News in :90 – Oct. 8, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris discussed issues such as the Pandemic, Systematic Racism and more in last night’s Vice Presidential debate, former Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, posted bail Wednesday and was released from jail and St. Thomas men’s hockey coach Jeff Boeser will retire at the end of the 2020-21 season, St. Thomas Athletics announced Monday. Videographer Nate Schneiderhan has today’s News in :90.

AP: Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate

Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in a Wednesday night debate dominated by the coronavirus.

AP: Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.

New members sworn in, Mitch Karstens spoke, Saint Paul Police department and Public Safety meet-and-greet discussed at October 1 USG meeting

Five new members were sworn in, Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Mitch Karstens spoke on dining changes and the committee debriefed the recent St. Paul Police Department and Public Safety Zoom call at the Thursday, Oct. 1 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has the update.

News in :90 – Oct. 5, 2020

President Donald Trump hopes to be released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center today, the Supreme Court began its new term and three Minnesota Congressman face backlash after flying on a commercial plane from Washington, D.C. just two days after being in contact with Trump.

AP: Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday, as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. Trump “remains fatigued,” his doctor said.

News in :90 – Oct. 2, 2020

President Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19, America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September and residents in a St. Thomas first-year dorm will be tested for COVID-19 after multiple students were confirmed positive. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has today’s News in :90.