NEW YORK – President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn’t think he’s contagious anymore, but medical experts say that’s impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.Most people with COVID-19 can stop isolating and be around others about 10 days after they first showed symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That's provided their symptoms have improved, they have not had a fever for 24 hours and are no longer on any medication to reduce a high temperature.

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Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push.Trump's heavy travel this week, including his rally Wednesday in Des Moines, reflects his uphill climb three weeks before the election.

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Coronavirus: Trump claims individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 are ‘now immune’

Curing a rally in Johnstown, Pa., on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the COVID-19 pandemic less than two weeks after announcing he tested positive for the virus, saying he is “immune” and telling “everyone fighting to recover” that they are “right now immune” as well.

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Trump’s new claims on coronavirus immunity are ‘extremely dangerous,’ experts say

Donald Trump is now pushing a new message: that he’s become immune to the novel coronavirus, and so is everyone else who’s contracted it.But health experts say that kind of message is dangerous — not only because there’s not enough scientific data to support it, but because it’s another example of the president downplaying the severity of the pandemic. Cases of coronavirus reinfection raise concerns over immunity Trump began touting his immunity over the weekend, after his physician Dr.

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Trump's handling of Covid-19 pandemic 'erratic' just like his presidency: Biden

coronavirus pandemic has been "erratic" just like his presidency, his Democratic challenger Joe Biden has said, terming the US president's leadership as "chaotic and divisive" that has cost Americans far too much.The former vice president said Trump was playing games with people's lives and “the only senior Donald Trump seems to care about" is himself."His handling of this pandemic has been erratic just like his presidency.

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'Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci Compares Trump COVID-19 Diagnosis to 'Death of Stalin,' 'Chernobyl'

Veep creator Armando Iannucci compared his own film,The Death of Stalin, and acclaimed HBO dramasWatchmen and Chernobyl to President Donald Trump's handling of his COVID-19 diagnosisin a recent piece for the New York magazine vertical Intelligencer. In his biting recap of the White House's actions and messaging around the medical treatment of "the Supreme Leader," the writer-directorcriticized the president's doctors, supporters and Trump himself for pushing a "vision of him defeating the virus" in the vein of dictators and authoritarians.

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Donald Trump felt like 'Superman' after coronavirus treatment 'whatever the hell it was'

Donald Trump said he felt like "Superman" after receiving treatment for coronavirus, "whatever the hell it was".

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Trump makes water demand of farms priority for new office

President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use changes sought by corporate farm interests and oil and gas.An executive order from Trump put Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler in charge of the interagency water body.Establishment of a water subcabinet “will streamline decision-making processes" across federal agencies, the EPA said in a statement.The first priority set out by the executive order is increasing dam storage and other water storage, long a demand of farmers and farm interests in the West in particular.

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Eli Lilly pauses Covid-19 antibody treatment trial over safety concern

late-stage trial of its experimental lab-produced antibody treatment against Covid-19 over an unspecified safety concern, the company said."Lilly is supportive of the decision by the independent DSMB (data safety monitoring board) to cautiously ensure the safety of the patients participating in this study," a spokesperson told AFP in a statement.The Phase 3 randomized control trial is a study of hospitalized Covid-19 patients that began in August across more than 50 sites in the United States, Denmark and Singapore with the aim of recruiting 10,000 people.It is sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health.Monoclonal antibody treatments have been making headlines recently after US President Donald Trump credited one therapy, developed

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Mixed messages about how long a person with COVID-19 is contagious

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Longtime friends with different political views spread message of unity during contentious election season

(Photos courtesy: Patrick Underwood) HINESVILLE, Ga. - Two longtime friends in Georgia are proving that people on either side of the political aisle can still get along during a heated election season.Patrick Underwood says he and Frank Scozzafva have been friends for 30 years. They met when Underwood was a child and his dad was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia, WJCL reports.The two are now neighbors, and frequently talk about the upcoming election.

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Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt tax record turnover

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold an appeals court ruling that Trump's accountant must immediately turn over tax records to a New York state prosecutor, setting up a decision from the high court that could come before Election Day.The court could allow the immediate enforcement of a subpoena issued by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. or block it temporarily.

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Bloomberg gives $500,000 to juice Dem turnout in Miami-Dade

WASHINGTON – Billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is donating $500,000 to juice Democratic turnout in Miami-Dade County, a place where the party must bank a massive number of votes if it hopes to win the pivotal swing state of Florida. The donation, the largest ever made to the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party, could not only lift Joe Biden’s chances of winning the state, which would all but eliminate President Donald Trump’s path to a second term.

