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White House shifting focus to economy
The White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump's public focus to burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. making progress against virus, but "communities of color" at particular risk
The White House said Friday the United States is making progress in the fight against COVID-19 sweeping the country, but officials added that African Americans and Hispanics are at particular risk.
Modeling coronavirus: 'Uncertainty is the only certainty'
A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. — a projection designed to help officials plan for the worst, including having enough hospital staff, beds and ventilators.
White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast
Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.
Trump mulls sending all who cross border illegally to Mexico
The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico, two administration officials said Tuesday, using powers they say the president has during pandemics like the coronavirus outbreak to mount what would be one of the most aggressive attempts to curtail illegal immigration.
White House acts to protect Trump during virus outbreak
The White House is putting in place new measures starting Monday to protect President Donald Trump and his staff during the coronavirus outbreak, including taking the temperature of anyone who enters the complex, from visitors to members of the press corps.
White House confirms Trump not going to Moscow for V-Day
U.S. President Donald Trump will not be going to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the White House announced Tuesday in a disappointment for the Kremlin.
Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly
The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.
2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise
Democratic presidential candidates hoping to revive their flagging campaigns increasingly took aim at Mike Bloomberg on Thursday, blasting their billionaire rival for trying to buy his way into the White House and raising questions about his commitment to racial equality.
Arab FMs meet in Cairo to discuss Trump's Mideast plan
Arab foreign ministers are meeting Saturday in Egypt's capital to discuss a White House plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would grant the Palestinians limited self-rule in parts of the occupied West Bank, while allowing Israel to annex all its settlements there and keep nearly all of east Jerusalem.