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Trump’s Pick To Oversee Stimulus Vows To Be Impartial: ‘If The President Removes Me, He Removes Me’

May 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

Brian Miller, who currently serves as a White House lawyer, was picked by President Donald Trump to oversee the distribution of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress last month. During his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Miller said he can remain independent from political pressures, while Democrats voiced skepticism that Miller can serve as an impartial watchdog.

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‘A Very Sad Milestone’: Trump Tweets Condolences After U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 100,000

May 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

While President Donald Trump largely avoids leading national grieving, he tweeted out a message the day after the country’s death toll surpassed 100,000. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden released a video message acknowledging the grim numbers. In other news, Trump extends National Guard deployment in the states after furor over rumors it would abruptly end, and the administration looks to court Africa away from China.

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CDC Guidelines To Help States Reopen ‘Won’t See The Light Of Day’ After Trump Administration Shelves Plan

May 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

The 17-page report was researched and written to help faith leaders, business owners, educators and state and local officials as they begin to ease restrictions. But the Trump administration wants to shift the responsibility of lifting shutdowns to governors’ shoulders. President Donald Trump urged Americans to think of themselves as “warriors” as he continued to push the message that the country needs to reopen. He also dismissed the complaints of an ousted official Trump calls “disgruntled.”

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes June 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

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How A Crisis Simulation Run Before Trump’s Inauguration By Obama’s Team Eerily Mirrors Current Outbreak

March 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

As part of the transition of power, aides from the Obama administration prepped President Donald Trump’s advisers on different crises they could face in the upcoming years. One of those was a flu pandemic. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s current response to the coronavirus outbreak shows all the cracks that have been glimpsed over the past few years.

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Trump Administration Seeds Idea That Country Should Reopen In Beginning Of May Despite Health Experts’ Concerns

April 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump is pushing to reopen the country earlier than public health experts might recommend. Meanwhile, Trump shrugged off the idea that widespread testing is needed before the country can get back to work. But many health officials agree that testing and contact tracing are key to any plans to end physical distancing.

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Trump Threatens To Permanently Cut Off Funding To WHO After China Pledges $2B To Help Fight Virus

May 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

American officials decried Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to contribute $2 billion to the global efforts to contain the pandemic as an attempt by China to forestall closer scrutiny of whether it hid information about the outbreak to the world. Late on Monday, President Donald Trump released a scathing letter that laid out his grievances with both WHO and China, both popular targets for the president in recent weeks.

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Trump, Biden Strike Different Tones On Memorial Day Reflecting Partisan Divide On Pandemic

May 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump played golf over the weekend and attended Memorial Day events unmasked, in line with his messaging the country should open. Meanwhile, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, donned black masks as they appeared outside for the first time in months. In other election news: Trump might be losing older voters’ support; voter registration could plummet amid the pandemic; mail-in-voting advocates are getting antsy; and more.

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Experts Worry About Dangerous Trend Of Trump Politicizing Scientific Results In Midst Of Pandemic

May 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has criticized scientists and research results in recent days, dismissing their findings by claiming they’re political enemies. “If the president is politicizing science, if he’s discounting health experts, then the public is going to be fearful and confused,” said Larry Gostin, a Georgetown University law professor. In other news on Trump and his administration: scientists ask for a federal review as to why a coronavirus grant was canceled; Trump’s claims of success against the virus could haunt him; Trump to lower flags in honor of virus victims; and more.

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Very Thing Trump Is Counting On To Divert Attention From COVID Could Bring Second Spike In Cases

June 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has seized on the protests against police brutality to draw attention away from the climbing death toll from the virus, but as thousands gather in the street, experts worry the country will see another surge. In other news: protests affect testing sites, Democrats prepare police reform legislation, parents try to talk with children about safely protesting, black Americans struggle disproportionately during economic devastation, and more.

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Trump’s Effusive Praise Of Malaria Drug Has Diminished In Recent Days

April 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump had touted hydroxychloroquine as a “game-changer” in the fight against the virus, alarming scientists who have not run full-scale trials on the drug that can have dangerous side effects in patients. But in recent days, Trump has mostly stayed away from talking about it. In other news from the administration: a fact check on Trump’s claims that then-President Barack Obama’s Swine Flu response was a failure; a look at how the surgeon general has been sidelined; and more.

