In a tense exchange with a reporter, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he didn’t lie to the American people, after the release of the Bob Woodward tapes revealed he admitted to downplaying the threat-level of the novel coronavirus, because the nation had to be “calm” and “not panicked” amid the pandemic.

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Trump ramps up ad spending in bid to counter Biden

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's reelection campaign says it is ramping up advertising spending in battleground states, a move that comes as some of his allies have grown worried because Democrat Joe Biden has outspent him in recent weeks. The Trump campaign announced the “eight-figure” ad buy Tuesday, but declined to say specifically how much will be spent in states that include North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

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Trump aide's no-holds-barred style sparks new COVID-19 furor

WASHINGTON – A Trump health appointee who used his agency as a platform for political attacks and allegedly sought to muzzle a scientific publication has become the latest distraction for a White House still struggling to define its coronavirus response.Michael Caputo, the top spokesman at the Department of Health and Human Services, can be heard on an agency podcast asserting that Democrats don't want a coronavirus vaccine in order to punish President Donald Trump.Recent news reports also alleged that his office tried to muzzle a scientific weekly published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The Latest: Biden tears into Trump for remarks on veterans

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):2:40 p.m.Joe Biden is tearing into President Donald Trump for his reported remarks referring to fallen soldiers as “suckers.”Biden held a roundtable in Tampa, Florida, focused on veterans in his first visit back to the battleground state since he became the Democratic presidential nominee.Biden says Trump “doesn’t seem to be able to conceive the idea of selfless service,” referencing Trump’s reported comments calling fallen World War I soldiers “suckers” and “losers.” Trump has denied the comments, but many were confirmed independently by The Associated Press.Biden went on to outline his commitments to the troops and his own experience supporting service members and

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Trump presides as Israel and 2 Arab states sign historic diplomatic pacts

WASHINGTON - Declaring “the dawn of a new Middle East,” President Donald Trump on Tuesday presided over the signing of historic diplomatic pacts between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that he hopes will lead to a new order in the Mideast and cast him as a peacemaker at the height of his reelection campaign.Hundreds of people amassed on the sun-washed South Lawn to witness the signing of agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

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California governor gently confronts Trump on climate change

US President Donald Trump(R) speaks to California Governor Gavin Newsom(D-CA) at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, California on September 14, 2020 during a briefing on wildfires. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov.

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Pandemic leads to critical shortage of U.S. election workers

will be one such voting venue in the November election.By using a few large locations, officials are hoping to process voters faster with fewer staff, while allowing for COVID-19 precautions such as physical distancing.“The biggest challenge has been educating everybody about all the changes,” Garreis says.Maryland is also encouraging voters to use mail-in ballots where possible.Of the 400,000 eligible voters in Anne Arundel County Maryland, Garreis estimates nearly half will vote by mail this year.

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Canada’s view of U.S. drops to lowest level in nearly 2 decades: poll

Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have dragged Canadians’ view of the United States to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, a new poll suggests.The Pew Research Center report released Tuesday finds a favourable view of the U.S. among only 35 per cent of Canadians surveyed, the lowest level recorded since Pew began polling north of the Canada-U.S.

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Trump to preside over signing of historic Arab-Israel recognition deals

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office to announce that Bahrain will establish diplomatic relations with Israel, at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept.

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Tory MP echoes Trump claim that Covid-19 looks worse because of rise in tests

A Tory MP echoed Donald Trump's argument that an increase in Covid-19 testing might make the spread of the disease look worse than it is.

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Trump defies virus rules as 'peaceful protest' rallies grow

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is running as the “law and order” candidate. But that hasn't stopped him and his campaign from openly defying state emergency orders and flouting his own administration’s coronavirus guidelines as he holds ever-growing rallies in battleground states.Democratic governors and local leaders have urged the president to reconsider the events, warning that he's putting lives at risk.

