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1:40 PM ET, March 23, 2020

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump signals an economic pivot on coronavirus shutdowns  —  President Trump and some of his senior officials are losing patience with the doctors' orders.  —  The state of play: Amid dire predictions for jobs and the economy, the White House is beginning to send signals to business …
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Jon Cohen / Science:
'I'm going to keep pushing.' Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic  —  Anthony Fauci, who to many watching the now-regular White House press briefings on the pandemic has become the scientific voice of reason about how to respond to the new coronavirus …
New York Times:
Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’  —  The president, who has watched the economy plunge amid social distancing measures, says restrictions will be reassessed.  —  President Trump on Sunday night said that the government would reassess the recommended period for …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump signals growing weariness with social distancing and other steps advocated by 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.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
NBC News:   Tensions brewing inside the White House over economic consequences of coronavirus response
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘I know, but what do you want me to do?’:  Fauci's strikingly honest review of Trump's coronavirus response
Discussion: American Thinker and Raw Story
CNN:
Trump itching to scale back social distancing after 15 day-period, aides say
Discussion: The Nation, Reason, AIER and Econlib
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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Democrats Should Vote Down Trump's Corrupt Stimulus Slush Fund  —  Three days ago, Senate Republicans unveiled their version of an economic-rescue bill, planning to secure quick bipartisan Senate approval followed by a pro forma approval in the House.  Instead, Senate Democrats blocked it.
Discussion: Althouse
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Politico:
GOP dusts off anti-Pelosi playbook as stimulus negotiations drag on
Discussion: Washington Post, IJR and Breitbart
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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Tara Golshan / HuffPost:   Joe Biden Rips Donald Trump's Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Biden Addresses a Visibility Question: ‘How Do We Get More of You?’
Discussion: National Review and Slate
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump privately says he's facing pressure over refusal to use Defense Production Act  —  Rep. Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Trump: This is going to cost lives  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has told people around him that he's under pressure to utilize the authorities given to him under …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Trump Bets Business Will Answer Call to Fight Virus, but Strategy Bewilders Firms
Discussion: Reason, The Mahablog and VICE
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Put His Son in Charge of Fox.  It Was a Dangerous Mistake.  —  The 48-year-old Lachlan Murdoch stood by as Fox News hosts played down the danger of the deadly coronavirus to their viewers.  —  The chief executive of Fox News, Suzanne Scott, reacted swiftly to the threat …
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
The Virus Can Be Stopped, but Only With Harsh Steps, Experts Say  —  Scientists who have fought pandemics describe difficult measures needed to defend the United States against a fast-moving pathogen.  —  Terrifying though the coronavirus may be, it can be turned back.
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Week
James Griffiths / CNN:
Hong Kong appeared to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down  —  Hong Kong (CNN)Only a week ago, Hong Kong seemed like a model for how to contain the novel coronavirus, with a relatively small number of cases despite months of being on the front lines of the outbreak.
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CNN:   Will Sinophobia be our downfall in the fight against coronavirus?
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy  —  The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the U.S. economy overall in this challenging time.  The coronavirus pandemic is causing tremendous hardship across the United States and around the world.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Rep. Ben McAdams hospitalized after coronavirus positive test  —  He called a COVID-19 hotline number Friday night and he said he was told to go to the hospital and check in with the isolation unit.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, who tested positive last week for the disease caused …
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Secret Service employee tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: PJ Media Home, Redstate and The Week
Marc Lipsitch / Washington Post:
Far more people in the U.S. have the coronavirus than you think  —  We aren't testing enough to know.  The confirmed count could be less than 10 percent of the total.  —  As an infectious disease epidemiologist who's worked on pandemics for two decades, I've talked in recent days to journalists …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs Easing Stay-at-Home Advice to Curb Economic Rout  — President began talking about relaxing guidelines last week  — Economic toll rising as Americans practice social distancing  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Slate
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Where Things Stand: Trump's Having Second Thoughts
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Surgeon General has coronavirus warning: 'This week, it's going to get bad'  —  The disease is spreading, the surgeon general said, because many people are not following the guidance to stay at home.  —  WASHINGTON — Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams warned Monday that the coronavirus outbreak …
Discussion: Fox News
YouTube:
Exponential Threat … Priorities USA Action was founded in 2011 to educate and engage Americans to speak out and stand strong against the outdated views of the far right that threaten our democracy and undermine the middle class.
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection  —  A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn't smell her baby's full diaper.  Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can't smell curry or garlic, and food tastes bland.
Discussion: Eater, Fox News and ABC7
 
 
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David Siders / Politico:
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