Top Items:
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
White House Takes New Line After Dire Report on Death Toll — Federal guidelines warned against gatherings of more than 10 people as a London report predicted high fatalities in the U.S. without dramatic action. — Sweeping new federal recommendations announced on Monday for Americans …
RELATED:
Ben White / Politico:
How ugly could it get? Trump faces echoes of 1929 in coronavirus crisis. — The early signals from the coronavirus crisis point to a scale of damage unseen in the modern U.S. economy: the potential for millions of jobs lost in a single month, a historic and sudden plunge in economic activity across …
Discussion:
Bloomberg and One America News Network
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
U.S. Justice Dept. abandons prosecution of Russian firm indicted in Mueller election interference probe — The U.S. Justice Department moved Monday to drop its two-year-long prosecution of a Russian company charged with orchestrating a social media campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Discussion:
The Hill, Raw Story and Just The News
RELATED:
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Moves to Drop Charges Against Russian Firms Filed by Mueller — The companies funded Russia's social media-fueled interference in the 2016 election, prosecutors said. But they tried to weaponize the case instead of fight it. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department moved …
John Solomon / Just The News:
Obama DOJ officials privately told Mueller they were alarmed by FBI treatment of Flynn
Discussion:
Redstate
Associated Press:
Feds dropping case for 2 Russian companies in troll probe
Discussion:
The Daily Beast
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department drops plans for trial over Russian interference in 2016 U.S. election
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
Alex Wickham / BuzzFeed:
The UK Only Realised “In The Last Few Days” That Its Coronavirus Strategy Would “Likely Result In Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths” — Scientists advising the government say an aggressive new approach adopted to attempt to “suppress” the virus may have to be in place for 18 months.
Discussion:
Redstate
Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Coronavirus: Ohio election is up in air despite judge's ruling — Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch John Futty The Columbus Dispatch — After issuing a release that appears to defy a judge's ruling that Tuesday's primary must go forward, a source in the governor's office says that's not the case.
RELATED:
Laura Hancock / Plain Dealer:
Judge denies request to delay Ohio primary election until June over coronavirus
Discussion:
FiveThirtyEight, Talking Points Memo and TechCrunch
Washington Post:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis
WCMH-TV:
Ohio health chief orders polls closed as a health emergency; primary election not happening Tuesday
Discussion:
The Guardian and The Intercept
ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: Major cities shutdown
Discussion:
Raw Story, Politico, Mediaite, The Hill, PJ Media Home, HuffPost, One America News Network, The Verge, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and Townhall
Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Coronavirus: Judge denies request to move Ohio Primary to June 2
Discussion:
The Hill, The Daily Beast, Townhall and New York Post
Washington Post:
On Fox News, suddenly a very different tune about the coronavirus — For weeks, some of Fox News's most popular hosts downplayed the threat of the coronavirus, characterizing it as a conspiracy by media organizations and Democrats to undermine President Trump.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Four Freedoms and Rolling Stone, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Trump Gives New Guidelines for Containment in the U.S. — President Trump announced new guidelines to control the spread of the virus, advising against gatherings of more than 10 people, as European nations sealed their borders. — RIGHT NOW Health officials ordered millions in six counties …
Discussion:
The Week, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, Redstate, Minnesota Reformer, CNBC, UPI, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, POLITICUSUSA, CNN, PJ Media Home, HuffPost, Forbes, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, WND, Twitchy, Townhall, The Hill, VICE, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
RELATED:
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump to Governors on Ventilators: ‘Try Getting It Yourselves’
Discussion:
The Guardian, Political Flare, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The American Independent, Daily Kos, Raw Story and UPI
Politico:
Before Trump's inauguration, a warning: ‘The worst influenza pandemic since 1918’ — Seven days before Donald Trump took office, his aides faced a major test: the rapid, global spread of a dangerous virus in cities like London and Seoul, one serious enough that some countries were imposing travel bans.
Discussion:
The Week, Lawyers, Guns & Money and POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
How U.S. coronavirus testing stalled: Flawed tests, red tape and resistance to using the millions of tests produced by the WHO — When Olfert Landt heard about the novel coronavirus, he got busy. — Founder of a small Berlin-based company, the ponytailed 54-year-old first raced …
Discussion:
Common Dreams
Daniel Desrochers / Lexington Herald-Leader:
McConnell calls on McGrath to take down political ads as coronavirus cripples Kentucky — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign called on a potential Democratic opponent — former Marine Corps pilot Amy McGrath — to stop running political advertisements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussion:
CNN
RELATED:
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit
Discussion:
Raw Story, The American Independent, Vanity Fair, Daily Kos, New Republic, TheBlaze and Political Flare
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Rep. Louie Gohmert delays House coronavirus relief bill from moving to Senate
Discussion:
Politico, Fox News, Balkinization, Washington Post, Townhall, PJ Media Home, Daily Kos and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Inside the Coronavirus Response: A Case Study in the White House Under Trump — Infighting, turf wars and a president more concerned with the stock market and media coverage than policy have defined the Trump White House. They have also defined how it has handled a pandemic.
