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GOP U.S. Senate nominee Jo Rae Perkins issued a statement Thursday insisting that she was "taken out of context" by the "fake news" after she posted a video to Twitter thanking those involved with the QAnon conspiracy theory on Tuesday.

The GOP incumbent is now down by double digits against her Democratic challenger.

China has condemned legislation proposed and lawsuits filed against Beijing seeking damages for the deaths and economic distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

"I would trust the guy who's one of our nation's top public health experts, not the one who pondered injecting disinfectant into the body and looked directly at a solar eclipse," Biden wrote.

House Democrats want to send another round of $1,200 payments, and President Trump has suggested he is open to the idea.

GOP incumbents in Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado and Maine are lagging behind their Democratic challengers in recent polls.

Democrats need to pick up four seats and maintain all their current seats in order to wrestle control of the Senate from Republicans in November.

"Congressman Harris, I'm not sure where he woke up yesterday morning, but maybe he confused North Korea and South Korea," Governor Larry Hogan quipped.

"I think we are at that crossroads where this kind of change can happen," the congressman from Michigan said, discussing his bid for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination.

"Why can't we go to any store?" Dan Patrick asked during an appearance on Fox News' 'America's Newsroom.'

Trump has claimed that his remarks about injecting disinfectant were "sarcastic."

"This is China's fault. The virus came from China and China covered it up," the strategic communications document says.

At least 29,648 people have tested positive for coronavirus and 987 people have died in the state, according to the Florida Department of Health.

"Deputies also noted there was bruising to the female victim's leg and that during the altercation the female victim stated that this subject stated he was going to kill her," the Laurel County Sheriff's Office said.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government," Collins wrote Monday.

Allowing more to die to in order to save the economy is the "lesser of two evils," Republican Congressman Trey Hollingsworth said.

"They seem to think that voting is a privilege, not a right," said Carson Putnam, spokesperson for Republicans for the Rule of Law.

"I think individual governors who made those decisions will have the ultimate decision about what to do with their states," Maryland Governor Larry Hogan told CNN.

"There are few better liberty machines than an AR-15," Paul Broun said.

"The bottom line is that I have an obligation to keep people safe, and that's why I signed this executive order today," Governor Evers said Monday.

Governor Kim Reynolds argued that perhaps federal health care officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci "can't just look at a map" and make such demands.

"We've got messaging coming out saying that things are OK, and you should get back to normal," Larry Hogan said. "It does conflict and it hurts with the message."

Texas Republican congressional candidate Kathaleen Wall thanked Governor Greg Abbott for signing an executive order last week that deemed abortions "medically unnecessary."

"We're just trying to take the best advice we can from the scientists and all the experts," Maryland's Governor Larry Hogan explained.

"Every part of government has to start telling people: 'Take some personal responsibility here. Don't infect other people,'" Rick Scott warned.

"We need to get a handle on the spread otherwise we're going to be in the same situation as Italy, and that's not so far off," Dr. Nicole Saphier cautioned.

The Democratic challenger is now ahead of the GOP senator by 7 points.

Among Democratic contenders, Bernie Sanders led in February with a record-breaking $46.5 million fundraising haul from small donors.

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is set for a busy second day on Thursday, with prominent speakers including Vice President Mike Pence and GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel scheduled to take part.

Anti-liberal Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermuele sparked controversy Thursday on Twitter by saying a group of principled conservatives would comprise the "first group for the camps."