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![President Trump speaks with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy outside of the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0430-trump-behind-flags-400x300.jpg)
Trump Reportedly Lashed Out at His Campaign Manager Over Grim Reelection Polls
Aggregate polling numbers from five swing states show Trump currently behind Biden in every one of them.
![A worker carries a shovel through a graveyard](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0429-grave-digger-400x300.jpg)
Chomsky: COVID-19 Has Exposed the US Under Trump as a “Failed State”
Chomsky analyzes Trump’s backing of “anti-lockdown” protests, attacks on the postal service and U.S. structural flaws.
![Nurse and health care workers of Jacobi Medical Center hold a rally against a new paid sick leave policy by NYC Health and Hospitals that mandates health care workers who are sick present a doctor's note to receive a paid sick day on April 17, 2020, in the Bronx, New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/GettyImages-1210290824-400x300.jpg)
New Poll Shows Nearly 90 Percent of Democratic Voters Support Medicare for All
The poll has stirred fresh calls for presumptive nominee Joe Biden to end his opposition to universal health care.
![President Trump listens with members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0423-trump-podium-covid-19-400x300.jpg)
Obama Criticizes Trump’s Lack of a “Coherent National Plan” as COVID Deaths Rise
President Trump's inconsistent COVID-19 strategy appears designed to give himself all the credit but none of the blame.
![People protest against excessive quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, on April 15, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0416-michigan-protest-quarantine-f-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Choice Signs, Assault Rifles Suggest Michigan Rally Wasn’t About Quarantine
The Michigan governor noted protesters were carrying political signs unrelated to the current COVID-19 crisis.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Los Angeles, California, March 1, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0409-bernie-sanders-c-400x300.jpg)
The Sanders Campaign Is Suspended, But His Impact Lives On
Policies which were seen as wildly idealistic in 2016 are now widespread demands, thanks to Sanders's movement.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses supporters during a campaign rally in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 8, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0408-bernie-sanders-j-400x300.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race
Sanders's decision to drop out clears the path for former Vice President Biden to win the Democratic Party nomination.
![A poll worker wears protective gloves as he checks in voters at a polling place inside Columbus Elementary School on March 17, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1213005793-400x300.jpg)
Poll Workers Contracted COVID-19 at Primaries Deemed Safe by DNC, Biden Campaign
At least two poll workers at locations described as safe by Tom Perez and the Biden campaign have contracted COVID-19.
![Former Vice President Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0319-joe-biden-g-400x300.jpg)
Biden Silent on Plan That Could Make Coronavirus Vaccine Affordable
Biden has not embraced a key executive authority for driving down the cost of pharmaceuticals.
![Former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the coronavirus outbreak at the Hotel Du Pont, March 12, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0318-joe-biden-d-400x300.jpg)
Biden Is Winning, But Sanders’s Ideas May End Up Salvaging the Country
The United States is now primed for a slew of socialist policies.