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‘Cloistered’ Trump struggling to appeal to the public because he’s trapped in a self-made ‘cocoon’: columnist

Writing in the New York Times this Tuesday, columnist Jamelle Bouie says that if there's anything to be learned from Donald Trump's presidency in the last five years, it's that he can't survive without a constant stream of attention, adulation and affirmation.

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'Increased testing is good’: Dr Birx privately tells governors to ignore Trump on coronavirus

Dr. Deborah Birx has privately contradicted President Donald Trump's claims that coronavirus testing might not be necessary.

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Europe may bar American travelers when it reopens because COVID-19 still raging throughout US

As the European Union gets ready to reopen its borders to tourists, it may continue excluding American citizens thanks to the United States' failure to contain the novel coronavirus.

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'Historic' coronavirus challenges ahead, experts warn US Congress

Trump administration health experts including Anthony Fauci warned Congress Tuesday that the United States faces "historic" challenges with the coronavirus and that Americans should brace for a lengthy battle against the pandemic.

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Trump to gut funding from COVID-19 testing as he admits to ordering a ‘slow down’ and new cases spike: report

The Trump administration is ending funding for at least 13 COVID-19 testing sites across the country, despite sudden and rapid increases in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, even in the states these testing facilities may be forced to close.

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Trump fans in Arizona argue with MSNBC reporter over wearing masks: 'It's about the hypocrisy'

Supporters waiting outside President Donald Trump's event in Arizona on Tuesday became angry with an MSNBC reporter after he asked them why they refused to wear face masks.

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The View’s Meghan McCain admits she is hiding from her ‘COVID-truther’ friends

While New York City may be entering Phase 2 of reopening, none of the women of "The View" feel safe enough to go back into the world, even young and healthy co-host Meghan McCain.

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'Exploitation of a pandemic to reshape immigration law': Trump order on worker visa restrictions sparks outrage

"As long as the Trump administration is in office, they will continue to look for excuses to justify extending this ban."

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Trump’s excuse for coronavirus spike doesn’t add up — and puts him at odds with GOP allies: columnist

As Europe begins to see a light at the end of the tunnel in regards to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. is still struggling to get its outbreak under control. Instead of ramping up the fight, President Trump has downplayed the threat, saying recently that the uptick in new cases is due to increased testing. But as the Washington Post's Aaron Blake points out, the data doesn't back up that claim.

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Trump's Florida GOP convention is going to make the Tulsa fiasco look like a 'walk in the park': conservative

In her column for the Washington Post, conservative Jennifer Rubin warned Republicans that they and Donald Trump are making a huge mistake by going forward with their presidential nominating convention in Jacksonville, Florida which is currently seeing an explosion of COVID-19 virus cases.

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WATCH: Trump says ‘I don’t kid’ in stunning admission he ordered ‘slow down’ of coronavirus testing

President Donald Trump is admitting he was not joking when he told supporters in Tulsa on Saturday, "I said to my people, 'Slow the testing down please.'"

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CNN's Sciutto grills Trump campaign official on lax mask policy: 'Don't you want the president to be a leader?'

On CNN Tuesday, anchor Jim Sciutto grilled Trump campaign official Marc Lotter on the mask policy at the upcoming "Students for Trump" rally in Arizona.

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Texas Children's Hospital begins admitting adults due to COVID-19 surge

Officials at Texas Children’s Hospital confirmed this week that the facility has begun admitting adults due to the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state.

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