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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was a Cry for Help — An unnerving revelation struck me as I watched the president* deliver his address to the nation on Wednesday night concerning this country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. At this point in his woebegone administration* …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
A President Unequal to the Moment — Crises clarify. The bigger the crisis, the more the clarity, which is why the incompetence, dishonesty, and sheer callousness of the Trump Presidency have been clearer in recent days than ever before. As the coronavirus, as of Wednesday an official pandemic …
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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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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump's Europe Travel Ban Is Met With Confusion and Anger — E.U. leaders condemned the ban. The actor Tom Hanks and his wife tested positive for the virus. Italy is under lockdown and the N.B.A. suspended its season. — RIGHT NOW China said it had passed the peak of its outbreak.
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was Not Especially Reassuring — If anything, it gave the public a lot more to worry about. — Wow. — If there's been a worse Oval Office address ever, I certainly can't think of it. All of Donald Trump's ineptness at the job of presidenting …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Worst Outcome — At every turn, President Trump's policy regarding coronavirus has unfolded as if guided by one rule: How can I make this crisis worse? — Presidents are not all-powerful, especially not in the case of pandemic disease. There are limits to what they can do …
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travel.state.gov:
Global Level 3 Health Advisory - Reconsider Travel
Global Level 3 Health Advisory - Reconsider Travel
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Lauren Fruen / Daily Mail:
The panic came after Donald Trump addressed the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening crisis of the coronavirus
The White House:
Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons …
Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons …
Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf's Statement on Presidential Proclamation …
Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf's Statement on Presidential Proclamation …
Priscilla M. Jensen / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Not a Crisis Leader
Trump Is Not a Crisis Leader
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus
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Politico:
Pelosi and Mnuchin race to clinch a deal on coronavirus aid package — Update: — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will delay its recess scheduled for next week to continue work on an economic relief package dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Politico:
Pelosi ignores Trump taunts as she steers through another crisis
Pelosi ignores Trump taunts as she steers through another crisis
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Trump passes coronavirus test with flying colors
CNN:
‘We are flying blind’: Lawmakers fume amid lack of coronavirus testing and answers
‘We are flying blind’: Lawmakers fume amid lack of coronavirus testing and answers
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Washington Post:
Republican leaders dismiss House coronavirus relief bill, leaving action uncertain
Republican leaders dismiss House coronavirus relief bill, leaving action uncertain
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump may sign disaster or emergency declaration Thursday
Trump may sign disaster or emergency declaration Thursday
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Aaron E. Carroll / New York Times:
Here's the Biggest Thing to Worry About With Coronavirus — We don't have enough ventilators and I.C.U. beds if there's a significant surge of new cases. As with Italy, the health system could be overwhelmed. — The ability of the American health care system to absorb a shock …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation — WASHINGTON — Despite insistent promises from the Trump administration, coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency. An examination of state and federal records …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Have So Few Americans Been Tested for Coronavirus? — Europe is not the problem. The small number of tests performed in the United States is. — The lack of coronavirus tests in the United States is a confusing problem. It's not as if American scientists needed to invent a new test.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pence says there's been ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ from people downplaying coronavirus — Trump said Monday that the “fake news media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything to inflame the coronavirus situation.” — WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that there has been …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Brazilian official who met Trump on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago tests positive for coronavirus — BREAKING: A Brazilian official who met President Trump and Vice President Pence at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday has tested positive for coronavirus. Fabio Wajngarten, a spokesman …
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Brazilian Official Who Met Trump at Mar-a-Lago Last Week Reportedly Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Brazilian Official Who Met Trump at Mar-a-Lago Last Week Reportedly Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus burial pits so vast they're visible from space … Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest outbreaks of the illness outside of China — evidence of unusual activity appeared at a cemetery near where the infections emerged.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden appoints Jen O'Malley Dillon as new campaign manager — Former vice president Joe Biden has named Jen O'Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, a major shake-up that comes just as the party's leading candidate plans a major organizational expansion to prepare for the general election …
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Arnie Seipel / NPR:
Sanders Offers Biden A Path To Win Over His Movement
Sanders Offers Biden A Path To Win Over His Movement
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CNN:
Democratic debate moved from Arizona to Washington, DC, over coronavirus concerns, DNC announces — (CNN)The Democratic debate scheduled for Sunday will be moved from Arizona to Washington, DC, the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday. — “Out of an abundance of caution …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
DNC moves Democratic debate from Phoenix to Washington, D.C., over coronavirus concerns
DNC moves Democratic debate from Phoenix to Washington, D.C., over coronavirus concerns
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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 …
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Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
US Senate staffer tests positive for coronavirus
CNBC:
Stocks extend losses following 15-minute ‘circuit breaker’ halt, S&P 500 drops 8% — NYSE president Stacey Cunningham: Circuit breakers are working as designed — U.S. stocks fell sharply once again on Thursday after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns …
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Lucy Bayly / NBC News:
Trading on Wall Street temporarily suspended after Trump's crisis response disappoints
Trading on Wall Street temporarily suspended after Trump's crisis response disappoints
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Kellie Mejdrich / Politico:
Trump says markets will bounce back after stock plunge halts trading
Trump says markets will bounce back after stock plunge halts trading
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Stocks Have Lost Around 25% Of Their Value Since Trump, Kudlow Offered Market Advice — The U.S. stock market lost around a quarter of its value in the weeks since President Donald Trump and his top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, suggested that investors buy equities because coronavirus had been contained in the U.S.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Coronavirus According to Donald Trump
The Coronavirus According to Donald Trump
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Alex Bollinger / LGBTQ Nation:
Pastor says only “sissies” & “pansies” wash their hands to prevent coronavirus — Christians who use hand sanitizer have “fake faith” and “no balls.” — A conservative Christian pastor issued an angry rebuke of churches taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, calling them …
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?