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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.
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Gohmert returns to Congress despite possible coronavirus exposure after physician recommendation — Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) returned to Congress Monday, despite potentially being exposed to the coronavirus, saying he was advised by a Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Trump Hasn't Been Tested for Virus But Top Aide Is Quarantined — Trump named Meadows as his new chief of staff last week — Several lawmakers had contact with infected person at event — President Donald Trump has yet to be tested for the coronavirus, even as his incoming chief …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Three GOP congressmen who interacted with Trump say they are quarantining after contact with coronavirus carrier
Three GOP congressmen who interacted with Trump say they are quarantining after contact with coronavirus carrier
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Washington Post:
From tweet eruptions to economic steps, Trump struggles for calm amid market meltdown and coronavirus crisis
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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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.
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Rick Newman / Yahoo Finance:
America's worst financial adviser — The Kudlow Portfolio is tanking. — On Feb. 25, Larry Kudlow, director of the White House's National Economic Council, suggested it was a good time to buy stocks. “The virus story is not going to last forever,” Kudlow
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John Walcott / TIME:
The Trump Administration Is Stalling an Intel Report That Warns the U.S. Isn't Ready for a Global Pandemic — An annual intelligence report that has been postponed without explanation by President Donald Trump's administration warns that the U.S. remains unprepared for a global pandemic …
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Jeffery Martin / Newsweek:
Republican mayor drops Donald Trump for Joe Biden in key swing state of Michigan — With Tuesday's Democratic primaries hours away, former Vice President Joe Biden has found an unexpected supporter in Sterling Heights, Michigan Mayor Michael Taylor, a Republican.
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Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Kamala Harris Looks Like A VP As She Brings Down The House At Biden's Michigan Rally — California Sen. Kamala Harris - seen by many as a top contender for a vice presidential slot - brought down the house at Joe Biden's jam-packed Detroit rally on Monday night.
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 …
Associated Press:
Trump talks down virus as his properties face possible hit — NEW YORK (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's first impulses in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in China was to suggest it was a buying opportunity in the U.S. stock market. — Even as the global peril of the virus …
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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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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
The Dangerous Delays in U.S. Coronavirus Testing Continue — Nearly two weeks after the new coronavirus was first found to be spreading among Americans, the United States remains dangerously limited in its capacity to test people for the illness, an ongoing investigation from The Atlantic has found.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
'My phone's been blowing up': CPAC attendees rip the group's virus messaging — A CPAC attendee infected with coronavirus attended multiple days of the conference on a gold-level VIP ticket as well as a Friday night Shabbat dinner associated with the event, according to people familiar with the situation.
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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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Tom Bossert / Washington Post:
It's now or never for the U.S. if it hopes to keep coronavirus from burning out of control — This column has been updated. — Tom Bossert served as homeland security adviser to President Trump from 2017 to 2018. — The first phase of the coronavirus outbreak was a domestic challenge …
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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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Securities and Exchange Commission asks D.C. employees to work from home after coronavirus scare — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday asked employees at its DC headquarters to stay away from the office due to a coronavirus scare, becoming the first major federal employer to turn telework due spreading virus.
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New York Times:
Economy Faces ‘Tornado-Like Headwind’ as Financial Markets Spiral — Crashing financial markets are increasing the risk of a vicious cycle that could usher in a recession. — The fast-spreading coronavirus and a plunge in oil prices set off a chain reaction in financial markets on Monday …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
As the Economy Weakens, the Case for Bernie Grows Stronger — Over the past week, Bernie Sanders's odds of winning the Democratic primary have collapsed — even as the case for his nomination has become sturdier than ever before. — After hitting a high of nearly 70 percent following the Nevada caucuses …
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Beth LeBlanc / Detroit News:
Long voter waits in Ann Arbor, East Lansing on eve of Michigan primary — East Lansing — College students flooding city clerk's offices in Ann Arbor and East Lansing for absentee ballots and same-day registration were creating wait times of 30 minutes to an hour on the eve of Michigan's presidential primary election.
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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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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.
Kevin Rector / Baltimore Sun:
Caught fabricating evidence, convicted Baltimore police officer remains on force 2½ years later — More than 2½ years ago, defense attorneys released Baltimore Police body-camera footage showing Officer Richard Pinheiro Jr. placing drugs in a vacant lot and then acting as if he'd just discovered them.
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.