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CNBC:
White House plan for economic response to coronavirus is ‘not there right now,’ officials say — The White House is far from ready to roll out specific economic proposals in its response to the widening impact of the coronavirus outbreak, administration officials said.
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CNBC:
Dow jumps more than 700 points after Wall Street's biggest rout since 2008 — Fundstrat's Lee: It's unimaginable the U.S. is trending in the direction of countries that have emergency rates — Stocks rallied on Tuesday as Wall Street clawed back some of the massive losses suffered in the previous session.
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JustOneMinute, Lead Stories, IJR, NBC News and Reuters
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump seeks ‘big’ stimulus steps but aides are skeptical
Trump seeks ‘big’ stimulus steps but aides are skeptical
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One America News Network
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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NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Polls, Vanity Fair, The Federalist, Redstate, CNN, The Hill and Townhall
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Michigan Republican Mayor Who Voted For Trump Switches To Biden: ‘Even More Deranged Now Than I Thought Then’ — A Michigan mayor and longtime Republican has decided to renounce President Donald Trump in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden. — The Chicago Tribune has released a profile …
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The Week
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP mayor in pro-Trump county explains his surprise vote for Biden
GOP mayor in pro-Trump county explains his surprise vote for Biden
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Raw Story
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Democrats' path to the White House runs through places like Michigan's Macomb County …
Democrats' path to the White House runs through places like Michigan's Macomb County …
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National Review, The Guardian, CNN, The Hill and Political Wire
Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:
Trump administration orders immigration courts to immediately remove coronavirus posters — Immigration court staff nationwide have been ordered by the Trump administration to take down all coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. — The Executive Office for Immigration Review …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos, VICE, Mediaite, CNN, ImmigrationProf Blog and Law & Crime
CNBC:
CDC tells people over 60 or who have chronic illnesses like diabetes to stock up on goods and buckle down for a lengthy stay at home — The CDC is expanding its guidance for people at extreme risk of serious illness, like those over 60 or with underlying health conditions.
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Balloon Juice
Business Insider:
One chart shows how many coronavirus tests per capita have been completed in 8 countries. The US is woefully behind. — As the coronavirus spreads globally — more than 100 countries have reported cases — governments are ramping up testing. — South Korea and China have tested hundreds of thousands of cases.
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Bangor Daily News
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Only 5,000 Americans have been tested for the coronavirus so far — Despite vows to drastically expand coronavirus testing, federal and state public health authorities have tested only 4,987 people for the coronavirus as of Tuesday morning, according to the Centers for Disease Control …
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
The Dangerous Delays in U.S. Coronavirus Testing Haven't Stopped
The Dangerous Delays in U.S. Coronavirus Testing Haven't Stopped
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The Hill, New York Times, Daily Kos, The Daily Dot and courthousenews.com
Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Cancel Everything — Social distancing is the only way to stop the coronavirus. We must start immediately. — Contributing writer at The Atlantic — We don't yet know the full ramifications of the novel coronavirus. But three crucial facts have become clear in the first months of this extraordinary global event.
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Althouse, Washington Post and Unfogged
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats vote: What the polls show for Biden and Sanders in Michigan, other states — The former vice president has been on the move since winning big on Super Tuesday last week. — Democratic voters in six states will make their choices for president known Tuesday, when more than 350 delegates are at stake.
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Associated Press, New York Times, Michigan Advance, Breitbart, HuffPost, The Hill and Politico
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump and GOP mount coordinated campaign to paint Biden as senile
Trump and GOP mount coordinated campaign to paint Biden as senile
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Fox News, Common Dreams, Mediaite, NBC News, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, IJR and PJ Media Home, more at Mediagazer »
Cameron Peters / Vox:
When polls close on March 10 — and when we might get results
When polls close on March 10 — and when we might get results
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Daily Kos, NPR and The Guardian
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Approval of U.S. Congressional Republicans Tops Democrats — WASHINGTON, D.C. — More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats' performance — 40% vs. 35%. The rating for Republicans in Congress has risen six percentage points since late October …
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Townhall, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, The Hill and Political Wire
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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Balloon Juice and The Root
Washington Post:
Trump's acting intelligence chief declines to meet with Congress for election threats briefing — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declined to appear before Congress on Tuesday to speak about foreign election threats, citing apprehension about his preparedness …
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 …
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IJR, PJ Media Home and Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Three reasons Joe Biden will never be president — Joe Biden was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 1973. He remained in the Senate until January 15, 2009 — a span of 36 years. If history is any guide, that alone is a disqualifier in Biden's quest for the White House.
