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COVID-19 antibody treatment heading to states immediately: HHS

The Trump administration said Tuesday it is starting to send out 300,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody treatment from Eli Lilly and Co., one day after federal regulators approved it for emergency use.

November 10, 2020

Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for the coronavirus after experiencing symptoms, making him the latest high-profile official in President Trump's orbit to get catch it.

November 9, 2020

Pfizer: Early look shows COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective

A coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer proved 90% effective in early results, thrilling Wall Street and offering the world a dose of optimism at a critical point in the fight against the pandemic.

November 9, 2020

Joe Biden names coronavirus advisory board, includes experts and Rick Bright, who feuded with Trump

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Monday named a team of all-star scientists and veterans of the Clinton and Obama administrations -- including an architect of Obamacare -- to help him tackle the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, saying "the challenge before us is still immense and growing" despite optimism around a vaccine.

November 9, 2020

U.S. faces coronavirus ‘inflection point’ amid surge, possible transition

President Trump told voters they were "turning the corner" on the coronavirus but Americans are running smack into a pandemic that's as daunting as ever, posing a challenge for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as he eyes the transition.

November 7, 2020

U.S. sees more than 100K daily coronavirus cases for the first time

The U.S. recorded more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time, raising fears the country faces a bleak winter as Europe faced new lockdowns and China barred travelers from five countries to avoid another outbreak.

November 5, 2020

Health experts ask U.S. to buckle down as coronavirus cases rise

Coronavirus trends are worsening as the fuzzy results of the presidential election take center stage, distracting a weary nation even as health experts ask Americans to buckle down on the cusp of the holidays and a risky flu season.

November 4, 2020

Joe Biden declared winner in Wisconsin

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden has been declared the winner in Wisconsin, resurrecting a part of the "blue wall" that President Trump punched through in 2016.

November 4, 2020

Trump vows to take election fight to Supreme Court

President Trump early Wednesday said he was going to the Supreme Court to block potential voter fraud during the delayed tally of the election.

November 4, 2020

Donald Trump-Joe Biden election shatters turnout records

President Trump's "America First" movement hung in the balance Tuesday night as voters turned out in record numbers to decide whether to reward Mr. Trump with a second term or switch to Democrat Joseph R. Biden in a year marred by a pandemic, economic lockdowns and street violence.

November 3, 2020

Trump predicts ‘a great night’ as he visits campaign HQ to thank staffers

President Trump visited his campaign headquarters to thank staffers on Election Day and predicted a victory that will "bring unity" to the divided nation.

November 3, 2020

Trump in Kenosha, Wisconsin, muses on losing to Biden

President Trump had to do his fourth rally of Election Eve game show-host style, grabbing a mic by hand after reverb and volume problems disrupted his push to rally voters in Kenosha, Wisconsin -- a swing-state town that was caught up in riots earlier this year.

November 2, 2020

Trump vows arrival of vaccine in few weeks; Biden promises to protect Fauci

President Trump said Monday the U.S. will have a vaccine in "just a few short weeks," while Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden vowed to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top government scientist who has fallen out of favor at the White House, capping a campaign that began with barbs over trade, socialism and the "soul of the nation" before it — like everything else — got infected by the coronavirus.

November 2, 2020

Trump pushes ‘patriotic education’ with 1776 Commission

President Trump issued an executive order Monday creating a 1776 Commission to promote "patriotic education" at federal parks, prepare for the 250th anniversary of American independence and recognize student achievement.

November 2, 2020

Trump launches final-day sprint: Five rallies in four states

President Trump kicked off a final marathon day of campaigning in North Carolina with complaints about "phony polls" that show him trailing in key states, saying pundits are repeating the mistakes they made four years ago and he'll romp to victory.

November 2, 2020

Joe Biden would implement public mask mandate

Russia loomed over the U.S. elections four years ago, but here's a 2020 twist no one saw coming: Vladimir Putin and Joseph R. Biden both want everyone in their vast nations to mask up in public.

November 1, 2020

Donald Trump: ‘You know what’s looking good? Pennsylvania’

President Trump told a raucous Reading crowd Saturday that Pennsylvania is truly the keystone in his election night fortunes, declaring he spends so much time there because it could hand him a second term if he locks down places like Ohio and Florida, which he also won in 2016.

October 31, 2020