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Fauci warns of resurgence if restrictions dropped too soon US reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump’s virus response Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian. Make a contribution Trump coronavirus task force press briefing at the White House on 10 April. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Senior US public health officials have pushed back on […] More
Gavin Newsom this week declared himself the leader of a “nation-state”. Speaking on MSNBC, the California governor on Tuesday announced his state would be amassing more than 200m medical-grade masks per month for health workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of competing with other states for critical medical equipment, in the […] More
Trump’s handling of the coronavirus has meant Obama’s absence is keenly felt – but an endorsement of his one-time running mate may be imminent Barack Obama with Joe Biden in 2016. Obama’s admirers say he was often at his best in the face of tragedy. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Miss me now? Barack Obama’s absence […] More
America’s billionaires are giving to charity – but much of it is self-serving rubbish Robert Reich Well-publicized philanthropy shows how afraid the super-rich are of a larger social safety net – and higher taxes Jeff Bezos’s $100m donation, for example, amounts to about 11 days of his income. Photograph: Katherine Taylor/Reuters As millions of jobless Americans […] More
Tom Cotton told Fox News he did not believe virus originated in Wuhan market and said bioweapons link should not be ruled out The Chinese ambassador to the US censured Cotton following his remarks on Fox and said the senator’s floating of the conspiracy theory was ‘absolutely crazy’. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters A Republican senator who […] More
Trump v the states: how the president is remaking the government in his image Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, on 9 January. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Clashes between presidents and governors are nothing new – but Trump’s rattling of the federalist compact is unprecedented in modern times Main […] More
Trump and Fox News: the dangerous relationship shaping America’s coronavirus response In one ear, the president has medical experts calling for caution. In the other, TV hosts are urging the opposite Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Fox News host Sean Hannity with Donald Trump in 2018. […] More
President said at coronavirus briefing that business and medical leaders will help him with ‘the biggest decision’ he’s had to make Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus taskforce briefing at the White House on 10 April. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Donald Trump will next […] More
