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2:35 PM ET, March 10, 2020

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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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Washington Post:   Trump meets with Senate Republicans amid backlash on his coronavirus economic plan
Associated Press:
White House confirms Trump not coming to Moscow for V-Day
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Discussion: The Week
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Politico:
Democrats should get Mueller evidence, judges rule  —  House Democrats scored a significant legal victory Tuesday as a federal appeals court panel granted them permission to access grand jury secrets from Robert Mueller's Russia probe.  —  The 2-1 ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:   House wins access to Mueller grand jury details, appeals court rules
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Appeals court rules DOJ must give sealed Mueller materials to Congress
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
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’
Discussion: The Week
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP mayor in pro-Trump county explains his surprise vote for Biden
Discussion: Raw Story
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Democrats' path to the White House runs through places like Michigan's Macomb County …
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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ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: ‘This is likely going to get worse before it gets better,’: US surgeon general  —  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 …
Discussion: The Week
CNBC:   New York Gov. Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle, establishes containment center to stem coronavirus
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 …
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.
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
When polls close on March 10 — and when we might get results
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Kos and The Guardian
Chris Cillizza / CNN:   The 3 likeliest outcomes from Super Tuesday II
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Joe Biden tells factory worker 'you're full of s—' during a tense argument over guns
Discussion: Power Line and NB Blog
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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.
Discussion: Althouse, Unfogged and Washington Post
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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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:   Only 5,000 Americans have been tested for the coronavirus so far
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Root
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 …
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.
Discussion: Power Line
John Solomon / Just The News:
The 21 words uttered by FISA court that change the Russia collusion case forever  —  Judge rules for first time FBI misled, rejecting years of excuse making and suggesting process reforms won't be enough.  —  For much of the last three years, key law enforcement leaders have insisted …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:   Vladimir Putin sets stage for retaining his grip on power
Nicole James / Political Flare:
New York Prosecutors Believe Ivanka Trump Skimmed Millions From The 2016 Inaugural Fund  —  A new government lawsuit filed in January alleges that Ivanka Trump illegally over-billed the non-profit Inauguration Committee to bilk expenses and benefit the Trump family.
The Hill:
Pelosi rejects calls to shutter Capitol: ‘We are the captains of this ship’  —  With the Capitol consumed by anxiety over the coronavirus, Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) rose in a closed-door caucus meeting Tuesday and told his Democratic colleagues they should leave Washington …
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,” …
Discussion: Political Junkie and The Outline
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Gothamist
 
 
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Erick Trickey / Politico:
Debbie Dingell's Mission to Take Back Michigan from Trump
Discussion: Breitbart
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Bernie: Real Socialism Has Never Been Tried
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Coronavirus is mysteriously sparing kids and killing the elderly.  Understanding why may help defeat the virus.
Discussion: MIT Technology Review
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Weinstein Appealed to Bezos and Bloomberg for Help, Documents Show
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
Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Caller and BBC
Cristian Salazar / The Guardian:
‘Remember us’: could Trump lose Florida because of hurricane refugees?
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Tlaib Pictured in T-Shirt That Erases Israel Off the Map
Discussion: PJ Media Home, TheBlaze and Twitchy
 Earlier Items: 
Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
As coronavirus recession threatens, economists recommend cash for people
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and the Pandemic  —  The virus can't be bluffed or bullied …
Discussion: Raw Story
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Coronavirus Has Dangerously Inverted the Long-Standing White House Theme
The Daily Beast:
Trump Chatted With Taliban Leaders on Secret U.S. Kill-or-Capture List
New York Times:
Economy Faces ‘Tornado-Like Headwind’ as Financial Markets Spiral
Discussion: CNBC and Associated Press
 

 
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