scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicWhite House

Topic: White House

Trump dreaded Covid – inside story of how the virus got into the White House

The story of the president’s inability to protect his staff, his family and himself from coronavirus is a microcosm of his administration’s inability to stop the spread across US.

US Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short tests positive for coronavirus

Earlier on Saturday, one of Pence’s closest political advisers, Marty Obst, had also been infected by the virus, adding further to the cases in and around the White House.

Trump back in Oval Office after doctor reports he’s symptom-free

While the White House physician hasn’t said definitively if Trump remains contagious, he is being treated as if he could spread the disease.

White House outbreak shows testing alone can’t halt Covid spread

Trump, now at the center of a growing cluster of Covid cases at the White House, is Exhibit A of the strategy that’s becoming clear was destined to fail.

Trump’s doctor has a problem – how to manage a patient who puts politics ahead of health

With politics taking priority over recommended public health measures, Dr. Sean Conley’s office was unable to protect White House staff, visitors or even Trump from Covid.

Trump leaves hospital but White House to restrict access to him during recovery

Trump, who has been administered Remdesvir as part of his treatment, will continue to get round-the-clock medical attention from his doctor at the White House.

Trump aide Nick Luna tests positive for Covid, list of cases from White House grows longer

Luna’s diagnosis emerged a little more than 24 hours after Trump entered the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of Covid-19.

Two US Senators, former adviser to Trump test positive for Covid-19

Trump's campaign manager and three White House journalists also tested positive for Covid-19, joining several officials at the White House to have contracted the infection.

Trump infection could see a Covid outbreak in White House with large circle of aides at risk

The Covid chain of transmission does not just include the halls of the West Wing and Congress, but also President Trump's campaign headquarters.

Who is Hope Hicks, from whom US President Trump & First Lady Melania contracted Covid

Hope Hicks' association with the Trump family goes back to 2012. Just a few days ago, she travelled with Donald Trump for the first presidential debate of 2020, held in Cleveland, Ohio.

On Camera

Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.