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CNBC:
Trump pitched 0% payroll tax rate for the rest of the year, White House official says — President Donald Trump, in a meeting with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday, pitched a 0% payroll tax rate that would last through the rest of this year, a White House official told CNBC.
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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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Washington Post:
Trump pitches payroll tax cut through election to skeptical GOP senators
Trump pitches payroll tax cut through election to skeptical GOP senators
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out if he loses Tuesday — DETROIT — Democrats have started loose discussions about how to get Bernie Sanders out of the race if he gets steamrolled in Tuesday night's primaries. — More than two dozen political operatives and delegate experts agreed …
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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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New York Times:
Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More
Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Michael Moore on Biden: People on the left 'don't see this as real change'
Michael Moore on Biden: People on the left 'don't see this as real change'
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Associated Press and One America News Network
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 3 likeliest outcomes from Super Tuesday II
Washington Post:
White House likely to pursue federal aid for shale companies hit by oil shock, coronavirus downturn — But the idea could face resistance from those who support direct aid to workers. One critic called the idea ‘absurd.’ — The White House is strongly considering pushing federal assistance …
Kelsey Bradshaw / Austin American-Statesman:
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones charged with DWI in Travis Co., authorities say — Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was booked into the Travis County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated just after midnight Tuesday, the Travis County sheriff's office said.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Arrested on DWI Charge — He claims that he wasn't even legally drunk. — Prominent right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested early Tuesday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, according to law enforcement.
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BBC:
Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive — Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has tested positive for coronavirus. — She said in a statement that as soon as she was informed she took all the advised precautions and had been self-isolating at home.
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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 …
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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 …
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo and New York Times
Jim Thompson / Pensacola News Journal:
Gaetz slept in Walmart parking lot to avoid infecting others with possible coronavirus — As Air Force One rolled down a runway at Orlando Sanford International Airport on Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a last-minute passenger on the presidential aircraft, got a message from his chief of staff.
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Jake Lahut / Business Insider:
Matt Gaetz ended up sleeping in a Walmart parking lot after potentially exposing Trump to the coronavirus — Rep. Matt Gaetz's whirlwind of a day after he learned he was exposed to the coronavirus ended in a Walmart parking lot, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
Rodney Smith / Team Warren to Sanders:
Team Warren for Bernie Sanders — We, former members of the Warren for President Team, are proud to have worked for a candidate who fights tirelessly for a country that works for all of us. Elizabeth ran a campaign on intersectional policy issues like Medicare for All, a Wealth Tax …
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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.
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Meet the Insane People Still Planning Cruise Ship Vacations — Some people see the prospect of a deadly virus and a 14-day quarantine and run far, far away. Others see the deal of a lifetime. — The cruise ship industry is reeling. The outbreak of the new coronavirus has made the basic fundamentals …
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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP congressman — who warned Trump about pandemics — offers pointed criticism of proposed CDC cuts — This was the day Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has been warning about — and essentially predicted. Back in 2017, when the Trump administration first proposed steep cuts to programs …
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Tom Nichols / Washington Post:
Trump's critics aren't ‘politicizing the coronavirus.’ Trump is.
Trump's critics aren't ‘politicizing the coronavirus.’ Trump is.
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IJR
The Dworkin Report:
A psychologist just revealed the horrifying truth about Trump's malignant narcissism — The Dworkin Report The Dworkin Report — Scott speaks with Karine Jean-Pierre, the national spokeswoman for MoveOn.org and NBC/MSNBC commentator whose new book “Moving Forward: A Story of Hope …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Sanders, Biden cancel rallies because of coronavirus fears — The Tuesday evening rallies in Cleveland are the first presidential events to be canceled due to the outbreak so far. — Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden canceled campaign rallies planned for Tuesday night in Cleveland due to concerns …
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ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: US death toll up to 29, National Guard sent to NYC suburb — The epidemic appeared to be subsiding in China but has found foothold elsewhere. — As a virus epidemic appeared to be subsiding in China, where it first emerged nearly three months ago …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Politicians' Use of ‘Wuhan Virus’ Starts a Debate Health Experts Wanted to Avoid — Despite the recommendations of health officials, some conservatives are using the term to describe Covid-19, prompting a blame game over who is politicizing the coronavirus.
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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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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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Politico:
Exclusive: U.S. coronavirus testing threatened by shortage of critical lab materials — A looming shortage in lab materials is threatening to delay coronavirus test results and cause officials to undercount the number of Americans with the virus. — The slow pace of coronavirus testing …
Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Joe Biden, accused of wanting to end 2nd Amendment, responds: “You're full of sh**” — Detroit — Joe Biden had a heated exchange with a construction worker who accused him of trying to take Americans' guns away during a campaign stop in Michigan, one of six states holding primaries on Tuesday.
Variety:
Harvey Weinstein Said Jennifer Aniston ‘Should Be Killed,’ Unsealed Court Documents Reveal — Harvey Weinstein lashed out at Jennifer Aniston when a reporter reached out to him with an inquiry for a story in 2017, newly unsealed court documents reveal. — “Jen Aniston should be killed,” …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Biogen's Strategy Meeting Spread Coronavirus in Massachusetts and Beyond — Meeting for senior managers is linked to spread of infections to dozens of people around the U.S. — A strategy meeting for senior managers at Boston-area biotech Biogen Inc. late last month has emerged …
Washington Post:
Coronavirus is mysteriously sparing kids and killing the elderly. Understanding why may help defeat the virus. — One of the few mercies of the spreading coronavirus is that it leaves young children virtually untouched — a mystery virologists say may hold vital clues as to how the virus works.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Hunter Biden Pushes to Skip Court Appearance, Citing Coronavirus and His Pregnant Wife — Hunter Biden's lawyers alerted the Arkansas judge presiding over the child support lawsuit against him that he will be unable to attend his scheduled court deposition this week, citing travel restrictions caused …
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