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11:40 AM 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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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
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Trump itching to scale back social distancing after 15 day-period, aides say
Discussion: The Nation, Reason and AIER
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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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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Althouse
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
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: 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 and The Mahablog
David Leonhardt / New York Times:   How Trump Is Worsening the Virus Now
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Biden Addresses a Visibility Question: ‘How Do We Get More of You?’  —  As President Trump appears at daily briefings, the Democratic front-runner faces the challenge of raising his profile in a presidential race that has moved almost entirely into the digital realm.
Discussion: National Review, Slate and Redstate
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden launching his own coronavirus briefings, as he fights to return from ‘sideline’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
Washington Post:   Trump and Biden face off on a dramatically altered political landscape
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.
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.
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: Fox News and ABC7
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
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, The Week and Redstate
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Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:   Rep. Ben McAdams hospitalized with coronavirus while Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney self-quarantine
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
Bob Johnson / MLive.com:
Trump's claims that GM, Ford making ventilators ‘right now’ not true  —  President Donald Trump's assertion that automakers can quickly manufacture ventilators and that some are already making them is false, according to fact-checkers from the Associated Press.
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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.
Nathaniel Mott / Tom's Hardware:
A Mysterious Database Exposed 200 Million Americans' Personal Info  —  And we have no idea who it belonged to.  —  Here's a strange one: CyberNews reported Friday that a Google Cloud database exposed the personal information of roughly 200 million Americans.
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
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 …
Richard North Patterson / The Bulwark:
Coming Soon: Donald Trump As the Hero of COVID-19  —  The man who lies about everything will tell America that he saved us from the pandemic that he made much, much worse.  —  Right on time—one week ago, to be precise—America's leader informed us that COVID-19 “is a pandemic.”  —  No kidding.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
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