Eric Lipton
Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump and the Trump administration-without fear or favor. I write about people and power.
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Report Income of at Least $36 Million in 2019
Jesse Drucker - Nytimes.com 5d 2 tweets
The couple’s investments, mostly in real estate, were worth at least $204 million and as much as $783 million.
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Eric Lipton Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Report Income of at Least $36 Million in 2019 5d
Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why.
Abby Goodnough - Nytimes.com 7d 19 tweets
Inadequate testing and protracted delays in producing results have crippled tracking and hampered efforts to contain major outbreaks.
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Eric Lipton Short of a vaccine, you cannot gain control of a virus outbreak like this unless you have a robust contact tracing program. But the effort in the U.S. is not working. Important story by and explains why 7d
How Europe Slowed Its Coronavirus Cases From a Torrent to a Trickle
Margherita Stancati 🌸 - WSJ 18d 11 tweets
Even as a surge in cases forces a number of U.S. states to reimpose restrictions, Europe’s reopening is for the most part going according to plan. Experts put that down to changing patterns of behavior and an understanding that this isn’t a “nothing...
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Eric Lipton Why the divergence between what is happening now in Europe vs the United States? WSJ drills down on this. Does not mention Trump, but understanding why US is so different helps explain that. 16d
Special Interests Mobilize to Get Piece of Next Virus Relief Package
Eric Lipton - Nytimes.com 18d 2 tweets
Congress is about to start negotiating in earnest over another round of stimulus, and a frenzy of lobbying is already underway.
Inside Trump’s Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus
Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Michael D. Shear - Nytimes.com 19d 146 tweets
The roots of the nation’s current inability to control the pandemic can be traced to mid-April, when the White House embraced overly rosy projections to proclaim victory and move on.
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Eric Lipton JUST POSTED: President Trump's fateful decision back in April to disengage & delegate to the states-even without ensuring they had all necessary resources. It explains, in part, the spike in coronavirus outbreaks nationwide. Deep investigation by The NYT 19d
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Eric Lipton JUST POSTED: Perhaps one of the greatest failures of presidential leadership in generations. Here is what happened. with edit by 19d
Covid-19: Opportunities to Improve Federal Response and Recovery Efforts
U.S. GAO - Gao.gov 42d 2 tweets
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress appropriated $2.6 trillion in emergency assistance for people, businesses, the health care system, and state and local governments.How are federal agencies administering this spending?We found that the...
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Eric Lipton A classic in government ineptitude: Trump administration sent almost 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling nearly $1.4 billion to dead people. 42d
Appeals Court Panel Orders End to Michael Flynn Case
Charlie Savage - Nytimes.com 43d 2 tweets
Two appellate judges ordered a lower-court judge to immediately dismiss a charge against President Trump’s former national security adviser. A third judge accused them of overstepping their powers.
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Eric Lipton Neomi Rao, a protégé of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was appointed by Trump to the Court of Appeals. Rao wrote the opinion dismissing the criminal case against Flynn. Across the land, federal court system has been transformed by Trump 43d
As the Virus Surges in South Florida, a Trump Resort Joins the Rush to Reopen
Eric Lipton, Steve Eder - Nytimes.com 44d 4 tweets
Miami-Dade County has been hit with about a quarter of the state’s cases. The Doral hotel and golf club there is taking steps to prevent infection, even as many visitors and some workers do not wear masks.
A Mad Scramble to Stock Millions of Malaria Pills, Likely for Nothing
Sheryl Gay Stolberg - Nytimes.com 51d 16 tweets
Before the F.D.A. withdrew its waiver to stockpile the drugs as coronavirus treatments, the Trump administration had embarked on a headlong effort to import tens of millions of doses.
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Eric Lipton What happens when a president pressures regulators to act before science justifies action. Important piece by : A Mad Scramble to Stock Millions of Malaria Pills, Likely for Nothing 50d
‘They Let Us Down’: 5 Takeaways on the C.D.C.’s Coronavirus Response
Michael D. Shear - Nytimes.com 65d 4 tweets
Early mistakes in testing, aging data systems, clashes with President Trump and an overly cautious culture shook confidence in the nation’s premier public health agency.
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Eric Lipton Also, CLIFFS NOTES VERSION: Here’s a handy (shorter) guide to our examination of the CDC’s response to the virus. 65d
The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong?
