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4 Republicans tasked with investigating the Trump assassination attempt didn't show up for a site visit
Just 3 GOP representatives were in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Monday for a visit to the site of the T…
Mia Jankowicz
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Until now.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Exclusive documents re…
Lila Hassan
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Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces have captured around 1,000 square ki…
Jake Epstein
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Russia is exploiting Ukraine's air-defense shortages to launch drones and missiles, White House says
Russia is exploiting shortages in Ukraine's air defenses, a White House spokesperson said, and is f…
Thibault Spirlet
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The White House discussed changing CDC guidelines about testing asymptomatic people while Fauci was under anesthesia
Fauci told CNN he was "under general anesthesia" and "not part of any discussion or deliberation re…
Aria Bendix
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Trump's former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says Biden officials must be more transparent to combat vaccine hesitancy
After leaving government in January, Adams has continued to be outspoken about public health issues…
John L. Dorman
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Can hydrogen be green? The debate heats up as the White House pours $7 billion into hydrogen hubs
Hydrogen energy could help the climate crisis. President Biden is pouring up to $7 billion into hyd…
Catherine Boudreau
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Deborah Birx thought about quitting the COVID-19 task force because the Trump administration would 'misrepresent reality,' but George W. Bush talked her out of it: book
"You've got to do this. You need to finish. You can never quit," Bush told Birx, according to her n…
Oma Seddiq,Kimberly Leonard
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Pence was more worried about COVID-19 privately than in his public appearances and was 'rattled' by his press secretary contracting the virus: book
According to the book "Nightmare Scenario," a close advisor's infection gave Pence "a firsthand gli…
John L. Dorman
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Trump called the White House Coronavirus Task Force 'that f---ing council that Mike has': book
The book "Nightmare Scenario" describes the task force as "a mess" when Dr. Birx first arrived, "in…
John L. Dorman
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White House aides want Trump to only talk about the economy in public, as disastrous coronavirus briefings are hurting his chances of reelection
President Trump has used campaign rally rhetoric and spread dangerous falsehoods at the briefings, …
Tom Porter
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If you left your cocaine at the White House, you're in the clear now
No DNA or fingerprints were found on the cocaine-filled baggie, which was discovered in the West Wi…
Taylor Berman
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Biden's coronavirus board is made up of former federal officials who oversaw past epidemics including AIDS, Ebola, and Zika
At least 10 of the 13 members on Biden's COVID-19 advisory board have served the federal government…
Aria Bendix
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White House COVID-19 task force officials reportedly took personal offense to a Trump admin report that lists 'ending the COVID-19 pandemic' as one of Trump's major first term accomplishments
"The White House is operating on a completely different speed than the rest of the health agencies,…
Lauren Frias
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Deborah Birx says there were 'definitely' COVID-19 deniers in the Trump White House
"When you have a pandemic where you're relying on every American to change their behavior, communic…
John L. Dorman
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These 70 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against a bill to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses
Progressives opposed the bill because it would require the government to use a definition of antise…
Bryan Metzger
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The White House coronavirus response chief said the winter surge will be the worst event in US history, 'not just the worst public health event'
The US added 1 million COVID-19 cases in the first five days of December, and exceeded 100,000 curr…
Allana Akhtar
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A former White House medical advisor said the uncoordinated US coronavirus response has led to people to 'distrust the messenger,' sparking rampant and dangerous misinformation
"We all want to go back to the way it was before coronavirus hit our shores, but we can't," Dr. Sar…
Lauren Frias
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Controversial Trump advisor Dr. Scott Atlas resigned from the White House coronavirus task force
Atlas joined the task force in August as a special government employee, meaning his role was tempor…
Lauren Frias
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People who met family over Thanksgiving should assume they have COVID-19, get tested, and wear a mask at home, White House advisor Dr. Deborah Birx said
Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the US coronavirus task force, said anyone who gathered for Th…