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7:40 AM ET, March 12, 2020

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Ryan Heath / Politico:
Trump's travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts  —  President Donald Trump's new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts are located.  —  Trump is already under fire for visiting his properties in both countries as president …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus  —  Guiding the United States through a pandemic would be a difficult task for any president under any circumstance.  The challenge has grown more forbidding by barriers decades in the making — the skeletal social safety net …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Worst Outcome  —  If somebody other than Donald Trump were in the White House, the coronavirus crisis would not be unfolding this way.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  At every turn, President Trump's policy to coronavirus has unfolded as if guided by one rule: How can I make this crisis worse?
Washington Post:
Besieged Trump announces Europe travel ban in effort to stem coronavirus pandemic  —  A besieged President Trump, who was slow to treat the coronavirus as a serious threat as it has spread across the United States, announced a drastic emergency measure Wednesday night designed to save American lives from the pandemic.
Laura McGann / Vox:   Trump's coronavirus speech was laced with xenophobia
New York Times:   Europe's Stock Markets Are Slammed by Trump Travel Ban: Live Updates
CBS News:
President Trump announces landmark restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
New York Times:   Merkel Gives Germans a Hard Truth About the Coronavirus
Mark Landler / New York Times:   A Fumbled Global Response to the Virus in a Leadership Void
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Trump calls coronavirus a ‘foreign virus’ in Oval Office address
The Hill:
Trump restricts travel from Europe to fight spread of coronavirus
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:   Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Trump to Question Travel Policies to Europe
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump fears emergency declaration would contradict coronavirus message  —  President Donald Trump is reluctant to declare an expansive emergency to combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak, fearful of stoking panic with such a dramatic step, according to three people familiar with the situation.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Facing virus outbreak, Trump's tactics fall short  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The escalating coronavirus crisis is presenting President Donald Trump with a challenge for which he appears ill-equipped, his favorite political tactics ineffective and his reelection chances in jeopardy.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
The Week Bernie Sanders Realized He Was Losing  —  BURLINGTON, Vermont — The hard reality of Tuesday night wasn't losing.  —  And he did lose.  He lost Idaho.  He lost Missouri.  He lost Mississippi so badly that it appears he will barely pick up delegates.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida poll shows Biden with staggering 44-point lead over Sanders
Discussion: Jacobin
Tomas Pueyo:
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now  —  Politicians, Community Leaders and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When?  —  With everything that's happening about the Coronavirus, it might be very hard to make a decision of what to do today.  Should you wait for more information?  Do something today?
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive With Coronavirus As Outbreak Hits ‘Elvis Presley’ Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: We have just received word that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were tested positive for the Coronavirus.  Both were down in Australia for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann's untitled Elvis Presley film …
Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf's Statement on Presidential Proclamation To Protect the Homeland from Travel-Related Coronavirus Spread  —  (WASHINGTON) Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now  —  The insidious feedback loop between President Trump and Fox News is no secret.  —  When Trump says “jump,” the network leaps into action.  And what the president hears on Fox often dictates …
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New York Times:
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus
Washington Post:
Trump urged Mnuchin to pressure Fed's Powell on economic stimulus in explosive tirade about coronavirus  —  President Trump, in an explosive tirade Monday, urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to encourage Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell to do more to stimulate the economy …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Raw Story and The Week
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill From Moving Forward  —  The legislation put forth by Democrats would guarantee 14 days of paid leave for workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Democrats hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered …
The Daily Beast:
Chelsea Manning Recovering After Trying to Take Her Own Life in Jail, Lawyers Say  —  ‘UNWAVERING’  —  Chelsea Manning tried to take her life on March 11, her legal team told The Daily Beast.  “She was taken to a hospital and is currently recovering,” said the statement from her legal team, which is helmed by Moira Meltzer-Cohen.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail, Is Recovering, Lawyers Say
Discussion: Law & Crime
CNBC:
Stock futures tank, hit ‘limit down’ halt after Trump speech; Dow set to fall 1,100 points  —  Stocks set to come under more pressure at open  —  Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes fell sharply early Thursday after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns …
Marilynn Marchione / Associated Press:
Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days  —  An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a food store in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020.  For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild …
Washington Post:
The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here  —  Job losses have begun in ports, bakeries and travel agencies.  Economists worry more layoffs are coming as businesses see plummeting sales.  —  Hundreds of Americans lost jobs this week as the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Coronavirus forecasts are grim: 'It's going to get worse'  —  A rash of alarming forecasts about the coronavirus pandemic emerged Wednesday.  The viral outbreak officially became a pandemic in the eyes of the World Health Organization, which cited the alarming spread of the disease called covid-19 …
Mara Gay / New York Times:
My People Have Been Through Worse Than a Twitter Mob  —  When you're a black woman in America with a public voice, a trivial math error can lead to a deluge of hate.  —  Mara Gay is a member of the editorial board.  —  Late Thursday night, I appeared on TV.  On Friday morning, I woke up to a text message from a friend.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's troubling coronavirus address  —  President's travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America  —  On Wednesday night the global pandemic met US nationalism.  It will not take long to see which comes off best.  As Donald Trump was speaking, the Dow futures market nosedived.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Republican tries to get doctor to downplay coronavirus threat — and it backfires spectacularly  —  One Republican lawmaker's attempt to downplay the threat posed by coronavirus blew up in his face on Thursday when a top government expert on infectious diseases told him that the threat is very real.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Democrats smell blood in Texas after sky-high primary turnout  —  The party is targeting another half-dozen House seats in the Lone Star State.  —  Wendy Davis, shown here during her unsuccessful 2014 Texas gubernatorial bid, is running up against a freshman GOP congressman in her effort to turn her state blue.
1100 Pennsylvania:
Trump, Pence posed with Brazilian official now suspected of having coronavirus  —  Report: Bolsonaro's press secretary, who was at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, now has coronavirus-like symptoms  —  This weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence posed for a photo …
travel.state.gov:
Global Level 3 Health Advisory - Reconsider Travel  —  Level 3: Reconsider Travel  —  The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19.  Many areas throughout the world are now experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and taking action …
ABC News:
The Note: Biden gets presidential moment as campaign pauses amid health crisis  —  The campaign that was moving too fast has suddenly ground to a halt.  —  The campaign that was moving too fast to keep up with has suddenly ground to a halt.  —  The Democrats don't have a presumptive nominee …
Discussion: The Hill and Townhall
 
 
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Blair Miller / KOAA-TV:
Colorado's first drive-up COVID-19 testing facility opens in Denver, is free of charge
Discussion: Townhall and The Colorado Sun
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
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