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Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, in Washington, September 16, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP)
September 17, 2020, 2:19 pm
Countering experts, Trump insists virus vaccine could be ready next month
US president says director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ‘confused’ for projecting spring 2021 as time when coronavirus will be available for all
By MATTHEW PERRONE, Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and Mike Stobbe
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus crisis, Friday, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
August 1, 2020, 1:10 am
Fauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
But officials testifying at a contentious House hearing acknowledge US remains unable to deliver all COVID-19 test results within two or three days
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo, people gather in Lafayette Park to see the White House illuminated with rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
June 13, 2020, 3:51 pm
Trump administration revokes transgender health protection
Move is latest in series of steps to nix Obama-era protections for LGBTQ people in areas such as military, housing, education
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, arrives for a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak on May 14, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
May 14, 2020, 10:24 pm
Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan
Rick Bright alleges he was ousted from high-level scientific post after warning Trump administration to prepare for pandemic
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
A woman wears a face mask as she walks on Pier 45 in Hudson River Park, April 30, 2020, in New York (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
May 14, 2020, 8:43 am
US immunologist warns of ‘darkest winter in modern history’ if virus rebounds
Rick Bright, calling for science-based national coordinated response, alleges he was fired for warning administration about pandemic; Trump says immunologist is a ‘disgruntled guy’
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)
May 13, 2020, 5:45 am
US infections expert Fauci warns of new outbreak if states open up too soon
Top policymaker tells Senate committee that states could see more virus deaths and more economic damage if they are too quick to do away with restrictions
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Rick Bright (Youtube screenshot)
May 6, 2020, 12:48 am
Scientist, in whistleblower complaint, claims Trump ignored warnings on virus
Rick Bright says he was ousted from government team for resisting pressure to introduce malaria drug for widespread COVID-19 treatment
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Colleen Long
This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas. According to a study released on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in an analysis of its use in US veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers report. (AP Photo/John Locher)
April 23, 2020, 6:13 am
Top US vaccine expert says he was ousted after rejecting drugs pushed by Trump
Rick Bright claims he was demoted for opposing heavily touted use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, ‘which clearly lack scientific merit’
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
US President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 1, 2020, 2:54 am
White House projects 100,000 to 240,000 US deaths from virus
President Trump warns Americans to brace for a ‘rough two-week period’; officials urge country to step up social distancing and take warnings seriously
By AAMER MADHANI, KEVIN FREKING and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
President Donald Trump gestures as he asks a question to Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 24, 2020, 3:01 am
Trump says he intends to reopen US in weeks, not months
President says harm to economy could cause more deaths than virus; health officials warn failure to take stronger measures against COVID-19 will be catastrophic
By Jill Colvin, Josh Boak and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Illustrative: Researchers work in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation on February 28, 2020 in Nutley, New Jersey. (Keta Betancur/Getty Images North America/AFP)
February 29, 2020, 5:00 am
US states to get test kits as White House amps up virus effort
Global coronavirus outbreak becoming test of Trump’s credibility and his administration’s competence, as health officials scramble and total number of US cases rises to 63
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
A boy from Honduras is shown being taken into custody by US Border Patrol agents near the US-Mexico Border near Mission, Texas, June 12, 2018. (John Moore/Getty Images)
January 19, 2019, 1:15 pm
Thousands more migrant children may have been separated at US border
Watchdog says Trump administration implemented controversial policy long before it became public, but federal government has lost track of the total number
By Colleen Long and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
This photo taken on July 27, 2017, shows a man walking by an healthcare insurance office in Hialeah, Florida. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
December 15, 2018, 7:50 am
US federal judge strikes down Obamacare as unconstitutional
But with appeals certain, White House says legislation to remain in place for now; Trump calls for a new ‘STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare’
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
A woman, left, is taken into custody on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP/Susan Walsh)
March 29, 2017, 8:51 pm
Driver plows into cop car near Capitol Hill, sparking scare
Shots fired during arrest of ‘erratic woman,’ but police say incident criminal in nature with ‘no nexus to terrorism’
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
In this Feb. 17, 2017 file photo, the Capitol is seen at sunup in Washington. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 7, 2017, 3:06 am
Republicans unveil plan to repeal, replace Obamacare
Long-awaited legislation unravels key aspects of ex-president’s health care law, overhauls the federal-state Medicaid program
By Alan Fram and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
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