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White House Finalizing Guidelines To Help States Reopen In Phases

April 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

The effort has sparked sharp debates between public health experts and other officials who fear the guidance could restrict worship services, damage the profitability of restaurants and upend daily life in a way they deem unnecessary. President Donald Trump is also pushing for schools to reopen before the end of the year.

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Trump Disagrees With Georgia’s Decision To Reopen, Suggests He’ll Step In If He Sees Something Egregious

April 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has taken the most aggressive stance toward reopening his state, and even President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for the country to start returning to normalcy, said “I think it’s too soon.” Kemp’s decision is being met with both skepticism and praise in his state.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes July 26, 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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Intelligence Agencies Concur With Scientific Consensus That Virus Was Not Man-Made

May 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has pushed the idea that the coronavirus was manufactured in a Chinese lab, though scientists studying it say that it comes from nature. Intelligence agencies were directed by the White House to investigate, but, in a rare move, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence signaled support for the scientific consensus that the virus was “not manmade or genetically modified.”

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Positive Trends In Vaccine Development Race Are Converting Skeptical Scientists

May 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Scientists across the globe are starting to be hopeful that there will be a vaccine next year, something that until now would have been unheard of in the history of vaccine development. But there are positive signs in the development race — including the fact that the virus doesn’t quickly mutate. In related news: a skeptical public, a look at President Donald Trump’s vaccine chief, a deep dive into a bizarre saga behind Moderna’s closed doors, the dangerous spread of misinformation and more.

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Trump Concedes There Will Possibly Be More Deaths, Suffering, But Continues To Push For Reopening

May 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump spoke with ABC World News Tonight about the real, negative human cost in prioritizing an economic revival over a more cautious approach. “Will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon,” Trump said. Meanwhile, intelligence officials continue to push back against the idea that the coronavirus was released from a lab in China.

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Appeals Court Rules That Texans Can’t Request Absentee Ballots Because Of Coronavirus Fears

June 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

Texas is one of 16 states that restrict who may vote by mail, and most of the others said months ago that they would make mail-in ballots widely available in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Various independent studies have shown that voter fraud of any kind is extremely rare, but President Donald Trump and other Republicans have seized upon the issue in recent weeks, turning it political.

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Trump’s Pediatric Cancer Crusade A Drop In Bucket Compared With Past Presidential Pitches

By Victoria Knight February 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump wants Congress to allot $500 million over 10 years for pediatric cancer research. While it’s welcomed by researchers and advocates, it’s not a lot of money.

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White House Winnows Sprawling Vaccine Field Down To Five Top Candidates But Hurdles Remain

June 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has been eager to get a vaccine to market by the end of the year, but scientists have viewed that goal as extremely optimistic if not unrealistic. Vaccine development is notoriously difficult and time-consuming; the record is four years, and a decade is not unusual. In other news: the global race could lead to a Sputnik moment; the FDA struggles to remain neutral; a watchdog group calls for an investigation into Moderna’s stocks; and more.

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Dems Ramp Up Mail-In-Voting Efforts After Wisconsin Primary Offered A Grim Preview Of What November Could Hold

April 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

Experts expect another surge of coronavirus cases in the fall, and Democrats worry that Wisconsin’s primary, where voters were forced to choose their safety or their civic duty, will play out at the national level during the general election voting. Meanwhile, there are some Republicans pushing for voting-by-mail despite President Donald Trump’s opposition to the practice.

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Democrats Fear Trump Could Go After Rest Of Panel Overseeing Stimulus Spending After He Fired Watchdog

April 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

The lawmakers rush to add in a provision that the other members couldn’t be removed like the panel’s head, Glenn Fine. President Donald Trump gave no reason as to why he ousted Fine. Meanwhile, the White House prepares for an onslaught of congressional reviews into its response to the pandemic. And Trump’s allies and other Republicans are worry that his daily briefings are doing more political harm than good.

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Trump’s Latest Pharma Focus: A Decades-Old Flu Drug That U.S. Health Officials Have Repeatedly Rejected

April 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

After talking with Japan’s prime minister, President Donald Trump has been pushing the FDA to allow use of a flu drug that scientists have warned could cause birth defects among other side effects. It’s just the latest unproven drug that Trump has touted in recent days, but the others have at least been approved by the FDA for other uses.

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Trump Insists Final Lockdown Authority Rests With Him Despite Having Shrugged Virus Response Off To Governors

April 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump, in response to a handful of governors announcing reopening pacts, claimed “total” authority for restarting the country lies with him. However, governors are the ones who have the power to issue stay-at-home orders. Meanwhile, speculation swirls about who will be appointed to Trump’s new task force dedicated to reopening the country. The president knocked down rumors that his daughter and son-in-law will be part of the efforts.

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Trump Latches On To May 1 Reopen Date Despite Warnings, But It’s Not As Easy As Flipping A Switch

April 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump announced a panel filled with dozens of business and labor leaders to help get the country reopen in the coming weeks. But even officials within the administration say that it’s going to be a slow process that may take months. Trump, who has tied his presidency to the success of the economy, has been itching to try to mitigate some of the financial devastation caused by the pandemic.

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Though Trump Has Pivoted His Messaging To Rebuilding Economy There’s Still No Clear Path Forward

April 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump wants the economy up and booming by the third quarter, but public health experts say that the war against the invisible enemy is going to be filled with set-backs that will undermine Trump’s goals. In other news on the administration’s response: some warn that Trump could face backlash for his optimistic tone, Jared Kushner calls Trump’s efforts a “success story,” Trump’s disinfectant comments throw a wrench in Facebook’s pledge to curb misinformation and the White House pushes U.S. intelligence agencies to look for links between the virus and Chinese labs.

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Republican Strategists Worry GOP’s Stance Against Mail-In-Voting Gives Democrats A Head Start

April 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

After Wisconsin’s chaotic primary, Republicans see an appetite among Americans to avoid in-person voting. While the leaders of the party continue to fight against the mail-in-voting push, some in the GOP think it’s putting them behind as the country inevitably moves in that direction. Meanwhile, Democrats’ strategy heading toward November is going to focus on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response.

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White House Scrambles To Contain Spread Of Virus Within Its Own Walls After 2 Staffers Test Positive

May 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

One of President Donald Trump’s military valets and Katie Miller, the spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence and a wife of a top Trump adviser, both tested positive. White House staffers say it’s “scary to go to work” in the small, crowded building now. Meanwhile, three top health officials announced they’ll self-quarantine based on exposure risk to those cases.

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How The Trump Presidency’s Most Ingrained Characteristics Caused Early Missteps Exacerbating Crisis

April 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

A distrust of the federal bureaucracy, internal White House personality conflicts, lack of a formal policymaking process and President Donald Trump’s own insistence on controlling the public message hampered the country’s response to the growing crisis. In other administration news: the flawed tests continue to haunt the CDC; fact-checks of the president’s claims; warnings from Americans working with WHO; and more.

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FAQ: How Does New Trump Fetal Tissue Policy Impact Medical Research?

By Michelle Andrews June 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The scientific use of tissue from aborted fetuses has frequently been a hot point of contention between anti-abortion forces and researchers. It heats up again as federal officials announced this week they were ending NIH research using the tissue.

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Checks Would Go Out To Americans In Two Waves Under Trump’s $1T Stimulus Proposal

March 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump is seeking $500 billion to go directly to taxpayers and then an additional $500 billion for small businesses. Still, the prospect of escalating government intervention fell far short of reassuring investors Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Fed and Europe’s Central Bank continues taking emergency measures to try to stabilize the markets.

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