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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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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 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Hill
Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Trump: I haven't consulted past presidents
Trump: I haven't consulted past presidents
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Hill talks continue as Trump appears to waffle on shutdown — WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration officials and congressional leaders struggled Monday to finalize a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package as the coronavirus crisis deepened, even as President Donald Trump seemed …
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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.
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Ed Morrissey / Hotair:
Stunning NYT Headline: “Senate Democrats Blocked Action On A Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Plan”; Update: McConnell Schedules Revote For 9:45 Am; Update: Romney “Shocked” At Dems — It's stunning because it's true, and it hints that Democrats might have miscalculated how much political cover they have in this coronavirus crisis.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi says House will draft its own coronavirus funding bill
Pelosi says House will draft its own coronavirus funding bill
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New York Times:
As State Pleas Mount, Trump Outlines Some Federal Action; Senate Democrats Block Stimulus Package
As State Pleas Mount, Trump Outlines Some Federal Action; Senate Democrats Block Stimulus Package
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Christophe Moratal / International Olympic Committee:
Health and safety paramount as IOC Executive Board agrees to step up scenario-planning for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Health and safety paramount as IOC Executive Board agrees to step up scenario-planning for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate Democrats block mammoth coronavirus stimulus package
Senate Democrats block mammoth coronavirus stimulus package
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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.
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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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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.
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
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New York Times:
Trump Bets Business Will Answer Call to Fight Virus, but Strategy Bewilders Firms — It remains unclear if the effort to enlist companies like General Motors, Apple and Hanes constitutes an effective strategy. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's refusal to invoke the Defense Production Act …
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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.
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Joe Biden:
Statement from Vice President Joe Biden on FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor's Comments on CNN State of the Union — The coronavirus pandemic is the most severe threat to public health that the United States has confronted in decades. It's also causing unimaginable damage to our economy …
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 …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
On a call with Trump officials, police chief pleads: ‘Stop testing NBA players, start testing first responders’ — ABC News reviewed a recording of a call with administration officials on Friday. — At the end of an hour-long phone call with White House and Homeland Security officials …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Trials of a Never Trump Republican — The lifelong conservative Sarah Longwell has been hoping for the President's downfall, but he has proved immune to every scandal. Will the coronavirus pandemic be any different? — For four years, Sarah Longwell has been hoping for Donald Trump's downfall.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden calls on Trump to drop ACA case in wake of coronavirus outbreak — Former Vice President Joe Biden said in a letter Monday to President Trump and other conservatives challenging the Affordable Care Act that the novel coronavirus outbreak shows why they should drop their legal case.
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Joe Mahoney Cnhi / Niagara Gazette:
At New York prison, Harvey Weinstein put in isolation after contracting virus — ALBANY — Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein, now one of New York's most notorious prison inmates after being sentenced for sexual assault, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to officials connected to the state prison system.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
'Gee, that's too bad' is an encapsulation of Trump's approach to the pandemic — and politics — We see again where Trump's empathy comes up short — For a second, a brief second, it seemed as if maybe President Trump thought better of the line. — He was asked Sunday about the ability …
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trump's “China Virus” Pivot — Trump spent 50 days as Xi's Beijing Bob, now he wants us to believe he's tough on China. — It's been reported in recent days that the U.S. intelligence community had warned in late January and early February that COVID-19 could be a “globe-encircling pandemic …
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The Federalist
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Washington Is About to Pick Which Companies Survive — Two ugly truths about any epic economic crisis are that not all businesses will survive, and government interventions help determine which businesses will survive. — As coronavirus crushes the economy, Washington policymakers …
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M. Catharine Evans / American Thinker:
What did Dr. Fauci have to say in 2009 about the deadly H1N1 pandemic? — It seems some viral infection pandemics are more equal than others. At least when it comes to burning a vibrant Trump economy to the ground. — In September 2009, after millions had become infected with the H1N1 influenza …
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Politico:
Coronavirus upends the battle for the House — The impeachment furor that consumed Washington for nearly a year has dissipated amid a far more urgent political storm: the coronavirus outbreak. — Any trace of President Donald Trump's impeachment has vanished from Capitol Hill, cable news and the campaign trail.
Axios:
Top Chinese official disowns U.S. military lab coronavirus conspiracy — In a rare interview, China's ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, told “Axios on HBO” that he stands by his belief that it's “crazy” to spread rumors about the coronavirus originating from a military laboratory in the United States.
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Politico:
Dems seize on ‘slush fund’ to oppose Republican rescue package — As Senate Democrats went to the floor Sunday night to vote — the first time they'd been there in days — they had one thing on their minds: a secret “slush fund” for Corporate America. — That's what Democrats are calling …