A week ago, Senate Republicans were looking forward to a contentious Supreme Court fight that they predicted would fire up their base and win back center-right voters who had become disenchanted with President Trump’s rhetoric and his handling of the coronavirus. Then the president tested positive for Covid-19, along with several advisers and three GOP senators, putting renewed focus on the administration’s pandemic response and Mr. Trump’s defiance of health guidelines such as wearing a mask.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 06, 2020 17:03 UTC