Pelosi reacts to Trump's coronavirus diagnosis
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is praying for President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump after the president announced they both tested positive for coronavirus.
A Brief History of the 72 Hours Before President Trump Was Diagnosed With Covid-19
President Donald Trump tweeted on October 2, 2020 at 12:54 a.m. ET that both he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for covid-19, the disease that has sickened over 7.2 million Americans and killed over 207,000. Trump has infamously downplayed th…
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Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive for Covid-19
The president’s result came after he spent months playing down the severity of the outbreak that has killed more than 207,000 in the United States and hours after insisting that “the end of the pandemic is in sight.”
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Trump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize
Republicans are putting together what they call an army of Trump supporters to monitor election procedures.
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Trump Pushed 11 False Claims About Voting in 8 Minutes During the Debate
The president's assault on electoral integrity threatens to undermine the democratic process. We unpack each falsehood, mischaracterization, and lie.
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Donald Trump Burns the First Debate Down
The first Trump-Biden face-off was a dumpster fire, and a bullying president lit the match.
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Of Course, the Presidential Debate Was Always Going to Be About Trump
A face-off with Joe Biden devolves into an ugly shouting match as President Trump, characteristically, makes it all about him.
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First Trump-Biden presidential debate: Trump clashes with moderator
President Donald Trump clashes with moderator Chris Wallace.
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Where Trump and Biden stand on 9 major policy issues
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have taken very different positions on a range of policy issues. Hear from Trump and Biden in their own words how they would tackle the problems facing the United States.
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By The Numbers: The Trump vs Biden Debate
Biden and Trump prepare to confront each other onstage: This is your morning tip sheet.
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Late Night Weighs In on Trump’s Taxes
“For those keeping score, Trump paid $750 in taxes and $130,000 to a porn star, which means if the I.R.S. wants to get money from Trump, you guys know what you got to do,” Trevor Noah joked on Monday.
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GOP senator: We'll have a peaceful transfer in January 2025
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) says he believes that President Trump will win reelection and that the country will have a peaceful transition of power when Trump finishes his second term.
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With Government Reform Package, Democrats Eye an Era After Trump
The bill has almost no chance of becoming law while President Trump is in office, but it is Democrats’ most comprehensive response to date to what they consider abuses and excesses by the Trump administration.
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Let Trump Be Trump?
Joe Biden, who for months bet on the president’s campaign to self-destruct, may need to make more of a case for himself.
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America’s Top Science Journal Has Had It With Trump
The editor of Science has abandoned staid academic-speak to take on falsehoods in the White House—decorum be damned.
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Trump to hold first entirely indoor rally in nearly three months
• Analysis: What the most epic pardon tells us about Trump • Opinion: Trump tries to quash two hugely damaging stories • Analysis: Trump relishes his role as a divider as he vows to be 'vicious'
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Mary Trump says president's 'desperation' led him to accuse Biden of drug use
Mary Trump believes her uncle President Donald Trump is growing desperate to improve his reelection chances.
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Trump Onslaught Against Biden Falls Short of a Breakthrough
President Trump has leveled scathing law-and-order attacks on Joseph Biden for weeks. But a new poll shows Mr. Biden ahead in three states Mr. Trump hopes to pick up, and maintaining a lead in Wisconsin.
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Biden Campaign Lashes Trump Over Concealing the Danger of the Virus
A day after revelations that President Trump had knowingly downplayed the virus, Joe Biden’s surrogates attacked that response, while the Trump campaign tried to deflect blame back on the former vice president.
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Peter Strzok Has a Warning About Russia—and Trump
In an interview with WIRED and in his new book, the former FBI agent details the threats the US faces as the 2020 election looms.
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That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)
President Donald Trump, America’s most prominent white supremacist, has celebrated the so-called “Trump boat parades” that have popped up across the country, a frightening symbol of 21st century fascism and the people who are normalizing it. But just like eve…
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Portland mayor responds to Trump tweets: Classic Trump
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler during his press conference addressing continued protests and a fatal shooting in his city. The mayor opened his press conference condemning the President for stoking divisio…
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Is Teleprompter Trump Effective?
Although most voters complain about President Trump’s often abrasive personality, Americans over all are actually far more likely to say they’re bothered by his personal foibles than by his politics.
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New audio of Trump's sister: Ivanka is a mini-Donald
Maryanne Trump Barry, President Donald Trump's sister, is heard on secret audio recordings made by his niece, Mary Trump, criticizing Ivanka and Eric Trump, describing the former as a "mini-Donald."
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The Trump Women, Trying to Help Trump With Women
Tiffany Trump, Lara Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle and, of course, Ivanka Trump all took a turn at promoting the family business — for all intents and purposes, President Trump — on the convention stage.
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Trump Can’t Avoid Reality Forever
Let’s look away from the tawdry spectacle of the Republican convention.
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The best memes from the 2020 Republican National Convention
The 2020 Republican National Convention is over, which means four nights of political speeches to meme. The RNC took place from Monday, Aug. 24 to Thursday, Aug. 27, and along with several politicians and guests, the official speaker lineup included Mike and …
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Hear what Trump's family had to say about him at the RNC
President Trump's family took center stage at the RNC. Sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, daughter Tiffany Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump gave speeches about the President they know at the 2020 RNC.
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Radical Break From Tradition: Trump to Accept Nomination at the White House
But President Trump’s convention speech — and those of Melania Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — are only the latest examples of how Mr. Trump has further blurred the lines between the government and his campaign.
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Trump Wants a Moonbase
Last night, Trump released his second term agenda, incredibly specific guidelines for xenophobic totalitarian rule sprinkled with pipe dreams. Among the former is the usual parade of fascistic talking points: “teach American exceptionalism,” prosecute the “vi…
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How to Watch the Republican National Convention
Speakers on Night 1 include Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott and Donald Trump Jr., as well as President Trump, who is expected to appear four nights in a row.
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Analysis: Is not being Trump enough to beat Trump?
Who's got time for a health care pitch when President Donald Trump is embracing QAnon?
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