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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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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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Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, CNN and Reuters
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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Politico, The White House, The American Independent, BBC, One America News Network and The Week
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Worst Outcome — If somebody other than Donald Trump were in the White House, the coronavirus crisis would not be unfolding this way. — Staff writer at The Atlantic — At every turn, President Trump's policy to coronavirus has unfolded as if guided by one rule: How can I make this crisis worse?
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CBS News:
President Trump announces landmark restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Trump calls coronavirus a ‘foreign virus’ in Oval Office address
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Nick Givas / Fox News:
Trump to address nation from Oval Office amid coronavirus spread
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Trump announces travel from Europe to be restricted amid coronavirus threat
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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 — NEW YORK (AP) — The escalating coronavirus crisis is presenting President Donald Trump with a challenge for which he appears ill-equipped, his favorite political tactics ineffective and his reelection chances in jeopardy.
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Politico
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?
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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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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now — The insidious feedback loop between President Trump and Fox News is no secret. — When Trump says “jump,” the network leaps into action. And what the president hears on Fox often dictates …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill From Moving Forward — The legislation put forth by Democrats would guarantee 14 days of paid leave for workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. — Democrats hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Is Unlikely to Endorse Bernie Sanders. Here's Why. — Though Ms. Warren and Mr. Sanders agree on many progressive issues, her campaign has highlighted a rift over how they build political coalitions. And she doesn't think he can win. — Senator Elizabeth Warren …
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The Daily Beast:
Chelsea Manning Recovering After Trying to Take Her Own Life in Jail, Lawyers Say — ‘UNWAVERING’ — Chelsea Manning tried to take her life on March 11, her legal team told The Daily Beast. “She was taken to a hospital and is currently recovering,” said the statement from her legal team, which is helmed by Moira Meltzer-Cohen.
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail, Is Recovering, Lawyers Say
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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.
CNBC:
Dow futures drop 1,100 points as Trump speech fails to calm investors rattled by coronavirus fears — Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes fell sharply early Thursday after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns over the possible economic slowdown from the coronavirus.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Republican tries to get doctor to downplay coronavirus threat — and it backfires spectacularly — One Republican lawmaker's attempt to downplay the threat posed by coronavirus blew up in his face on Thursday when a top government expert on infectious diseases told him that the threat is very real.
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Washington Post:
The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here — Job losses have begun in ports, bakeries and travel agencies. Economists worry more layoffs are coming as businesses see plummeting sales. — Hundreds of Americans lost jobs this week as the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll …
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Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Mara Gay / New York Times:
My People Have Been Through Worse Than a Twitter Mob — When you're a black woman in America with a public voice, a trivial math error can lead to a deluge of hate. — Mara Gay is a member of the editorial board. — Late Thursday night, I appeared on TV. On Friday morning, I woke up to a text message from a friend.
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus forecasts are grim: 'It's going to get worse' — A rash of alarming forecasts about the coronavirus pandemic emerged Wednesday. The viral outbreak officially became a pandemic in the eyes of the World Health Organization, which cited the alarming spread of the disease called covid-19 …
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CNN, Mother Jones and Raw Story
Marilynn Marchione / Associated Press:
Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days — An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a food store in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild …
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The American Spectator, The Daily Caller and Vanity Fair
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP chairman cancels Hunter Biden-related subpoena vote — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) cancelled a vote scheduled for Wednesday afternoon on a subpoena stemming from his months-long probe into Hunter Biden and Burisma Holdings.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump will corrupt everything in sight to beat Biden. Here's what's next.
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy …, Politico, The Daily Caller and NBC News
1100 Pennsylvania:
Trump, Pence posed with Brazilian official now suspected of having coronavirus — Report: Bolsonaro's press secretary, who was at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, now has coronavirus-like symptoms — This weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence posed for a photo …
ABC News:
The Note: Biden gets presidential moment as campaign pauses amid health crisis — The campaign that was moving too fast has suddenly ground to a halt. — The campaign that was moving too fast to keep up with has suddenly ground to a halt. — The Democrats don't have a presumptive nominee …
Mike Baker / New York Times:
A ‘New Normal’ for Hospitals on the Front Lines Fighting Coronavirus — A look inside the suburban hospital in Kirkland, Wash., where 15 coronavirus patients have died. — KIRKLAND, Wash. — At 6:04 p.m. on Tuesday night, the staff at EvergreenHealth in Washington State got another warning …
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