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FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tim Scott is giving his party’s nationally televised response to President Joe Biden’s Wednesday night address to Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on virus

By Elliot Spagat And Josh Boak Apr. 28, 2021 10:20 PM EDT

President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office after traveling to Georgetown University to receive ashes for Ash Wednesday, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden and his shifting goalposts on schools

By Calvin Woodward And Collin Binkley Feb. 18, 2021 12:14 AM EST

President Joe Biden speaks with a reporter on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, early Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. Biden is returning to Washington after participating in a town hall event in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden and his shifting goalposts on schools

By Calvin Woodward And Collin Binkley Feb. 17, 2021 01:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. As the economy faces a once-in-a-century recession, with more than 38 million people out of work, Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won't materialize until after the November election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
White House punts economic update as election draws near

By Andrew Taylor, Josh Boak And Aamer Madhani May. 29, 2020 12:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at The Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. As the economy faces a once-in-a-century recession, with more than 38 million people out of work, Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won't materialize until after the November election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
White House punts economic update as election draws near

By Andrew Taylor, Josh Boak And Aamer Madhani May. 28, 2020 05:58 PM EDT

Murphy sees NJ day care reopening 'sooner than later'

May. 24, 2020 05:19 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy expects day care centers and camps in New Jersey to reopen “sooner than later" as the state begins to end restrictions...

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C. As the economy faces a once-in-a-century recession, with more than 38 million people out of work, Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won't materialize until after the November election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump's pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller May. 24, 2020 08:05 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump points to good news as restaurant owners tell of fears

By Darlene Superville And Kevin Freking May. 19, 2020 12:09 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump hears restaurant owners' worries, sees good days ahead

By Darlene Superville And Kevin Freking May. 18, 2020 05:08 PM EDT

A member of the U.S. Secret Service, front, stands at her post wearing a mask as other staff member social distance wearing masks, before President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
White House virus trouble is microcosm of what America faces

By Aamer Madhani And Kevin Freking May. 11, 2020 06:02 PM EDT

Wearing a mask, White House adviser Jared Kushner leaves after President Donald Trump spoke about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump faces virus at White House amid push to 'reopen' US

By Zeke Miller And Kevin Freking May. 11, 2020 12:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2020, file photo Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, talks with White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow prior to a meeting between President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Some of Trump’s top economic advisers emphasized on Sunday, May 10, the importance of states getting more businesses and offices open. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump advisers cite need to stop 'permanent' economic toll

By Kevin Freking May. 10, 2020 03:07 PM EDT

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a tree planting ceremony to celebrate Earth Day, on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country

By Zeke Miller Apr. 23, 2020 02:02 AM EDT

A sign on the window at a 7-Eleven store reads, "Now Hiring," as an employee inside the store wears a mask and gloves while mopping the floor amid the coronavirus health crisis in Dallas, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Moving past 'invisible enemy,' Trump nudges nation to reopen

By Zeke Miller Apr. 22, 2020 01:56 AM EDT