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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
CNN, MSNBC Cut Away From Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Briefing As Anchors Protest Airing Of “Propaganda” Video
By Ted Johnson
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Trump promised a big announcement. Then he read off a long list of names.
By Nancy Cook & Gabby Orr
Reopening U.S. economy by May 1 may be unrealistic, say experts, including some within Trump administration
By Elise Viebeck, Taylor Telford & Felicia Sonmez
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
'Mind-boggling': How pandemic planning never accounted for a President like Trump
By Scott Glover & Sara Murray
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 rages at criticism while governors craft their own plans to reopen the economy
By Maeve Reston & Stephen Collinson
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
They Watch Trump's Virus Briefings Daily. Here's What They Have to Say. (Published 2020)
By Nate Schweber, Annie Karni & Christina Capecchi
Trump's Claim of Total Authority in Crisis Is Rejected Across Ideological Lines (Published 2020)
By Charlie Savage