Four former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) penned an editorial in today's Washington Post, saying the Trump administration is undermining the agency's ability to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, especially as the question of returning to schools in the fall looms over superintendents, politicians, and parents.Last week, President Donald Trump tweeted that the CDC's guidelines on school reopening were too expensive and onerous, and said they needed to be revised.

He also threatened cutting funding to public schools if they do not open fully in the fall."Through last week, and into Monday, the administration continued to cast public doubt on the agency's recommendations and

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Trump to continue daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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Trump deploys feds to more states under 'law-and-order' push

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Using the same alarmist language that he has employed in the past to describe illegal immigration, Trump painted Democrat-led cities as out of control and lashed out at the “radical left," even though criminal justice experts say the increase in violence in some cities defies easy explanation.“In recent weeks there has been a radical movement to defend, dismantle and dissolve our police department,” Trump said at a White House event, blaming the movement for “a shocking

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Trump, Barr expand anti-crime surge of federal agents to Chicago, Albuquerque

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as Trump runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Hundreds of federal agents already have been sent to Kansas City, Missouri, to help quell a record rise in violence after the shooting death of a young boy there. Sending federal agents to help localities is not uncommon.

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Poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

BOSTON - Virtual instruction. Mandated masks.

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World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

NEW YORK - The global tally of people infected with the coronavirus neared 15 million Wednesday, while in the worst-hit pandemic hot spot of the United States, President Donald Trump warned the pandemic would “get worse before it gets better.”With COVID-19 set to pass another shocking milestone, Trump delivered his first virus briefing after a three-month hiatus, offering a shifted message Tuesday, including professing a newfound respect for the protective face masks he has seldom worn.It came as polls have shown Trump lagging behind Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of November’s election, and as the count of virus fatalities in the U.S.

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Trump is unhappy with China over COVID-19 : U.S. Official on consulate closure

WASHINGTON : When asked about the message the United States is sending by shutting a Chinese consulate in Texas on Wednesday, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump remains unhappy with China over its handling of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 140,000 Americans."I think this president has made very clear that he's unhappy with China - the fact that China virus was unleashed onto this country and around the world with very little information, honesty and transparency from China," Conway said in response to a reporter's question on the shuttering hours earlier. "We're still not getting information from China.

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Trevor Noah Explains The Snafu Of Reopening Schools During COVID

Getting kids back to school this fall could pose some serious problems.

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Chinese cybercriminals targeted Covid-19 research, hacked hundreds of companies: US

COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the United States and abroad, including defense contractors, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, also targeted human rights activists in the United States, China and Hong Kong, Assistant Attorney General John Demers said.The indictment comes amid rising tensions between the global superpowers fueled by the coronavirus pandemic which President Donald Trump blames on China.Li and Dong, who are believed to be in China, acted in some instances "for their own personal gain" and in others for the benefit of China's Ministry of State Security, Demers said at a news conference."China has now taken its place, alongside Russia, Iran, and North Korea,

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Trump's show of federal force sparking alarm in cities

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and order credentials by making a heavy-handed show of force in cities around the nation in the lead-up to the November elections.His plan to deploy federal agents to Chicago and perhaps other Democratic-run cities where violence is spiking represents Trump's latest effort to use an agency that was created after the Sept.

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US coronavirus crisis to 'get worse before it gets better:' Donald Trump

coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to "get worse before it gets better.""Some areas of our country are doing very well," Trump said at his first formal White House virus briefing since the end of April."Others are doing less well," the president said. "It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better."Trump also urged Americans to wear facemasks to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus."Get a mask," he said.

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Coronavirus: Trump won’t say he’s ‘fully responsible’ for COVID-19 impact on U.S., calls it team response

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the coronavirus would eventually “disappear.” Asked about the impact COVID-19 has had on the country, with almost 140,000 deaths and over 3.5 million cases, Trump said he “could say I’m fully responsible” but said he views the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s tested for COVID-19 several times a week

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed comments made earlier in the day by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that he takes multiple COVID-19 tests a day, saying he takes a test on average every two to three days, but said it is possible it could happen that he does more than one in a day.

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Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I wish her well'

WASHINGTON - In a press briefing on Tuesday, President Donald Trump offered sympathetic words to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, who was arrested on federal charges for allegedly facilitating and participating in sexual acts with minors.A reporter asked Trump whether he thought Ghislaine Maxwell will turn powerful men in.RELATED: Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on sex abuse charges“I don’t know. I haven’t been following it too much.

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Trump changes tone on coronavirus, says things will get worse before it gets better

Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus for the nation Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to get worse for a time as he revived his daily briefings with an eye to halting a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House came as the next stage of the federal government’s response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers and White House officials were opening negotiations on a trillion-dollar-or-more “phase four” rescue package.

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Covid-19 will 'get worse before it gets better' - Trump

US President Donald Trump has warned that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to "get worse before it gets better".

