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11:25 AM ET, March 12, 2020

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Commentary, Vox and The Guardian
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.
Priscilla M. Jensen / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Not a Crisis Leader
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost and POLITICUSUSA
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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 …
Discussion: alicublog
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 …
Kellie Mejdrich / Politico:
Stock sell-off triggers another marketwide trading halt
Discussion: Breitbart
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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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Trump passes coronavirus test with flying colors  —  Big and bold, optimistic and compassionate.  President Trump's Oval Office address was exactly what America needed to hear  —  This is what it looks like when a president rises up to meet a crisis head-on.
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 …
Laura McGann / Vox:
Trump's coronavirus speech was laced with xenophobia
Discussion: CNN
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
Associated Press:   World walls off as leaders warn viral pandemic will worsen
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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Kevin Liptak / CNN:   Trump may sign disaster or emergency declaration Thursday
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Sally Yates, DOJ chief Trump ousted, endorses Biden
Discussion: The Hill
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
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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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 …
Arnie Seipel / NPR:
Sanders Offers Biden A Path To Win Over His Movement  —  Bernie Sanders is staying in the race for president, but he made it obvious on Wednesday that he sees Joe Biden's clear path to the nomination.  —  “While our campaign has won the ideological debate, we are losing the debate over electability,” Sanders said.
Discussion: Sputnik News and VICE
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:   The Week Bernie Sanders Realized He Was Losing
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida poised to stamp out Sanders campaign
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Gary Fineout / Politico:   Florida poll shows Biden with staggering 44-point lead over Sanders
Politico:
Democrats clash with GOP on sweeping coronavirus economic aid package  —  Democrats on Thursday plan to muscle through the House a massive emergency aid package for Americans affected by the coronavirus, but Republican resistance throws the future of the bill in doubt on the same day Congress is expected to depart for a weeklong recess.
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Politico:
Pelosi ignores Trump taunts as she steers through another crisis
Discussion: Yahoo Finance
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?
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
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 …
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 …
Pew Research Center:
White Evangelicals See Trump as Fighting for Their Beliefs, Though Many Have Mixed Feelings About His Personal Conduct  —  To the public overall, morality is more important in a president than strong religious beliefs  —  How we did this  —  Heading into the 2020 election season …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The No. 1 reason Biden is likely to beat Trump  —  If God exists, she must be a political scientist with a sense of humor.  That, at least, is the only conclusion I can draw from the 2020 Democratic primaries, which seem designed to disprove every commonly held notion of how you win a presidential race.
Discussion: Raw Story
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:
Confronting a Pandemic … Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device:  —  Global health officials have praised China and South Korea for the success of their efforts to contain the coronavirus.  What are those countries getting right — and what can everyone else learn from them?
 
 
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Tom Cotton / Featured Items:
Senator Cotton Closes Washington, D.C. Office
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Supporters Fuel Dangerous ‘Election Year’ Coronavirus Claim
Discussion: @politifact and Raw Story
Andy Puzder / Fox News:
Trump coronavirus response will protect America's economy, workers and businesses
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Obama's Ebola Czar, Ron Klain, on How Trump Has Bungled the Coronavirus Response
Discussion: Mediaite
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: CNN and Outside the Beltway
 Earlier Items: 
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:
Trump's Re-election Chances Suddenly Look Shakier
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