Oct 03 Chiefs-Patriots game off amid report Newton has COVID-19 By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” ESPN reported on Saturday that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was among those testing positive. Continue reading
Oct 03 No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test By Marc Levy, Associated Press Republican governors and lawmakers in many states have followed President Donald Trump’s lead on their response to the coronavirus, declining to impose mask mandates and pushing to lift restrictions on businesses and social gatherings as swiftly as possible. Continue reading
Oct 03 Official: Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for Trump in virus fight By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases continued to emerged among some of the president’s top advisers and allies. Continue reading
Oct 02 Kellyane Conway, Sen. Thom Tillis test positive for coronavirus after White House event By Associated Press Tillis, who is up for reelection in November, is the latest person to be diagnosed with the infection after attending the Supreme Court nomination ceremony in the White House Rose Garden for Amy Coney Barrett. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 12:08 Trump’s infection throws campaign, White House into upheaval The nation awoke Friday to the stunning news that President Trump and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19. As the day went on, officials acknowledged that Trump is experiencing mild symptoms, and by evening, he was being transported… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 5:58 Why Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis is ‘very concerning’ As President Trump relocates to Walter Reed National Medical Center following his COVID-19 diagnosis, there are many questions about his medical condition -- and about who else might have been exposed amid his busy schedule of events and travel. Dr. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:24 Panetta on how White House can reassure Americans in ‘vulnerable moment’ How does President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis affect the executive branch -- and American national security? Leon Panetta was White House chief of staff to President Clinton as well as CIA director and secretary of defense during the Obama administration. He… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials for their roles in the country’s disputed presidential election -- and the violent crackdown that followed. The move came soon after the European Union had… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 3:16 Honoring individuals lost to COVID-19 As the coronavirus pandemic drags on into the fall, we remember the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have passed away from the virus. Here are a few of their stories. Continue watching
Oct 02 Biden removing negative political ads following Trump COVID-19 diagnosis By Associated Press Biden's deputy campaign manager, Kate Bedingfield, said Friday that the Democratic presidential contender will continue to air positive ads. Continue reading