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President Donald Trump speaks during a White House briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on March 26.

Column: Pitchman Donald Trump is trying to sell us on his ‘great,’ incredible,’ ‘tremendous’ handling of the pandemic

March 27, 2020 at 5:06 p.m.

In his daily appearances in front of the White House press corps to discuss the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump relentlessly sprinkles his remarks with superlatives. "I can now announce...

G-20 leaders meet March 26, 2020, via video conference as shown on a screen from the Chigi Palace in Rome, during the country's lockdown. Virtual gatherings have become a norm during the coronavirus pandemic.

Column: OK, Zoomers, the coronavirus crisis is your moment

March 26, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

Eventually, a new normal will arrive. In this new normal, we'll be more vigilant about not spreading disease by hand and less inclined to drag ourselves to work when we're...

Take a break from fretting and have a laugh with the top 10 tweets of the week

March 25, 2020 at 1:39 p.m.

Several great tweets didn't make this week's poll because they were included in Laughter is no vaccine, but in tough times it can be the best medicine, a column-length round-up...

A man walks past the empty square at the Louvre Pyramid in Paris on March 17, 2020, while a strict lockdown comes into in effect in France to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Column: Laughter is no vaccine, but in tough times it can be the best medicine

March 24, 2020 at 8:29 p.m.

"Who else is self quarantining alone? I'm this close to naming a volleyball." — @rmayemsinger "This quarantine is affecting everyone in the workforce, but it especially sucks for men. We're...

Pitkin County Open Space and Trails ranger Pryce Hadley puts a new social distancing sign at the trailhead of Smuggler Mountain Road on March 24, 2020, in Aspen, Colo. The sign urges people to follow the social distancing guidelines to help keep access to public spaces available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Column: Our partisan split on the coronavirus puts us all at greater risk

March 20, 2020 at 5:12 p.m.

Not that long ago, references to America's toxic politics and the poisonous partisan divide were largely metaphorical. Now, though, with a highly contagious virus loose in the land and Republicans...

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, with his wife Judy, concedes to Marie Newman at his campaign headquarters in Oak Lawn on March 18, 2020.

Column: Marie Newman ends Lipinski family reign — but was it really all about abortion?

March 19, 2020 at 4:21 p.m.

Marie Newman would not play along with the meta narrative, the headline summary that swept the nation late Tuesday that a pro-abortion rights challenger from suburban Chicago had unseated one...

Kim Foxx appears at an Illinois primary election night gathering at Hotel Essex on March 17, 2020, in Chicago.

Column: Tuesday’s results could spell trouble for Kim Foxx in the fall

March 18, 2020 at 12:26 a.m.

Though Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx won Tuesday's four-way primary in her bid for reelection, her comparatively weak performance compared to 2016 suggests she won't necessarily cruise to victory...

Two Tweet of the Week surveys this week because, come on now, you have the time to fill them out.

March 17, 2020 at 6:39 p.m.

To receive an email alert when the Tweet of the Week poll goes live, go to the Trib's newsletter subscription page to sign up. Instructions: Click the box next to...

Medical personnel take samples from people at a drive-thru coronavirus testing lab set up by a local community center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 16, 2020.

Column: Fight the urge to wish the coronavirus on your enemies

March 16, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

Someone you love will be infected by the coronavirus, a colleague said the other day. It wasn't a warning so much as a simple observation. Estimates vary widely as to...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears in 2018 at the Roger William University Law School in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Column: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 87th birthday should be motivation for Democrats to back Biden

March 13, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, turns 87 on Sunday. That's it. That's all you really need to know for the 2020 presidential election if you're...

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