Trump Admin For Being ‘In Denial’ About COVID-19 Pandemic
By Summer Concepcion
06.28.20 | 2:34 pm
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