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1:40 PM ET, March 17, 2020

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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Americans Don't Trust What They're Hearing From Trump On Coronavirus  —  Americans have little trust in the information they are hearing from President Trump about the novel coronavirus, and their confidence in the federal government's response to it is declining sharply, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
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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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new poll shows Trump's magical lying powers are failing him  —  It isn't easy to find any bright spots amid our ongoing slide into failed-state status, but here's one: Far more Americans trust the news media than trust President Trump to tell them the truth about our coronavirus crisis.
Discussion: Progress Pond and Vanity Fair
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.
NBC News:
The 2020 Democratic race could be frozen in place after Tuesday's primaries
Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Post, Politico and UPI
David Nather / Axios:   Exclusive poll: Public trusts health agencies more than Trump
Washington Post:
Trump administration seeks roughly $850 billion in emergency stimulus to confront coronavirus economic fallout  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to present details to Senate Republicans on Tuesday  —  The Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a massive economic stimulus package …
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Politico:
Emergency stimulus to soar above $1 trillion  —  The government's economic stimulus is set to quickly balloon into trillion-dollar territory in the coming days, the largest rescue in modern American history, as major industries flood the Trump administration and Capitol Hill for aid …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mnuchin: ‘We are looking at sending checks to Americans immediately’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
Airlines intensify calls for up to $200B in government aid worldwide
Discussion: One America News Network and UPI
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Senate Democrats have prepped third coronavirus aid package
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Congress shifts into overdrive
Discussion: CNBC and The Hill
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin Discusses $850 Billion Stimulus and Checks to Americans
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
As much of America takes drastic action, some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic  —  Over the weekend, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), a leading ally of President Trump, dismissed concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic and said on Fox News that …
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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.
Wall Street Journal:
A Generational War Is Brewing Over Coronavirus  —  Scientists say lack of alarm among young people could hinder the fight against the virus and endanger elders  —  Scientists and government officials fighting the coronavirus epidemic say they have a problem: Carefree youths.
CNN:
Biden receives Secret Service protection  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden received Secret Service protection starting Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.  —  The development comes with Biden knocked off the campaign trail amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic …
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and The US Sun
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NBC News:
Biden under Secret Service protection again
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Democrats vote in Florida and more: What polls show for Biden, Sanders
Discussion: Vox, Vanity Fair and The Independent
Politico:
Maryland postpones primary, shifts special election to mail voting over coronavirus  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he was postponing the state's primaries, originally scheduled for late April, to June 2 as the country grapples with the spread of the coronavirus.
Discussion: The Hill and The Intercept
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Baltimore Sun:
Maryland primary moves to June amid coronavirus pandemic; voters to pick Cummings' replacement by mail in April
Discussion: The Hill
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.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Mitch McConnell complains it's not fair for his opponent to be attacking him while there's a pandemic going on
Noah Millman / The Week:
The conservatives who would sacrifice the elderly to save the economy  —  The public health response to COVID-19 is accelerating.  France and Spain have adopted aggressive new restrictions on recreation, retail, and travel, as have five U.S. states and a number of localities, including New York City.
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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Dave Clark / The Amazon Blog:
Amazon ramps hiring, opening 100,000 new roles to support people relying on Amazon's service in this stressful time  —  Company will invest over $350 million globally to increase pay by $2/hour in the U.S., £2/hr in the UK, and approximately €2/hr in many EU countries for employees …
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New York Times:
Wall Street Wobbles After Monday's Slump: Live Updates
Discussion: TechCrunch and BIG by Matt Stoller
Victoria Knight / @politifact:
Biden falsely says Trump administration rejected WHO coronavirus test kits (that were never offered)  —  The WHO never offered to sell test kits to the United States.  —  The CDC opted to develop its own coronavirus test and did not use the WHO's protocol for the test.
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
On the Political Right, Anger and Suspicion Over Virus Precautions  —  An Illinois mayor's emergency decree drew fury from some who view coronavirus preparedness as politically motivated “hysteria.”  —  WASHINGTON — When Deborah Frank Feinen, the mayor of Champaign, Ill. …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
House Democrats Scale Back Paid-Leave Program in Coronavirus-Aid Bill  —  Measure would still provide two weeks of sick leave to a wide swath of workers, but restrict eligibility for further time off  —  WASHINGTON—The Democratic-led House scaled back a paid-leave program that the chamber …
CNN:
Former Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing campaign funds  —  Rep. Hunter pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds  —  (CNN)Former Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison and three years of parole for corruption charges stemming …
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Coronavirus in NYC: Bill de Blasio considering a shelter-in-place edict  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio may soon order New Yorkers to only leave their homes for food, medicine and exercise — a major escalation of the Big Apple's coronavirus containment plan.  —  De Blasio was asked on CNN Tuesday morning …
Discussion: Associated Press and Sean Hannity
Albert Samaha / BuzzFeed News:
An ER Doctor Was Diagnosed With COVID-19 — After Attending A National Conference For ER Doctors  —  A physician from San Francisco, Rosny Daniel, attended a conference for ER doctors in New York City.  Two days later, he tested positive for the coronavirus, suggesting that dozens …
Discussion: CBS San Francisco and KRON4
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
China Announces That It Will Expel American Journalists  —  The announcement comes weeks after President Trump limited the number of Chinese citizens who could work in the United States for five state-controlled Chinese news organizations.  —  In the latest escalation of tensions between …
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.
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Government response updates: Trump proposes sending relief checks directly to Americans  —  “If we do this right,” he says, “our country will be rolling again.”  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday predicted “we're going to win” the fight against the coronavirus as he briefed the nation …
Discussion: Breitbart
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
One Simple Idea That Explains Why the Economy Is in Great Danger  —  What happens when a major section of machinery that is supposed to run perpetually suddenly grinds to a halt?  We are about to find out.  —  To understand why the world economy is in grave peril because of the spread of coronavirus …
Derek Hunter / Townhall:
Liberals Are Content To Watch It All Burn  —  It seems quaint, even a little funny, but during the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to “set aside their differences in case the world was invaded by aliens.”  Today, Democrats can't even stop …
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.
 
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The WHO said to stop calling it “Chinese” coronavirus, but Republicans didn't listen
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Guardian
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump tangles with Cuomo over coronavirus: ‘Keep politics out of it’
Discussion: Politico
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
With masks at the ready, ICE agents make arrests on first day of California coronavirus lockdown
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Helen Raleigh / The Federalist:
Iran And Italy Are Paying A Hefty Price For Close Ties With Communist China
Discussion: Power Line
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Labor organizer Jane McAlevey on how the left builds power all wrong
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
A collapsing economy is a disaster for an incumbent president
Wall Street Journal:
Giving Americans Money to Offset Coronavirus Impact Gains Bipartisan Support in Congress
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
China Boomeranging  —  Its bad behavior in the wake of COVID-19 …
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Danelladebel / California Governor:
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic
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