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Ga. Senate contender Raphael Warnock distances himself from DC Democrats

The Rev. Raphael Warnock tried Sunday to parry GOP attacks by distancing himself from Washington Democrats and their rhetoric, saying his runoff election for a Senate seat will be about Georgia.

November 15, 2020

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Fatigue, cold weather to blame for COVID-19 spike

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Sunday that weariness and the colder weather are to blame for the mounting COVID-19 crisis in his state.

November 15, 2020

President Trump: ‘I concede NOTHING!’

President Trump appeared to acknowledge Sunday that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden "won" but quickly signaled he will keep fighting, saying he concedes "nothing" because it was a "rigged election."

November 15, 2020

Fauci: ‘Of course’ officials should confer with Biden team on virus

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that federal officials working on the coronavirus should be able to confer with Joseph R. Biden's transition team.

November 15, 2020

Trump takes victory lap on coronavirus vaccine, says New York will have to wait for doses

President Trump on Friday predicted Pfizer's promising vaccine will be approved "very, very quickly" as he ticked off successes delivered by Operation Warp Speed, his effort to tackle a coronavirus pandemic that is raging out of control as the world waits on pharmaceutical solutions.

November 13, 2020

U.S. sees alarming spread of the coronavirus, faces local restrictions

The coronavirus is racing through the U.S. with alarming speed, with known cases crossing the 150,000 mark for the first time and hospitalizations at their highest levels since the pandemic began.

November 13, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine rollout faces huge hurdles

The federal government wants to get a COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of every American who wants one by spring, but it faces steep hurdles.

November 12, 2020

Coronavirus hospitalizations in U.S. surpass pandemic record

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have reached the highest point of the pandemic, forcing leaders from Alaska to Massachusetts to propose stringent mask rules and limits on gatherings while avoiding, at least for now, the sweeping lockdowns that ruined the economy in the spring.

November 11, 2020

COVID-19 antibody treatment heading to states immediately: HHS

The Trump administration said Tuesday it is starting to send out 300,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody treatment from Eli Lilly and Co., one day after federal regulators approved it for emergency use.

November 10, 2020

Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for the coronavirus after experiencing symptoms, making him the latest high-profile official in President Trump's orbit to get catch it.

November 9, 2020

Pfizer: Early look shows COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective

A coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer proved 90% effective in early results, thrilling Wall Street and offering the world a dose of optimism at a critical point in the fight against the pandemic.

November 9, 2020

Joe Biden names coronavirus advisory board, includes experts and Rick Bright, who feuded with Trump

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Monday named a team of all-star scientists and veterans of the Clinton and Obama administrations -- including an architect of Obamacare -- to help him tackle the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, saying "the challenge before us is still immense and growing" despite optimism around a vaccine.

November 9, 2020

U.S. faces coronavirus ‘inflection point’ amid surge, possible transition

President Trump told voters they were "turning the corner" on the coronavirus but Americans are running smack into a pandemic that's as daunting as ever, posing a challenge for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as he eyes the transition.

November 7, 2020

U.S. sees more than 100K daily coronavirus cases for the first time

The U.S. recorded more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time, raising fears the country faces a bleak winter as Europe faced new lockdowns and China barred travelers from five countries to avoid another outbreak.

November 5, 2020

Health experts ask U.S. to buckle down as coronavirus cases rise

Coronavirus trends are worsening as the fuzzy results of the presidential election take center stage, distracting a weary nation even as health experts ask Americans to buckle down on the cusp of the holidays and a risky flu season.

November 4, 2020

Joe Biden declared winner in Wisconsin

Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden has been declared the winner in Wisconsin, resurrecting a part of the "blue wall" that President Trump punched through in 2016.

November 4, 2020

Trump vows to take election fight to Supreme Court

President Trump early Wednesday said he was going to the Supreme Court to block potential voter fraud during the delayed tally of the election.

November 4, 2020

Donald Trump-Joe Biden election shatters turnout records

President Trump's "America First" movement hung in the balance Tuesday night as voters turned out in record numbers to decide whether to reward Mr. Trump with a second term or switch to Democrat Joseph R. Biden in a year marred by a pandemic, economic lockdowns and street violence.

November 3, 2020

Trump predicts ‘a great night’ as he visits campaign HQ to thank staffers

President Trump visited his campaign headquarters to thank staffers on Election Day and predicted a victory that will "bring unity" to the divided nation.

November 3, 2020

Trump in Kenosha, Wisconsin, muses on losing to Biden

President Trump had to do his fourth rally of Election Eve game show-host style, grabbing a mic by hand after reverb and volume problems disrupted his push to rally voters in Kenosha, Wisconsin -- a swing-state town that was caught up in riots earlier this year.

November 2, 2020