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White House ramps up COVID-19 testing on its campus

The White House said Monday it is tightening up its COVID-19 testing protocols on campus.

August 3, 2020

Storms complicate fight against coronavirus pandemic

Just when it seemed like 2020 couldn't get any worse, the storms showed up.

August 2, 2020

Trump, DeSantis say storm evacuation will have a different look

The Trump administration said Friday that people fleeing Hurricane Isaias will have to factor in the coronavirus pandemic, from sheltering in place where possible to observing physical distancing if they enter a shelter.

July 31, 2020

Trump doesn’t think Herman Cain got virus at his June 20 rally

President Trump said Friday he does not believe the late Herman Cain caught the coronavirus at his late-June rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

July 31, 2020

Kay Granger tests negative for COVID-19, had sat next to Louie Gohmert on plane

A member of Congress who sat next to Rep. Louie Gohmert on a plane ride from Texas on Sunday has tested negative for the coronavirus.

July 31, 2020

NIH announces nearly $250 million investment for new rapid coronavirus testing

The National Institutes of Health said Friday it is investing nearly $250 million in seven companies that whipped up quick and innovative tests for the coronavirus.

July 31, 2020

Trump officials: ‘Personal responsibility’ crucial to defeating coronavirus

Trump administration officials said Friday the country is not "defenseless" against the coronavirus, but it will take greater cooperation from the public to beat back the pandemic.

July 31, 2020

Deborah Birx, Anthony Fauci recommend face shields

Top members of the White House coronavirus task force now say that face shields and goggles can be effective ways to combat the spread of the coronavirus -- the latest shift in messaging from the federal government on the how to contain a pandemic that has now claimed more than 150,000 American lives.

July 30, 2020

Trump highlights virus revival in other countries

President Trump on Thursday said places outside of the U.S. that were praised for their efforts to stamp out the coronavirus are seeing a resurgence, underscoring its wily nature and need to protect the vulnerable instead of shutting down again.

July 30, 2020

Trump pledges justice to family of Vanessa Guillen, slain Fort Hood soldier

President Trump met Thursday with the family of slain Army soldier Vanessa Guillen at the White House and pledged justice in her death.

July 30, 2020

Coronavirus case fatality rate in U.S. declines, sparking lockdown merit questions

The share of Americans who succumb to COVID-19 is dropping and is lower than many peer nations, but the U.S. death toll hit a once-unfathomable 150,000 Wednesday.

July 29, 2020

Louie Gohmert tests positive for COVID-19: Report

Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, making him the latest federal lawmaker to contract the virus and sparking a review of Capitol Hill's ability to stiff-arm the pathogen.

July 29, 2020

Donald Trump: Money for new FBI building should stay in coronavirus relief bill

President Trump on Wednesday said money for a new FBI building near his Washington hotel should stay in the GOP's coronavirus relief bill and that Senate Republicans raising concerns about it should go "back to school."

July 29, 2020

Trump on Kamala Harris: She’d be a ‘fine choice’ for Biden VP

President Trump on Wednesday said Sen. Kamala Harris of California would be a "fine choice" for his November opponent, Joseph R. Biden, who is vetting potential running mates.

July 29, 2020

Donald Trump doles out $765M loan to Kodak to make drug ingredients

President Trump took the first steps Tuesday to bring drug manufacturing back to the U.S., announcing his administration is giving the Eastman Kodak Company a $765 million loan through the Defense Production Act to produce generic drugs in the U.S.

July 28, 2020

Big Pharma a no-show for planned White House meeting

President Trump's effort to strike a deal with pharmaceutical companies got off to a rocky start Tuesday amid a dispute over the White House's push to align the price for certain Medicare drugs with what other nations pay.

July 28, 2020

Trump: American ‘genius’ will unleash coronavirus vaccine in ‘record time’

President Trump said Monday his administration is "unleashing America's scientific genius" to land a coronavirus vaccine that could return life to normal months from now.

July 27, 2020

Robert O’Brien, national security adviser, tests positive for the coronavirus

The coronavirus infiltrated the top of the Trump administration Monday when the White House disclosed that National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien had tested positive for COVID-19.

July 27, 2020

Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers

The National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. have begun human trials of a leading coronavirus vaccine candidate, scientists announced Monday.

July 27, 2020

Trump signs order to align drug prices with other nations

President Trump signed a batch of executive orders Friday designed to slash drug prices in an election year, including a long-awaited push to align the price of Medicare drugs with what other developed nations pay.

July 24, 2020