Jason Riley / wdrb.com:
Kentucky Derby to be postponed until September as concerns heighten over COVID-19 pandemic — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The 146th running of The Kentucky Derby will be postponed until the first Saturday in September, multiple sources told WDRB News, the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Discussion:
The US Sun, The Hill, New York Post and Fox News
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Casinos ask Congress for emergency aid as coronavirus toll sweeps industry — Gaming association says leaders should move ‘urgently’ to back casinos and their employees — Casinos have joined the airline industry in asking Congress for emergency financial help as Las Vegas …
RELATED:
Tim Wu / New York Times:
Don't Feel Sorry for the Airlines
Discussion:
HuffPost, BIG by Matt Stoller and Boondoggle
Brennan Center for Justice:
How to Protect the 2020 Vote from the Coronavirus — SUMMARY: The Brennan Center's plan to ensure that the 2020 election is free, fair, accessible, and secure — Donate Amount Donate Type — Donate — This document benefited from the input of multiple election officials …
Discussion:
Miami Herald, FiveThirtyEight and Washington Post
RELATED:
Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Pandemic Planning Should Ensure All Votes Can Be Cast by Mail in November, Experts Say
Discussion:
Washington Post and Daily Kos
Erin Allday / San Francisco Chronicle:
Bay Area ‘shelter in place’ expected: Only essential businesses open in 6 counties with 6.7 million people until April 7 — The San Francisco Chronicle has lifted the paywall on our coverage of this developing story to provide critical information to our community.
Gino Spocchia / The Independent:
Video emerges showing Trump talking about cutting pandemic team in 2018, despite saying last week 'I didn't know about it' — Video appears to contradict president's claim of ignorance about the cuts — A video has emerged of Donald Trump talking about cutting the US pandemic response team in 2018 …
Discussion:
Common Dreams, more at Mediagazer »
Tim Morrison / Washington Post:
No, the White House didn't ‘dissolve’ its pandemic response office. I was there. — Tim Morrison is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense on the National Security Council. — President Trump gets his share of criticism — some warranted, much not.
Discussion:
Breitbart, Twitchy, Just Security, Redstate and Erick Erickson's Confessions …
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
VA's mission to see civilian patients in times of crisis vanished from its website — The Department of Veterans Affairs serves as a backup health system in times of crisis, but its mission statement for this crucial role was deleted from the agency's website Friday as many in the country grew concerned …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
SoftBank Owned Patent Troll, Using Monkey Selfie Law Firm, Sues To Block Covid-19 Testing, Using Theranos Patents — Honestly, I wasn't sure how to begin this story or how to fit all the insanity into the title. It's a story involving patents, patent trolling, Covid-19, Theranos …
Danelladebel / California Governor:
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic — The Executive Order authorizes local governments to halt evictions, slows foreclosures, and protects against utility shut offs — SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued …
Politico:
A chastened Trump presents a newly somber tone — Before markets started spiraling like 1987's “Black Monday” crash, and even before President Donald Trump heard from state governors and G-7 leaders trying to stave off deaths at home, the president received a series of fresh warnings …
Discussion:
Associated Press and CNBC
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“There's No Boogeyman He Can Attack”: Angry at Kushner, Trump Awakens to the COVID-19 Danger — For weeks, Trump and his son-in-law saw the novel coronavirus mostly as a media and political problem. But the spiraling cases, plunging markets, and a Mar-a-Lago cluster finally opened eyes.
Discussion:
The Verge, HuffPost, Political Flare, Raw Story, New York Post, The Daily Caller and POLITICUSUSA, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Mayor Resisted Harsh Steps on Virus. Then Aides Said They'd Quit. — Mayor Bill de Blasio hesitated to close schools and restaurants, but pushback from advisers changed his mind. He still went to the gym Monday. — For most of last week, as Mayor Bill de Blasio continued to urge …
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Be Wary of Those Texts From a Friend of a Friend's Aunt — Text messages claiming to have inside knowledge were the latest example of misinformation spreading amid anxiety about the coronavirus. — The text messages have largely followed a pattern: The author claims to have a connection …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Yahoo News and IJR
RELATED:
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
