Trump Pulls Plug On Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Until After Election
The two sides were far apart and made little progress over the past month on another fiscal relief package.
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Why Trump lost his battle against the trade deficit
The monthly deficit in U.S. goods trade with all other countries set a record high in August at more than $83 billion.
Deadly Flooding in Southeastern France
Over the weekend, a storm brought heavy rain and flooding to a mountainous region on the border between France and Italy. In France’s Alpes-Maritimes department, the floodwater destroyed buildings, bridges, and roads, isolating several villages. Emergency responders have been working since, searching for the missing, clearing roadways, and delivering supplies by air. So far, at least 12 deaths have been reported, and 20 people remain missing.
Trump Takes Off the Mask
What is more shocking: the words or the images?The words are astonishing, to be sure.“I learned so much about coronavirus. One thing that’s for certain, don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it. You’re going to beat it. We have the best medical equipment.
White House lifts block on FDA’s stricter vaccine requirements
The agency’s decision to hold vaccine developers to the stricter criteria will likely push any vaccine authorization beyond Election Day.
Why COVID Was the Final Straw for Brooks Brothers
Suddenly, no one needed a suit—or even pants—for work meetings.
Meet the College Senior Who Built a COVID Tracker After CDC Blocked from Tracing Trump’s Contacts
As the number of people in President Trump’s orbit who test positive for COVID-19 continues to grow, we meet a student journalist who is doing what the White House doesn’t want the CDC to do: tracing the contacts of people who may have infected or been infected by President Trump. Benjy Renton, a Middlebury College senior, helped develop a real-time tracking tool to monitor the growing number of people in President Trump’s circle who were exposed or infected with COVID-19.
Activist Who Lost Father to COVID Says Trump’s White House Photo Op Was Like “Sci-Fi Horror Film”
As the highest-profile coronavirus patient in the world returns to the White House while still infectious and a danger to others, we speak with activist Kristin Urquiza, whose father died from COVID-19 earlier this year. She says President Trump’s minimizing of the disease is a slap in the face to families who have lost loved ones. “I was appalled,” says Urquiza.
“Don’t Be Afraid of COVID”: Trump Removes Mask & Fuels Misinformation Effort After Leaving Hospital
Shocking medical experts, President Trump has returned to the White House while still infectious with the coronavirus and after more than a dozen people in Trump’s orbit have already tested positive for COVID-19. Emergency room physician Dr. Dara Kass says she was “horrified” by President Trump’s dismissive attitude toward a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States. “I had this virus,” says Dr. Kass.
I’m Trying to Lose Weight. How Do I Get My Wife to Stop Baking Me Sweets?
The trick to successful weight loss isn’t physical. It’s mental.
Help! My Husband Is Having a Midlife Crisis and Wants to Open a Restaurant.
He has literally no experience in food service or management, let alone starting up a new venture.
My Daughter Has Her Heart Set on a College That I’m Pretty Sure Will Reject Her
Parenting advice on college admissions, freewheeling in-laws, and annoying mothers.
The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd Is Facing a Painful Reckoning
A teenage clerk dialed 911.
Director Phil Alden Robinson on the Making of His Cult Classic Sneakers
“They saved the world, but it wasn’t enough.
The President Is Sick and So Is the Economic Recovery
As if there wasn’t enough troubling news on this Friday.
Why the Most Influential American Clothier Filed for Bankruptcy
Brooks Brothers popularized the button-down shirt. It clothed nearly every U.S. president.
I Could Spend a Whole Semester Teaching Trump’s Tax Returns
The president’s creative filings illustrate the complexities—and the shortcomings—of our tax system.
Warp Speed’s focus on vaccines may have shortchanged antibody treatments
Monoclonal antibodies are a potential treatment that could combat Covid outbreaks before and after a safe and effective vaccine is widely available.
Azar says HHS reviewing $300M pandemic ad campaign amid scrutiny
Trump’s health secretary also refused to address whether the president ordered a slowdown in coronavirus testing.
What we know — and don’t know — about Trump’s coronavirus treatment
The president’s age and weight puts him at higher risk of complications.
He Committed 36 Murders Over Three Decades. This Is How He Got Away With It.
The stories we choose to tell can have outsize consequences on the entire criminal justice system.
Trump campaign looks to small victories on trade to win the farmer vote
His campaign is targeting swing state voters by highlighting specific trade deal wins.
Trump is fuzzy on tax policy as Biden goes all in
Trump has raised various ideas in recent months, though his proposals remain much vaguer than during his 2016 presidential campaign.
2020 is the Year Trump Was Worried About
If presidential elections really turn on how the country is doing, there’s a good reason for the incumbent to sweat.
Trump stokes a new threat to Wall Street: Election chaos
“This does have the potential to incite … the metastasizing of social unrest,” said one market strategist.
Internal memo reassured Trudeau that virus’s economic hit would be ‘manageable’
Critics have argued the Trudeau government lacked preparedness or a sense of urgency before the country was hit by the pandemic’s crises.
Election Season Upended: Trump’s COVID Diagnosis Could Reshape Race, Debates & SCOTUS Fight
President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, throwing the final month of an already unprecedented election season into disarray. What will this latest news mean for the debates and the Supreme Court? And what will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country? We speak to journalist John Nichols about the line of succession, campaigning in the critical swing state of Wisconsin, and more.
Trump, Still Infectious, Is Back At The White House — Without A Mask
The president went barefaced despite his physician saying he was still contagious.
Trump returns to deflated White House ravaged by coronavirus
Not that there were ever adults in the room. But over a weekend that saw Donald Trump airlifted to a hospital as positive coronavirus tests ripped through the West Wing and GOP circles alike, White House staffers were left with chief of staff Mark Meadows to look to for guidance. It didn’t go well, according to multiple reports, even by Trump-era standards. And that’s saying something.