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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:
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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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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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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Media Matters for America, Alex Jones' Infowars, Sputnik News, Law & Crime, Mediaite and New York Post
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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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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Talking Points Memo and New York Times
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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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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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Three reasons Joe Biden will never be president
Three reasons Joe Biden will never be president
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New York Post and 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.
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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 …
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The Hill, Wall Street Journal, UPI, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Mother Jones
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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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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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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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 …
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.
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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The Daily Caller and American Greatness
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Michael Moore on Biden: People on the left 'don't see this as real change' — Filmmaker Michael Moore predicted on MSNBC there “will be an anti-Biden sentiment” if former Vice President Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee. The liberal activist added that people on the left wouldn't view it “as real change.”
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Nidhi Prakash / BuzzFeed News:
Joe Biden Went To Flint And Barely Mentioned The Water Crisis. Community Leaders Are Furious.
Joe Biden Went To Flint And Barely Mentioned The Water Crisis. Community Leaders Are Furious.
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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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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 …
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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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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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 …
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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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Tells GOP He Wants Payroll Tax Waived Through Election — Donald Trump told Republican senators on Tuesday that he wants a payroll tax holiday through the November election so that taxes won't go back up before voters decide whether to return him to office, according to two people familiar with the president's remarks.
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 …
Scott Levin / MLive.com:
One day before Michigan's Primary, 73% of requested absentee ballots have been cast — As of 8 a.m. Monday, 12 hours before the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot at an election clerk's office, the number of absentee votes already cast for the 2020 Michigan Primary was 712,851 …
Ellen O'Connell Whittet / The Atlantic:
I Voted for Warren, My Husband Voted for Sanders, and I Feel Betrayed — Voting for a progressive woman felt like a chance so rare that it caused me to fume at my own husband for making a different decision. — Ever since Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race, I've been mad at my husband.
The Daily Beast:
Democrats Worry Biden Camp Is Unprepared for Coming Disinformation Onslaught — The Democratic National Committee told The Daily Beast they flagged the video to Twitter on the Biden campaign's behalf. — For close to four hours this past weekend, a cropped video that appeared …
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