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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit — The Senate majority leader has encouraged judges thinking about stepping down to do so soon to ensure that Republicans confirm their replacements this year. — WASHINGTON — Running out of federal court vacancies to fill …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Virus Relief Bill Risks Being Slowed by a Few GOP Senators — Single objection in Senate could delay passage for days — Trump administration backs quick vote on package this week — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
Christina Johnsen / Polls:
State Takes on a Purple Hue; Partisans Divided Over Coronavirus — Kelly leads McSally in Senate race — West Long Branch, NJ - Arizona's Electoral College votes could be in play in November, according to a Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll of registered voters in the state.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/Marist polls: Biden holds big leads over Sanders in Arizona and Ohio — The former vice president is narrowly ahead of President Trump in general election matchups in both states, according to a pair of new polls. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys significant …
Wall Street Journal:
Stocks and Bond Yields Plummet After Fed Slashes Rates — U.S. equity futures drop by almost 5%, signaling markets are poised for a sharp drop after the opening bell — Stocks globally plunged Monday even after the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate to near zero …
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Stock futures drop — hit ‘limit down’ — even as Fed slashes rates; Dow futures off 1,000 points
Stock futures drop — hit ‘limit down’ — even as Fed slashes rates; Dow futures off 1,000 points
Kellie Mejdrich / Politico:
Stock plunge triggers new market-wide trading pause
Stock plunge triggers new market-wide trading pause
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Lindsay Schnell / USA Today:
California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington close bars and restaurants in effort to slow coronavirus — The governors in five states — California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington — closed bars, restaurants and wineries in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.
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Tom Nichols / USA Today:
The Biden-Sanders coronavirus debate was useless. Time for Bernie to exit stage left. — Democrats are the largest part of the anti-Trump coalition. By staying in, Sanders deprives them of their clear preference during a national crisis. — In America, no one owes a vote to any person or party.
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NBC News:
Me, worry? For coronavirus, it depends on your politics
Me, worry? For coronavirus, it depends on your politics
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Health Agency Suffers Cyber-Attack During Covid-19 Outbreak — NSC tweet on disinformation Sunday was connected to hack — Cyber intrusion comes as U.S. battles coronavirus pandemic — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
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Kathleen Arberg / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release — In keeping with public health precautions recommended in response to COVID-19, the Supreme Court is postponing the oral arguments currently scheduled for the March session (March 23-25 and March 30-April 1). The Court will examine the options for rescheduling …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court will delay oral arguments, Trump tax case was set for this month — Justices will not be in the courtroom when they were to resume hearing cases next week and no date has been set for their return.. — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will delay oral arguments …
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump finds his MAGA movement fracturing over coronavirus — Just two weeks after President Donald Trump rallied conservatives to focus on the threat of socialism, his followers are splitting over the coronavirus pandemic. — On one side are those like Bill Mitchell …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Complete List of Trump's Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus — He could have taken action. He didn't. — President Trump made his first public comments about the coronavirus on Jan. 22, in a television interview from Davos with CNBC's Joe Kernen. The first American case had been announced …
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The Seattle Times:
EvergreenHealth doctor tests positive for coronavirus, in critical condition — An emergency room doctor at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland is in critical condition with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. — The hospital at the center of the coronavirus outbreak …
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Associated Press:
Coronavirus vaccine test opens as US volunteer gets 1st shot — SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday
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Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
It's Hard to Believe David A. Clarke Was Recommended for a Real Job in Homeland Security — “GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS. Visit bars, restaurants, shopping malls, CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open. NOW! If government doesn't stop this foolishness...STAY IN THE STREETS.
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The Intercept:
TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor to Attract New Users — The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world, instructed moderators to suppress posts created by users deemed too ugly, poor …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: E.U. Chief Seeks to Close Borders as Global Public Life Is Curtailed — Italy pledged more than $28 billion to bolster its health system and cushion the impact on workers. European nations sealed their borders. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will ban gatherings of more than 50 people.
Yun Li / CNBC:
Trump applauds Fed's move to slash interest rates and says investors ‘should be very thrilled’ — President Donald Trump applauded the Federal Reserve's move to slash interest rates because of the coronavirus pandemic slowing down the economy and wreaking havoc on the financial markets.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
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New York Times:
U.S. Offered ‘Large Sum’ to German Company for Access to Coronavirus Vaccine Research, German Officials Say — The United States says it will share any vaccine breakthroughs with the world, but German officials appeared rattled by its reported overture to a biotech firm.
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Dan Hannan / Washington Examiner:
The end of globalization is here — The coronavirus didn't mark the end of globalization. It accelerated a malign trend that was already underway. — Yes, the European travel ban is a peculiarly Trumpian flourish. It is hard to imagine any previous president issuing a decree so far removed from scientific advice.
Los Angeles Times:
As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states — David Stone snagged a cardboard box of .223-caliber ammunition from the shelf and slid it across the glass countertop, offering his go-to sales pitch: “Welcome to the biggest selection of ammunition in all of Oklahoma.”
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USA Today:
The best thing everyday Americans can do to fight coronavirus? #StayHome, save lives — Be a neat freak. Wash your hands. Give to people in need. If you're going to spread anything, spread help, compassion and humor. And do not panic. — The coronavirus pandemic seemed so far away just weeks ago.