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Trump to preside over historic Arab-Israel recognition deals

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to preside over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that could herald a dramatic shift in Middle East power dynamics and give him a boost ahead of the November election.In a White House ceremony aimed at showcasing presidential statesmanship, Trump will host more than 700 guests Tuesday on the South Lawn to witness the sealing of the agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

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Trump highlights foreign policy wins as he woos voters

WASHINGTON – In the past two weeks, President Donald Trump has notched a string of diplomatic wins he’s highlighting with voters in the run-up to the election, but his report card on the most serious threats to U.S. national security shows an “incomplete.”The Trump administration will host the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday at the White House, where the two nations will formally recognize Israel.

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Democrats to probe whether officials meddled with CDC data

WASHINGTON – A House subcommittee examining President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is launching an investigation into reports that political appointees have meddled with routine government scientific data to better align with Trump’s public statements. The Democrat-led subcommittee said Monday that it is requesting transcribed interviews with seven officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services, including communications aide Michael Caputo.

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Trump holds indoor rally defying Nevada governor, COVID-19 guidelines

FILE - US President Donald Trump blows a kiss to supporters after speaking during an indoor campaign rally at Xtreme Manufacturing in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 13, 2020. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus.Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a warehouse Sunday night.

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Biden calls Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ amid wildfires on U.S. West Coast

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Padma Lakshmi calls Trump 'criminally negligent' for downplaying coronavirus

Padma Lakshmi urged her followers to obtain absentee ballots ahead of the upcoming election on November 3.The 50-year-old said 'the time to get your absentee ballot is now' as she modeled a black-and-white VOTE face mask.The Top Chef star then posted a screen-grab of her own tweet calling US President Donald Trump 'criminally negligent' for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Judge strikes down Pennsylvania's coronavirus restrictions, calling them unconstitutional

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A federal judge on Monday struck down Gov.

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Judge strikes down Pennsylvania's coronavirus restrictions

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A federal judge on Monday struck down Gov.

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Miley Cyrus Details Wild Night Out Pre-Coronavirus That Lead Her To Sobriety & Talks America Hitting ‘Rock Bottom’ With Donald Trump

Former child star Miley Cyrus has come a long way over the years!

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California wildfires raise fight over climate change ahead of Trump's visit

A singed ice machine sits over a burned store during the Bear fire, part of the North Lightning Complex fires, in unincorporated Butte County, California on September 09, 2020. - Dangerous dry winds whipped up California's record-breaking wildfires a MCCLELLAN PARK, Calif. - With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California.California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before.

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Trump indoor rally plan prompts virus warning

US President Donald Trump has held his first fully indoor rally in months, outraging officials in the state of Nevada who warned the gathering violated coronavirus restrictions on crowd sizes.

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Fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. – With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 33 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California.California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years have linked bigger wildfires in the U.S.

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In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally

LAS VEGAS – In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus.Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a warehouse Sunday night. Relatively few in the crowd wore masks, with a clear exception: Those in the stands directly behind Trump, whose images would end up on TV, were mandated to wear face coverings.Not since a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that was blamed for a surge of coronavirus infections has he gathered supporters indoors.

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Source: Oracle wins TikTok over Microsoft in Trump-urged bid

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.Microsoft announced Sunday that its bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations was rejected, removing the tech giant from the running a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban the Chinese-owned app in the U.S.

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Trump avoids talking about COVID-19 on campaign trail

Although the United States still has the most COVID-19 infections and deaths in the world, Donald Trump is avoiding the topic on the campaign trail ahead of November’s election. Jennifer Johnson explains what Trump wants his fans to focus on instead, as he faces a firestorm of criticism for downplaying the pandemic.

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TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft in Trump-forced sales bid

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal. Microsoft announced Sunday that its bid to buy TikTok has been rejected, removing a leading suitor for the Chinese-owned app a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban it in the U.S.Microsoft said in a Sunday statement that TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, “let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft.”The Trump administration has threatened to ban TikTok by mid-September and ordered ByteDance to sell its U.S.

