He had tested positive barely a week earlier. Luke Letlow, a congressman-elect from Louisiana, died Tuesday after contracting COVID-19 earlier this month. Letlow, age 41, announced on December…
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Top Health Officials Say Children Should Be in School
HHS assistant secretary reinforces that schools are a low risk for infection. On Sunday, Admiral Brett Giroir spoke about the need for parents to send children back to…
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HHS Officials Evaluate UK COVID Mutation
Officials say current vaccines should be effective, but will need further study. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has expressed concerns…
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House Moves to Increase Relief Check Size
Responding to president’s call for larger stimulus payments. On Monday, the House of Representatives voted to increase the amount of the stimulus checks for Americans from $600 to…
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CDC Reports Record Low Positive Flu Tests
Disease containment plans seem to be making a difference. Even as coronavirus cases continue to surge, the influenza numbers generally seen at this time of year have taken…
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President Signs COVID Relief and Spending Bill
Important to keep coronavirus assistance available to Americans, he says. After threatening to veto the coronavirus relief and budget that was passed by Congress last week, President Trump…
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Dr. Birx to Step Down from Task Force
She intends to retire after the presidential inauguration. Dr. Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has announced she will be stepping…
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Ivanka Trump Helps at Florida Food Drive
Presidential daughter loads boxes of food before Christmas. Ivanka Trump helped load boxes of food into cars lined up at a food distribution event in South Florida. The…
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President Calls for Increase in Stimulus Payments
Video released to advocate for Congress to pass $2,000 stimulus checks for individual Americans. President Donald Trump posted a recording of a formal speech to social media on…
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President Delivers Christmas Address
The address was delivered from the White House at the 2020 National Christmas Tree Lighting. To every family across our nation, the first lady and I want to…
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