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President Donald Trump listens during a phone call Oct. 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Former CDC head: COVID-19’s spread in White House shows ‘testing does not replace safety measures’

Many who specialize in infectious disease control say the White House is setting a bad example for the rest of the globe. The World spoke to Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SCOTUS

US Supreme Court partially reinstates travel ban, will hear arguments in October

Global Politics
A group of miners wearing black polos and several onlookers watch President Donald Trump as he holds up a signed version of his most recent executive order, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.”

President Trump, with new coal jobs on the horizon, what will you do to keep miners safe?

Jobs
Rusty patched bumblebee

President Trump, will you preserve the Endangered Species Act?

Global Politics
Map

Wilbur Ross will shepherd Trump’s trade policy. Should he also own a shipping firm?

Economics
Rex Tillerson

When it comes to North Korea, the era of ‘strategic patience’ is over

Conflict

On Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for an end to Barack Obama’s “strategic patience” policy.

Mattis

President Trump, why are you shrinking the EPA when Defense Secretary Mattis believes climate change is a national security threat?

Global Politics

On Thursday, President Donald Trump released his first federal budget — it includes enough policy shockers that even Republicans in Congress say it’s dead on arrival.

Hawaii

Trump’s travel ban has been blocked twice but the president is still fighting for it

Global Politics

It was a humiliating setback for Trump, who saw his first attempt at limiting travel from the Muslim world halted by the federal courts last month after it had caused chaos at airports both in the US and abroad.

Classroom

President Trump, how does your administration plan to officially change the Every Student Succeeds Act?

Global Politics

At the time of its passage, many hailed this multifaceted education law as a bipartisan victory.

Cemetery

Bomb threats are one part of a wave of anti-Semitism in America

Conflict

The incidents are causing fear across Jewish communities.

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