Author: John Fritze, USA TODAY

The push for expanding the Supreme Court has emphasized a gap between liberals and President Joe Biden, who has vowed to pursue bipartisanship.

The case was the latest in which the court was asked to consider state orders seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19 in light of the First Amendment.

As Trump remained focused on the election, COVID-19 cases have surged in the USA during November, with the country hitting record new infections.

Gov. Whitmer responded to Trump’s criticism during a rally in Michigan, posting that his was the kind of rhetoric that had put her family in danger.

The revelation Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus came after a top aide announced she also had a positive test result.

Trump signed a disaster declaration for Louisiana ahead of a trip to survey damage caused by Hurricane Laura, which made landfall on Thursday.

Trump’s rhetorical attacks on mail-in voting comes as both parties are gearing up for an Election Day legal showdown that could delay the results.

“Harvard’s going to return the money,” the president asserted at his daily press conference on Tuesday. “They shouldn’t have taken it.”

Trump has accused the World Health Organization of not moving quickly to sound the alarm over coronavirus and of being too China friendly.

As unemployment claims soar with coronavirus, Trump has indicated a desire to ease social distancing guidelines. But states will make the final call.