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Trump, Biden trips illustrate Electoral College calculations

WASHINGTON – With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast cast potentially decisive ballots.Biden was in Florida courting seniors, betting that a voting bloc that buoyed Trump four years ago has become disenchanted with the White House's handling of the coronavrius pandemic.

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'Veep' creator mocks Donald Trump's coronavirus recovery, compares updates to dictator tactics

The creator of “Veep,” Armando Iannucci, took a stab at real-world political satire in a recent article in which he lambasted Donald Trump over what he did after testing positive for the coronavirus. The creator of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy penned an article for The Intelligencer in which he mocked the president for creating a narrative that paints him as miraculously “immune” to COVID-19 as well as his time hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center. “In reality, Donald Trump is still probably contagious and currently breathing on Republicans to death — but the vision of him defeating the virus has already been cut and pasted into a narrative rendered official,” he begins.

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The Latest: Biden says Obama is 'doing enough' for campaign

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local): 11:25 a.m.Joe Biden says former President Barack Obama “will be out on the trail” and is “doing well.”The Democratic nominee did not offer more details but told reporters Tuesday ahead of a campaign trip to Florida that he thinks Obama is “doing enough” for the campaign.Biden mentioned his service as Obama’s vice president often during the Democratic primaries but has not emphasized those ties as frequently as he makes his closing arguments against President Donald Trump.Obama delivered a blistering critique of Trump during the Democratic National Convention in August, and he’s headlined large grassroots fundraisers for Biden and Democrats this year.But the 44th

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Barrett hearing turns to discussion of few high court cases

WASHINGTON – Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday quickly turned to discussion of a few notable high court cases, including key decisions on abortion and gun rights.Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump to take the seat vacated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18.

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‘Illegitimate committee process’: Biden, Harris target Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris weighed in on the first day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Supreme Court nominee and President Donald Trump pick, Amy Coney Barrett, on Monday.

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Trump, Republicans increase attacks on Harris as Biden’s lead grows in polls

Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying their focus not on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but on his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris — arguing without evidence that it’s Harris, the first Black woman on a major party ticket, who would really be in charge if Democrats win the White House.The effort is laced with sexist and racist undertones, and one that is aimed at winning back Republicans and independents who are comfortable with Biden’s more moderate record, but may associate Harris with Democrats’ left flank, despite her own more centrist positions on some major issues.

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Supreme Court won't revive Trump case brought by Democrats

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to revive a lawsuit filed by members of Congress against President Donald Trump alleging that he illegally profits off the presidency.The high court said it would not hear a case filed by Democratic members of Congress in 2017. A federal appeals court in Washington previously ruled that the lawsuit should be dismissed.The appeals court did not rule on whether Trump violated the law.

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White House Doctor Says Trump Has Tested Negative for COVID-19

President Donald Trump’s White House doctor says Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 “on consecutive days” using a newer rapid test from Abbott Laboratories. The assessment from Navy Cmdr.

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Biden on packing the Supreme Court: 'I'm not a fan'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden says he is “not a fan” of adding seats to the Supreme Court, after weeks of avoiding questions about the proposal that’s been pushed by progressives and used by Republicans to attack him.“I’ve already spoken on — I’m not a fan of court packing, but I don’t want to get off on that whole issue. I want to keep focused,” the Democratic presidential nominee said in an interview Monday with Cincinnati’s WKRC.Biden argued that the focus should remain on President Donald Trump and Republicans’ efforts to push through Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the Nov.

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Oregon protest fallout dominates close Portland mayor race

PORTLAND, Ore. – In most election cycles, America wouldn’t pay attention to the Portland, Oregon, mayoral race — but this isn’t a normal year. Months of protests against racial injustice and police violence have made Portland national news in a divisive election year, and President Donald Trump routinely derides Mayor Ted Wheeler as a weak liberal unable to stop unrest in his “anarchist” city.

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Biden addresses idea of high court packing: 'I'm not a fan'

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden says he is “not a fan” of adding seats to the Supreme Court, after weeks of avoiding questions about the proposal that’s been pushed by progressives and used by Republicans to attack him.“I’ve already spoken on — I’m not a fan of court packing, but I don’t want to get off on that whole issue. I want to keep focused,” the Democratic presidential nominee said in an interview Monday with Cincinnati’s WKRC.Biden argued that the focus should remain on President Donald Trump and Republicans’ efforts to push through Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the Nov.