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Trump to hold indoor campaign rally in Nevada despite coronavirus threat

Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally indoors on Sunday despite public health professionals’ warnings against large indoor gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.Trump, a Republican, has faced criticism for his response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 193,000 people in the United States. He played down the virus in its early stages and has alternately embraced and disregarded advice from public health experts, who encourage mask-wearing and maintaining social distance to prevent the virus’ spread.The president’s campaign portrayed the rally in Henderson, Nevada, as an opportunity for his supporters to exercise their rights to peaceful assembly under the U.S.

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'I want to be with my family': Central American refugees delayed by Trump, then by COVID-19 pandemic

FILE - Migrants continue their journey towards the United States, on January 20, 2020 in Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, Guatemala. (Alex Pena/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) After years of waiting in countries marred by violence, Central Americans who were finally cleared to reunite with their families in the U.S.

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Bernie Sanders: Biden win in November is no 'slam dunk'

WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders is warning that if onetime rival Joe Biden doesn’t do more to promote his policies and reach out to Latino voters, the Democratic presidential nominee is at risk of falling short to President Donald Trump this November.Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who left the primary race in the spring and has worked to shift Biden to the left on key issues, has made the warnings in public and private in recent days. Most recently, he went on MSNBC on Sunday to express concerns that Biden wasn't speaking up enough about his economic proposals.“I think Biden’s in an excellent position to win this election, but I think we have got to do more as a campaign than just go after Trump,” he said.

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Central American refugees stopped by Trump, then by pandemic

MIAMI – After years of waiting in countries marred by violence, Central Americans who were finally cleared to reunite with their families in the U.S. are facing a major obstacle: the coronavirus pandemic.Only about 338 — or 12% — of 2,700 people approved to come to the U.S.

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U.S. health experts’ alarm grew as Trump played down coronavirus

coronavirus threat in early February when U.S. President Donald Trump called it “deadly stuff” in a private conversation that has only now has come to light.At the time, the virus was mostly a problem in China, with just 11 cases confirmed in the United States.There was uncertainty about how the U.S.

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COMMENTARY: Understanding false positive and false negative COVID-19 tests

false positive result on a COVID-19 test can cause undue stress on individuals as they try to navigate their diagnosis, take days off work and isolate from family. One high-profile example was Ohio Governor Mike DeWine whose false positive result led him to cancel a meeting with President Donald Trump.False negative test results are even more dangerous, as people may think it is safe and appropriate for them to engage in social activities.

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As Trump played down virus, health experts' alarm grew

WASHINGTON – Public health officials were already warning Americans about the need to prepare for the coronavirus threat in early February when President Donald Trump called it “deadly stuff” in a private conversation that has only now has come to light.At the time, the virus was mostly a problem in China, with just 11 cases confirmed in the United States.There was uncertainty about how the U.S. ultimately would be affected, and top U.S.

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Ex-diplomat Darroch astounded by UK plan to break Brexit law

LONDON – Kim Darroch is astonished.Britain’s former U.S. ambassador, whose career ended abruptly when his frank views on President Donald Trump were leaked, spent 40 years as a diplomat.

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Trump pushes into Nevada, questions integrity of election

MINDEN, Nev. – Kicking off a Western swing, President Donald Trump barreled into Nevada for the weekend, looking to expand his path to victory while unleashing a torrent of unsubstantiated claims that Democrats were trying to steal the election.Trump defied local authorities by holding a Saturday night rally in tiny Minden after his initial plan to hold one in Reno was stopped out of concern it would have violated coronavirus health guidelines.

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Mike Pence backs out of Trump fundraiser hosted by QAnon supporters

Trump campaign fundraiser in Montana following revelations that the event’s hosts had expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign told The Associated Press on Saturday that Pence’s schedule had been changed, but the campaign did not provide a reason or say whether the fundraiser might be held at a later time.

