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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Southern Baptist megachurch First Baptist Dallas during a Celebrate Freedom Rally in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mike Pence backs Greg Abbott as coronavirus slams Texas

Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday told Texas it will get whatever it needs to expand testing and combat a coronavirus surge that's forced Gov. Greg Abbott to close bars and scramble for hospital beds after a nation-leading push to lift lockdown rules.

June 28, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference with the Coronavirus task force at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mike Pence urges young Americans to stamp out Sun Belt surge

Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he will visit Arizona, Florida and Texas in the coming days for a ground report on the coronavirus, acknowledging a stunning surge in cases across the South while defending the Trump campaign's decision to resume rallies that do not observe social distancing.

June 26, 2020
In this May 24, 2020, file photo, a San Francisco Police cadet hands out face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, at Dolores Park in San Francisco. Health officials in Santa Clara County, California, one of the most aggressive in the nation in shutting down because of the coronavirus are warning of "worrisome" growing infections tied in the San Francisco Bay Area as California reports its highest one-day total infections amid a rise in hospitalizations from the virus. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

CDC: Fewer people dying in COVID-19 surge than March, April

The coronavirus surge across the South and West is concentrated in younger adults, meaning fewer people are dying compared to March and April, though people with underlying conditions must be cautious and the long-term effects of any infection aren't fully known, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

June 25, 2020
Southwest Airlines employee La Toya Malone Key wipes down a kiosk after it was used by a passenger to secure their boarding pass at Love Field in Dallas, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas hits pause on reopening amid coronavirus surge

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott paused his state's reopening Thursday and signed an executive order prohibiting elective surgeries in four major counties as he scrambles to contain a coronavirus surge and preserve hospital space.

June 25, 2020
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, June 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Coronavirus spike isn’t ‘second wave,’ White House says

The White House said Monday that an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases across the South and West does not amount to a second wave in the pandemic, and it pointed to a declining death rate and nationwide trend that is heading in "the right direction."

June 22, 2020
In this June 16, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during an event on police reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House takes down temperature-check tents, as D.C. reopens

The White House stopped checking the temperatures of people entering the complex Monday and will focus on people who are in close proximity to President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, as the nation's capital enters the next phase of its coronavirus-reopening plan.

June 22, 2020