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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told Fox News on Monday that the administration is "still optimistic" that President Trump will return to the White House later in the day, after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. 

The state of play: In a statement to the network, Meadows said that the president "continued to improve overnight and is ready to get back to a normal working schedule," but noted that Trump will meet with his medical team in order to determine next steps. Trump's doctors hinted Sunday that he could be discharged early this week.

Meadows: "Still optimistic" that Trump will return to White House on Monday

He told Fox News that the president "is ready to get back to a normal working schedule."

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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="told Fox News" data-vars-click-url="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-walter-reed-optimistic-return-white-house-mark-meadows" data-vars-content-id="add50884-bef8-42aa-bfc2-07a0fe06f4da" data-vars-headline="Meadows: &quot;Still optimistic&quot; that Trump will return to White House on Monday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-walter-reed-optimistic-return-white-house-mark-meadows" target="_blank">told Fox News</a> on Monday that the administration is &quot;still optimistic&quot; that President Trump will return to the White House later in the day, after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. The state of play: In a statement to the network, Meadows said that the president &quot;continued to improve overnight and is ready to get back to a normal working schedule,&quot; but noted that Trump will meet with his medical team in order to determine next steps. Trump&#x27;s doctors <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hinted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-oxygen-level-white-house-physician-ab2e6f04-df94-40d6-8042-907d74dd9ea4.html" data-vars-content-id="add50884-bef8-42aa-bfc2-07a0fe06f4da" data-vars-headline="Meadows: &quot;Still optimistic&quot; that Trump will return to White House on Monday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-oxygen-level-white-house-physician-ab2e6f04-df94-40d6-8042-907d74dd9ea4.html" target="_self">hinted</a> Sunday that he could be discharged early this week.Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="A West Wing meltdown. " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-mark-meadows-west-wing-65fb1a74-59b4-4cb3-9326-47aa7d83b946.html" data-vars-content-id="add50884-bef8-42aa-bfc2-07a0fe06f4da" data-vars-headline="Meadows: &quot;Still optimistic&quot; that Trump will return to White House on Monday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-mark-meadows-west-wing-65fb1a74-59b4-4cb3-9326-47aa7d83b946.html" target="_self">A West Wing meltdown. </a>

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

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