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White House Issues Trump Health Update

Physician Sean Conley focuses on the positive

(Newser) - The White House issued an upbeat statement about President Trump's health Wednesday that included positive details while leaving a few questions unanswered, the Wall Street Journal reports. "The President this morning says 'I feel great!'" writes White House physician Sean Conley in the short message....

Court: Trump Still Needs to Hand Over His Tax Returns

Case set to return to SCOTUS

(Newser) - A case involving President Trump's tax returns is set to go to the Supreme Court for the second time this year. A federal appeals court handed Trump yet another defeat in the case Wednesday, ruling that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. can enforce a subpoena ordering Trump's...

Watchdog: Sessions Said 'We Need to Take Away Children'

Former AG pushed Trump's agenda of separating children from their families

(Newser) - When US attorneys objected to orders to prosecute all undocumented immigrants in May 2018, then-attorney general Jeff Sessions made clear President Trump's intentions. "We need to take away children," he told the prosecutors, per the New York Times . A week later, then-deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein complained...

'White House Gift Shop' Is Selling Trump COVID Coins

Unofficial shop is celebrating president's 'personal defeat' of the virus

(Newser) - The White House Gift Shop—which no longer has any official ties to the White House—isn't waiting for President Trump to make a full recovery before it commemorates his recovery from COVID-19. The online store is now taking orders for a $100 "Trump defeats COVID" coin, to...

Trump Halts COVID Relief Talks Until After Election

Moves ends hopes of near-term relief for millions affected by pandemic

(Newser) - The stock market rose when President Trump was released from the hospital Monday—and sank again less than 24 hours later when he declared that talks on a coronavirus relief package will be suspended until after the election. "Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout...

White House Doctor Has Upbeat News on Trump

President has no symptoms on first day back at White House, says Sean Conley

(Newser) - A day after President Trump's discharge from the hospital, his doctor is providing an upbeat assessment of Trump' prognosis. The president "had a restful first night at home, and today he reports no symptoms,” wrote White House physician Sean Conley in a Tuesday memorandum , reports the Hill...

What the Latest Polls Say About November
In New Polls, 'a Really
Bad Number for Trump'
the rundown
Oct 6, 2020 12:52 PM CDT

In New Polls, 'a Really Bad Number for Trump'

Biden appears to widen lead in crucial Pennsylvania, as well as nationally

(Newser) - A flurry of new polls are out about the presidential race, and they don't bode well for President Trump. They come with the usual caveat that Trump trailed Hillary Clinton at this point in 2016. The new results show Joe Biden widening his lead nationally and at least maintaining...

Trump's COVID Comparison Is Deleted by Facebook

He again likens coronavirus to the flu; Twitter flags the post

(Newser) - President Trump returned to an old theme of his on Tuesday morning, one in which he compared COVID-19 to the flu. Facebook, however, soon deleted the post and accused Trump of violating its misinformation policy, reports CNN . Twitter flagged the post and also said it violated rules against "spreading...

Trump&#39;s Ride May Flip a Secret Service Question
Trump's Ride May Flip
a Secret Service Question
the rundown
Oct 6, 2020 11:44 AM CDT

Trump's Ride May Flip a Secret Service Question

Critics say agents now must be protected from the president

(Newser) - President Trump's decision to take a weekend ride around Walter Reed to thank his supporters is still generating headlines, and a story rounding up criticism in the New York Times suggests the incident raises an unprecedented question for Secret Service agents: "Who will protect them from Trump?" At...

Nick Cordero's Widow to Trump: 'Have Some Decency'

Amanda Kloots says president's comments on COVID-19 are 'a slap in the face'

(Newser) - "Have some class, decency, maybe even an inch of empathy Mr. President." That was the advice of the widow of Broadway star Nick Cordero following President Trump's assurances that Americans shouldn't fear COVID-19 or let it dominate their lives. Amanda Kloots, whose 41-year-old husband died in...

Late-Night Hosts Rip Trump Over COVID

Seth Meyers jokes that hospital suite cost more than president's tax bill

(Newser) - Late-night hosts skewered President Trump on Monday over a staged photo op meant to show him working inside Walter Reed Military Medical Hospital; his decision to ride past supporters in an SUV, potentially exposing Secret Service members to the coronavirus; and his assurance that Americans are "gonna beat" the...

Trump: 'Don't Be Afraid of It, You're Gonna Beat It'

President releases triumphant video after leaving hospital

(Newser) - Moments after leaving Walter Reed Medical Center and returning to the White House on Monday night, President Trump recorded what CNN refers to as a "campaign-style video" on Twitter . "Don't be afraid of [coronavirus], you're gonna beat it," a maskless Trump says in the video....

Megachurch Pastor Is Latest COVID Case Linked to White House

Greg Laurie attended Rose Garden event

(Newser) - One of the latest COVID-19 cases to be linked to the White House: Greg Laurie, a California megachurch pastor. Laurie, the leader of Riverside's Harvest Christian Fellowship, attended the Rose Garden ceremony at which President Trump announced his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Politico reports....

Eric Trump Takes Questions in Investigation
Eric Trump
Gives
Deposition
Oct 5, 2020 7:30 PM CDT

Eric Trump Gives Deposition

President's son had tried to postpone until after the election

(Newser) - After trying to delay his appearance until after the presidential election, Eric Trump gave a deposition Monday in a civil investigation into the Trump Organization. The interview was conducted on video, but the president's son was under oath. Neither side would discuss what was said. New York Attorney General...

Back at the White House, Trump Takes Off the Mask

'I feel good,' president announces on return from hospital

(Newser) - President Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House on Monday evening after leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness, the nation should not fear the virus that has...

Trump Is Leaving Hospital, Says 'Don't Be Afraid of COVID'

Don't let COVID 'dominate your life,' he adds

(Newser) - President Trump says he's leaving the military hospital where he has been treated for three days for symptoms of COVID-19 and will continue his recovery at the White House, the AP reports. Trump tweeted : "I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30...

Baldwin Defends SNL Jokes About Trump's Infection

He says show wouldn't mock president if he was 'truly, gravely ill'

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live is taking some flak for joking about President Trump's illness during its season opener—but Alec Baldwin says the show would have gone easier on the president if he had been "truly, gravely ill." "We only have the words of the White House...

Ronald Reagan Got It. Trump Still Doesn&#39;t
Ronald Reagan Got It.
Trump Still Doesn't
opinion
Oct 5, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Ronald Reagan Got It. Trump Still Doesn't

No. 40's daughter Patti Davis argues that Trump needs to tell the truth about his health

(Newser) - Ronald's Reagan's daughter is following the news from Walter Reed hospital, and she doesn't like what she sees. "When you're president, privacy is not an option—including, and maybe especially, privacy about your health," writes Patti Davis in the Washington Post . "Instead of...

The Media Takes a Close Look at Pics of Trump

The president is also hitting Twitter hard in a get-out-the-vote effort

(Newser) - President Trump may have COVID-19, but it seems he can still tweet—and you can guess what's on his mind. "VOTE!" he writes in several tweets urging his supporters to fill out ballots in November, the Washington Post reports. Among his reasons: "STOCK MARKET HIGHS,"...

One Drug Trump Is Taking Is a Big 'Red Flag,' Experts Say

President could be experiencing severe COVID-19 symptoms, they say

(Newser) - As President Trump continues to downplay his COVID-19 symptoms, medical experts say the treatment he is receiving raises some red flags—and that the POTUS may actually have a severe case of the coronavirus. "When I think about people needing dexamethasone, I think about people who are escalating their...

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