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The year of mail-in voting: Why this year’s U.S. election could take weeks to decide

novel coronavirus pandemic making voting by mail more accessible than ever before, this year’s U.S. presidential election will differ from any other in the nation’s history.This year, the winner may not be decided by election night.

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Trump doubles down on comments urging North Carolina to vote by mail, in person

Donald Trump has doubled down on comments urging residents in North Carolina to cast their vote for the U.S. federal election by mail and in person.“NORTH CAROLINA: To make sure your Ballot COUNTS, sign & send it in EARLY.

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Trump's virus debate: Project strength or level with public

WASHINGTON – “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt.“Men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour’” — British Prime Minister Winston Churchill."One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear” — President Donald Trump.

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Reality check: A look at Trump, Biden claims on coronavirus, U.S. auto industry

Donald Trump suggested he was doing what Winston Churchill had done, soothing the public in a time of danger. That’s not how it went down in World War II.Churchill did not tell Britons that Nazi Germany was “under control ” or that, “like a miracle, it will disappear,” to cite Trump’s words on the virus.The British prime minister spread fear, as well as resolve, as he summoned Britons to national purpose against the “hideous apparatus of aggression” enslaving swaths of Europe and soon to be “turned upon us.”Trump’s statements about the pandemic have been rife with misinformation from the start.

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Fauci disagrees with Trump on coronavirus, cites disturbing US statistics

WASHINGTON : Top government infectious disease expert Dr.

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Iran executes man whose case drew international attention

Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s authorities has executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man's life to be spared. State TV quoted the chief justice of Fars province, Kazem Mousavi as saying on Saturday: “The retaliation sentence against Navid Afkari, the killer of Hassan Turkman, was carried out this morning in Adelabad prison in Shiraz.”Afkari's case had drawn the attention of a social media campaign that portrayed him and his brothers as victims targeted over participating in protests against Iran’s Shiite theocracy in 2018.

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President Trump bestows Medal of Honor on soldier for role in hostage rescue

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump bestowed the Medal of Honor on a U.S. soldier Friday, calling him “one of the bravest men anywhere in the world” for his role in a daring 2015 mission to rescue dozens of hostages who were set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq.Trump picked the 19th anniversary of the Sept.

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Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House

WASHINGTON – Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump will go on offense this weekend in Nevada, a state that hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004.Trump will plunge head-on into a battle with local authorities in Nevada by holding public events there Saturday and Sunday after his initial plans for rallies in Reno and Las Vegas were blocked by state officials because they would have violated coronavirus health guidelines.His campaign insisted on forging ahead with the trip — setting up a COVID-19 political fight that Trump's team relishes and underscoring the growing importance of Nevada in Trump's quest for 270 electoral votes as the race looks tight in a number of battleground states.

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Sen Jones of Alabama calls rival Tuberville 'Coach Clueless'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama called Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville “Coach Clueless” on Friday, stepping up attacks on the former college football coach for his recent comments about the coronavirus.

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Seth Meyers Dismantles Trump’s Anti-Panic COVID-19 Strategy

During his first official week back in studio, Late Night host Seth Meyers broke down President Donald Trump's latest scandal involving comments to Watergate journalist Bob Woodward. The recently released interviews reveal the president was aware of the severity of the novel coronavirus pandemic in its earliest months and knowingly downplayed it.

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U.S. economy is improving as the election nears. Will Trump benefit?

Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.But the gains may be overshadowed by the tens of millions of Americans still out of work because of coronavirus-related shutdowns and growing concerns that there is no new government relief package in sight.Job openings, a measure of labor demand, in July soared to 6.6 million, nearly back to their pre-crisis level, a Labor Department report showed this week. Trump tries to blow past admissions he played down coronavirus at Michigan rally Inflation firmed last month, vanquishing fears of growth-stunting deflation.

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President Trump presents Army Ranger who rescued dozens of hostages with Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump presented an Army Ranger who helped rescue dozens of hostages facing execution at the hands of ISIS fighters in Iraq with the Medal of Honor on Friday – on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.Sgt.

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