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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Sparks ‘Total Chaos’ in His Own Administration — U.S. officials overseas didn't even know if they were allowed home and got little clarity from the president's team after his new policy was unveiled. — President Donald Trump's Oval Office address Wednesday evening …
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Washington Post:
Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump's failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears — In the most scripted of presidential settings, a prime-time televised address to the nation, President Trump decided to ad-lib — and his errors triggered a market meltdown, panicked travelers overseas …
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Reason, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Politico, The American Independent, Fox News, Breitbart, Gizmodo, The Week and Department of Homeland …
New York Times:
The President as Bystander: Trump Struggles to Unify a Nation on Edge — School superintendents, sports commissioners, college presidents, governors and business owners have taken it upon themselves to shut down much of American life without clear guidance from the president.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Was a Cry for Help — An unnerving revelation struck me as I watched the president* deliver his address to the nation on Wednesday night concerning this country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. At this point in his woebegone administration* …
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Washington Post, Vox, The Mahablog, TheBlaze, Mediaite, Business Insider, Press Watch, Protect Our Care and The Hill
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
‘Biden became president today’: Even Republicans are now deserting Trump over his coronavirus response — Compare Biden's speech today about coronavirus with the one Trump made last night and you have everything you need to know — Just before 9pm on Wednesday, Donald Trump was preparing …
Nancy Cook / Politico:
'I don't want to use the b-word': Trump aides race to rescue the economy — The Trump administration is scrambling to prop up industries crumbling under the weight of the novel coronavirus outbreak. — Just don't call it a “bailout” around any White House officials or Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Bloomberg:
Inside the Oval Office, a Fierce Fight Over Trump's Virus Speech — Medical experts made case to ban Europeans from entering U.S. — His economic advisers pushed back, fearing lost jobs — Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office Wednesday before the biggest speech of his presidency …
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The Independent and ImmigrationProf Blog
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
A President Unequal to the Moment
A President Unequal to the Moment
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HuffPost, The Hill, Mother Jones, Mediaite and The Week
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Coronavirus is the Trump catastrophe we've been terrified of
Coronavirus is the Trump catastrophe we've been terrified of
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NPR, Redstate, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Political Flare, Raw Story and Twitchy
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Amid virus fears, Trump moves away from rallies — for now
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Who could have predicted Trump would be such a bad crisis manager? Everyone, actually.
Who could have predicted Trump would be such a bad crisis manager? Everyone, actually.
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USA Today, Vox and New York Times
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pence says there's been ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ from people downplaying coronavirus
Pence says there's been ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ from people downplaying coronavirus
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Anger grows at Trump administration's coronavirus testing failures — Donald Trump claimed ‘We have tested heavily’ but in fact just eight tests were carried out on Tuesday, as even allies speak out — Play Video — Anger is mounting in the US over the Trump administration's failure …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation — WASHINGTON — Despite insistent promises from the Trump administration, coronavirus testing in the United States appears to be proceeding with a marked lack of urgency. An examination of state and federal records …
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story, The Daily Signal, The Daily Caller, The Week and Protect Our Care
Washington Post:
After Trump promised ‘anybody’ can get coronavirus testing, patients and doctors still complain of roadblocks
After Trump promised ‘anybody’ can get coronavirus testing, patients and doctors still complain of roadblocks
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Reuters, The Daily Dot, SELF, Vox and UPI
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Tom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Isn't Such a Hassle
Tom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Isn't Such a Hassle
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Washington Post:
Lag in coronavirus testing triggers political uproar as Trump insists process is ‘very smooth’
Lag in coronavirus testing triggers political uproar as Trump insists process is ‘very smooth’
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The American Independent
ProPublica:
The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases
The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases
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Bangor Daily News, courthousenews.com and New Republic
Aaron E. Carroll / New York Times:
Here's the Biggest Thing to Worry About With Coronavirus
Here's the Biggest Thing to Worry About With Coronavirus
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Bloomberg, NPR, The Daily Caller, Reason, PJ Media Home, Quartz and Common Dreams
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System. Well, Here We Go. — Julia Ioffe on how hollowing out the government has endangered America. — None of this is surprising, just as there was nothing even remotely unexpected about President Trump's Oval Office address on Wednesday night.
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CNN, The Nation, Mediaite and FOX31 Denver
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David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
America Is Broken — What we are seeing right now is the collapse …
America Is Broken — What we are seeing right now is the collapse …
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The Intercept, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Ohio health official estimates 100,000 people in state have coronavirus — A top health official in Ohio estimated on Thursday that more than 100,000 people in the state currently have coronavirus, a shockingly high number that underscores the limited testing so far.
