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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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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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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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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was Not Especially Reassuring
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was Not Especially Reassuring
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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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The White House:
Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus — On January 31, 2020, I issued Proclamation 9984 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Pose a Risk …
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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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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
Pelosi ignores Trump taunts as she steers through another crisis
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Politico:
Democrats clash with GOP on sweeping coronavirus economic aid package
Democrats clash with GOP on sweeping coronavirus economic aid package
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Trump passes coronavirus test with flying colors
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:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump's Europe Travel Ban Is Met With Confusion and Anger
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump's Europe Travel Ban Is Met With Confusion and Anger
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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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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
Analysis: Facing virus outbreak, Trump's tactics fall short
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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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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.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida poised to stamp out Sanders campaign
Florida poised to stamp out Sanders campaign
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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,” …
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 …
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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.
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.
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.
NCAA.org:
Statement from the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel on NCAA events — The NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel recognizes the fluidity of COVID-19 and its impact on hosting events in a public space. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in the United States, and behavioral risk mitigation strategies …
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