President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have contracted the novel coronavirus. / Vox The news arrives just hours after reports surfaced that Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides, tested positive for the virus as well. / CNBC A list of other world leaders who have contracted the virus.
Democrats had a fundraising spike following Biden's debate with Trump, receiving close to $8 million between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. / CNBC On Wednesday, Fox & Friends hosts and guests offered pointers to Trump for the next debate—probably since there was a good chance the
Biden and Trump’s first debate is a fiasco, where Trump, “nothing short of a horror show,” stood by white supremacists and sowed doubt about election integrity. / USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times Not to forget: Trump emphasized his hunger for a rushed, election-eve vaccine approval.
More than one million people worldwide have now died from COVID-19, and many regions are still reporting surges of new infections. / BBC Of the one million deaths, one in five victims was an American. / The Washington Post See also: Based on an average over the past month, more than
Every president since the mid-1970s has made his tax information public. Trump’s returns, recently leaked, show chronic losses and years of tax avoidance. / The New York Times Related: “I Paid More in Taxes than Donald Trump” stickers. / Twitter A brief profile of the registered Democrat who runs the
The White House is expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. / The Washington Post Operation Warp Speed is the White House's best attempt at fighting coronavirus. Trump can't seem to help
Senate Republicans, including McConnell, dismiss Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses. The Senate also passed a resolution reaffirming its support for such a transition. / NBC News, The Hill Letters from presidents to their successors show what a peaceful transfer of power
We were unable to publish the newsletter yesterday due to, you know, life. Today’s edition includes extra links. Thanks for understanding. A large genetic study shows the coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid its rapid spread in the United States. / The Washington Post Johnson & Johnson says it hopes
France and Spain, currently Europe’s hardest-hit countries, are tracking a rise in coronavirus cases even worse than their springtime peaks. / Vox Over the weekend, multiple states including Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Utah experienced a record number of new daily cases. / Esquire Charting the pandemic over the next 12
The CDC has now reverted its guidance on COVID-19, removing language added on Friday stating the virus can spread through the air. / CNN What we've learned over the past six months of the pandemic: You don't need to disinfect your groceries, but you do need
