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President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Vehicle Assembly Building on Saturday, May 23, 2020, after viewing the SpaceX flight at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. A rocket ship designed and built by SpaceX lifted off on Saturday with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump on violent riots: ‘We won’t let it happen’

President Trump said Saturday the death of George Floyd filled Americans with "horror, anger and grief," but that he cannot tolerate mob violence and will "stop it cold" before more businesses or police precincts are destroyed.

May 30, 2020
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable with industry executives about reopening country after the coronavirus closures, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump sees hope on horizon amid pandemic

President Trump said Friday he's optimistic about the path forward for the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing an accelerated push for a vaccine and declining transmission after a month-plus of shutdown orders.

May 29, 2020
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., makes a point during his speech detailing the Five Freedoms for America's Children at the Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley Friday Morning March 6, 2020, in Wilkes Barre Pa. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP) ** FILE **

Bob Casey tests positive for COVID-19 antibodies

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Friday he tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus and will donate his blood plasma in a bid to help those who develop a severe case.

May 29, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday, May 27, 2020, that he responded "in kind" to radio host Charlamagne tha God when he made the controversial "you ain't black" remark last week on "The Breakfast Club." (screengrab via CNN)

Joe Biden to address Minnesota unrest

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said he plans to address "the events in Minnesota" later Friday amid rioting in Minneapolis over the death of a black man under the knee of a white officer.

May 29, 2020
Respiratory therapist and other medical staff work on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center, which is part of Seattle-area health care system UW Medicine, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Coronavirus death toll in U.S. tops 100,000

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 Wednesday, a heartbreaking reminder of the scale of the pandemic as the nation gingerly tries to revive economic activity and normal life without suffering a devastating "second wave."

May 27, 2020
Clouds pass over the SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, as it sits on Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch Wednesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

SpaceX launch scrubbed

Bad weather aborted a historic SpaceX mission Wednesday, forcing NASA to reschedule its first launch from U.S. soil in nine years.

May 27, 2020
One of two Bradley Fighting Vehicles waits to be driven into place in front of the Lincoln Memorial for President Donald Trump's 'Salute to America' event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. President Donald Trump is promising military tanks along with "Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks!" for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

D.C.-area lawmakers balk at Trump’s July 4 plans

D.C.-area lawmakers say they're seriously concerned about President Trump's plans to hold another "Salute to America" military event on July 4 despite the coronavirus pandemic, saying the region continues to see high infection rates and large crowds would set them back.

May 27, 2020
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, left, waits for a press briefing about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House to begin Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

HHS IG office is probing CDC, FDA efforts to test for COVID-19

A government watchdog who angered President Trump said Tuesday the Health and Human Services Department inspector general is probing the administration's role in approving, producing and distributing test kits for the coronavirus, after early stutter steps were blamed for allowing the disease to spread uncontrollably.

May 26, 2020