Politics

Fauci Defends Trump, Who Says He Has No Plans to Dismiss Him

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading public health expert on President Trump’s coronavirus task force, sought on Monday to smooth over a growing rift with the president, taking the podium during the task force’s daily briefing to defend Mr. Trump, who has been enraged by reports that he was warned about the potential […]

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A Week Late, Wisconsin’s Tumultuous Primary Produces a Winner

A week after Wisconsin held an election besieged by legal wrangling and overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, officials revealed the results on Monday, with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. easily capturing the Democratic vote over Senator Bernie Sanders. The Wisconsin vote, held at in-person polling sites last Tuesday after an 11th-hour court ruling

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Sailor on Roosevelt, Whose Captain Pleaded for Help, Dies From Coronavirus

WASHINGTON — A crew member from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt who had the novel coronavirus died on Monday, in a poignant punctuation to the plea from the ship’s captain two weeks ago for help from the Navy because “sailors don’t need to die.” The death of the sailor came as Navy officials continued to

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Trump 2020 Re-Election Efforts Raise $212 Million for First Quarter

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee said Monday they had raised $212 million in the first three months of 2020, a signal that despite a global pandemic that has put a halt on high-dollar fund-raising events, Mr. Trump’s operation has continued to raise money at a brisk clip. The campaign

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Richard Brodsky, Legislator Known as Albany’s Conscience, Dies at 73

Richard Brodsky, who persuaded his fellow state legislators to impose a monitor over 700 quasi-public authorities that had borrowed $150 billion on behalf of New Yorkers with no oversight, died on Wednesday at his home in Greenburgh, N.Y. He was 73. The cause was a heart attack, his daughter Emilyn said. He had shown symptoms

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