The Trump administration’s new strategy for coronavirus testing puts much of the burden on states while promising to provide supplies such as swabs and material to transport specimens.

The plan, which was delivered Sunday to members of Congress, drew harsh criticism Monday from Democrats. In a joint letter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, New Jersey Rep.

Frank Pallone Jr. and Washington Sen. Patty Murray said the administration “still does not have a serious plan for increasing testing to stop the spread of the virus.” The Administration’s disappointing report confirms that President Trump’s national testing strategy is to deny the truth that there aren’t enough tests and supplies, reject responsibility

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Senate passes fix for small-business coronavirus relief

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States jockey to host Trump as he accepts GOP nomination

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WATCH LIVE: Former President Obama hosts town hall in the wake of George Floyd’s death

WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November election.

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Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

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White House: Trump church visit akin to Churchill WWII role

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Obama steps up public role as U.S. confronts anti-racism, coronavirus crises

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Army: Esper reverses plan to send active-duty troops home

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Hydroxychloroquine safe but not effective in preventing Covid-19, finds study

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Move over G7, it's time for a new and improved G11

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Trump to bar Chinese passenger airlines from flying to U.S.: sources

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Boris Johnson condemns George Floyd killing, calls for 'lawful' protests

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Trump threatens to halt Chinese Airline flights to US as relations fray

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Rosenstein defends naming special counsel for Russia inquiry

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Medical journal questioning findings of hydroxychloroquine coronavirus study

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Thousands join Black Lives Matter demo in Hyde Park following George Floyd killing

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George Clooney calls racism America’s pandemic: “It infects all of us”

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Brits asked to kneel on doorsteps in protest against George Floyd's death

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Trump says GOP is pulling convention from North Carolina

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Democrats say Justice Department whistleblowers to testify

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Alison Hammond breaks down in tears as This Morning joins ‘blackout’ Tuesday

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Showdown: Law-and-order president versus protesters

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Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests

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Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide

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Democratic governors reject Trump's call to send in military

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Floyd's brother pleads for peace, Trump takes combative tone

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Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests

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Biden meets with black leaders at Delaware church amid unrest

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets religious leaders in Wilmington, Delaware on June 1, 2020. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited the scene of an anti-racism protest in the state of Delaware

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