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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 …
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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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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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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NBC News:
Tensions brewing inside the White House over economic consequences of coronavirus response — Public health officials have pushed the White House to urge Americans to stay at home in an effort to blunt the spread of the virus. — WASHINGTON — Tensions are beginning to brew between the president …
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Fauci gets frank about Trump: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down'
Fauci gets frank about Trump: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down'
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CNN:
Trump itching to scale back social distancing after 15 day-period, aides say
Trump itching to scale back social distancing after 15 day-period, aides say
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump flirts with a less-aggressive coronavirus response, echoing Fox News
Trump flirts with a less-aggressive coronavirus response, echoing Fox News
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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
'Gee, that's too bad' is an encapsulation of Trump's approach to the pandemic — and politics
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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 …
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus — With coronavirus cases in the U.S. mounting into the tens of thousands and our economy sliding into recession, Washington is locked in a brutal standoff over a $1.8 trillion economic rescue package.
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Politico:
GOP dusts off anti-Pelosi playbook as stimulus negotiations drag on
GOP dusts off anti-Pelosi playbook as stimulus negotiations drag on
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Coronavirus government response updates: Senate Democrats block stimulus bill
Coronavirus government response updates: Senate Democrats block stimulus bill
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Senate showdown over pandemic relief stalls as Pelosi preps Democratic bill
Senate showdown over pandemic relief stalls as Pelosi preps Democratic bill
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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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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement Ahead of Unveiling of Democrats' Third Coronavirus Response Bill — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement ahead of the unveiling of House Democrats' third coronavirus response bill, the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act:
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Procedural vote on coronavirus stimulus fails for 2nd time in 24 hours
Procedural vote on coronavirus stimulus fails for 2nd time in 24 hours
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Democrats Should Vote Down Trump's Corrupt Stimulus Slush Fund
Democrats Should Vote Down Trump's Corrupt Stimulus Slush Fund
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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.
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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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Biden Addresses a Visibility Question: ‘How Do We Get More of You?’
Biden Addresses a Visibility Question: ‘How Do We Get More of You?’
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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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bloomberg sued by aides for stiffing them on yearlong pay promise
Bloomberg sued by aides for stiffing them on yearlong pay promise
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Bloomberg campaign faces potential class action lawsuit for layoffs
Bloomberg campaign faces potential class action lawsuit for layoffs
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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 …
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Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on auto industry and ventilators
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on auto industry and ventilators
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Bob Johnson / MLive.com:
Trump's claims that GM, Ford making ventilators ‘right now’ not true
Trump's claims that GM, Ford making ventilators ‘right now’ not true
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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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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Secret Service employee tests positive for coronavirus
Secret Service employee tests positive for coronavirus
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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.
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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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 …
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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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.
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.
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Emma Colton / Washington Examiner:
Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg News: Federal stockpile of N95 masks was depleted under Obama and never restocked — The national shortage of N95 respirator masks can be traced back to 2009 after the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, when the Obama administration was advised to replenish a national stockpile …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Says Beijing's Coronavirus Lies Are Just Fine — Chinese officials have spread disinformation about the origin of the coronavirus, including blaming its creation on the United States. — Coronavirus disinformation spread by senior Chinese government officials does not violate Twitter's terms …