Chuck Grassley, Second Oldest Senator, Tests Positive for Covid

  • Republican had been quarantining following exposure to virus
  • As president pro tempore, in line of presidential succession
Chuck Grassley, center, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Nov. 10.Photographer: Jason Andrew/The New York Times/Bloomberg
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, an 87-year-old in the line of succession to the presidency, announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Grassley reported the test results late in the day, after beginning a quarantine Tuesday morning following notification he had been exposed to the virus. On Monday, Grassley gave a speech on the Senate floor, without wearing a mask.