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Trump Tours Mask Factory Without A Mask During First Big Trip In Months

May 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump and other officials toured a Honeywell plant in Phoenix, Arizona with goggles as their only protective equipment. Mask-wearing has become a hot button political topic as some White House officials continue to buck the Trump administration’s own guidelines to wear them. Meanwhile, ICE teams up with Amazon and others to curb the flood of counterfeit masks.

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Current, Former Officials Decry Trump’s No-Bad-News Atmosphere They Say Led To Bungled Response To Outbreak

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump and his top health officials are facing increasing scrutiny over mixed messages and missteps in the early days of the outbreak that were often the result of Trump wanting to paint a rosier picture than experts were reporting.

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Trump ‘Unleashes Full Power Of Government’ By Declaring Coronavirus Outbreak A National Emergency. What Does That Actually Entail?

March 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

By declaring the outbreak a national emergency, President Donald Trump frees up billions of dollars of aid through FEMA funds. HHS will also be allowed to modify or waive regulations for Medicare, Medicaid and other programs.

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GOP Senators Distance Themselves From Grassley And Trump’s Efforts To Cut Drug Prices

By Emmarie Huetteman July 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Even some Republicans who supported a sweeping bipartisan bill to rein in drug costs may not back it in the Senate vote.

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FDA Sends Strong Message As Agency Yanks Emergency-Use Approval Of Controversial Malaria Drug

June 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

The FDA’s decision to revoke the authorization of hydroxychloroquine sends the message that “hospitals, doctors, patients and families really think twice,” said Jessie Goodman, a former FDA chief scientist. The drug, which President Donald Trump has touted and said he took, can have dangerous side effects and has yet to show any benefits in studies for COVID-19 patients.

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Trump’s ‘America First’ Attitude Toward Vaccine Could Be Devastating To Rest Of World, Experts Warn

May 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Fears that the United States will trample other countries to secure a vaccine prompted more than 140 world leaders to sign an open letter to all governments demanding that COVID-19 vaccines be considered a “global good” to be shared equitably. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he would mobilize the military to help distribute a vaccine once it’s ready, with a focus on nursing homes and the elderly.

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Even When HIV Prevention Drug Is Covered, Other Costs Block Treatment

By Michelle Andrews July 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that people who are at high risk of contracting HIV take PrEP, a preventive treatment. The decision means most health plans will be required to cover the drugs without charging patients. But the recommendation doesn’t apply to the other clinical and lab services people need.

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GOP Governors Offer To Roll Out Welcome Mat For Republican Convention If Trump Moves It

May 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump threatened to move the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if Gov. Roy Cooper (D) can’t guarantee that it would be able to be held as normal under the state’s shut-down policy. Both Florida and Georgia offered up their states to host the convention — which can bring an economic boost to host states. In other news, Trump insists his Fourth of July event will go on as planned.

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Trump Wears Mask–Just Not In Front Of Media–While Touring Ford Plant In Battleground Michigan

May 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

Whether President Donald Trump would follow Ford’s strict mask policy was the focus of attention as the president traveled to the battleground state to tour a factory that makes ventilators. Trump said he wore a mask in some parts of the factory but not in front of cameras because “I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.” Meanwhile, the president won’t support closing the country again if the predicted second wave comes.

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Coronavirus Flips 2020 Election Script: Battleground Politics Narrow Down To How States Are Handling Crisis

April 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin helped President Donald Trumps secure the presidency in 2016. How will outbreaks in those states change political dynamics as November creeps closer? In other election news: voting rights, third parties and fundraising totals.

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Controversy Swirling Around His Brother’s Health Care Dealings Could Be Pitfall For Joe Biden

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

Politico looks at allegations regarding James Biden’s dealings in the health landscape. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s campaign outlines its lines of attack against former Vice President Joe Biden.

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Diminished Role Of Task Force Highlights White House’s Desire To Move Beyond Pandemic

June 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

At one point the coronavirus task force was meeting and providing public updates daily. But that’s dropped dramatically in recent weeks, as President Donald Trump and his White House team turn their attention toward the economy and election. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the task force to brief lawmakers on the recent surge in cases.

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Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester September 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The vaping hoodie. The vaping watch. The vaping phone case. Each ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, anytime. The vaping market is crowded with sleek, camouflaged devices that have teachers and parents struggling to monitor illicit usage of a product that has surged in popularity among high schoolers.

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Trump Touted ‘Project Airbridge’ As Huge Success, But Analysis Of Shipment Totals Calls Boasts Into Question

May 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

The project is designed to deliver needed medical gear and supplies to hospitals and doctors across the states. While President Donald Trump and his officials called it a success, a Washington Post analysis digs deeper into the actual numbers. In other preparedness news: a missed opportunity for more N95 masks, a rush on ventilators might have backfired for some and more.

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Trump Threatens To Shut Down Twitter In Latest Attempt During Crisis To Invoke Powers He Doesn’t Have

May 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

During the pandemic, President Donald Trump has threatened to overrule governors, shut down Twitter and generally exercise authority the president doesn’t have. Trump was enraged after Twitter added fact check links to his tweets about mail-in-voting, and officials say he’s preparing an executive order intended to curtail the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for what gets posted on their platforms.

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Fauci Insists ‘There Will Be Coronavirus In The Fall’ After Trump Claims It Might Not Come Back At All

April 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump mused that the coronavirus might go away in the summer and then not come back again in the fall. When he asked Dr. Deborah Birx to corroborate the claims, she demurred. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci, when he took the mic, didn’t mince words: “There will be coronavirus in the fall.”

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Trump Replaces Another Watchdog: Head Of Office That Reported Testing Delays, Hospital Shortages Is Out

May 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

In a Friday night announcement, the White House named a replacement for the HHS watchdog whose office found severe shortages of medical supplies in hospitals and U.S. testing delays as COVID-19 cases surged. Christi Grimm was leading the inspector general’s office when it issued the report in April, embarrassing and angering President Donald Trump.

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Trump Dismisses Rumors That He Plans To Replace HHS Secretary Alex Azar Amid Pandemic

April 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal and other outlets reported on Saturday that administration officials were discussing replacing HHS Secretary Alex Azar, whose drawn public criticism for his early missteps during the coronavirus outbreak. But President Donald Trump reached out to Azar himself to reassure him that wasn’t the case.

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Trump Reverses Course On Disbanding Coronavirus Response Task Force After Learning ‘How Popular’ It Is

May 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

“When I started talking about winding it down, I’d get calls from very respected people saying, ‘I think it would be better to keep it going,’” President Donald Trump said after a day filled of whiplash decisions on what to do with the task force. Trump said it might change its focus and personnel, but that the panel would continue to operate indefinitely.

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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Gun Violence And The Politics Of Public Health

August 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The recent tragic mass shootings have refocused efforts to treat gun violence as a public health issue rather than strictly a law enforcement problem. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus the health implications of the budget deal passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, as well as reaction from Canada to a proposal to allow broader imports of its prescription drugs. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

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