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Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump struggles to adjust to crisis presidency — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has never been known for his patience or long attention span. — Now, as the coronavirus crisis threatens his presidency, and upends his campaign for reelection, Trump is rapidly losing patience …
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Washington Post:
Before Trump called for reevaluating lockdowns, they shuttered six of his top-earning clubs and resorts — President Trump's private business has shut down six of its top seven revenue-producing clubs and hotels because of restrictions meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Can't Make Any Big Decisions”: As the Crisis Escalates, Trump Experiments With a Pivot — As the death toll from the coronavirus accelerates across the country—by Monday there have been more than 400 domestic fatalities—Donald Trump is grasping for a strategy before the crisis destroys his presidency.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: U.S. reports more than 100 coronavirus deaths in a single day, 500 total — The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus. For more free stories, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
See Trump's reaction when he heard one of his top docs was tested for coronavirus — Side by side at the podium with the president, task force member Dr. Deborah Birx broke the news about her fever. — Trump jokingly walks away as doctor says she had fever over weekend
Washington Post:
Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from U.S. public health officials — The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus. For more free stories, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Has Given Unusual Leeway to Fauci, but Aides Say He's Losing His Patience
Trump Has Given Unusual Leeway to Fauci, but Aides Say He's Losing His Patience
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Raw Story, The American Independent, ABC News, The US Sun and The Independent
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Dr. Fauci Reportedly Warning Trump Administration Not to Prematurely Restart Economy
Dr. Fauci Reportedly Warning Trump Administration Not to Prematurely Restart Economy
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Washington Post and The Hill
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Back to Waging War on Science, at the Worst Possible Moment
Trump Is Back to Waging War on Science, at the Worst Possible Moment
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CNN, The Daily Beast and The Nation
New York Times:
Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’
Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’
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Politico:
‘Way too early’: Health officials warn about perils of restarting economy
‘Way too early’: Health officials warn about perils of restarting economy
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Washington Post:
Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus experts
Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus experts
NBC News:
Tensions brewing inside the White House over economic consequences of coronavirus response
Tensions brewing inside the White House over economic consequences of coronavirus response
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Bob Herman / Axios:
Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine — “A man has died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate,” one of the anti-malaria drugs that President Trump has mentioned in recent days, according to Banner Health, the hospital system that treated both patients.
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Banner Health Newsroom:
Banner Health experts warn against self-medicating to prevent or treat COVID-19 — Medical toxicologists and emergency physicians are warning the public against the use of inappropriate medications and household products to prevent or treat COVID-19. In particular, Banner Health experts emphasize …
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New York Times:
The Coronavirus Bailout Stalled. And It's Mitch McConnell's Fault. — Senate Republicans are blocking passage of an economic bailout plan that protects jobs and wages. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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Politico:
How the House Democrats' stimulus plan compares to the Senate's — Democrats are following through on their threat to go rogue with their own stimulus plan, unveiling a more than 1,400-page bill Monday night, packed with policy differences compared to the proposal Senate Republicans laid out.
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One America News Network
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus
The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement Ahead of Unveiling of Democrats' Third Coronavirus Response Bill
Pelosi Statement Ahead of Unveiling of Democrats' Third Coronavirus Response Bill
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Stimulus talks to miss McConnell's Monday deadline
Stimulus talks to miss McConnell's Monday deadline
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One America News Network, IJR and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Domestic Passenger Flights Could Virtually Shut Down, Voluntarily or by Government Order — As airlines struggle to keep aircraft flying with minimal passengers, various options are being considered — Major U.S. airlines are drafting plans for a potential voluntary shutdown of virtually …
New York Times:
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear For Their Safety — As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the “Chinese virus,” many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified of what could come next. — WASHINGTON — Yuanyuan Zhu was walking to her gym …
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Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Sen. Cruz calls on Trump to address medical supply shortages by invoking Defense Production Act — WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump suggests the response to the coronavirus may be going too far, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is urging his administration go further.
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Trump Won't Order Vital Coronavirus Supplies Because Corporate CEOs Asked Him Not To
Trump Won't Order Vital Coronavirus Supplies Because Corporate CEOs Asked Him Not To
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POLITICUSUSA
Myah Ward / Politico:
White House reporter suspected to have coronavirus, WHCA says — The White House Correspondents Association on Monday said a reporter who was at the White House multiple times over the last two weeks is suspected to have coronavirus, according to an email from the organization.
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Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
White House Journalist Has Suspected Case Of Coronavirus, Correspondents' Association President Announces
White House Journalist Has Suspected Case Of Coronavirus, Correspondents' Association President Announces
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Redstate
William Feuer / CNBC:
CDC says coronavirus survived in Princess Cruise ship cabins for up to 17 days after passengers left — The coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days, a study published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. — The study examines two public health responses …
Amy Klobuchar:
Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar — I have news that many Americans are facing right now: my husband John has the coronavirus. We just got the test results at 7 a.m. this morning. While I cannot see him and he is of course cut off from all visitors, our daughter Abigail and I are constantly calling and texting and emailing.
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Coronavirus government response updates: US, Trump says, not built to be ‘shut down’
Coronavirus government response updates: US, Trump says, not built to be ‘shut down’
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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
IOC member says that 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic — Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Rand Paul's Positive Coronavirus Test Sets the (Still Meeting) Senate on Edge — The Kentucky Republican's diagnosis has injected a shot of fear into the Senate as it scrambles to pass a relief package to respond to the pandemic. — WASHINGTON — In another workplace, in another town …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden: Trump's ‘failure of planning and preparation’ worsened coronavirus crisis — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump of dithering in the early days of the coronavirus, saying that a “failure of planning and preparation” by the White House has worsened the health and economic crises the nation faces.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden goes in search of a bully pulpit
Biden goes in search of a bully pulpit
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The Hill and Washington Free Beacon
Ben Smith / New York Times:
As Fox News Played Down the Coronavirus, Its Chief Protected Himself — The cancellation of an 89th birthday party for Rupert Murdoch highlights a disconnect between his family's behavior and statements made on air by some Fox commentators. — If you were watching some of the commentators …
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Fiona Lowenstein / New York Times:
I'm 26. Coronavirus Sent Me to the Hospital. — Millennials: If you can't stay at home for others, do it for yourselves. — I'm 26. I don't have any prior autoimmune or respiratory conditions. I work out six times a week, and abstain from cigarettes.
Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother dies of COVID-19 — He was the second person to die from the virus in Tennessee. — TEXT SIZE — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother has died after contracting COVID-19. — The lieutenant governor said her brother Ron …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
See Which States and Cities Have Told Residents to Stay at Home — In a matter of days, millions of Americans have been asked to do what might have been unthinkable only a week or two ago: Don't go to work, don't go to school, don't leave the house at all, unless you have to.
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The Hill
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Latest Cook Political Report Electoral College Map — With the country on the precipice of a major health and economic crisis, we are clearly headed into uncharted waters. At the same time, when it comes to politics and an election that's just eight months away, we can only work …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
California congresswoman sold stock in travel companies — Rep. Susan Davis of California and her husband sold stocks related to travel and tourism less than two weeks after members of the House of Representatives received a closed-door briefing on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.