Trump health appointee who used his position to launch political attacks and is accused of trying to muzzle a government publication apologized Tuesday for a video in which he reportedly disparaged scientists battling the coronavirus and warned of violence after the elections.Michael Caputo, the top spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, apologized to his staff for the Facebook video, said an administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.The case of Caputo, a Trump loyalist and former New York political operative, has become the latest distraction for a White House still struggling to define its coronavirus response.

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Dennis Quaid to Appear in Trump's COVID-19 Ad Campaign, Which Will Reportedly Cost $300 Million

Donald Trump‘s health department is reportedly launching an advertising campaign to to “defeat despair” about the coronavirus and Dennis Quaid is one of the celebrities who will appear in the ads.

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Former member of White House coronavirus task force blasts Trump over response

A former member of the White House coronavirus task force and adviser to Vice-President Mike Pence on Thursday came out with a video criticizing President Donald Trump over his response to COVID-19.

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Trump shifts focus to Pennsylvania to shore up reelection effort

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on September 25, 2020 in Newport News, Virginia.

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How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy, personality and preparation.Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation. And while Biden's team believes the significance of the debate may be exaggerated, the Democratic nominee has been aggressively preparing to take on the president.Biden's campaign has been holding mock debate sessions featuring Bob Bauer, a senior Biden adviser and former White House general counsel, playing the role of Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the preparations granted anonymity to discuss internal strategy.

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Reality check: A look at claims by Trump, Biden ahead of the first presidential debate

Donald Trump painted a fantastical portrait of a coronavirus that affects “virtually nobody” among the young as he faced a grim U.S.

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Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots

ATLANTA - Two decades ago, Florida's hanging chads became an unlikely symbol of a disputed presidential election. This year, the issue could be poorly marked ovals or boxes.Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, more people than ever are expected to bypass their polling place and cast absentee ballots for the first time.

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‘Now or never’: Former Trump staffers press others to speak out ahead of election

Donald Trump deployed Homeland Security agents to Portland, exacerbating tensions there. She decided it was worth the risk to speak out against Trump, whom she had come to view as a threat to the country.

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It's 'now or never' for ex-Trump aides weighing speaking out

WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Neumann wrestled with the decision for weeks. She worried about the backlash, the impact it would have on her career, potential threats to her family.

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Trump shifts focus to Pennsylvania to shore up reelection

HARRISBURG, Pa. – President Donald Trump's campaign has grown increasingly focused on making inroads in Pennsylvania to offset potential vulnerabilities in other battlegrounds. The president will travel to the state for the second time in a week on Saturday, hoping to attract the same rural and white working-class voters who delivered him a narrow victory here in 2016.

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Trump expected to announce conservative Barrett for court

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high court just weeks before the election.Trump said Friday he had made up his mind and it was “very exciting,” without giving away the name, aiming to maintain some suspense around his personal announcement.

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The Latest: Australia's Victoria health chief quits in probe

Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings— California virus hospitalizations could surge in next month— Madrid resists government pressure to extend soft lockdown— Cities around the U.K. are imposing new coronavirus restrictions as they race to slow the spread of COVID-19, and London could be next.

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Republicans expecting Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is choosing Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to the Associated Press.Barrett, who has been considered a front-runner in the days following Ginsburg’s death, is a federal appellate judge and someone who has established herself as a reliable conservative on legal issues ranging from abortion to gun control.Barrett is a devout Catholic and has been hailed by religious conservatives and others on the right as an ideological heir to conservative Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice for whom she once clerked.

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Trump rallies flout virus rules, Gov. Tom Wolf warns

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)HARRISBURG, Pa. - A day before a rally scheduled in southcentral Pennsylvania, Gov.

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Trump unveils 'Platinum Plan' for Black Americans at campaign event in Atlanta

ATLANTA - With less than six weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump is looking to chip away at Democrats’ advantage in Georgia with a new plan focused on “economic empowerment” for Black Americans.Trump visited Atlanta on Friday for a campaign event and unveiled his plan to increase access to capital for Black Americans."I"m here today to announce a brand new plan to deliver more oppportunity, more security, more fairness, and more prosperity to Black communites.

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U.S. surpasses 7 million coronavirus cases as Midwest states become latest hotspots

United States has now recorded over seven million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus to date as America continues to lead the world in infections at a steady pace.Public health data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. hit 7,005,746 cases on Friday afternoon.The milestone also comes three days after the country’s death toll surpassed 200,000.

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Landlords suing to push back against eviction ban

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – As millions of Americans struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, landlords are going to courts, claiming that the national eviction moratorium unfairly strains their finances and violates their property rights.At least 26 such lawsuits have been filed by property owners this year, including several federal challenges of President Donald Trump’s directive, delivered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that broadly prevents evictions through the end of 2020.In Memphis, seven landlords who together manage or own more than 5,000 rental units sued this month, accusing Trump and other federal officials of unconstitutionally violating their due process protections and wrongly preempting state

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Trump's coronavirus remarks weigh on minds of senior voters

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – President Donald Trump’s remarks at a campaign event in Ohio this week reverberated all the way to a sparkling waterfront in Florida, where senior citizens parsed his assessment of the coronavirus pandemic.Trump said that COVID-19 was seriously affecting “virtually nobody” under the age of 18 and sought to frame the pandemic as largely impacting older Americans, as he argued for school districts to resume in-person learning.“Now we know it affects elderly people with heart problems and other problems,” Trump said.

