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    Trump aide Mnuchin: US does not face recession though shutdowns mount

    Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: coronavirus is ‘unique situation’ Dr Anthony Fauci: ‘Life is not going to be the way it used to be’ Trump’s testing failures pave way to disaster, experts say Coronavirus outbreak – live updates The Trump administration on Sunday sought to downplay fears of a recession tied to the coronavirus pandemic, as Treasury […] More

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    Donald Trump ‘strongly considering full pardon’ for Michael Flynn

    President tweets support for first national security adviser Opinion: Trump’s use of clemency undermines the rule of law Donald Trump is “strongly considering a full pardon” for Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his dealings with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office. Flynn cut […] More

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    America has no real public health system – coronavirus has a clear run | Robert Reich

    Trump’s response has been inadequate but the system is rigged anyway. As always, the poor will be hit hardest Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dr Anthony S Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and just about the only official in the Trump administration trusted to tell […] More

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    Ex-Obama official warns US health system faces ‘tsunami’ over coronavirus

    Andy Slavitt, formerly Medicare and Medicaid administrator, tweets outline of threat after ‘Trump’s months-long denial’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals in the US could be overrun by coronavirus cases in little more than a week, a former Obama administration senior health official has warned, fearing a “tsunami-like” escalation that would […] More

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    The President as Political Hit Man

    Donald Trump filed his paperwork to run for reelection only hours after his inauguration in January 2017, setting a presidential record, the first of his many dubious achievements. For a man who relished the adulation and bombast of campaigning, it should have surprised no one that he charged out of the starting gate so quickly for 2020 […] More

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    Emmanuel Macron Rallies Around Bernie to Save France

    Watching French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to the nation on March 12, I couldn’t avoid admiring the skill with which he deployed two supremely engineered strategic themes. After drawing attention to the importance of a concerted European response to the pandemic, he insisted that the French government would not only bypass the interests of the […] More

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    Trump administration reportedly won’t let states use Medicaid to respond to crisis – live

    Unprepared America wakes up to coronavirus, gradually then all at once Trump promises more coronavirus tests while criticizing CDC Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.20pm GMT There are multiple reports that the White House Chief of Staff’s has called for an “urgent meeting” among staff because of news that Brazilian president Jair […] More