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View in your browser     Doctors, White House staff offer conflicting messages on president's health BY: CELINE CASTRONUOVO   The White House on Saturday sent conflicting signals about the president’s battle with the coronavirus, raising questions over the seriousness of his illness. Doctors Saturday afternoon offered a rosy assessment of Trump’s health less than 24 hours after he was checked into Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Read the full story here     Trump given second dose of Remdesivir 'without complication,' but 'not yet out of the woods,' doctor says BY: LAUREN VELLA   White House physician Sean Conley released an update regarding President Trump's COVID-19 treatment Saturday night at Walter Reed hospital, stating that the president received a second dose of Remdesivir "without complications." The doctor added that while he was cautiously optimistic about Trump's recovery, the president is "not yet out of the woods." Read the full story here     SPONSORED CONTENT — ALPA Aviation Workers Keep U.S. Safe, Connected   Aviation accounts for five percent of the nation’s GDP, supporting millions of jobs across U.S. industries, including manufacturing, hospitality, tourism, engineering and national defense. Learn more.   Trump in video from Walter Reed says he's feeling good, next few days will be 'the real test' BY: BRETT SAMUELS   President Trump on Saturday tweeted out a video message from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as he undergoes treatment for COVID-19, saying he felt his condition had improved over the past day but acknowledged he was not out of the woods yet. Read the full story here     Christie checks into hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis BY: CELINE CASTRONUOVO   Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) announced Saturday that he had checked himself into a local hospital hours after he tested positive for COVID-19, describing it as a “precautionary measure” due to a “history of asthma.” Read the full story here     Growing number of top Republicans diagnosed with coronavirus BY: JONATHAN EASLEY   A growing number of top Republicans in President Trump’s orbit have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, leaving the White House, Senate and Trump campaign to grapple with a frightening health crisis a month out from the election. Read the full story here     Barr will not quarantine following potential exposure to COVID-19 BY: KAELAN DEESE   Attorney General William Barr said Saturday he would not self-quarantine despite his potential sustained exposure to COVID-19, The New York Times reported. Read the full story here     States move to reopen again as case counts rise BY: REID WILSON   PHOENIX — Four months after a race to reopen state economies led to a summer onslaught of coronavirus infections, several of those same states are moving again to reduce restrictions and return to some semblance of normalcy. Read the full story here     SPONSORED CONTENT — ALPA Aviation Workers Keep U.S. Safe, Connected   Aviation accounts for five percent of the nation’s GDP, supporting millions of jobs across U.S. industries, including manufacturing, hospitality, tourism, engineering and national defense. Learn more.   Trump's COVID-19 illness will make financial markets even more volatile BY: LEE E. OHANIAN   OPINION | President Trump’s positive COVID-19 test will likely create substantial turbulence within financial markets. We should expect much higher than normal volatility in equity prices and possibly interest rates while the president and the first lady quarantine, because their COVID test results create new economic and political uncertainty, and uncertainty almost always roils financial markets. Read the full story here     Preservation of our republic depends on election integrity BY: RICHARD W. GRABER   OPINION | Elections matter. The integrity of elections matters just as much. That’s especially true this year, in what will be a highly charged and closely scrutinized election. A health pandemic, the resulting economic devastation, and the sweeping unrest in American cities make it all the more essential that we get the election process itself right. If we don’t, our country is headed for a crisis of enormous magnitude. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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