RELATED: Virtual academy leader advises Wisconsin school districts on hybrid learning amid COVID-19 DeVos made the comments during a call with governors as the Trump administration launched an all-out effort to get schools and colleges to reopen.

Audio of the call was obtained by The Associated Press.“Ultimately, it’s not a matter of if schools need to open, it’s a matter of how.

School must reopen, they must be fully operational. And how that happens is best left to education and community leaders,” DeVos told governors.President Donald Trump has insisted that schools and colleges return to in-person instruction as soon as possible.

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Dr Fauci says US schools should decide for themselves whether to reopen or not

US school districts hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, under pressure from President Donald Trump to resume classes, should decide for themselves whether to reopen based on their circumstances, leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said.

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Donald Trump Debuts More Natural Gray Hair Amid Pandemic Twitter Says It’s Now ‘Less Orange-Yellow’

President Donald Trump, 74, debuted a more natural hair makeover on July 14 when his locks appeared to have more gray tones to them during a press conference about China in the White House Rose Garden. The look was definitely different from his usual blondish color that we’re used to seeing and many viewers took to Twitter to tweet about the change. Although some people said the color looked good on him, others called him “desperate” and criticized him, diminishing his potential of becoming a “silver fox.”

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Trump trades arenas for Rose Garden in attack on Biden

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump transformed an event that was supposed to highlight his China policy into an impromptu campaign rally on Tuesday, delivering an expansive and often meandering broadside against Democratic rival Joe Biden on trade, policing and his son's business practices, among other topics. The president traded the arena-style rallies he favors for the sun-drenched heat of the typically apolitical White House Rose Garden.

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Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump’s Response To Coronavirus Crisis: ‘He Likes To Try To Bend Reality’

Hillary Clinton took a swipe at Donald Trump’s reaction to the coronavirus crisis in an interview with “The Daily Social Distancing Show”.

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Stephen Colbert mocks Trump’s push to reopen schools during COVID-19 spike

COVID-19 cases continuing to spike across the U.S., the death toll surging drastically and a laid-back response to the ongoing pandemic from Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert has taken aim at the U.S.

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Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening

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US eyes world power summit for UN anniversary amid crises

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke Monday to his Russian counterpart about convening the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the State Department said.The department said Pompeo spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the possibility of a commemorative event “in the near future” that would involve President Donald Trump and the leaders of Britain, China, France and Russia.

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Wuhan scientists ‘defect to West’ as FBI 'gathers evidence coronavirus caused by leak'

shell out for Daily Star's newsletter. It's FREE! Sign up today for the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inbox Experts from a Chinese laboratory said to be at the centre of global suspicion over the outbreak of coronavirus have reportedly "defected" and are in the hands of Western intelligence services, a source close to Donald Trump has claimed.

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Trump to decide what the Republican National Convention will look like amid COVID-19

Donald Trump is slowly coming to accept that the late August event will not be the four-night infomercial for his reelection that he had anticipated.After a venue change, spiking coronavirus cases and a sharp recession, Trump aides and allies are increasingly questioning whether it’s worth the trouble, and some are advocating that the convention be scrapped altogether. Conventions are meant to lay out a candidate’s vision for the coming four years, not spark months of intrigue over the health and safety of attendees, they have argued.Ultimately, the decision on whether to move forward will be Trump’s alone.

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Scientists from Wuhan coronavirus laboratory have 'defected to the West'

Experts from the Chinese laboratory at the heart of global suspicion over the coronavirus pandemic have "defected" and are in the hands of Western intelligence, it is claimed.

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Trump wears face mask for first time in public after saying Covid-19 'would disappear'

Donald Trump wore a face mask for the first time in public during the coronavirus pandemic yesterday - despite previously saying there was need for them.

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Coronavirus: Trump wears face mask in public for the first time since pandemic began

U.S. President Donald Trump was seen on Saturday wearing a face mask in public for the first time since the novel coronavirus pandemic began. Trump was visiting wounded service members at Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, Md.

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US President Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington to meet wounded servicemembers and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients. As he left the White House, he told reporters: “When you're in a hospital, especially ...

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President Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on July 11, 2020. (ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington to meet wounded servicemembers and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients.

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CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools

WASHINGTON – Despite President Donald Trump's sharp criticism, federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Dr. Robert Redfield said the agency would be issuing “additional reference documents” for parents and schools to facilitate the reopening and deal with safety concerns in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate

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Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks

WASHINGTON – Amid a summer of racial unrest and calls for more diversity in leadership, President Donald Trump lags Democratic rival Joe Biden in the percentage of people of color on their campaign staffs, according to data the campaigns provided to The Associated Press.Twenty-five percent of the Republican president's senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36% of Biden’s senior staff.

