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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video conference on the opening of medical facilities for COVID-19 patients built by the military across the country in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 15, 2020. The Russian Defense Ministry built 16 hospitals with a total capacity of 1,600 patients.(Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Top Democrats slam Trump plan to send ventilators to Russia

Top House Democrats objected Friday to White House plans to send hundreds of ventilators to Russia at a taxpayer cost of $5.6 million, saying the "gift to President Putin" is unjustified given the ongoing pandemic and needs at home.

May 22, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a "Rolling to Remember Ceremony," to honor the nation's veterans and POW/MIA, from the Truman Balcony of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump rallies with vets’ group ahead of Memorial Day

President Trump used a White House event for veterans Friday to tout his accomplishments ahead of the November election and rally bikers to his side, saying they seem to like him and the feeling is mutual.

May 22, 2020
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of White House in Washington, Sunday, May 17, 2020. Trump was returning from nearby Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump floats idea of reinstating G-7 summit

President Trump said Wednesday he would like to revive the Group of Seven meeting at the "legendary Camp David," saying the coronavirus has slowed enough for him to reconsider an online summit.

May 20, 2020
Groups cross Ocean Boulevard on Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.. With hotels, beaches, shopping and restaurants reopening along the Grand Strand, tourist season kicked off this weekend despite coronavirus concerns. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)

U.S. turns coronavirus corner on ‘very positive day’

Monday was perhaps the most hopeful day so far of the pandemic in the U.S., as a Massachusetts biotech company reported a promising vaccine trial, stocks rallied on the news, and every state but one was reopening for business.

May 18, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during the presentation of the Space Force Flag in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: U.S. will donate ventilators to India amid pandemic

President Trump said Friday the U.S. will donate excess ventilators to India amid the coronavirus pandemic, following through on a White House pledge to send the machines abroad after a manufacturing blitz exceeded needs at home.

May 15, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump pledges coronavirus vaccine by end of year

President Trump said Friday he's enlisting the full capacity of U.S. government, manufacturing and the military to secure a vaccine for the coronavirus before the end of the year, an incredibly ambitious timeline.

May 15, 2020
Jerry A. Mann, second from right, stands with his grandmother, Sylvia Rubio, as he prepares to be tested for COVID-19 by the San Antonio Fire Department at a free walk-up test site set up to help underserved and minority communities in San Antonio, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has warned officials in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas that the cities could face lawsuits if they do not relax coronavirus measures he says go further than state law allows. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Coronavirus asymptomatic discrepancies compared to Zika outbreak

The share of people who are infected with the coronavirus but never get sick varies widely from place to place, from less than 20% of cruise ship passengers in Japan to a whopping 95% of inmates at an Ohio prison, underscoring the challenge in weeding out infections and isolating the virus as parts of the world reopen.

May 14, 2020