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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump cancels, then re-reschedules trip to CDC after coronavirus scare — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled and then re-scheduled a Friday visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta as the coronavirus outbreak escalates. — Trump told reporters early Friday morning …
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A presidency of two for coronavirus: Trump hands his sidekick the job of a savior — Donald Trump is finally securing the presidency he's always wanted: He rallies the people. Mike Pence governs them. — As Trump prepares to decamp to his oceanfront club in West Palm Beach this weekend …
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Associated Press, The Hill, Breitbart, Florida Politics and No More Mister Nice Blog
Alan Ryland / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Slammed for Canceling CDC Visit as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
Trump Slammed for Canceling CDC Visit as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
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The American Independent, The Intellectualist and Talking Points Memo
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump to meet with Brazil's president Friday at Mar-a-Lago
Trump to meet with Brazil's president Friday at Mar-a-Lago
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Washington Post, Associated Press, New York Post and One America News Network
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing — It's one of the most urgent questions in the United States right now: How many people have actually been tested for the coronavirus? — This number would give a sense of how widespread the disease is …
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Warren calls out Sanders for ‘organized nastiness’ and ‘bullying’ by his supporters — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called out Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for not taking steps to control the “organized nastiness” of some of his supporters during the presidential campaign.
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
‘This is absolutely abhorrent’: Nazi flag at Sanders rally sparks outcry, concerns about safety — Moments after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took the stage at his campaign rally in Phoenix Thursday night, the crowd was on its feet cheering madly for the Democratic presidential candidate.
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BuzzFeed News:
A Man Unfurled A Nazi Flag And Shouted Jewish Slurs At A Bernie Sanders Rally — PHOENIX — A man waving a Nazi flag and shouting “Heil Hitler” was kicked out of a rally for Bernie Sanders on Thursday, a shocking incident targeting the man running to be the first Jewish president.
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
‘This Was a Grift’: Bloomberg Staffers Explain Campaign's Demise — When Elizabeth Warren embarrassed Bloomberg on the debate stage, his lackluster campaign was effectively over. — Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday after being walloped on Super Tuesday.
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National Review and Raw Story
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren
Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren
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Los Angeles Times, IJR and The Morning Missive
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity — Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked to find a sister city in Russia when he was a mayor in the 1980s. Moscow saw a chance for propaganda.
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Washington Post, National Review, PREVAIL, Louder With Crowder, The Daily Dot, Outside the Beltway, Slate and Twitchy
Mara Gay / New York Times:
Why Southern Democrats Saved Biden — For those who live in the shadow of segregation and racial terror, the election is not about policy or personality. It's about something much darker. — Ms. Gay is a member of the editorial board. — At the Lorraine Motel in Memphis …
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Republicans Prepare Full Court Press On Joe Biden's Mental Fitness
Republicans Prepare Full Court Press On Joe Biden's Mental Fitness
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Washington Monthly, Breitbart, Bandy X. Lee and Yahoo News
David Brooks / New York Times:
Biden's Rise Gives the Establishment One Last Chance
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Black voters just rescued the Democratic Party
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Jim Clyburn Saves the Democrats
Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Trump makes breezy, boastful assessment of coronavirus impact in US - live — Donald Trump just lit into Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden almost in a single breath, in one of his free-wheeling Q & As with gathered media at the White House earlier this morning.
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Pounce After Trump Says He Intends to Cut Entitlements
Dems Pounce After Trump Says He Intends to Cut Entitlements
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Raw Story, The Intellectualist, ABC News and The American Independent
Politico:
Trump loses another White House ‘original’ — Adam Kennedy, who led the White House's rapid response efforts on impeachment and other crises, including Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation battle, is leaving the government later this month, according to two White House officials.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Calls Barr's Handling of Mueller Report ‘Distorted’ and ‘Misleading’ — The judge said the attorney general lacked credibility on the matter and said he would review the report to decide whether to make its redacted portions public. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge …
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The Root, Politico, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
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emptywheel:
Questioning Bill Barr's “No Collusion” Propaganda, Reggie Walton Orders an In Camera Review of Mueller Report
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Federal Judge Says He Needs to Review Every Mueller Report Redaction Because Barr Can't Be Trusted
Federal Judge Says He Needs to Review Every Mueller Report Redaction Because Barr Can't Be Trusted
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Daily Kos, Washington Post and Raw Story
Emily Baumgaertner / Los Angeles Times:
Chaos at hospitals due to shortage of coronavirus tests — As COVID-19 cases spike, the test kits needed to help stem the spread of the disease remain in short supply, with healthcare workers across the state reporting widespread failings in the federal government's response to the growing crisis.
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Bangor Daily News
Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps — China's errors, dating back to the very first patients, were compounded by political leaders who dragged their feet to inform the public of the risks and to take decisive control measures — WUHAN—It was on Dec. 10 that Wei Guixian …
TIME:
‘Doomed from the Start.’ Experts Say the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work — The Trump Administration's strategy to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, began with a relatively simple focus: keep it out of the United States.
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Vox, Washington Post, Daily Kos and Rolling Stone
New York Times:
First U.S. Colleges Close Classrooms as Virus Spreads. More Could Follow. — The University of Washington said it would move to online classes for its 50,000 students. With colleges nationwide about to empty for spring break, students fear they might not be coming back.
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Explains Monica Lewinsky Affair as ‘Managing My Anxieties’ — Mr. Clinton was asked about the scandal for the Hulu documentary series “Hillary.” — Former President Bill Clinton, recalling the sex scandal that led to his impeachment in 1998, says in a new documentary series …
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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Hillary calls herself ‘the most investigated innocent person in America’ …
Hillary calls herself ‘the most investigated innocent person in America’ …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The next coronavirus crisis — DRIVING THE DAY — THINK ABOUT THIS: What if this is only the beginning of the coronavirus economic downturn? Imagine if stocks keep on slipping and, even more concerning, if Americans truly stop traveling domestically and internationally over the spring and summer.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job growth smashes expectations for February as unemployment falls back to 3.5% — By Jeff Cox@JEFF.COX.7528@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM — Nonfarm payrolls rose by 273,000 in February vs. a 175,000 estimate, while the unemployment rate edged lower to 3.5%. — Job gains were widespread, with health care adding 57,000 to lead the way.
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The Week
May Warren / Toronto Star:
Person who travelled to Vegas tests positive for coronavirus; Toronto Public Health monitoring — A person who travelled to Las Vegas for an international conference has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of infections in Ontario to 24.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Louie Gohmert And Steve King Take To House Floor to Suggest The Deep State Killed a Man — Former DHS official Philip Haney's death, which police have described as ‘self-inflicted’ has fueled right-wing conspiracies. Now, members of Congress are getting in on the act.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The ‘Million Dollars Per Person’ Affair Is Telling — Herewith, a good example of why the Democratic Party is stuck in its current mode. … Obviously, the math here is spectacularly off. If Michael Bloomberg had divided the money he spent on his presidential run evenly among Americans, we would each have got $1.53, not $1 million.
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The Hill, Power Line, The Federalist, Washington Post, The Wrap, The Week, The Daily Caller and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Calamitous Coronavirus Response — A whole-of-government mobilization to protect the president's ego. — Last month, after analyzing figures on epidemics since 1960, The Economist concluded that people die at a higher rate from such disease outbreaks in authoritarian countries …
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Washington Post
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Why ‘Medicare for All’ wrecked Elizabeth Warren but not Bernie Sanders — Analysis: Warren's embrace of the ambitious health care overhaul ran afoul of her political base at the wrong time. — WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren, whose presidential fortunes were on the upswing just months ago, is out of the race.
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