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Trump Was Warned About Virus Threat In More Than A Dozen Intelligence Reports In January, February

April 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post offers more evidence that President Donald Trump was informed of the coronavirus threat at least a dozen times in the President’s Daily Brief early in the year, while he continued to downplay the outbreak to the public. Meanwhile, Trump’s dangerous comments about injecting disinfectants haunt him more than other false claims he’s made. And Trump’s decision to freeze WHO funding allows China to step up into a more prominent global role.

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White House Recommends All Nursing Home Residents, Staff Be Tested In Next Two Weeks

May 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

When asked why testing wasn’t ordered at the facilities where about a third of all deaths have occurred, President Donald Trump said “I would certainly consider that. I will mandate it if you’d like.” Nursing home news is from New Jersey, California, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and California.

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When To Reopen States Is The Latest Decision To Become Politicized In Highly Divided Country

April 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

There’s a political divide over who is pushing states to reopen and who is keeping stay-at-home orders in place. President Donald Trump’s own messaging has been mixed. While he has pushed for a quick return to normalcy, he also criticized the Georgia governor’s aggressive plan to reopen as “too soon.”

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Trump’s Health Strategy For Paying Hospital Costs Mirrors A Single-Payer System. Could That Shift Debate In Years To Come?

April 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

During President Donald Trump’s tenure, his administration has chipped away at the health law and attempted to make moves on transparency and drug costs. But his legacy might be expanded federal health spending that looks a lot like his political foes’ dreams. Meanwhile, Politico looks at what the president said he’d do and what he’s actually done during the pandemic.

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Amid Slumping Approval Ratings, Trump Returns To Tried-And-True Tactic Of Attacking Obama, Enemies

May 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump made vague allegations to “Obamagate,” which he says is so explosive it makes “Watergate look small time.” The president also suggested that a talk-show host he has clashed with committed murder. The distraction tactics have proven successful with his base in the past. Meanwhile, Republican voters have undergone a shift on their stances about reopening, giving Trump and others cover to push for states to lift restrictions.

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‘Trump Can’t Wish It Away:’ In Speech On Health Care, Biden Blasts Rival’s Handling Of Pandemic

June 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

“[Donald Trump’s] like a child who can’t believe this has happened to him — all his whining and self-pity,” presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said during a campaign speech in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “Well, this pandemic didn’t happen to him. It happened to all of us. And his job isn’t to whine about it. His job is to do something about it, to lead.” Biden also criticized the president’s “heartless” actions around the ACA and called for a public option. Meanwhile, Trump campaign message continues to sidestep the resurgence of coronavirus cases.

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Trump Minimizing Own Role In Sharp Divergence From Predecessors Who Led During Crises

May 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

Governors and other administration leaders have been tasked to make the tough decisions during the pandemic as President Donald Trump defers responsibility. Presidential historians say it’s a startlingly different approach from the country’s previous leaders who held office during tumultuous times. In other news: the White House is still in upheaval from its own outbreak scare, Trump will tour a ventilator plant and the White House staff is kept in flux.

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Following Outcry From Lawmakers, Trump Mulls Extending Federal Deployment Of National Guard

May 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Earlier in the week, Politico reported that the Trump administration considered pulling back the national guard personnel, who are working across the nation on relief efforts. But scores of lawmakers wrote in to try to change the president’s mind, saying such a move would endanger Americans’ lives. In other news on President Donald Trump’s response efforts: intelligence briefings, criticism of former President Barack Obama and a continued focus on scapegoating China. Meanwhile, the president says he will wrap up his regime of taking dangerous malaria drugs.

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Trump Retreats On Claim That He Has Total Authority Over States’ Decision To Reopen Amid Governors’ Outcry

April 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo even threatened legal action if President Donald Trump tried to interfere with the decision to lift New York’s shut-down orders. And it wasn’t just Democrats who balked at Trump’s claim he is the final decider on when the country reopens. For some Republicans, Trump’s statements sounded like a direct repudiation of a long-standing conservative legal principle.

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