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Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, The Atlantic, PJ Media Home, Sports Illustrated, New York Times and Forbes
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newyorkfed.org:
Statement Regarding Treasury Reserve Management Purchases and Repurchase Operations — The Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a new monthly schedule of Treasury securities operations and has updated the current monthly schedule of repurchase agreement (repo) operations.
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed to Inject $1.5 Trillion in Bid to Prevent ‘Unusual Disruptions’ in Markets
Fed to Inject $1.5 Trillion in Bid to Prevent ‘Unusual Disruptions’ in Markets
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Slate, nationalpriorities.org, Common Dreams, The Wrap and The Week
The Boston Globe:
CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES — Symptoms Travel warnings Ask a question Live updates More coverage — Despite assurances from Governor Charlie Baker and top state health officials, Massachusetts doctors say a severe shortage of tests for Covid-19 is hindering efforts to control the local coronavirus outbreak.
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Jason Beaubien / NPR:
Singapore Wins Praise For Its COVID-19 Strategy. The U.S. Does Not
Terry Gross / NPR:
White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A ‘Major Threat’ — But Response Fell Short — Politico reporter Dan Diamond says infighting at the Department of Health and Human Services and the need to flatter Trump impeded the response to the coronavirus. — TERRY GROSS, HOST: — This is FRESH AIR.
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Crisis Tests Trump's Unusual Governing Style — The president's improvisations add to the challenges his administration faces in coordinating a response — WASHINGTON—President Trump's rare prime-time speech Wednesday was designed to reassure the nation about his administration's response …
CNN:
US conducts airstrikes against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq — (CNN)The US carried out airstrikes on Thursday against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq, according to the US Defense Department. — The strikes come one day after the US assessed an Iranian-backed group …
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Political Flare, Task & Purpose, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
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Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: White House Officials Allege Speaker Pelosi Pushed To Include Hyde Amendment Loophole Into Coronavirus Stimulus Plan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to include a potential way to guarantee federal funding for abortion into the coronavirus economic stimulus plan, according to multiple senior White House officials.
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
MSNBC's Joy Reid hits Dems for including abortion in emergency spending bill: ‘What does that have to do with COVID-19?’
MSNBC's Joy Reid hits Dems for including abortion in emergency spending bill: ‘What does that have to do with COVID-19?’
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Redstate and LifeNews.com
Farah Stockman / New York Times:
Sick People Across the U.S. Say They Are Being Denied the Coronavirus Test — In a U.S. health care system that is already difficult to navigate, some patients describe Kafkaesque quests for tests. — BOSTON — First came the tickle in the throat. Then, a hacking cough.
Washington Post:
Coronavirus burial pits so vast they're visible from space … Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest outbreaks of the illness outside of China — evidence of unusual activity appeared at a cemetery near where the infections emerged.
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Breitbart, The National Interest, The Daily Beast, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Redstate and Instapundit
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
GOP Lawmaker Who Voted Against Paid Sick Leave in Florida Takes Paid Leave From Congress — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., decided to self-quarantine this week after coming in contact with an individual who tested positive for a novel coronavirus, which causes the disease Covid-19 …
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Politico, New York Times and Mother Jones
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden appoints Jen O'Malley Dillon as new campaign manager — Former vice president Joe Biden has named Jen O'Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, a major shake-up that comes just as the party's leading candidate plans a major organizational expansion to prepare for the general election …
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Madeleine K. Albright / Miami Herald:
Joe Biden will restore America's stature in the world
Joe Biden will restore America's stature in the world
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Chelsea Manning ordered released from jail — Chelsea Manning will be released from jail after a federal judge determined that her testimony was no longer necessary against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. — The grand jury investigating the anti-secrecy group is no longer active …
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Raw Story, Common Dreams and UPI
Joe Biden for President:
THE BIDEN PLAN TO COMBAT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS — For more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the coronavirus, please visit here. — The American people deserve an urgent, robust, and professional response …
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Washington Post, Breitbart, Politico, Vanity Fair, New Republic, The Daily Caller, The National Interest, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, IJR, UPI, Vox and ABC News
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italy's Health Care System Groans Under Coronavirus — a Warning to the World — In less than three weeks, the virus has overloaded hospitals in northern Italy, offering a glimpse of what countries face if they cannot slow the contagion. — ROME — The mayor of one town complained …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
How Fox News misled viewers about the coronavirus — New York (CNN Business)As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country over the last several weeks, television viewers — especially those supportive of President Donald Trump — had one place they could go to for some sense of solace: Fox News.
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Washington Post:
'I'm a hand-shaker': Many older Americans are playing down the coronavirus threat while others opt for safety — As experts plead for social distancing, some seniors continue to get together for movies, Zumba and concerts — At her home in The Villages, a sprawling central Florida retirement community …