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Coronavirus Special Report: What happens if DC becomes the next hot spot?

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves the Senate Republican luncheon in Hart Building.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves the Senate Republican luncheon in Hart Building. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted May 11, 2020 at 5:32pm

Tonight, health policy is in sharp focus. The West Wing has recently had two confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising questions about whether it is too soon to reopen the nation’s capital as the administration has been suggesting.

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