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'They have an impact': Trump urges Americans to wear masks during coronavirus briefing

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump revived his coronavirus press briefings on Tuesday, saying his administration “will stop at nothing to save lives” amid a resurgence of cases across the country.“We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact.

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Rachel Maddow and Mary Trump make formidable TV combination

NEW YORK – Not only can President Donald Trump's niece Mary sell books, she can draw a crowd on television.Her one-hour interview with Rachel Maddow last Thursday reached 5.2 million people, the biggest audience ever for one of Maddow's shows and largest ever for a regularly-scheduled show on MSNBC, the Nielsen company said.That's not bad for July, when television audiences are generally the smallest of the year.Mary Trump's book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man,” approached 1 million units sold on pre-orders alone. First-week sales figures are due later this week.Mary Trump also drew a crowd to CNN on Friday, where she was interviewed by Chris Cuomo during the 8 and 9 p.m.

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Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican Congressional leaders and members of his cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Facebook adds label to Trump post claiming mail-in ballots will result in rigged election

LOS ANGELES - After President Donald Trump posted on Facebook suggesting that mail-in voting would result in a rigged election, the social media network added a notice to the president’s post with links to official election information.“Mail-In Voting, unless changed by the courts, will lead to the most CORRUPT ELECTION in our Nation’s History! #RIGGEDELECTION,” Trump wrote on Facebook on July 21. Clicking on the link added to Trump’s post takes users to USA.gov, where visitors are provided information on the absentee mail-in voting process.

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President Trump resuming coronavirus briefings

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pulled the plug on his freewheeling daily coronavirus briefings when they turned into a political liability this spring, but he was reviving them Tuesday, looking to halt a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House was rolling out as the next stage of the federal government's response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill.

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Coronavirus: White House explains Trump’s reverse course on personal mask wearing

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked during her press briefing Tuesday at the White House to explain U.S.

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Trump seeks to bar illegal immigrants from reapportionment count

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican Congressional leaders and members of his cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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He’s back: President Trump to re-up coronavirus briefings

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the government's coronavirus response after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most volatile asset — him — played out in public as his poll numbers falter.One week after a campaign shake-up, the plan is for Trump to again become a regular public presence at the podium starting Tuesday as confirmed coronavirus cases spike nationwide.Trump advisers have stressed the urgency of the president adopting a more disciplined public agenda in an effort to turn around his lagging poll numbers against Democratic rival Joe Biden.“I think it’s a great way to get information out to the public,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, saying

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President Trump, Congress square off over coronavirus aid, stimulus package

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire.Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House on Monday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion package in days.

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China 'chose' not to stop coronavirus from spreading across the world: Trump

WASHINGTON : Accusing China of not being transparent about the COVID-19, US President Donald Trump has said that Beijing could have stopped the deadly virus from spreading across the world but they "chose" not to.Trump has in the past expressed disappointment over China's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Senate panel now likely to back questionable Trump Fed pick

WASHINGTON – In a shift, the Senate Banking Committee is likely to back President Donald Trump's unconventional nomination of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in a party-line vote Tuesday. The committee's support would move Shelton's nomination to the full Senate, which would have until the end of the year to confirm or reject it.Late Monday, Sen.

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Trump to resume regular coronavirus briefings as U.S. cases continue to soar

Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the government’s coronavirus response after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most volatile asset — him — played out in public as his poll numbers falter.One week after a campaign shake-up, the plan is for Trump to again become a regular public presence at the podium starting Tuesday as confirmed coronavirus cases spike nationwide. Trump calls face masks ‘patriotic’ as U.S.

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Donald Trump to relaunch coronavirus briefings, backs mask wearing

election against Democrat Joe Biden, Trump is scrambling to respond to public anger over his troubled months-long handling of the pandemic.Since the virus first hit the United States, Trump has insisted that it will just "disappear."But that sunny claim is now badly strained even among loyal supporters, as they watch COVID-19 cases surge through populous Republican-led states like Florida and Texas.More widely, polls show public trust in Trump's management of the crisis tanking.Throughout, he has sought to deny the seriousness of the problem, an attitude symbolized by his mockery of masks and refusal to back up doctors' recommendations for mass use.Trump went some way to addressing that Monday with a tweeted picture of himself in a black

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Kenney, Krasner criticize Trump vow to send more feds to cities, including Philly

PHILADELPHIA - President Donald Trump says he's sending federal law enforcement officers to Philadelphia and other cities across the country as gun violence skyrockets nationwide.For weeks, the president has slammed the crime rates in American cities.

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Trump calls face masks ‘patriotic’ as U.S. coronavirus cases top 3.8 million

coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted saying it is “patriotic” to wear a face mask.“We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance,” Trump wrote.

