Coronavirus: Inside the White House's race for more tests

Published: May 7, 2020, 9 a.m.

Host Dan Diamond and POLITICO Dispatch host Jeremy Siegel look at the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up testing to get the country to re-open...and grade how well Jared Kushner's team has done. Stay up-to-date on the latest Covid-19 news by subscribing to the POLITICO Nightly and POLITICO Pulse newsletters. MENTIONED ON THIS SHOW - Kushner assembled a crash team to address coronavirus problems, Dan first reported.·  - By early April, it was clear that many major initiatives were being driven by Kushner's group.·  - The team now says its work, including a 96-hour project, helped reverse the nation's testing problems. - Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.   Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter. Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.