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10:30 AM ET, March 7, 2020

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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘Maybe I have a natural ability’: Trump plays medical expert on coronavirus by second-guessing the professionals  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  President Trump likes to say that he fell into politics almost by accident, and on Friday …
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Washington Post:
21 people test positive for coronavirus on California cruise ship, out of 46 tested so far  —  Nearly half of the people initially tested aboard a cruise ship being held in waters off San Francisco have been infected with coronavirus, Vice President Pence said Friday.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Which is Trump more worried about: coronavirus numbers or coronavirus patients?  —  A comment on Friday suggests it's the former  —  A comment President Trump made during his visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday brought into focus a unifying theory …
Joanne Kenen / Politico:   How testing failures allowed coronavirus to sweep the U.S.
ABC News:
2 die from coronavirus in Florida, raising US death toll to 17
Discussion: HuffPost
Washington Post:
Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump announced Friday that he has selected outgoing Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) as his next White House chief of staff, tapping one of his most stalwart congressional allies to run the White House …
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New York Times:
Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney  —  President Trump said Friday that Representative Mark Meadows, Republican of North Carolina and a stalwart conservative ally, will become White House chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney, who has served as the acting chief for more than a year.
Associated Press:
Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:   ‘A TOTAL LEGEND’: How Dan Scavino Became One Of Trump's Most Important Advisers
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another judge orders review of Russia-probe related document
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Innocuous Story of Bernie Sanders's Trip to Russia  —  On Thursday night, the Times published an article titled “As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity.”  The subtitle: “Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked …
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
A Sanders Voter, Weary of Debt at 29: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose’  —  Brian Michelz has never worn a political T-shirt or been to a campaign rally.  But when he voted for the first time in his life, it was for Bernie Sanders.  What will he do if Mr. Sanders loses?
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New York Times:   The Bernie Sanders Personality Test
CNN:
Six former wrestlers say Rep. Jim Jordan knew about abusive OSU doctor  —  Watch Drew Griffin's report on what Jim Jordan knew about the OSU abuse allegations at 5 p.m. ET, on CNN's “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer.  —  (CNN)Tito Vazquez says he still remembers the day three decades ago when …
New York Times:
With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms  —  Despite efforts by President Trump and others to reassure the public that tests are getting disseminated quickly, several states, doctors and patients complained that access was limited.  —  President Trump claimed again …
Discussion: CNBC and Bloomberg
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Catches Kellyanne Conway Lying for Trump About Cutting Entitlements  —  “He didn't say that,” Conway said just before Fox News played a clip of Trump saying just that.  —  “Oh, we'll be cutting.”  —  Those four words—spoken in response to a question about entitlements during …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump calls Inslee a ‘snake’ over criticism of coronavirus rhetoric  —  President Donald Trump on Friday called Washington Gov. Jay Inslee “a snake” for criticizing his administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Speaking in Atlanta at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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USA Today:
Trump praises CDC amid coronvirus outbreak, calls Washington governor ‘a snake’ during visit to agency
Discussion: The Root
KGO / ABC7:
Live coronavirus updates: Stanford canceling all in-person courses for remainder of winter quarter amid COVID-19 concerns  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The outbreak of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is having a major impact across the world but also in cities across Northern California.
New York Times:
Saudi Prince Detains Senior Members of Royal Family  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has detained a brother of the king, a former crown prince and a cousin, royals who may have been seen as threats to his rule.  —  In a fresh episode of Saudi palace intrigue, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
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Todd Ruger / Roll Call:
Arrest McGahn?  House hints of possibility in court filing on subpoenas  —  The move would be an effort to force federal courts to decide whether congressional subpoenas can be enforced  —  The House hinted Friday that it might have to arrest former White House Counsel Don McGahn …
Nick Mutch / The Daily Beast:
Christopher Steele Whacks Mueller Report and ‘Bad Faith’ Team Trump  —  The former head of MI6's Russia desk was speaking publicly for the first time since his dossier on Trump's relationship with Russia was published in 2017.  —  OXFORD, England—Christopher Steele, a former British spy …
Charles Trepany / USA Today:
Jane Fonda avoids arrest at LA climate change protest, talks Bernie as ‘climate candidate’  —  LOS ANGELES - Jane Fonda may be back in Hollywood shooting “Grace and Frankie,” but she's still carving out time to protest.  —  On Friday, dressed in her classic red protest coat …
Discussion: IJR and New York Post
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher Goes Full Sexist, Defends Chris Matthews and Mocks His Sexual Harassment Accuser  —  It was a truly ugly, outrageously sexist display from the “Real Time” host.  —  After an extended (and terribly lame) opening monologue bit on the coronavirus and the bang-up job that “Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Obama's Homeland Security IG Indicted On Fraud, Theft Charges  —  Former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Charles Edwards and his former aide Murali Yamazula Venkata were indicted Friday on charges of stealing government property to defraud the U.S. government.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Says Coronavirus Will Help the Economy by Stopping All Travel  —  Last night, President Trump made an attempt to reassure the public on the state of the economy.  It was not very reassuring.  His answer implied that, however low your assessment of his grasp of the economy beforehand …
Discussion: Political Wire
Chris Sommerfeldt / The Seattle Times:
Biden and Sanders expected to be alone in qualifying for next debate  —  Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are likely to go head-to-head for the first time this month.  —  Democratic presidential candidates must have picked up at least 20% of the convention delegates disbursed so far to qualify …
Katy Tur / MSNBC:
Columbia U doctor on federal response to coronavirus: ‘gross amateur hour incompetence’  —  This morning President Trump signed an emergency bill for $8.4 billion coronavirus funding.  Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director Of Columbia University's National Center For Disaster Preparedness joins Yasmin Vossoughian …
 
 
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Tim Ryan / courthousenews.com:
Pause Lifted on Sweeping Pharmaceutical Discovery Order
Politico:
Biden, Bullock boost Dems' Senate hopes
Discussion: Raw Story
Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:
An Asylum-Seeker Who Was Kidnapped And Tortured With Acid Begged US Border Officers Not To Send Her Back.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal:
Mike Bloomberg's $620 Million Campaign Did Really Well—in American Samoa
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Immigration Officers Say Asylum Deal With Guatemala Is Unlawful
Discussion: The Root
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Washington Examiner's top editor orders staff not to write negative stories about Fox News
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House hires another college senior for sensitive administration post
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: City Pleads for More Tests as Cases Rise
Discussion: Gothamist
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Bailey’ vs. ‘blood and teeth’: The inside story of Elizabeth Warren's collapse
Discussion: Reason and CNN
Fox News:
Trump campaign sues CNN over ‘false and defamatory’ statements, seeks millions in damages
Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps
 

 
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