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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Free Press poll: Biden holds huge 24-point edge over Sanders in Michigan — Former Vice President Joe Biden, riding a wave of momentum from primaries in South Carolina and Super Tuesday states, comes into Tuesday's Michigan primary with a 24-point lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in a new Free Press poll.
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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 …
CNN:
CNN poll: Biden has double-digit lead over Sanders for Democratic nomination — (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Cory Booker Endorses Joe Biden — The endorsement from Mr. Booker comes 24 hours after Kamala Harris endorsed Mr. Biden, and the two senators will appear with the former vice president at a rally in Detroit on Monday night. — Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey endorsed former Vice President …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Michigan Was Once Bernie's Resurrection. Now It Could Be His Burial.
Michigan Was Once Bernie's Resurrection. Now It Could Be His Burial.
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The Daily Caller
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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Washington Post:
Live updates: World markets spiral as coronavirus fear unleashes oil-price war; NY Port Authority head tests positive — A new oil price war sparked by the coronavirus sent shock waves through financial markets, with stocks tumbling around the world as more countries implemented measures …
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David Winning / Wall Street Journal:
Global Markets in Turmoil as Oil Plunges — Bond investors push U.S. Treasury yields to fresh record as concerns about global economic stability escalate — The prospect of an energy glut ratcheted up turmoil across markets world-wide on Monday, with oil plunging 20% and the yield …
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Brian Sullivan / CNBC:
Putin just sparked an oil price war with Saudi Arabia — and US energy companies may be the victims — Russia rejected a proposal by OPEC to cut 1.5 million barrels per day of production. — In response, Saudi Arabia not only cut its forward crude price to Chinese customers by as much as $6 …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus — (CNN)Fissures between the White House and national health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have begun to expand as the coronavirus pandemic spreads to more American states …
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The unique incompetence of Donald Trump in a crisis — When bureaucratic mistakes are compounded by political incompetence. — I needed to do two kinds of research when writing “Theories of International Politics and Zombies.” The first was mastering the zombie genre.
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Mick Mulvaney Was a Deeply Unimpressive Chief of Staff
Washington Post:
Hundreds exposed to D.C. church rector with coronavirus urged to self-quarantine — This is a developing story. It will be updated. — D.C. officials on Monday urged hundreds who attended Christ Church Georgetown on several recent days to self-quarantine because of their exposure …
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CNN:
As coronavirus gains a foothold in the nation, it's business as usual for Trump
As coronavirus gains a foothold in the nation, it's business as usual for Trump
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
DC Outlets Ask Reporters Who Covered CPAC to Self-Quarantine Due to Coronavirus Concerns
DC Outlets Ask Reporters Who Covered CPAC to Self-Quarantine Due to Coronavirus Concerns
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Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Bullock's Last Minute Entry Moves Montana Senate to Lean Republican — Today, Senate Democrats further expanded a 2020 map that was already providing them plenty of pick-up opportunities to add one more, by convincing Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to challenge Republican Sen. Steve Daines.
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Bloomberg:
Deepening Rout in U.S. Stock Futures Triggers Limit Down Rules — CME rules stipulate futures can't fall more than 5% from close — S&P 500 futures sink as Saudi Arabia wages oil price war — Waves of selling in U.S. stock index futures triggered Chicago Mercantile Exchange limits …
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Yun Li / CNBC:
Dow futures tumble 900 points as all-out oil price war adds to coronavirus stress
Dow futures tumble 900 points as all-out oil price war adds to coronavirus stress
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Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Oil prices plunge as much as 30% after OPEC deal failure sparks price war
Oil prices plunge as much as 30% after OPEC deal failure sparks price war
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Simple Reason the Left Won't Stop Losing — Progressives need to care more about winning. — How did the political left squander the opportunity that was the 2020 primary campaign? — The Trump presidency has created tremendous energy among progressives. More than half of Democratic voters now identify as liberal.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump as ‘manipulated media’ — It's the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos — Twitter applied its new “manipulated media” label for the first time on Sunday to a deceptively edited video of former vice president Joe Biden.
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Manipulated Biden Video Escalates Online Speech War With Trump
Manipulated Biden Video Escalates Online Speech War With Trump
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, Coronavirus Proves to Be an Enemy He Can't Tweet Away — A president who is at his strongest politically when he has a human target to attack has found it harder to confront a growing outbreak that has rattled the country. — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Defending against criticism …
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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NBC News:
Anxiety in an aging Congress as coronavirus marches across U.S. — “There's a lot of concern that members could bring it home,” a senior Democratic leadership aide says as offices discuss recessing Congress. — WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are becoming increasingly anxious about coronavirus …
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Congress Considering Emergency Shutdown Over Coronavirus Threat to Aging Members
Congress Considering Emergency Shutdown Over Coronavirus Threat to Aging Members
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Michael Fumento / New York Post:
Coronavirus going to hit its peak and start falling sooner than you think — Nations are closing borders, stocks are plummeting and a New York Times headline reads: “The Coronavirus Has Put the World's Economy in Survival Mode.” Both political parties have realized the crisis could severely impact …
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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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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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
What the media missed about Joe Biden's electability — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Tougaloo College on March 08, 2020 in Tougaloo, Mississippi. Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images — Political devotees don't like Joe Biden, but voters do.
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CNBC:
Twitter CEO Dorsey keeps his job after company strikes investment deal with Elliott Management, Silver Lake — Twitter struck a deal with investment firms Silver Lake and Elliott Management that does not mention changes to Jack Dorsey's role as CEO, the company announced Monday.
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