The president’s physician, Sean P. Conley, wrote that the president and his wife “are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.”
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Seventeen Republicans voted against the bipartisan resolution, an indication of how the baseless online movement — which the FBI has identified as a potential domestic terrorist threat — is gaining traction in the GOP.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a tribute to President Trump, reportedly writing in a telegram: “I am confident that your vital energy, high spirits, and optimism will help you cope with the dangerous virus.”
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The conflict stretches back to the Soviet era. Any escalation in violence threatens to draw in Turkey and Russia.
The president's diagnosis brings further uncertainty in the run-up to the election.
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