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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was Not Especially Reassuring
Discussion: Commentary, The Guardian and Vox
Laura McGann / Vox:
Trump's coronavirus speech was laced with xenophobia
Discussion: CNN
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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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:   12 Steps to Tackle the Coronavirus
Washington Post:
Coronavirus forecasts are grim: 'It's going to get worse'
Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story
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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Politico:
Pelosi ignores Trump taunts as she steers through another crisis  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was preparing to hop in a caravan of SUVs to depart the Capitol Tuesday afternoon when he called Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  —  Mnuchin had just spent an hour huddling with Senate Republicans …
Discussion: Yahoo Finance
Politico:
Democrats clash with GOP on sweeping coronavirus economic aid package
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Beast
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:   Trump passes coronavirus test with flying colors
Lucy Bayly / NBC News:
Trading on Wall Street temporarily suspended after Trump's crisis response disappoints  —  The 5 percent “limit down” marker was breached after an address from President Donald Trump tipped already-queasy traders into sell-off mode.  —  Wall Street futures trading was temporarily halted …
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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 …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:   Pence says there's been ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ from people downplaying coronavirus
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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Associated Press:   World walls off as leaders warn viral pandemic will worsen
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Sally Yates, DOJ chief Trump ousted, endorses Biden
Discussion: The Hill
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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New York Times:
Europe's Stock Markets Are Slammed by Trump Travel Ban: Live Updates
Discussion: Vox and The American Independent
Washington Post:
Europe blindsided by Trump's travel restrictions, with many seeing political motive
Discussion: Slate
Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
Trump's Authoritarian Blindness Comes Home to Roost  —  COVID-19 is revealing one of Trump's biggest weaknesses.  —  Donald Trump's position heading into November's presidential election is surprisingly strong.  He remains personally unpopular, of course, but he heads toward reelection with …
Discussion: HuffPost and Slate
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New York Times:
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now
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 …
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?
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida poll shows Biden with staggering 44-point lead over Sanders  —  TALLAHASSEE — Joe Biden is in line to deliver a knockout punch to Bernie Sanders in Florida in Tuesday's Democratic primary, according to a new poll that gives the former vice president a staggering 44-point lead over his opponent.
Discussion: Jacobin
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida poised to stamp out Sanders campaign
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Arnie Seipel / NPR:
Sanders Offers Biden A Path To Win Over His Movement
Discussion: Sputnik News and VICE
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Obama's Ebola Czar, Ron Klain, on How Trump Has Bungled the Coronavirus Response  —  In October 2014, with the threat of Ebola looming, President Obama put Ron Klain in charge of coordinating the administration's response.  A longtime Democratic operator before he became the “Ebola czar,” …
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 …
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.
Chuck Abbott / Food and Environment Reporting Network:
SNAP eligibility rules will tighten despite coronavirus outbreak  —  House Democrats have suggested higher benefits and broader SNAP availability to carry low-income workers through quarantines and economic disruptions due to... » Read More  —  FERN's Ag Insider gives you the reporting …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
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 …
Andy Puzder / Fox News:
Trump coronavirus response will protect America's economy, workers and businesses  —  Showing strong and effective leadership when we need it most, President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night and unveiled a two-pronged program of health and economic actions to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
 
 
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
The No. 1 reason Biden is likely to beat Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
Shortage of key components hampers coronavirus testing
Discussion: KTLA
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: DNC chair says he's “not contemplating” an online convention
Discussion: The Hill
Jack Detsch / Al-Monitor:
Multiple US troops dead in Iraq after rocket strike
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and CNN
NCAA.org:
Statement from the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel on NCAA events
Public Policy Polling:
Biden Has Substantial Leads In Key Sanders 2016 States
New York Times:
Merkel Gives Germans a Hard Truth About the Coronavirus
ABC News:
The Note: Biden gets presidential moment as campaign pauses amid health crisis
Discussion: The Hill and Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
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
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Republican tries to get doctor to downplay coronavirus threat — and it backfires spectacularly
The Daily Beast:
Chelsea Manning Recovering After Trying to Take Her Own Life in Jail, Lawyers Say
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
 

 
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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
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