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Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm

MIAMI (AP) - President Donald Trump is postponing his planned rally Saturday in New Hampshire, the White House said, citing a tropical storm threatening parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England.Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters traveling to Florida with the president on Friday that the event — slated to be held in an aircraft hangar in Portsmouth — would be delayed by a week or two. She cited the threat of Tropical Storm Fay, which is expected to bring rain to the region.“The rally scheduled for Saturday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been postponed for safety reasons because of Tropical Storm Fay,” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement.

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ANALYSIS: America waits for its worst pandemic days

per the predictions of Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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Biden in Scranton pledges New Deal-like economic agenda to counter Trump

SCRANTON, Pa. - Democrat Joe Biden turned his campaign against President Donald Trump toward the economy Thursday, introducing a New Deal-like economic agenda while drawing a sharp contrast with a billionaire incumbent he said has abandoned working-class Americans amid cascading crises.The former vice president presented details of a comprehensive agenda that he touted as the most aggressive government investment in the U.S. economy since World War II.

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Setbacks hamper pipeline industry backed by Trump

BILLINGS, Mont. – After a U.S. energy boom and strong backing from President Donald Trump propelled a major expansion of the nation’s sprawling oil and gas pipeline network, mounting political pressures and legal setbacks have put its future growth in doubt even as the pandemic saps demand for fuel.Two major oil pipeline projects suffered courtroom blows this week: The U.S.

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Trump signs executive order as he courts Hispanic voters

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that creates an advisory commission tasked with improving Hispanic Americans' access to economic and educational opportunities, a push that comes as the president hopes to win a bigger share of the Latino vote than he did four years ago.The commission has broad marching orders to foster school choice efforts and promote public-private partnerships in Hispanic-American communities.“You are a treasure,” Trump told a friendly crowd of current and former Hispanic elected officials, business leaders and others who were on hand for the Rose Garden signing of the order.

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CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite President Donald Trump's sharp criticism, federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Dr. Robert Redfield said the agency would be issuing “additional reference documents” for parents and schools to facilitate the reopening and deal with safety concerns in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump tax returns, rejects bid by Congress

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Manhattan district attorney's demand for President Donald Trump's tax returns, but kept a hold on Trump’s financial records that Congress has been seeking for more than a year.The outcome in the two cases is at least a short-term victory for Trump, who has strenuously sought to keep his financial records private.But the justices rejected arguments by Trump’s lawyers and the Justice Department that the president is immune from investigation while he holds office or that a prosecutor must show a greater need than normal to obtain the records.

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Coronavirus: U.S. schools can only reopen if bars, gyms stay closed, experts say

Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing.

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Pentagon leaders face grilling on use of military in unrest

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon's top leaders are going before Congress for the first time in months to face a long list of controversies, including their differences with President Donald Trump over the handling of protests near the White House last month during unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd in police hands.The House hearing Thursday will provide the first congressional testimony by Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, since March 4, when they appeared to discuss the administration's defense budget proposal.

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Bolton calls Trump 'Dangerous', says Biden would, at best, be 'four more years of Obama"

LOS ANGELES - "I think he’s dangerous."That’s how Ambassador John Bolton described President Donald Trump during an exclusive interview with FOX 11’s Elex Michaelson for The Issue Is.Bolton, who served for 17 months as Trump’s National Security Advisor, is currently making the press rounds as he promotes his tell-all book, "The Room Where it Happened."“If possible, he’s even more uninhibited in his behavior [than people think],” Bolton said of the President, adding that part of the difficulty was "keeping him on track to achieve objectives that he says he wants to achieve."Beyond President Trump, his book also pulls the curtain back on his interactions with other members of the administration, as well as leaders around the globe.Michaelson

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Despite risks, Trump invests big in attacks on Biden's age

President Donald Trump has accused his Democratic rival Joe Biden of having connections to the “radical left” and has pilloried his relationship with China, his record on criminal justice, his plans for the pandemic and even his son's business dealings.But in a kitchen-sink offensive backed by a mountain of campaign cash, the 74-year-old Trump has so far invested in one line of attack above all: the charge that his 77-year-old opponent is too old and mentally weak to be an effective president. The attack has drawn cries of ageism, and there is evidence it may be ineffective.

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Coronavirus: Trump threatens to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in fall

Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen U.S. schools in the fall amid COVID-19 He did not immediately say what funding he would cut off or under what authority.Trump made the comments a day after launching an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen the nation’s schools and colleges this fall.

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Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive.Taking to Twitter to voice his frustration, Trump argued that countries including Germany, Denmark and Norway have reopened schools “with no problems.” He also repeated his claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons and not because of any risks associated with the coronavirus.“The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election,” Trump said, “but is important for the children & families.

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Kanye West Says He Had Coronavirus, Is Anti-Vaxx, Pro-Life & More in Tell-All Interview

Kanye West is revealing a lot more about his political views than we previously knew in a tell-all interview with Forbes.

