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Trump claims 'total' authority, over govs, to reopen economy
By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin & Geoff Mulvihill
Fauci admits earlier Covid-19 mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives
By Devan Cole
They Watch Trump's Virus Briefings Daily. Here's What They Have to Say. (Published 2020)
By Nate Schweber, Annie Karni & Christina Capecchi
CNN, MSNBC Cut Away From Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Briefing As Anchors Protest Airing Of “Propaganda” Video
By Ted Johnson
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Analysis | Four Pinocchios for Trump's claim that he has 'total authority' over the states
By Salvador Rizzo
Trump promised a big announcement. Then he read off a long list of names.
By Nancy Cook & Gabby Orr
Trump plays campaign-style video in White House coronavirus briefing touting his 'decisive action'
By Jacob Pramuk & Kevin Breuninger
WaPo: Trump allegedly asked Fauci if officials could let coronavirus ‘wash over’ US
By Marina Pitofsky
Paula Reid: 5 Things About CBS Reporter Who Refused To Let Trump Shut Her Down At Press Briefing
By Beth Shilliday
Trump Backpedals 'Total' Authority Comments
By Alana Wise
Fact check: Trump falsely claims the president has 'total' authority over coronavirus restrictions
By Daniel Dale
Trump retweets call to fire Fauci amid coronavirus criticism
By Jim Acosta, Kevin Liptak & Chandelis R. Duster
The 39 most absurd lines from Donald Trump's off-the-rails coronavirus press briefing
By Christopher Michael Cillizza
Trump claims it's his call on when to 'reopen' the country. He's wrong.
By Jane C. Timm & Pete Williams
Trump's #FireFauci retweet spurs a cycle of outrage and a White House denial
By Marianne LeVine & Gabby Orr
Trump: It's my decision, not governors', to reopen country
By Josh Gerstein & Quint Forgey
Trump claims 'total authority' over state decisions
By Jeremy B. White
Trump says some state economies may open for business by May 1
By Kevin Breuninger, Christina Wilkie & Noah Higgins-Dunn
Fauci walks back coronavirus comments that sparked fears of his firing
By Kevin Breuninger
Trump Turns Daily Coronavirus Briefing Into a Defense of His Record (Published 2020)
By Michael D. Shear & Annie Karni
Trump's Claim of Total Authority in Crisis Is Rejected Across Ideological Lines (Published 2020)
By Charlie Savage
Reopening U.S. economy by May 1 may be unrealistic, say experts, including some within Trump administration
By Elise Viebeck, Taylor Telford & Felicia Sonmez