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Trump signs executive order on health care; attracts criticism from Democrats

Donald Trump on Thursday launched what aides termed a “vision” for health care heavy on unfulfilled aspirations.“It is affirmed, signed and done, so we can put that to rest,” Trump said after signing an executive order covering a range of issues, including protecting people with preexisting medical conditions from insurance discrimination.But that right is already guaranteed in the Obama-era health law his administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissively said Trump’s “bogus executive order on pre-existing conditions isn’t worth the paper it’s signed on.” Democrats are betting heavily that they have the edge on health care this election season.

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Trump infuses politics into his choice for the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is infusing deliberations over his coming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice with political meaning as he aims to maximize the benefit before Nov. 3 and even secure an electoral backstop should the result be contested.Even before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last week, the president had tried to use likelihood of more Supreme Court vacancies to his political advantage.

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GOP duo reshapes Montana politics to match Trump's vision

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Steve Daines is the affable one, the smiler, a consummate salesman who parlayed his corporate success into a meteoric rise through Montana politics and a seat in the U.S. Senate.His former boss, Greg Gianforte, is more brusque, sometimes even harsh, a self-made technology mogul whose political career has proved rockier and included a stinging defeat for governor and unwanted notoriety when he assaulted a reporter during a successful run for U.S.

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Fight over Trump tax returns goes to appeals court — again

NEW YORK – A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Friday in President Donald Trump’s long-running fight to prevent a top New York prosecutor from getting his tax returns.Trump’s lawyers appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a district court judge last month rejected their renewed efforts to invalidate a subpoena that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

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Covid vaccine by year-end will be fastest ever in history for novel pathogen: US

WASHINGTON : A vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of the year will be the fastest pace for a novel pathogen in history, the White House said on Thursday, asserting that it has been the goal of the administration and it is still on track for that."We do expect to have a vaccine by the end of the year.

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President Trump visits Jacksonville for ‘Great American Comeback’ rally

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – President Donald Trump walked off Air Force One to a crowd of thousands at Jacksonville’s Cecil Airport on Thursday, where he hosted a “Great American Comeback” campaign rally, according to a WJXT report.The president’s rally Thursday night was highly anticipated among Jacksonville supporters.

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Trump lays out health care vision, signs executive order in swing state NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump on Thursday launched what aides termed a “vision” for health care. “It is affirmed, signed and done, so we can put that to rest,” Trump said after signing an executive order covering a range of issues, including protecting people with preexisting medical conditions from insurance discrimination.But that right is already guaranteed in the Obama-era health law his administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissively said Trump's “bogus executive order on pre-existing conditions isn’t worth the paper it’s signed on.” Democrats are betting heavily that they have the edge on health

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Trump lays out health care vision in swing state North Carolina

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Trump lawyers: DA's fight for tax returns built on innuendo

NEW YORK – A New York prosecutor engaged in a long-running battle to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns is resorting to “speculation and innuendo” to justify his demands, the president's lawyers argued in court papers filed Thursday on the eve of an appeals court showdown.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments Friday after a district court judge last month rejected Trump's renewed efforts to invalidate a subpoena that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

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Donald Trump booed while paying respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Donald Trump was welcomed to the Supreme Court on Thursday with loud boos and chants of “Vote him out,” during a rare public appearance to pay his respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late justice whom he is rushing to replace.Ginsburg, 87, died last week after serving 27 years on the nation’s top court. She laid in repose at the Supreme Court on Thursday and is scheduled to lie in state at the State Capitol on Friday, making her the first woman ever honoured in such a way.

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Health officials seek to block Trump rally in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia health official is warning of a “severe public health threat” if a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump goes forward Friday evening.Dr. Natasha Dwamena, a Department of Public Health district director, said in a letter Thursday that the 4,000 people expected to attend Trump's rally at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport would be breaking Gov.

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Trump promoting health care 'vision' in swing state NC

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on preexisting medical conditions Thursday, amid a global pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of protections guaranteed by the Obama-era health law his administration is still trying to overturn.In a visit to swing state North Carolina, the president will sketch out what aides call a “vision” for quality health care at affordable prices, with lower prescription drug costs, more consumer choice and greater transparency. Aside from protecting people with preexisting conditions, he'll sign another executive order to try to end surprise medical bills.

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Trump met with boos, chants of ‘Vote him out!’ by crowds at RBG memorial

U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, were greeted by the sound of booing and chants of “vote him out” by the crowd gathered outside the Supreme Court, where the body of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been lying in repose.