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Trump says he’s ‘flexible’ on size of Republican convention amid COVID-19

coronavirus cases surging in Florida, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s “flexible” on the size of the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville.The president spoke as a growing number of Senate Republicans said they’d skip the event, and even as the White House tried to tamp down nationwide concern about the virus’s spread.Asked in an interview Tuesday whether he’d want to limit the gathering if the state’s coronavirus cases continue to rise, Trump replied that the decision “really depends on the timing.” Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen U.S.

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Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen U.S. schools in the fall amid COVID-19

Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political reasons.“They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed,” Trump said at a White House discussion on school plans for the fall. “No way.

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Trump administration notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization amid COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout won’t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said he would reverse the decision on his first day in office if elected.The withdrawal notification makes good on President Donald Trump’s vow in late May to terminate U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says reopening of schools ‘very important’ for country

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Kanye West, Hollywood production companies among those on pandemic loan list

Kanye West’s Yeezy company, Hollywood production companies and a law firm who has defended President Donald Trump were among those on the list of those who received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program enacted in April to assist small businesses and keep their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mary Trump's book offers scathing portrayal of president

coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of an economic depression and deepening social divides have brought out the “worst effects" of Donald Trump's pathologies, which were less evident when the country had a stable economy and the lack of serious crises.RELATED: NYC judge rejects Trump family effort to halt tell-all bookThose factors, along with “Donald's penchant for division, and uncertainty about our country's future have created a perfect storm of catastrophes that no one is less equipped than my uncle to manage," she writes in “Too Much and Never Enough, How My Family Created The World’s Most Dangerous Man.”Mary Trump is the daughter of Trump’s older brother, Fred Jr., who died after a struggle with alcoholism at 42.In the book, Mary

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Trump administration informs Congress it is officially withdrawing US from WHO amid COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON - The White House formally notified Congress on Tuesday that the Trump administration is moving forward with cutting ties with the World Health Organization amid the global coronavirus pandemic.Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Tuesday on Twitter that Congress received word of the official withdrawal.

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Mary Trump's book offers devastating portrayal of president

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s niece offered a devastating portrayal of him in a book that credits a “perfect storm of catastrophes" for exposing the president at his worst. Mary L.

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Florida education secretary issues executive order to reopen schools this fall

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida schools will be physically open this fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which shows no signs of slowing, according to a statewide executive order issued Monday.Florida Department of Education Secretary Richard Corcoran signed the order Monday that was created with the goal of reopening all brick-and-mortar schools for at least five days a week for all students beginning in August, according to the executive order.The executive order was signed Monday around 11 a.m., hours later President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter, “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!”Florida has reported more than 206,000 cases of COVID-19 since March and nearly 3,900 have died statewide in the same time period.Before Florida schools reopen

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July 4th celebrations spark controversy amid COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump is ignoring health officials pleas for Americans to take precautions this Independence Day, as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in dozens of states.

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President Trump playing politics with pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump is fueling a partisan divide over wearing face masks, which health officials say helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 when people can’t practice physical distancing.

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President Donald Trump playing politics with the pandemic: experts

coronavirus, which would become commonly known as COVID-19 — the name of the disease caused by the virus.Since then, a health crisis not seen in more than a century has become more and more politicized.American cities and states have been forced to grapple with a constant unknown — exactly when this virus is going to spike or subside, leaving businesses, lawmakers and residents to approach each situation in one of two ways: with caution or defiance.

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Antonin Scalia, Jackie Robinson among those picked for Trump’s ‘National Garden’ of heroes

US President Donald Trump arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020.

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Vote-by-mail primary poised to test New Jersey on Tuesday

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s nearly all-mail primary on Tuesday is emerging as a test of the state’s ability to deliver a drama-free election in the face of critical tweets from President Donald Trump and a GOP seeking federal election monitors.Tuesday is the deadline for Democratic and Republican voters to postmark their ballots or deliver them to county boards of elections by 8 p.m. in contests for president, the U.S.

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Trump plans massive fireworks display for July 4 amid COVID-19

Independence Day celebrations amid a spike of coronavirus cases, U.S. President Donald Trump is going big for what he is promising will be a “special evening” in the nation’s capital.Trump is set hold his “Salute for America” celebration Saturday with a speech from the White House South Lawn that he says will celebrate American heritage, a military flyover over Washington, and an enormous fireworks display that is expected to draw thousands to the National Mall.The celebration comes one day after Trump kicked off the holiday weekend by travelling to Mt.

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Trump plans fiery Rushmore rally amid coronavirus threat, protests

KEYSTONE, S.D. - President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation's history. He's adding the condemnation of those who pull down statues to a big fireworks show and his more traditional July Fourth praise of America's past and values.Hours before the event, protesters blocked a road leading to the monument.

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Wolf's mask order inflames partisan fight over virus

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic

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