Why They Mask

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. A few days after President Donald Trump took office, I got an invitation from ICE officials to observe the administration’s new “surge operations” in New York City. They told me to show up at 4 a.m. at the downtown federal building where the agency has its holding cells. Officers in body armor huddled in the basement parking garage, then headed to the Bronx in a caravan of unmarked cars.   The trip wasn’t particularly…

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WH COVID-19 team appoints testing czar, explores mask upgrades as it defends virus response

The Biden administration said Wednesday it has appointed a new COVID-19 testing coordinator and is considering ways to procure better-performing masks as President Biden scrambles to catch up with the omicron wave and meet demand for diagnostics and other safeguards in schools, workplaces and households. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Trump doesn’t think US needs a national mask mandate – CNN

Trump doesn’t think US needs a national mask mandate  CNN US President Trump says he will not consider making masks mandatory  WION Donald Trump Says He Won’t Issue National Mask Mandate Over COVID-19: Report  NDTV I guarantee you I know: Joe Biden warns of Russia and China meddling in Novembers US presidential election  Firstpost ‘I don’t agree’: Trump says he won’t order Americans to wear masks  Hindustan Times View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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