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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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ITV, Talking Points Memo, The Intercept, Business Traveller and The Independent
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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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 …
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Mediaite, CNN, The Moderate Voice and Reuters
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.
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Trump calls coronavirus a ‘foreign virus’ in Oval Office address
Trump calls coronavirus a ‘foreign virus’ in Oval Office address
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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.
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Politico, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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 …
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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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New York Times:
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus — Conservative media stars aren't worried. Neither is President Trump. — Sean Hannity used his syndicated talk-radio program on Wednesday to share a prediction he had found on Twitter about what is really happening with the coronavirus …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Is Unlikely to Endorse Bernie Sanders. Here's Why. — Though Ms. Warren and Mr. Sanders agree on many progressive issues, her campaign has highlighted a rift over how they build political coalitions. And she doesn't think he can win. — Senator Elizabeth Warren …
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida poll shows Biden with staggering 44-point lead over Sanders
Florida poll shows Biden with staggering 44-point lead over Sanders
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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 …
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Vanity Fair, Raw Story and The Week
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.
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
12 Steps to Tackle the Coronavirus — President Trump and other health officials need to act immediately, while there is time. — At least Emperor Nero supposedly only fiddled while Rome burned; he didn't tell the Romans that the fire was no big deal. — President Trump squandered …
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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.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Democrats smell blood in Texas after sky-high primary turnout — Staggeringly high Democratic turnout in the Texas suburbs last week has the party bullish about capturing a half-dozen seats that slipped through its grasp in the 2018 midterms. — Democratic primaries in six GOP-held districts saw …
New York Times:
Merkel Gives Germans a Hard Truth About the Coronavirus — The famously no-nonsense chancellor, keeping to form, braced Germany for an epidemic that may reach extraordinary scale. — BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel is on her way out and her power is waning, but in her typically low-key …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Trump's Re-election Chances Suddenly Look Shakier — Weeks ago, his advisers were counting on a strong economy and a Democratic opponent easily portrayed as too far left. But the political landscape has sharply shifted. — President Trump faces the biggest challenge yet to his prospects …
Public Policy Polling:
Biden Has Substantial Leads In Key Sanders 2016 States — After Bernie Sanders' weak performances in the Democratic contests over the last two weeks, PPP decided to take a look at two of his strongest states from 2016 to see how he is faring in them and whether they might provide some hope for the path ahead.
John Solomon / Just The News:
FBI's Russia collusion case fell apart in first month of Trump presidency, memos show — Flynn collusion ruled out, Steele dossier debunked in January 2017, more than two years before Mueller announced it. — The piecemeal release of FBI files in the Russia collusion investigation has masked …
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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.
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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 …
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