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Power Line
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Department must disclose secret Mueller grand jury evidence to Congress, appeals court finds — The Justice Department must release to congressional Democrats secret grand jury evidence lawmakers are seeking in ongoing investigations into President Trump, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday.
Keith A. Spencer / Salon:
There is hard data that shows “Bernie Bros” are a myth — A computational social scientist's study shows Bernie's Twitter followers act pretty much the same as everyone else — Mainstream pundits and politicians continue to obsess over the stereotype of the “Bernie Bro,” …
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Political Junkie and The Outline
Wall Street Journal:
Containment Area Planned for New York Suburb to Stem Coronavirus Spread — The containment will last two weeks, closing schools, facilities in the New Rochelle area — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York would establish a “containment area” in New Rochelle to control the spread of a novel coronavirus …
Cristian Salazar / The Guardian:
‘Remember us’: could Trump lose Florida because of hurricane refugees? — Many Puerto Ricans fleeing to Florida felt sidelined by Trump after the federal government's insufficient response to Hurricane Maria — Marta Rivera was an avid voter in Puerto Rico - one who enjoyed researching …
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Raw Story
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Trump has met his Hurricane Katrina, media declare for the umpteenth time
Trump has met his Hurricane Katrina, media declare for the umpteenth time
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Townhall
Sydney Kashiwagi / Staten Island Advance:
Mayor says NYC has no plans to cancel St. Patrick's Day Parade as Ireland cancels Dublin's parade amid coronavirus fears — BROOKLYN — As Ireland has opted to cancel its annual St. Patrick's Parade in Dublin, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that the city currently has no plans to cancel …
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CBS News, The Daily Caller and BBC
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia's Parliament Passes Law Enabling Putin to Run for President Again — In a carefully scripted appearance, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed that he should be allowed to seek two more terms, if the Constitutional Court agrees. — MOSCOW — At the urging of President Vladimir V. Putin …
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Washington Monthly
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Bridget Read / The Cut:
The Original Sandernista For richer or poorer, Jane Sanders married a movement. — In 1981, when Bernie Sanders had been mayor of Burlington, Vermont, for less than three months, Jane Sanders asked for a desk in City Hall. This was when she was still Jane Driscoll, the 30-year-old divorced mother …
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Gothamist
Stephen Matthews / Daily Mail:
Would you like a coronavirus test with that? Germany is now using drive-thru centres to swab patients for the killer infection as outbreak continues to spiral in Europe — By STEPHEN MATTHEWS HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE — Germany is now testing patients for the deadly coronavirus …
New York Times:
Russia Trying to Stoke U.S. Racial Tensions Before Election, Officials Say — Russian intelligence services are trying to incite violence by white supremacist groups to sow chaos in the United States, American intelligence officials said. — WASHINGTON — The Russian government has stepped …
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The American Independent and Just Security
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Bloomberg's Job Security Promises Are Falling Through, Campaign Workers Say — Former campaign workers for Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential bid reacted angrily on Monday to news that they would not work through the November election, as expected. — When the multibillionaire Michael R …
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The Federalist
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Tlaib Pictured in T-Shirt That Erases Israel Off the Map — Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) was recently pictured sporting a t-shirt that portrays the modern state of Israel as belonging entirely to Palestine. — Tlaib, one of Congress's leading critics of Israel, was pictured in the t-shirt …
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Coronavirus Has Dangerously Inverted the Long-Standing White House Theme — Throughout the many disasters that have befallen the Trump administration, one theme has remained a constant: malevolence tempered by incompetence. That description emerged from a text-message conversation between …
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The Editorial Board, Washington Post and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump Chatted With Taliban Leaders on Secret U.S. Kill-or-Capture List — The commander in chief got on the phone with people his government officially wants jailed or dead, Defense Department sources told The Daily Beast. — President Donald Trump's phone call with Taliban leaders last week …
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Associated Press
Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
As coronavirus recession threatens, economists recommend cash for people — The White House is preparing to meet with Wall Street executives to discuss measures to protect the economy from the coronavirus outbreak. But Wall Street is low on the list of responses economists say the government should be considering.
Chris Kratzer / Cygnal:
Cygnal Poll: Tuberville Leads by Two Touchdowns Headed Into the 4th Quarter of the GOP Senate Primary Race — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A week after Super Tuesday, former Auburn Tigers football coach Tommy Tuberville has a commanding lead in the Alabama primary runoff for U.S. Senate against former Senator …