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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He's Definitely Melting Down Over This”: Trump, Germaphobe in Chief, Struggles to Control the Covid-19 Story — Publicly, he sees it as yet another ("Fake News") media war; privately, he worries about virus-carrying journalists on Air Force One. But cancel his rallies? “I'm not going to do it,” he says.
New York Times:
Trump Floats Economic Stimulus in Response to Coronavirus — The president backed a payroll tax cut and aid for hourly wage earners affected by the outbreak. He spoke after a trip where he spent time with two congressmen who were exposed to a person infected with the virus.
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Gaetz goes into quarantine AFTER flying on Air Force One with Trump — President Donald Trump refused to answer questions on whether he's been tested for the coronavirus after traveling with Congressman Matt Gaetz, who is voluntarily self-quarantining.
Politico:
‘There are going to be cases’: Coronavirus gets real for an aging Senate
‘There are going to be cases’: Coronavirus gets real for an aging Senate
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Doug Collins had contact with coronavirus patient, will self-quarantine
GOP Rep. Doug Collins had contact with coronavirus patient, will self-quarantine
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republicans who came in contact with Trump self-quarantine
Republicans who came in contact with Trump self-quarantine
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Fox News, VICE, The Hill and The Boston Globe
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trump Recently Spent Time With Doug Collins And Matt Gaetz, Who Both Just Quarantined Themselves …
Trump Recently Spent Time With Doug Collins And Matt Gaetz, Who Both Just Quarantined Themselves …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Biden Holds Primary Lead; Dems Have Edge in General — West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a lead over Bernie Sanders in the crucial Michigan primary contest according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll. The poll also finds both Democrats with a slight edge over President Donald Trump …
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Free Press poll: Biden holds huge 24-point edge over Sanders in Michigan
Free Press poll: Biden holds huge 24-point edge over Sanders in Michigan
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Stephanie Grisham's stunningly bad answer about President Trump and coronavirus — (CNN)This a real exchange that happened Monday morning between “Fox & Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt and White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham: … Just so everyone is clear on this.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump and Pence try to reassure GOP donors they have coronavirus response under control
CNBC:
Coronavirus response: Trump floats payroll tax cut, other financial relief amid outbreak
Coronavirus response: Trump floats payroll tax cut, other financial relief amid outbreak
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Melania Trump cancels California fundraiser
QU Poll:
Release Detail — March 9, 2020 - Biden Crushes Sanders In Democratic Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Disapprove Of Trump's Response To Coronavirus — In the wake of Super Tuesday and as the Democratic contest has narrowed to essentially a two-person race …
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
Why CNN is calling the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic — (CNN)Starting today, you will notice that CNN is using the term pandemic to describe the current coronavirus outbreak. It is not a decision we take lightly. While we know it sounds alarming, it should not cause panic. — So why now?
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Trump administration clashes with airline officials over coronavirus
Trump administration clashes with airline officials over coronavirus
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus
Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus
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New York Times, Washington Post, Q13 FOX News, Politico and NBC News
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
We Are Watching the Probable Demise of Trump's Reelection in Real Time — President Trump's political career has consisted of a series of self-generated crises that he has improbably survived, from insinuating that John McCain was a coward for having been captured during the war …
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Dow sinks more than 2,000 points amid coronavirus uncertainty and plunging oil prices — Markets are teetering close to bear market territory. — Coronavirus fears and the steep sell-off in crude oil caused U.S. markets to continue their precipitous fall, with the Dow Jones Industrial …
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Axios:
Joe Biden's secret governing plan — This is a new “Axios on HBO” column on the reality behind the curtain of the powerful, by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen. — Joe Biden confidants are privately discussing potential leaders and Cabinet members for his White House, including the need to name …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP's ‘Hunterghazi’ probe is about to get much worse — By shocking coincidence, Senate Republicans are set to take a huge step forward with their efforts to investigate Hunter Biden — at exactly the time when Joe Biden is likely to cement his hold on the Democratic nomination.
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Politico:
Bloomberg aides cut loose despite year-long employment promise — Mike Bloomberg's shuttered presidential campaign is dismissing staffers across the country and inviting them to reapply for jobs on his new independent committee — despite extending guarantees of being paid through the November election when they were hired.
Bloomberg:
Seattle's Patient Zero Spread Coronavirus Despite Ebola-Style Lockdown — The man who would become Patient Zero for the new coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. appeared to do everything right. He arrived Jan. 19 at an urgent-care clinic in a suburb north of Seattle with a slightly elevated temperature …
Sarah Longwell / New York Times:
‘Never Trump’ Republicans Will Support Biden, not Sanders — Right-of-center voters are open to voting for a moderate Democrat. They have been helping one in the primaries. — Ms. Longwell is the director of Defending Democracy Together. — As more data emerge to explain former Vice …
Alex Wickham / BuzzFeed:
The UK Government Has Reacted With “Incredulity” And “Genuine Disbelief” At Trump's Handling Of Coronavirus — “Our COVID-19 counter-disinformation unit would need twice the manpower if we included him in our monitoring.” — UK government ministers and officials have privately reacted with …
Axios:
Scoop: Pence urged Netanyahu not to target U.S. with coronavirus quarantine, but “go global” — Vice President Mike Pence personally asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu not to target his newly announced coronavirus quarantine at visitors from the U.S., but to “go global,” senior Israeli officials tell me.
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
The coronavirus is Trump's Chernobyl — On Saturday, April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor at Chernobyl power station exploded just outside the town of Pripyat in the Soviet Union. During the crucial early hours of the disaster, a cascading series of mistakes exacerbated the emergency.
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Akane Otani / Wall Street Journal:
Circuit Breaker Halts Stock Trading for First Time Since 1997 — Stock trading halted for 15 minutes after S&P 500 falls 7% — Stock trading was briefly halted Monday for the first time since 1997 after a tumultuous selloff triggered an automatic curb on trading.
Christina Capatides / CBS News:
Coronavirus cannot be cured by drinking bleach or snorting cocaine, despite social media rumors — In the wake of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, Facebook and Twitter have been forced to respond to the proliferation of fake news on their platforms. And while many probably assume …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Former Obama fundraising chief calls on over 700 bundlers to back Joe Biden's surging campaign — The architect of President Barack Obama's 2012 fundraising juggernaut has reached out to more than 700 bundlers in a bid to convince them to back Joe Biden's candidacy as he rides momentum from his Super Tuesday triumphs.
ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: Trump promises economic relief plan — Pence said he doesn't know if the president has been tested for the virus. — A global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 110,000 people, mostly in China. — The newly identified virus …
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Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Three Ohioans, all from Cuyahoga County, have coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine says — COLUMBUS, Ohio—Three Ohioans have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday afternoon. — The governor, speaking at a Statehouse news conference, said all three are from Cuyahoga County.
New York Times:
How the Trump Campaign Took Over the G.O.P. — The president's campaign manager and his allies commandeered Republican voter data and fund-raising engines, consolidating power — and profiting — in ways never before possible. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign manager and a circle …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Head of Port Authority Tests Positive — Rick Cotton, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is one of the most prominent U.S. officials to have contracted the virus. — Rick Cotton, the executive director of the Port Authority …
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