Jan 7, 2018

Schiff: There's bipartisan concern over Trump's mental fitness

Erica Pandey

Rep. Adam Schiff — the top Democrat on the House committee investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin — told CNN's Jake Tapper there's concern on both sides of the aisle about Trump's mental fitness.

“I don't think there's anyone in Congress, frankly, of either party who does not concur at least privately with those observations and concerns" about Trump's "capacity to do the job." The issue of Trump's state of mind has been the source of intense speculation after a new book by journalist Michael Wolff claimed that aides closest to the president question his mental stability.

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  2. U.S.: Leads the world in confirmed cases. Total confirmed cases as of midnight ET: 164,539 — Total deaths: 3,164 — Total recoveries: 5,896.
  3. Federal government latest: The White House will extend its social distancing guidelines until April 30.
  4. State updates: Rural-state governors say testing is still inadequate, contradicting Trump — Virginia, Maryland and D.C. issue stay-at-home orders to residents, joining 28 other states.
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U.S. coronavirus updates: Death toll tops 3,000

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The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus has now surpassed 3,000, per Johns Hopkins data.

The state of play: The U.S. had by Monday night recorded more than 163,000 positive cases — more than any other country in the world, per Johns Hopkins. The COVID-19 death toll stood at 3,008. The number of recoveries had risen to more than 5,800.

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Two major Dem groups back Biden with 9-figure campaign

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Two major outside Democratic groups launched a general election partnership to boost Joe Biden's presidential campaign with polling, opposition research and ads.

Why it matters: This is significant support — financially and in terms of resources — to get at a time when the coronavirus has pushed the election to the back burner for the country.

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