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President Trump to hold rally in Ocala

OCALA, Fla. – For the second time this week, President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Central Florida, this time in Ocala.The rally ahead of the Nov. 3 election will be held Friday at Ocala International Airport, just four days after the president visited Sanford.Doors open at 1 p.m.

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Supreme Court: Amy Coney Barrett to face questioning on day 2 of confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee members will begin questioning Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday in the second day of confirmation hearings.Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the vacancy left after the passing of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was sworn in Monday and told the panel that Americans “deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written.”On Tuesday, the 22 senators on the committee will each get 30 minutes to question Barrett.The four days of statements and testimony are being held amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic just three weeks before Election Day. In the opening session of the hearings, Democratic senators painted Barrett as a

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Donald Trump says he's 'immune' to coronavirus and offers to kiss thousands of his fans

Donald Trump says he's immune to coronavirus as he insisted that he will start kissing his supporters in a bizarre campaign speech.The US President made the claims before addressing thousands of his fans in Florida without a mask yesterday.He said: "I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women...

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As Trump returns to campaigning, Fauci says U.S. coronavirus cases ‘in a bad place’

Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since disclosing he contracted the coronavirus this month, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said the United States faced a “whole lot of trouble” if it did not encourage universal wearing of face masks and avoid mass gatherings.“We have a baseline of infections now that varies between 40 and 50,000 per day.

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Trump intensifies focus on Harris in final weeks of campaign

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Grasping for a comeback, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying their focus not on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but on his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris — arguing without evidence that it’s Harris, the first Black woman on a major party ticket, who would really be in charge if Democrats win the White House.

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Coronavirus: Trump says in return to campaign trail that he feels ‘powerful’

President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in Florida on Monday for the first time since he announced his COVID-19 diagnosis, appearing at an outdoor rally without a protective mask and touting his management of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump tossed out masks to the crowd as he entered the airport rally in Sanford and repeatedly talked about his recovery from COVID-19.

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Donald Trump Claims He’s ‘Immune’ To Coronavirus Vows To Give Everyone At Rallies A ‘Big Fat Kiss’

Donald Trump, 74, is insisting he’s just fine one week after being released from the hospital, where he was treated for coronavirus. The president held his first official rally since testing positive for the infectious disease in Sanford, FL on Oct.

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Donald Trump Tests Negative for COVID-19

Donald Trump's physician said the president has tested negative for COVID-19, according to a memo released by the White House on Monday afternoon, about 90 minutes before he is set to hold a rally in Florida. According to Dr. Sean Conley, the president's physician, the president has tested negative «on consecutive days,» and is «not infectious to others.» Conley did not say on which days the president tested negative, and said rapid tests were used to determine the results, which are less accurate than PCR tests. «It is important to note that this test was not used in isolation for the determination of the president's current negative status,» Conley said.

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Trump returns to campaigning after COVID-19 diagnosis

With his doctors saying he’s no longer at risk of spreading COVID-19, U.S. President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail.

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Donald Trump says he'll give 'big fat kiss' to rally crowd after beating coronavirus

Donald Trump said being "immune" to Covid-19 made him feel "so powerful" - telling a crowd in Florida he would give them all a "big fat kiss".

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Trump, Biden try to line up by Fauci as they court voters

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are both looking to harness the credibility of America’s best-known infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as they make their case to American voters.Trump is quoting him out of context, the doctor says.Biden, meanwhile, is eagerly promising to seek Fauci's advice if elected.Overall, it’s an uncomfortable season for Fauci, who’s been studiously apolitical over a five-decade career in public health.

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Donald Trump tests negative for Covid-19, says physician

Donald Trump has tested negative for the Covid-19 virus "on consecutive days", a White House physician announced on Monday (local time), ahead of his campaign rally in Florida."In response to your inquiry regarding the President's most recent COVID-19 tests, I can share with you that he has tested NEGATIVE, on consecutive days, using the Abbott BinzaxNow antigen card," wrote Sean Conley, Physician to the US President to Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.He added, "It is important to note that this test was not used in isolation for the determination of the President's negative status.

