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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 nears resolution after hitting snag — 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 to pass …
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
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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 …
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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, Washington Post, The American Independent, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo Is the Control Freak We Need Right Now — In ordinary times, Mr. Cuomo's relentlessness and bullying drive New Yorkers crazy. In the age of the coronavirus, they soothe our battered nerves. — “A crisis shows you a person's soul,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo mused during a conference call with reporters on Sunday.
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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The Independent and Erick Erickson's Confessions …, more at Mediagazer »
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Jeremy Konyndyk / Just Security:
Lessons Ignored: John Bolton's Bogus Defense of “Streamlining” Away Our Bio-Readiness
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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.
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Los Angeles Times and The Verge
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Deleted Sheriff Clarke's Wildly Reckless Coronavirus Tweets, So He Says He's Quitting — After being punished for promoting coronavirus disinformation on Twitter, the former Milwaukee sheriff claims he'll move over to a social-media app popular with conservatives.
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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 — Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke melted down in a profanity-laced Twitter rant on Sunday in which he encouraged the public to defy the government's precautionary warnings meant to curb …
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The Verge, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and archive.vn
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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ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: Major cities shutdown — COVID-19 has reached 49 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. — Major cities are shutting down restaurants, bars, gyms and schools to try to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 73 people in the United States.
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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
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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 …
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.
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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
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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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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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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.
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
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
The buck never, ever stops with Trump — My conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on March 7 in Birmingham, Ala., was quick. It was on the sidelines of the Faith and Politics Institute's annual civil rights pilgrimage and just moments …
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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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New York Times and Fox News
Bianca Padró Ocasio / Miami Herald:
‘Demonic spirit:’ Miami pastor rejects coronavirus warning — Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on our websites for this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
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