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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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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
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Kamala Harris Looks Like A VP As She Brings Down The House At Biden's Michigan Rally
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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The Guardian, CNN 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, VICE, Mediaite, ImmigrationProf Blog and CNN
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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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
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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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
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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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats vote: What the polls show for Biden and Sanders in Michigan, other states
Democrats vote: What the polls show for Biden and Sanders in Michigan, other states
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Associated Press, New York Times, Michigan Advance, HuffPost, The Hill, Politico and One America News Network
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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FiveThirtyEight, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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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The Root and Balloon Juice
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, Political Wire, Breitbart and The Hill
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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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
This is the YOLO presidency — Two weeks ago, after stocks …
This is the YOLO presidency — Two weeks ago, after stocks …
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Raw Story
Rick Newman / Yahoo Finance:
America's worst financial adviser
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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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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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
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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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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Raw Story
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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 …
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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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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
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
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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Washington Post
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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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
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.
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The Atlantic
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 …
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CNBC and Associated Press