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President Trump asks Supreme Court for fast action in census case ahead of January deadline

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for fast action on its effort, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets.In court papers filed Tuesday, the administration suggested the court hear arguments in the case in December, potentially with a new justice appointed by President Donald Trump in place.

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Crowd jeers as Trump pays respects at court to Ginsburg

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was booed Thursday as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He plans to nominate a replacement this weekend for the liberal justice, best known for her advancement of women’s rights.

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Spectators boo President Trump as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thursday morning, just two days before he announces his nominee to replace her on the high court.The president and first lady Melania Trump — both wearing masks — stood silently at the top of the steps of the court and looked down at Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin, surrounded by white flowers.Related: Nation says farewell to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgThe death of the liberal-leaning justice has sparked a controversy over the balance of the court just weeks before the November presidential election.U.S.

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President Trump pays respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pay their respects to Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's flag-draped casket on the Lincoln catafalque on the west front of the U.S.

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Trump pays respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thursday morning, just two days before he announces his nominee to replace her on the high court. The president and first lady Melania Trump — both wearing masks — stood silently at the top of the steps of the court and looked down at Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin, surrounded by white flowers.

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Trump supporters line up more than 17 hours before president’s arrival in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Air Force One and President Donald Trump will be on their way to Jacksonville on Thursday for a rally ahead of the November election. The Great American Comeback Rally is happening at Cecil Airport on Jacksonville’s Westside at 7 p.m., although dozens of supporters lined up for the rally by 5 a.m.

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President Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power if Biden wins November U.S. election

U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference on Wednesday and was asked about transfer of power if he is to lose the election to Joe Biden.

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GOP senators see political, principle gain in court fight

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump marveled at a rally this week about how important Supreme Court nominations are to voters. But Senate Republicans are with the voters on that.

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Donald Trump says he could reject tighter rules for covid vaccine approvals

coronavirus vaccine, a move that could increase concerns that the race to find a Covid-19 shot is being politicized ahead of the presidential election.The Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon issue final guidelines for an emergency-use authorization. Regulators and drugmakers have in recent weeks vowed to adhere to science, not politics, in deciding when a vaccine is ready to reach the market.At a news conference on Wednesday, Trump said it “sounds like a political move" when asked whether the FDA was considering stricter standards for an authorization, suggesting that the White House could intercede if it thought the agency was too rigorous.“That has to be approved by the White House," Trump said.

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Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.“We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.

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Trump says he's 'not a fan' of Meghan's, wishes Harry luck

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took a swipe at the Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday after the former Meghan Markle and Prince Harry participated in a Time 100 video urging Americans to vote.Meghan, an American, says in the video that every four years elections are referred to as the most important election of our lifetime. “But this one is,” she stressed.

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FDA chief says 'science will guide' decision on coronavirus vaccine approval

WASHINGTON (AP) - A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves.Hopes are high that answers about at least one of several candidates being tested in the U.S.

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Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.“We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.

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Trump promises executive order requiring medical care for babies born alive after abortions

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump promised Wednesday to sign an executive order that would require health care providers to provide medical care to all babies born alive as he makes an election-year push to appeal to voters who oppose abortion.The White House did not release further details about the order, but Trump’s announcement follows numerous attempts by GOP lawmakers in Washington and in state capitals around the country to pass legislation that threatens prison for doctors who don’t try to save the life of infants born alive during abortions.Organizations representing obstetricians and gynecologists say the law already provides protections to newborns, whether born during a failed abortion or under other circumstances.

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TikTok asks judge to block Trump's ban as deadline looms

NEW YORK – Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing app's forced deal with Oracle and Walmart remains unsettled. An app-store ban of TikTok, delayed once by the government, is set to go into effect Sunday.

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Judge rules Eric Trump must testify in NY probe into family’s businesses before election

FILE - President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump attends the opening ceremony of the Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Michael R. Sisak - Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into the family’s businesses before the November presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting lawyers’ claims that Trump's “extreme travel schedule” on the campaign trail warranted a delay.State Judge Arthur Engoron said that President Donald Trump's son must comply with a subpoena for his testimony no later than Oct.

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Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote

WASHINGTON – Americans won't be allowed to bring home cigars and rum from Cuba under measures President Donald Trump announced Wednesday to financially starve the island's government, a move taken as he tries to boost his appeal among Cuban-Americans, a crucial voting bloc in the battleground state of Florida.The action comes as the Republican president reaffirmed his administration's “ironclad solidarity” with the Cuban people, whose descendants in the U.S. often vote for the GOP.

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Donald Trump claims coronavirus 'affects barely anybody' as US death toll passes 200,000

Donald Trump has downplayed the extent of the coronavirus pandemic as his own country passed the grim milestone of 200,000 dead.As the US presidential election in November approaches fast, America's Commander In Chief has looked to convince voters that the worst of the disease has passed.Speaking in an interview with a local Fox station in Detroit in the crucial swing state of Michigan, President Trump again tried to minimise the danger of Covid-19."I think we've done an amazing job...

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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

Trump aide apologizes for video disparaging scientists battling coronavirus

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