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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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Politico:
House coronavirus package hung up on ‘technical issues’ nearing resolution — A multi-billion dollar House coronavirus package that was hung up in negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Monday is now close to being finalized, with both sides hoping …
Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Lone House Republican Is Holding Up House Virus Bill Fixes — Texas Republican Gohmert complains House debate was too rushed — Senate is in session this week, plans to debate House bill — A single House Republican is holding up a fix to the House-passed virus-response bill …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
McConnell pushing coronavirus vote to later in week over GOP opposition to House bill: report
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Rep. Louie Gohmert delays House coronavirus relief bill from moving to Senate
Rep. Louie Gohmert delays House coronavirus relief bill from moving to Senate
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Tells Governors to Seek Out Respirators on Their Own — The E.U. chief wants to seal it off from almost all international travel. Italy pledged more than $28 billion to bolster its health system and cushion the impact on workers.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump to Governors on Ventilators: ‘Try Getting It Yourselves’ — On a conference call with the nation's governors, President Trump said they should try to get ventilators on their own ahead of an expected crush of coronavirus cases. — WASHINGTON — President Trump told a group of governors …
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Talking Points Memo, The American Independent and Raw Story
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.
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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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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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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.
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
Supreme Court will delay oral arguments, Trump tax case was set for this month
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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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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
U.S. airlines seek nearly $60B bailout — U.S. airlines are asking for nearly $60 billion in direct assistance and loan guarantees, vastly dwarfing the $15 billion awarded after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, amid a global crisis as airlines continue to plea for help from governments worldwide.
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Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
US airlines seek more than $50 billion in government assistance as coronavirus roils business
US airlines seek more than $50 billion in government assistance as coronavirus roils business
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Ohio governor calls for delaying Tuesday's primary until June — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Monday he would back a lawsuit aiming to delay the state's presidential primary until June because of the growing threat of the coronavirus that has already infected thousands of people around the country.
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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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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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Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
GOP senator says Trump should ‘step back’ from response messaging — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she would like President Donald Trump to “step back” and appoint a public health official to be the spokesman for the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
5 questions heading into Tuesday's Democratic primaries
5 questions heading into Tuesday's Democratic primaries
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The Hill and Associated Press
The Appeal:
The Coronavirus Response: Spotlight on State & Local Governments — During the COVID-19 pandemic, local and state governments are key actors in protecting the United States's most vulnerable residents. They run jails and state prisons, which are key to “flattening the curve,” …
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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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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.
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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The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
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 …
Chris Christie / Washington Post:
What Trump must do now to reduce the coronavirus risk — Chris Christie, a Republican, was governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. — In late October 2012, scientists forecast that two giant storms were going to come together to create a superstorm on the Mid-Atlantic coast.
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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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Associated Press:
Millions holed up at home as U.S. routines shift profoundly — CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of Americans began their work week holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday as the escalating outbreak shifted the nation's daily routines in ways never before seen in U.S. history.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
How China is planning to use the coronavirus crisis to its advantage — In Washington, there's a lot of talk about how the coronavirus crisis could increase the push for more economic decoupling with China. But the Chinese government is thinking about it in exactly the opposite way.