Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent’s initial responses to prevent interruptions

Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent’s initial responses to prevent interruptions

Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent’s initial responses to prevent interruptions

 

 

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will have their microphones muted during portions of the second and final presidential debate on Thursday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Monday in a decision that will likely anger the President.

The decision came after the commission met Monday afternoon to discuss potential rule changes to the debate format.

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Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump’s 2016 campaign cash for three years

Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump’s 2016 campaign cash for three years

Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump’s 2016 campaign cash for three years

 

For more than three years, federal prosecutors investigated whether money flowing through an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions of dollars Donald Trump donated to his own campaign days before he won the 2016 election, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.

The investigation, which both predated and outlasted special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe,

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‘Hunker down’: The fall Covid-19 surge is here

‘Hunker down’: The fall Covid-19 surge is here

‘Hunker down’: The fall Covid-19 surge is here

 

As predicted, the US is now grappling with a new Covid-19 surge — one that could overwhelm hospitals, kill thousands of Americans a day by January and leave even young survivors with long-term complications.

“We went down to the lowest point lately in early September, around 30,000-35,000 new cases a day. Now we’re back up to (about) 50,000 new cases a day.

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Trump team pushes to reschedule in-person debate after Trump declines virtual format

Trump team pushes to reschedule in-person debate after Trump declines virtual format

Trump team pushes to reschedule in-person debate after Trump declines virtual format

 

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the White House are pushing for an in-person presidential debate after Trump — who has repeatedly flouted best public health practices since his Covid-19 diagnosis — declined last week to participate in a virtual format.

The latest effort from senior campaign surrogates and West Wing staff on Sunday comes after the White House physician cleared Trump to resume public activity,

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Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden

Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden

Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden

 

The Commission on Presidential Debates on Friday canceled the second debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden after the President declined to do a virtual debate despite concerns over his Covid-19 diagnosis, organizers said.

The cancellation is the culmination of a furious 48-hour back-and-forth between the commission and both campaigns and means what would have been the third debate in Nashville on October 22 will likely be the final meeting between the two candidates.

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Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having Covid

Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having Covid

Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having Covid

 

President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, telling his followers the virus that dangerously deprived him of oxygen and hospitalized him for 72 hours was nothing to fear before posing for a mask-less photo-op on the White House balcony.

It was a remarkable attempt to convert his still-ongoing disease into a show of strength,

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Trump’s allies offer public praise but privately worry after debate

Trump’s allies offer public praise but privately worry after debate

Trump’s allies offer public praise but privately worry after debate

 

The morning after a rancorous debate punctuated by President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacy, his advisers offered effusive public praise even as some privately worried his performance would alienate voters and others — including the Senate’s lone Black Republican — implored him explicitly to denounce groups who interpreted his comments as tacit approval.

“I think he misspoke,”

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Early data shows promising results from Regeneron’s antibody cocktail for coronavirus

Early data shows promising results from Regeneron’s antibody cocktail for coronavirus

Early data shows promising results from Regeneron’s antibody cocktail for coronavirus

 

Biotechnology company Regeneron released some early results of tests using its antibody cocktail in coronavirus patients Tuesday, and said it seemed to reduce levels of the virus and improve symptoms in patients.

The greatest improvements were seen in patients who hadn’t already mounted a natural response to the infection, the company said.
The results only involve 275 patients of the 1,000 they have enrolled in this particular trial,

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New York Times: Trump paid no income taxes in 10 out of 15 years beginning in 2000

New York Times: Trump paid no income taxes in 10 out of 15 years beginning in 2000

New York Times: Trump paid no income taxes in 10 out of 15 years beginning in 2000

 

 

Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes whatsoever in 10 out of 15 years beginning in 2000 because he reported losing significantly more than he made, according to an explosive report released Sunday by the New York Times.

In both the year he won the presidency and his first year in the White House,

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