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‘Many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask’: Trump tweets photo of himself in mask

WASHINGTON - After being photographed wearing a face mask only once before amid the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 140,000 Americans, President Donald Trump finally promoted the preventative measure on Monday.“We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance.” Trump wrote on Twitter. “There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!”Trump’s message was accompanied by a black and white image of him wearing a face covering.President Donald Trump shared an image of himself wearing a face mask on July 20, 2020 on Twitter.

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Top Republicans meet with Trump to negotiate next coronavirus stimulus package

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting (2nd L-R) Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Republican congressional leaders in the Oval Of WASHINGTON (FOX BUSINESS) - Top Republicans in Congress met Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis many hoped would have improved has dramatically worsened, just as emergency relief is expiring.New divisions between the Senate GOP majority and the White House posed fresh challenges.

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Trump puts focus on ‘worldwide problem’ as U.S. seeks additional coronavirus economic relief

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Trump faces divisions with Senate GOP on coronavirus aid

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insisted “good things” were underway on the next COVID-19 aid package Monday as he met with Republican congressional leaders, but new divisions between the Senate GOP and the White House posed fresh challenges as the crisis worsened and emergency relief was expiring.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been prepared to roll out the $1 trillion package in a matter of days.

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Bette Midler calls Donald Trump a 'murderer' over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

Bette Midler took yet another jab at President Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, unequivocally calling him a “murderer” in a recent tweet. The “Hocus Pocus” star spends a lot of her time on social media criticizing Trump and his administration on a myriad of issues.

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The Chicks talk past backlash, criticize Donald Trump for COVID-19 pandemic, stance on Confederate statues

The Chicks are remaining politically outspoken as their career resurgence continues with the release of their first album in several years. The trio, made up of Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Robinson and Martie Maguire, released their first album since 2006, “Gaslighter,” earlier this month.The release marks an improbable comeback for the band following backlash for comments they made about former President George W.

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Trump offers confusion, contradictions on immigration order

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is promising new executive action on immigration as he returns to the defining issue of his administration. But Trump has offered contradictory and confusing statements about his plans in recent days.

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Trump promises to control coronavirus spread as Florida cases surge over 5th straight day

Florida reported over 12,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10,000 new infections, even as U.S. President Donald Trump pledged that the virus was coming under control.The virus has claimed over 140,000 U.S.

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Trump won’t say if he’ll accept 2020 presidential election results

Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it’s too early to make such an ironclad guarantee.“I have to see.

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Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it's too early to make such an ironclad guarantee.“I have to see.

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Portland mayor, others call on Trump to pull U.S. troops from city amid protests

Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect.“Keep your troops in your own buildings, or have them leave our city,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said at a news conference. Homeland Security head calls Portland protesters a ‘violent mob’ Democratic Gov.

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Reality shows shortfalls of Trump's claim to 'best testing'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Here are some snapshots from what President Donald Trump describes as the nation with the “best testing in the world" for the coronavirus:In Sun Belt states where the virus is surging, lines of cars with people seeking tests snake for hours in the beating sun, often yielding results so far after the fact that they're useless.In Pittsburgh, adults who are afraid they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus are being asked to skip testing if they can quarantine at home for 14 days to help reduce delays and backlogs.In Hawaii, the governor will wait another month to lift a two-week quarantine on visitors because of test supply shortages and delays that potential visitors are facing in getting results.“Testing has been a challenge

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Trump claims the U.S. has the world’s best coronavirus testing. Experts disagree

Donald Trump describes as the nation with the “best testing in the world” for the coronavirus:In Sun Belt states where the virus is surging, lines of cars with people seeking tests snake for hours in the beating sun, often yielding results so far after the fact that they’re useless.In Pittsburgh, adults who are afraid they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus are being asked to skip testing if they can quarantine at home for 14 days to help reduce delays and backlogs.

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ANALYSIS: Donald Trump’s coronavirus strategy is simple — ignore the pandemic

in the weeks ahead.Week after week, the U.S. is setting new records for overall infections.

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Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath

WASHINGTON (AP) - After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy, laid out in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, was described by officials as a creative way to bar the flag's display without openly contradicting or angering President Donald Trump, who has defended people’s rights to display it.Signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday night, the memo lists the types of flags that may be displayed at military installations.

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Mary Trump Rips Uncle Donald: 140,000 Americans Are Dead From COVID-19 He’s ‘Hawking Beans’

Three days after her tell-all book sold nearly one million copies, Donald Trump‘s niece, Mary Trump, threw more barbs at her “incapable” uncle. Mary, 55, the daughter of the president’s late brother, Fred Trump Jr., appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss her best-seller, and slammed her uncle for his response (or lack thereof) to the COVID-19 pandemic..

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Trump’s Twitter account ‘not jeopardized’ by hack: McEnany

White House press Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s account remained secure and “was not jeopardized” by a “coordinated social engineering attack” on a number of major Twitter accounts on Wednesday evening.

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In virus era, back-to-school plans stress working parents

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For generations, school has been an opportunity for American children to learn and make friends.

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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

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