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U.S. election: Trump ready for 1st campaign rally since getting coronavirus

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since contracting the coronavirus as he tries to stage a late comeback in the election’s final stretch.Trump, whose doctor said Monday for the first time that he had received a negative test for COVID-19, faces a stubborn deficit in national and battleground state polling. He will be headlining a rally in Sanford, Florida — the first stop in a busy week that will include events in Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin.The robust schedule underscores the work Trump needs to do as he tries to win over voters just three weeks before Election Day.

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Trump tests negative for coronavirus, according to White House physician

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s physician has announced that Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus. In a memo distributed by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Dr. Sean Conley wrote that Trump had “tested NEGATIVE, on consecutive days, using the Abbott BinaxNow antigen card.” Trump acknowledged Oct.

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Trump ready for 1st rally since contracting coronavirus

WASHINGTON – Just a week after his release from the hospital, President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since contracting the coronavirus as he tries to stage a late comeback in the election's final stretch.Trump, facing a stubborn deficit in national and battleground state polling, will be headlining a rally in Sanford, Florida — the first stop in a busy week that will include events in Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin. The robust schedule underscores the work Trump needs to do as he tries to win over voters just three weeks before Election Day.

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Trump vs. Biden: Where they stand on health, economy, more

WASHINGTON – Amid the tumult of the 2020 presidential campaign, one dynamic has remained constant: The Nov. 3 election offers voters a choice between substantially different policy paths.President Donald Trump, like many fellow Republicans, holds out tax reductions and regulatory cuts as economic imperatives and frames himself as a conservative champion in the culture wars.

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Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him

WILMINGTON, Del. – Joe Biden campaigned Monday in Ohio, attempting to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in a state thought to be out of reach for Democrats after Trump's wide margin of victory there four years ago.The Democratic presidential nominee stressed an economic message and touted his own record while casting Trump as having abandoned working-class voters who helped him win Rust Belt states that put him in the White House in 2016. In Toledo, Biden addressed United Auto Workers who represent a local General Motors’ powertrain plant.

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Donald Trump caught faking video to appear like Covid-19 chief backed him

The Trump campaign selectively edited comments made by a top Covid-19 scientist to appear as if he was applauding the President's handling of the crisis.

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Amy Coney Barrett: Confirmation hearings begin for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the vacancy left after the passing of the liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The four days of statements and testimony are being held amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and just three weeks before Election Day. Republicans appeared to have the votes to confirm the 48-year-old conservative judge to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court, barring any major development.Monday's session will include opening statements from 22 senators on the committee, each being given 10 minutes to speak.

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Amy Coney Barrett: Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the vacancy left after the passing of the liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The hearings are being held amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and just three weeks before Election Day.Monday's session will include opening statements from 22 senators on the committee, each being given 10 minutes to speak. Barrett will be introduced and sworn in by the chairman prior to delivering her opening statement.Some senators are taking part remotely and the hearing room itself has been arranged with public health concerns in mind.

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COMMENTARY: Treating VIP patients like Donald Trump can be a challenge for healthcare workers

As an internist, I’ve personally been threatened by a mob boss who didn’t want to be discharged from the hospital, overwhelmed by hordes of Roma families suspicious of medical care for a dying king and asked to withhold information from the public that would be detrimental to a prominent person. Those are intimidating challenges to professionalism and ethics.VIP syndrome is the tendency of clinicians to treat influential or famous patients differently because they feel pressured to accede to the VIP’s wishes.Psychiatrists have identified three types of “special” patients who can create difficulty by dazzling or intimidating the care team: celebrities, VIPs and potentates.Celebrities focus unwanted media attention on medical care.

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Where does Amy Coney Barrett stand on key issues

WASHINGTON - Amy Coney Barrett is set to begin Senate hearings Monday after being nominated for the seat vacated by the death of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg was the face of the liberal bloc on the Supreme Court, meaning that an appointment by President Donald Trump and confirmation by the Republican-controlled Senate could potentially significantly shift the ideological balance of the court for years.

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Fauci says comments in Trump campaign ad 'taken out of context'

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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The Latest: Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearing opens

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):9 a.m.Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing has begun. The hearing room was largely empty Monday and some senators tuned in virtually, citing the coronavirus.

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Amy Coney Barrett: Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin Monday

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the vacancy left after the passing of the liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The hearings, which will begin at 9 a.m. ET, are being held amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and just three weeks before Election Day.Monday's session will include opening statements from 22 senators on the committee, each being given 10 minutes to speak.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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