Politics & Government

Week In Politics: President Trump, First Lady Test Positive For The Coronavirus

12:07pm October 03, 2020

by Ron Elving

Just weeks before the election, President Trump and his wife have joined the more than 7 million Americans who've tested positive for the coronavirus.

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President Trump leaves the White House on Friday for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is expected to spend a few days "out of an abundance of caution."

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Staying At Walter Reed Hospital, Trump Has Started Remdesivir Therapy

10:51am October 03, 2020

by Alana Wise

The president, who tested positive for the coronavirus, "has completed his first dose and is resting comfortably," physician Sean Conley said in a statement.

The Latest On President Trump's Condition After Testing Positive For The Coronavirus

9:50am October 03, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

We check on the condition of President Trump just weeks before an election many see as a referendum on his handling of the pandemic.

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What Wisconsin Voters Are Prioritizing In The 2020 Presidential Election

8:19am October 03, 2020

by Maayan Silver

Wisconsin is one the key swing states where presidential candidates are fighting for every last vote. With a month left before the election, this is what's on the mind of Wisconsin voters.

Critics Call Out Uneven Mask Enforcement at Cleveland Debate

8:19am October 03, 2020

by Lisa Ryan

Photos from Cleveland presidential debate show the president's family and many others not wearing masks. Cleveland health and elected officials say that posed both a risk and a problem.

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President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden's debate this week was low on substance and high on interruptions and aggression, particularly from Trump.

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How Gender Shapes Presidential Debates — Including Between Two Men

8:09am October 03, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

President Trump relentlessly interrupted his opponent Joe Biden, who responded at times with personal insults. That event stands in contrast to recent debates with women presidential candidates.

President Trump's Coronavirus Treatment: What We Know Now

7:49am October 03, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon updates the latest news on the President's condition and activities now that he's staying at Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Vice President Pence Continues Duties Despite White House Coronavirus Cases

7:01am October 03, 2020

by Alana Wise

Pence carried on with his usual schedule on Friday, even as a number of prominent Republicans revealed COVID-19 diagnoses on Friday.

Twitter confirmed on Friday that tweets wishing President Trump does not recover from the coronavirus will be removed from the platform.

Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump's Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed

11:36pm October 02, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

All three tech companies confirmed that posts expressing the hope that the president does not recover from COVID-19 will be removed for violating each platform's content policies.

A U.S. flag flies above a fence at the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Dec. 10, 2008, in an image reviewed by the U.S. military.

New 9/11 Judge at Guantánamo Quits After Two Weeks

10:44pm October 02, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A U.S. military court judge who took over the 9/11 case two weeks ago has quit. That means a 9/11 trial is unlikely to begin by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.