It was supposed to be the second presidential debate. Instead, President Donald Trump refused a virtual debate and followed Joe Biden’s lead of doing a town hall on network television. NBC host Savannah Guthrie started the Trump town hall by trying to nail down his last negative test for the coronavirus. He said he couldn’t […]
President Donald Trump is pushing hard to get an experimental COVID-19 drug into the hands of anyone who needs it. Soon after he tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump received several drugs to treat his symptoms. The one he keeps talking about is a blend of two monoclonal antibodies that hold the promise of preventing […]
The coronavirus makes this election like no other, and its mark is in full view on the stage of the vice presidential debate. Organizers installed two large plexiglass shields to separate Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. After President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19, the Biden-Harris campaign insisted on the […]
President Donald Trump headed back to the White House after three days of treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed Medical Center. In tweeting the news, he told people not to be afraid of COVID-19. “Don’t let it dominate your life,” Trump said Oct. 5. “We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs […]
President Donald Trump’s announcement that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus added a powerful and unpredictable factor to the presidential election. Trump’s physician said that “both are well at this time and plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.” White House chief of staff Mark […]
President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings involving the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. “Hunter Biden got three and a half million dollars from the wife of the mayor of Moscow, Trump said Sept. 27 at a press conference. “Why did […]
President Donald Trump has faced many adversaries, but none as unbending and deaf to his words as the coronavirus. Early on in the outbreak, as Trump was saying the country had just a handful of cases and matters were well under control, the virus was rampant in New York City. It just hadn’t made people […]
Protections for people with preexisting conditions is an issue that has followed President Donald Trump for his entire first term. Now, Trump has signed an Executive Order that he says locks in coverage regardless of anyone’s health history. “Any healthcare reform legislation that comes to my desk from Congress must protect the preexisting conditions or […]
The federal government did a quick pivot on the threat of the coronavirus spreading through the air, changing a key piece of guidance over the weekend. On Friday, Sept. 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that tiny airborne particles, not just the bigger water droplets from a sneeze or cough, could infect […]
Voters pressed President Donald Trump on his response to the coronavirus, racial tensions and health care at an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia. Trump deflected criticism of how he has handled the pandemic. Even as the death toll — about 200,000 — moves toward the higher end of initial forecasts, Trump said he took […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had one minute in the virtual spotlight on the second night of the Democratic convention, and she used it to second the nomination of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president. But, but, but … Isn’t this all about party unity, and rallying behind Joe Biden as the nominee? Was Ocasio-Cortez, a representative from […]
Joe Biden has a new message in Florida, where one in five residents receives Social Security: President Donald Trump is jeopardizing the retirement benefit with his new move on payroll taxes. Trump on Aug. 8 directed the Treasury secretary to withhold the payroll tax that funds Social Security for a few months. The measure was […]