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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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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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Vox, Commentary, The Guardian and CNN
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 …
Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons …
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Priscilla M. Jensen / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Not a Crisis Leader
Trump Is Not a Crisis Leader
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National Review, The White House and Raw Story
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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The Week
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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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
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus
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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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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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Reason, CNN, IJR, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Gothamist, Foreign Policy, Politico and The Week
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 …
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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Kellie Mejdrich / Politico:
Stock sell-off triggers another marketwide trading halt — Coronavirus-induced stock sell-offs triggered another marketwide trading halt Thursday for the second time this week and only the third time in history. — Markets dropped within minutes of the opening bell and the S&P 500 hit …
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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 …
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Vanity Fair
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New York Times:
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus
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Columbia Journalism Review, more at Mediagazer »
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Coronavirus According to Donald Trump
The Coronavirus According to Donald Trump
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Daily Kos, Mother Jones and Mediaite
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?
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
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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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.
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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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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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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Washington Post
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Supporters Fuel Dangerous ‘Election Year’ Coronavirus Claim — The whiteboard meme that so many have attributed to a medical professional actually appears to be a mash-up of tweets by Trump supporters with large followings on Twitter. — An obviously fallacious meme that purports …
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@politifact and Raw Story
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 …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida poised to stamp out Sanders campaign — Now that Michigan broke Bernie Sanders' heart Tuesday, Florida looks ready to crush his campaign next week. — No state accentuates Sanders' weaknesses and Biden's strengths quite like Florida, which votes Tuesday with a payload of 219 delegates …
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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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National Review, Axios, Raw Story, The Week and Vanity Fair
Tom Cotton / Featured Items:
Senator Cotton Closes Washington, D.C. Office — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 — Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has temporarily closed his Washington, D.C. office to protect the health of his staff and to prevent the spread of the Wuhan virus.
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 …