Abby Goodnough, Eric Lipton, Michael D. Shear - Nytimes.com 65d 72 tweets
The technology was old, the data poor, the bureaucracy slow, the guidance confusing, the administration not in agreement. The coronavirus shook the world’s premier health agency, creating a loss of confidence and hampering the U.S. response to the...
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Eric Lipton JUST POSTED:The NYT set out more than a month ago to confront a critical question raised by public health experts worldwide as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the US, killing more than 100,000: What Happened to the CDC? Today we publish that answer 65d
A Walk Meant to Convey Grit Evokes Trump’s Dark Side Instead
Katie Rogers, Maggie Haberman, Peter Baker - Nytimes.com 65d 62 tweets
When the history of the Trump presidency is written, the clash with protesters that preceded President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square may be remembered as one of its defining moments.
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Eric Lipton MUST READ: Important piece of journalism here deconstructing the events that led to the St. John's photo op, with key videos and photos to back up the reporting, integrated into the story. 65d
As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back
Maggie Haberman, Peter Baker - Nytimes.com 67d 47 tweets
The president spent Sunday out of sight, berating opponents on Twitter, even as some of his campaign advisers were recommending that he deliver a televised address to an anxious nation.
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Eric Lipton As protesters gather, throwing bottles and bricks, Trump is rushed to the underground bunker. 67d
Cruise Ships Set Sail Knowing the Deadly Risk to Passengers and Crew
WSJ 97d 7 tweets
A Wall Street Journal investigation found scores of cruise ships that began voyages in early March ferried Covid-19 to the U.S. and ports of call world-wide.
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Eric Lipton The video from this story by the Wall Street Journal is incredible. What a nightmare. Captures in real-life scenes what you can't really do in words alone. Worth watching. 97d
GOP memo urges anti-China assault over coronavirus
POLITICO 104d 15 tweets
The Senate Republican campaign arm distributed the 57-page strategy document to candidates.
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Eric Lipton “Don’t defend Trump, other than the China Travel Ban — attack China,” the memo states. 104d
‘Sadness’ and Disbelief From a World Missing American Leadership
Katrin Bennhold - Nytimes.com 106d 49 tweets
The coronavirus pandemic is shaking bedrock assumptions about U.S. exceptionalism. This is perhaps the first global crisis in more than a century where no one is even looking for Washington to lead.
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Eric Lipton What the rest of the world (that used to look at the US for leadership) now wonders as it sees the faltering coronavirus response in the US ‘“America prepared for the wrong kind of war,” “It prepared for a new 9/11, but instead a virus came.”’ 106d
The Untold Story of the Birth of Social Distancing
Eric Lipton - Nytimes.com 106d 16 tweets
The idea has been around for centuries. But it took a high school science fair, George W. Bush, history lessons and some determined researchers to overcome skepticism and make it federal policy.
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Eric Lipton JUST POSTED: 316 million people in 42 states urged to stay at home. Whose idea was this? Well, here is the never-before-told story of the birth of this policy & intense fight over it 15 yrs ago. This is your life now. Read this fascinating tale w 106d
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Eric Lipton Imagine if you are a high school student. You do a science project studying how social networks work. You dad works at a national lab. He helps out. Next thing you know, your science project helps shape national history. Read this 106d
Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Hotel Relief
Steve Eder - Nytimes.com 107d 13 tweets
The president’s family business pays at least $3 million a year to the federal government for the lease on its D.C. hotel, which is all but empty because of the virus. The next monthly payment is coming due.
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Eric Lipton Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Hotel Relief 107d
Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Rent Relief
Steve Eder - Nytimes.com 107d 12 tweets
The president’s family business pays at least $3 million a year to the federal government for the lease on its D.C. hotel, which is all but empty because of the virus. The next monthly payment is coming due.
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Eric Lipton JUST POSTED: Trump's family company has asked Trump administration for a break on its rent at the federally owned Old Post Office building where Trump runs his luxury hotel. A conflict? You can decide. 107d
Officials knew coronavirus could spread at the Houston Rodeo and proceeded with the event anyway
Perla Trevizo - The Texas Tribune 108d 5 tweets
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the city’s largest event, attracting 2.5 million people and generating nearly $400 million. But officials pushed forward with the 20-day event until there was a positive COVID-19 case from community spread.
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Eric Lipton Sounds like Philadelphia, September 1918, Liberty Bond Parade, drew hundreds of thousands & became vector for Spanish flu. 108d