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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election — Four years ago, Bernie Sanders put up a surprisingly strong fight against Hillary Clinton on the strength of his support among white working-class voters, who proceeded to desert Clinton in November.
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New York Times:
Joe Biden Is Poised to Deliver the Biggest Surprise of 2020: A Short, Orderly Primary — He has such a thorough hold on the party now that any collapse would probably require a political U-turn as sharp as the one that precipitated his rise. — The state of our union is unsettled, chaotic, impossible to pin down.
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New York Times:
Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More — Six states are holding presidential primaries today. Michigan and Washington State have the largest numbers of delegates. — NO ELECTION NO RESULTS — Primary Results By State … Delegates Won So Far
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
This Is Not the Moment for Progressives to Despair
This Is Not the Moment for Progressives to Despair
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Guardian, Vox and Washington Monthly
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Winning the Primary But Losing His Party's Future
Joe Biden Is Winning the Primary But Losing His Party's Future
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VICE, Raw Story and New York Times
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Bernie Sanders wins the North Dakota caucuses
Bernie Sanders wins the North Dakota caucuses
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday's Democratic primaries
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday's Democratic primaries
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
Live Results and Coverage: Michigan Presidential Primary 2020
Live Results and Coverage: Michigan Presidential Primary 2020
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out after Tuesday losses
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out after Tuesday losses
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New York Times:
'It's Just Everywhere Already': How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response — A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Treasury Likely to Push Back April 15 Tax Filing Deadline, Sources Say — Tax filing extension would be part of broader fiscal stimulus effort — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is likely to extend the April 15 tax deadline as part of an effort to mitigate the effects …
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Bloomberg:
Aboard Air Force One, Trump Was Shaken Into Action on Virus — Cratering markets, a possible infection aboard Air Force One — President made up his mind by Monday to pursue stimulus — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
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The Daily Beast:
Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus, Republicans Told — A member of Congress who attended the closed-door briefing where the assessment was made called the prediction “sobering.” — Last week, Republican members of Congress heard a sober warning in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill …
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BBC:
Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus. — Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn.
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BBC:
Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive
Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive
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Steven Swinford / The Times:
Nadine Dorries: minister with coronavirus had been in No 10
Nadine Dorries: minister with coronavirus had been in No 10
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Greg B. Smith / The City:
The Cost of Not Getting Tested for Coronavirus: a $10K ER Bill — First Brooklyn public school teacher Erin McCarthy began experiencing potential coronavirus symptoms after returning from Italy. — Then a doctor — wearing a hazmat suit — told her she couldn't be tested because she didn't fit the criteria at the time.
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David Welch / Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Conference Gets Canceled Because of Coronavirus — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. — So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Coronavirus conference canceled in New York because of coronavirus
Stu Cvrk / Redstate:
Joe Biden Is Not Qualified to Be President, and the Democrats Know It — What do we expect in a US president? Here's a shortlist of characteristics: a complex problem-solver, a good communicator, a good negotiator and deal-maker, someone who easily connects with people, consistency, in control, confident leadership, visionary, etc.
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Slate:
A Federal Judge Condemned the “Roberts Court's Assault on Democracy.” It's About Time. — Nowhere is the problem of asymmetrical rhetorical warfare more apparent than in the federal judiciary. For the past several years, federal judges, notably those appointed by Donald J. Trump …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' ‘Blue Wall’ vs. Trump — Maybe you've never heard of Livingston County, Michigan. It's not Oakland County, the vote-rich behemoth located next door; nor is it Macomb County, the much-mythologized home of the culturally conservative …
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Raw Story and PJ Media Home
Washington Post:
Trump allies got coronavirus tests despite lack of symptoms and shortage — Two close congressional allies of President Trump underwent coronavirus testing in recent days in apparent defiance of federal recommendations reserving those tests for patients exhibiting symptoms of infection …
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Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Patient Recounts Coming ‘One Inch From Death’ — Rhode Island vice principal in intensive care unit after chaperoning school trip to Italy — Marc Thibault was groggy and surrounded by beeping machines, but he was alert enough to know what it meant when he looked up and saw a priest …
Douglas MacKinnon / Townhall:
America Needed Melania Trump to Talk About the White House Tennis Pavilion — Anti-Trump NBC pundits Seth Meyers and Nicolle Wallace just mockingly asked if during the Coronavirus panic, it was proper for First Lady Melania Trump to give an update on the construction of the White House tennis pavilion.
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
When a danger is growing exponentially, everything looks fine until it doesn't — There's an old brain teaser that goes like this: You have a pond of a certain size, and upon that pond, a single lilypad. This particular species of lily pad reproduces once a day, so that on day two, you have two lily pads.
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow plunges 600 points as Wall Street's wild trading streak continues — BlackRock strategist talks fixed income market amid coronavirus-driven uncertainty — Stocks plummeted on Wednesday in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about a possible fiscal stimulus package aimed …
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Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
‘We must not stop living’: French mayor defends Smurf rally that drew thousands amid coronavirus fears — A looming sense of unease spread across Europe over the weekend as once-bustling cities were placed on lockdown, officials worried about shortages of face masks, and the number …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Three TSA employees in California test positive for coronavirus — Three employees with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in California tested positive for the coronavirus, the agency confirmed Tuesday. — The employees, who work at Mineta San Jose International Airport …
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Politico, Twitchy and New York Post
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Newsmax is telling its older-leaning audience to avoid a future coronavirus vaccine and instead give it money for something “far more effective” — Newsmax: “The WORST thing you could do is get a vaccine when it becomes available” because vaccines are supposedly a “scam”
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
True number of U.S. coronavirus cases is far above official tally, scientists say — An analysis of the novel coronavirus' spread inside the United States suggests that thousands of Americans are already infected, dimming the prospects for stomping out the outbreak in its earliest stages.
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Vox, CalMatters and The Mahablog
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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The Seattle Times:
Gov. Inslee to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, including sports and concerts — OLYMPIA - To try to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Jay Inslee is expected Wednesday to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, including at sporting events and concerts.
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Joy Pullmann / The Federalist:
'Trump's Chernobyl': Media Wuhan Virus Hysteria Stokes Public Panic — Not only is it clear that corporate media can't be trusted to provide accurate information about an issue of public concern, it's clear they don't care about public health or the economy.
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Washington Post, Townhall and PJ Media Home
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
NASA watchdog takes aim at Boeing's SLS rocket; it says Trump's moon mission could cost a staggering $50 billion — Lax oversight by NASA and poor performance by Boeing have led to delays and cost overruns — The rocket and spacecraft NASA plans to use to get astronauts to the moon could cost $50 billion …
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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Faces 5 to 29 Years in Prison at Sentencing — Mr. Weinstein is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after a Manhattan jury found him guilty of two felony sex crimes. — Harvey Weinstein, the once influential Hollywood producer, was expected to be sentenced to state prison …
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.
Marianne Levine / Politico:
Sen. Murphy seeks to probe agencies of political bias in Hunter Biden requests — “It just looks to me like there's a really concerning double standard,” he says. — Sen. Chris Murphy. Samuel Corum/Getty Images — Sen. Chris Murphy is requesting an investigation into whether certain federal agencies …
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Madison Gesiotto / The Hill:
Coronavirus shows Donald Trump was right all this time about China — Donald Trump has been insisting for years that our country has been too economically dependent on China, so it is sad that it took a global public health crisis to prove he was right all this time.