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A CDC entry on social distancing had originally recommended suspending or reducing the use of singing and choirs in church services. The entry was later revised, and the warning about choirs was removed.

CDC Quickly Changed Its Guidance On Limiting Choirs At Religious Services

6:18pm May 29, 2020

by Bill Chappell

A federal official says the White House had not approved the initial version, which included the warning, "The act of singing may contribute to transmission of COVID-19."

President Trump's administration "is obsessed with magic bullets — vaccines, new medicines, or a hope that the virus will simply disappear," The Lancet says. Trump and CDC Director Robert Redfield attended a coronavirus task force briefing at the White

Replace Trump And Bolster The CDC, A Leading Medical Journal Urges

2:00pm May 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Trump administration has mounted an "inconsistent and incoherent national response" to the COVID-19 pandemic by injecting politics into public health policy, The Lancet says.

President Donald Trump, flanked by tables holding testing supplies and machines, speaks during a press briefing about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

White House List Of Testing Labs Wasn't Helpful, States Say

7:00am May 14, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Representatives from a number of states said the list provided to them for coronavirus testing contained labs that they already knew about, or ones that weren't approved for the testing.

President Trump has not approved FEMA funding for legal help for Americans affected by the coronavirus. Disaster Legal Services are usually available to survivors of disasters.

Science

COVID-19 Has Created A Legal Aid Crisis. FEMA's Usual Response Is Missing

11:16am May 11, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

The agency usually provides funding for legal aid hotlines after disasters. But the White House has not approved such funding for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds her first press conference Friday in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House.

Politics & Government

'I Will Never Lie To You': Trump's New Press Secretary Revives Briefing

4:00pm May 01, 2020

by Roberta Rampton

Kayleigh McEnany, Trump's fourth press secretary, took her first turn behind the lectern in the cramped confines of the James S. Brady briefing room Friday.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference at the White House on April 16.

Fauci Says It's 'Doable' To Have Millions Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine By January

6:34pm April 30, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Noting that trials are still in the early phase, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the plan is to develop a vaccine that is safe and effective — and can be quickly scaled up for distribution.

Marian Searcy cuts Shaquille Sanders' hair at Edward's Barber Shop in Macon, Ga., on Friday, the first day Gov. Brian Kemp said some businesses could reopen.

National

Georgia Businesses Start To Reopen As Trump Distances Himself From State's Governor

5:41pm April 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

After weeks of urging governors to loosen restrictions, the president says he "never gave Gov. Brian Kemp an OK" to reopen barber shops and tattoo shops.

A medical worker at Elmhurst Hospital opens a tent at the COVID-19 testing site in the Queens borough of New York City.

Trump Didn't See It Coming: Coronavirus Deaths Increased Tenfold This Month

8:21am April 23, 2020

A month ago, President Trump went on Fox and downplayed the potential lethality of the novel coronavirus and compared it to the seasonal flu.

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White Houseon Friday. Seated from left, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr.

National

Market And Business Ties Often Determine Where COVID-19 Supplies Go

7:00am April 11, 2020

by Brian Mann

Under a collaboration between the Trump administration and major corporations, the marketplace and business ties often shape decisions about who gets life-saving equipment, and who has to wait.

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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock in Clear Lake, Iowa, last August.

National

How 1 State Says It's Being Left Out Of Airlifted Supply Chain

8:07am April 10, 2020

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration says it's directing critical medical supplies "to the right place at the right time." But Gov. Steve Bullock says Montana isn't seeing any of that help.

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