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Pope Lays Out His Vision for Post-COVID World

He released a new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All)

(Newser) - Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solidarity and rejects war at all costs. Francis on Sunday laid out his vision for a post-COVID world...

In 4-Minute Video, Trump Says the 'Real Test Is Coming'

But he says he's starting to feel 'good'

(Newser) - "I'm starting to feel good." That's what President Trump said of his condition Saturday night in a four-minute video posted to Twitter . Filmed at Walter Reed Medical Center, it shows Trump sitting behind a desk and speaking about his condition. He says he had been given...

Trump Has Words for Giuliani on the Virus

And Joe Biden gives a warning to governors

(Newser) - President Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s "going to beat" the coronavirus, the AP reports. The New York Post says Trump called Giuliani on Saturday to assure him he’s doing fine following a sobering assessment from the White House chief...

NFL Game Shelved After Star QB Tests Positive

New England, Kansas City won't be playing Sunday

(Newser) - The NFL postponed this week's game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after "positive COVID-19 tests on both teams." ESPN reported on Saturday that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was among those testing positive. The NFL said on Saturday that the game, originally...

Doctor Indicates Trump Had COVID-19 Much Earlier

Conley's portrayal of Trump's health differs from that of inside sources

(Newser) - President Trump's doctor said Saturday that he's fever-free, not on oxygen, and doing "very well" at a military hospital where he's being treated for COVID-19, the AP reports. Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley added that Trump's symptoms, like nasal congestion and a cough, "are...

Barrett&#39;s Rose Garden Event: Was It the &#39;Super-Spreader&#39;?
McConnell: I've Decided
on the Barrett Hearing
the rundown
Oct 3, 2020 1:00 PM CDT

McConnell: I've Decided on the Barrett Hearing

The media asks whether her Rose Garden event was a 'super-spreader'

(Newser) - With three colleagues sidelined by COVID-19, Sen. Mitch McConnell said he's shelving all votes for the next two weeks—but Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing will continue, the Washington Post reports. Two of the Republican senators who tested positive, Mike Lee and Thom Tillis, are...

Sen. Scott 'Misspoke' About His Diagnosis

The Florida senator apparently said 'positive' by mistake

(Newser) - Sen. Rick Scott said he misspoke Saturday when he said on national television that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the AP reports. The Republican from Florida tweeted : "I misspoke this morning in my @FoxNews interview. I was tested yesterday for COVID and tested NEGATIVE." During an interview...

Pence Overruled Health Experts, Closed the US Border

Top aide Stephen Miller played an important role

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation's top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the US borders, overruling the agency's scientists who said there was no evidence the action would slow the coronavirus, according to two former health officials, the AP...

Kellyanne Conway, 2 GOP Senators Test Positive
Kellyanne Conway,
3 GOP Senators
Test Positive
updated
Oct 3, 2020 9:31 AM CDT

Kellyanne Conway, 3 GOP Senators Test Positive

Former Trump adviser says she is 'feeling fine'

(Newser) - President Trump’s former adviser Kellyanne Conway said late Friday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after attending a White House event with several others who have since come down with COVID-19. Conway tweeted Friday that she has a "light cough" and is "feeling fine....

In Big 'Blow,' Outbreak Tied to White House Continues

Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien is positive, as are 3 White House reporters

(Newser) - On Friday afternoon, Trump campaign chief Bill Stepien put out a statement announcing, in response to the president being diagnosed with COVID-19, any near-future campaign events that would have involved Trump or members of the first family have been moved online, per Politico . Now, Stepien has his own announcement: He...

Before Heading to Hospital, Trump Made a Video

Meanwhile, he told Bob Woodward in April he wasn't worried about getting infected, per new tape

(Newser) - As President Trump was being transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday to be treated for COVID-19, he issued a brief prerecorded greeting to the American people, offering gratitude and assurances. "I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. I'm going to Walter Reed...

Trump Taken to Walter Reed. Biden Has Tested Negative

White House says president retains power and will work from hospital

(Newser) - President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center outside Washington on Friday evening to be treated for COVID-19—a stay that aides said they expect to last a few days. Administration officials said that the president was in good spirits, the Washington Post reports, but that his symptoms had...

Trump's Doctor Issues Statement on Treatment

Sean Conley says president received an antibody cocktail

(Newser) - Here's the text of a memorandum from Sean Conley, physician to the president, issued on Friday afternoon, per the AP : "I release the following information with the permission of President Donald J. Trump. Following PCR-confirmation of the President's diagnosis, as a precautionary measure he received a single...

After Student Uproar, President of Notre Dame Tests Positive

The Rev. John Jenkins faces calls to resign for not following his school's rules in White House visit

(Newser) - The president of the University of Notre Dame has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after apologizing to students for his "error in judgment." The Rev. John Jenkins had attended President Trump's announcement of his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who teaches at Notre Dame, to...

Biden Is Negative. Here&#39;s Who Else Is Getting Tested
What the Virus's Timeline
Could Mean for Trump
the rundown
Oct 2, 2020 11:15 AM CDT

What the Virus's Timeline Could Mean for Trump

Complications generally don't set in for many days

(Newser) - President Trump and Melania Trump's positive coronavirus tests have kicked off a flurry of testing among the political elite—followed by a midday sigh of relief from Democrats following news that Joe Biden tested negative. The New York Times has confirmation by way of his campaign. Meanwhile, one other...

White House Comments on Trump's Symptoms

So far, the president looks like he has a cold

(Newser) - White House officials say President Trump is experiencing "mild" symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, USA Today reports. Details remain scant, but an insider tells the New York Times that Trump has coldlike symptoms. It was said that he fell asleep on Air Force One when returning from a...

White House Has a Lot of Contact Tracing to Do

Mike Pence has tested negative for COVID

(Newser) - Mike Pence has tested negative for the coronavirus, his office says—but he is far from the only person in President Trump's orbit who will be getting tested following the president's diagnosis. "Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19," Devin O'Malley,...

World Reacts to Trump Diagnosis
World Reacts to
Trump Diagnosis
Oct 2, 2020 6:58 AM CDT

World Reacts to Trump Diagnosis

Well wishes, dark jokes, concern expressed after president, first lady announce they have the virus

(Newser) - "[The] president of the United States has tested positive for COVID-19," was Brian Williams' somber announcement at around 1am Friday on MSNBC. "This puts us in all new territory." And with that new territory, per the Washington Post , well wishes from around the world began pouring...

Trump Diagnosis Shakes White House
Trump Diagnosis
Shakes White House
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 2, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

Trump Diagnosis Shakes White House

President's age, weight could cause COVID complications

(Newser) - President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus in a stunning development that takes the president off the campaign trail just 32 days before the election. The president tweeted early Friday that he will begin the quarantine process immediately. Trump, who traveled to New Jersey...

Trump Diagnosis Hits Stock Futures, World Markets

'To say this potentially could be a big deal is an understatement'

(Newser) - US stock futures and world markets fell Friday after President Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. The future contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials dropped nearly 2% but were trading 1.2% lower several hours later, the...

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