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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP mayor in pro-Trump county explains his surprise vote for Biden — If President Trump is going to lose reelection, one place it might happen is in counties that switched from Barack Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016 — but are now home to untold numbers of voters who are deeply alienated by Trump's chaotic …
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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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Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Kamala Harris Looks Like A VP As She Brings Down The House At Biden's Michigan Rally
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Three GOP congressmen who interacted with Trump say they are quarantining after contact with coronavirus carrier — The incoming White House chief of staff, Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, was among three Republican congressmen who said Monday that they were quarantining themselves …
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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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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and the Pandemic — The virus can't be bluffed or bullied and will soon become his greatest adversary. — The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest challenge Donald Trump has ever faced. As stock markets fall and patient numbers rise, the epidemic threatens the lives of some Americans …
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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 …
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
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.
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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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 …
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 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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