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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Warned of Coronavirus Pandemic in January — A memo from Peter Navarro is the most direct warning known to have circulated at a key moment among top administration officials. — A top White House adviser starkly warned Trump administration officials in late January …
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Trump's Aggressive Advocacy of Malaria Drug for Treating Coronavirus Divides Medical Community — While Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged caution in using hydroxychloroquine, some doctors are prescribing it to patients who have the virus despite the fact it has never been tested for it.
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Axios:
Navarro memos warning of mass coronavirus death circulated in January — In late January, President Trump's economic adviser Peter Navarro warned his White House colleagues the novel coronavirus could take more than half a million American lives and cost close to $6 trillion, according to memos obtained by Axios.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Trump's ‘shadow coronavirus czar’ will now advise Larry Hogan — DRIVING THE DAY — TWO OF THE MOST LAUDED PUBLIC OFFICIALS during the coronavirus crisis are SCOTT GOTTLIEB and Maryland Gov. LARRY HOGAN. — GOTTLIEB — a former FDA commissioner under …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘What do you have to lose?’: Inside Trump's embrace of a risky drug against coronavirus
‘What do you have to lose?’: Inside Trump's embrace of a risky drug against coronavirus
Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost:
Trump Says ‘Nobody’ Knew Pandemic Was Coming. His Adviser Warned Of It In January.
Trump Says ‘Nobody’ Knew Pandemic Was Coming. His Adviser Warned Of It In January.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's disturbing order to effectively disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin voters — President Donald Trump greets Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Justice Brett Kavanaugh looks on ahead of the State of the Union address on February 4. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Andrew Langer / Townhall:
Time for the Supreme Court to ‘Reopen’
Time for the Supreme Court to ‘Reopen’
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New York Times:
Wisconsin Election Fight Heralds a National Battle Over Virus-Era Voting
Wisconsin Election Fight Heralds a National Battle Over Virus-Era Voting
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NBC News:
Wisconsin's election mess underscores new divide over voting and health
Wisconsin's election mess underscores new divide over voting and health
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Protect Your Right to Vote from the Coronavirus
Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Protect Your Right to Vote from the Coronavirus
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Supreme Court votes 5-4 to halt order extending absentee ballot deadline in Wisconsin
Supreme Court votes 5-4 to halt order extending absentee ballot deadline in Wisconsin
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Wisconsin holds its primary election in the middle of a pandemic
Wisconsin holds its primary election in the middle of a pandemic
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CNN:
Grisham out as West Wing press secretary without having held a briefing — (CNN)White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving the job without ever having briefed the press. CNN has learned she is returning to the East Wing as first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff …
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Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Who's running Britain? — LONDON — With Boris Johnson in intensive care with coronavirus, someone needs to look after Britain. — Famed for its unwritten and bendable constitution, the U.K. does not have in its chain of command any clear instructions or precedent for what happens if the prime minister becomes incapacitated.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Is Trump's Fault — “I don't take responsibility at all,” said President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden on March 13. Those words will probably end up as the epitaph of his presidency, the single sentence that sums it all up. — Trump now fancies himself a “wartime president.”
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New York Times:
Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States — Data on race and the disease Covid-19 is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions, experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some places. — In Louisiana, one of the states …
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How a Ship's Coronavirus Outbreak Became a Moral Crisis for the Military — In a profanity-laced reprimand, the acting Navy secretary criticized sailors aboard the Theodore Roosevelt for cheering their fired captain, who had requested more assistance to fight the infection.
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Real Point of Trump's Coronavirus Press Conferences — When she finishes her 12-hour shift in the intensive-care unit at Riverside Community Hospital, Katherine Montanino stuffs her clothes into a dirty-linen bag and swaps out her soiled shoes for a fresh pair. Arriving home, she takes a shower before she hugs her family.
Public Policy Polling:
JBE Outpaces Trump by 43 Points on Virus Handling — PPP's newest survey in Louisiana finds John Bel Edwards running 43 points ahead of Donald Trump on his handling of the coronavirus in the state. — 68% approve of the job Edwards is doing handling the virus to 16% who disapprove for a net rating of +52.
Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
David Perdue's stock trading saw an uptick as coronavirus took hold — U.S. Sen. David Perdue's financial portfolio saw heavy trading during the month of March, a period during which Congress passed three different spending bills to address the spread of COVID-19 and the markets took a turn for the worse.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trump blew it — not the WHO, Fauci or the Jews — One of my few pleasures during the current misery is the Zoom religious service, a weekly chance in my home to greet the Sabbath and to pray for healing. — But some are so sick as to be beyond the reach of prayer — and it has nothing to do with a virus.
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
John Lewis, once Trump target, backs Joe Biden for president — ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee perhaps his biggest symbolic endorsement among the many veteran black lawmakers who back his candidacy.
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Graham Gremore / Queerty:
Fox News is officially being sued for peddling coronavirus misinformation — Last month, rumors that Fox News was bracing itself for a potential “legal bloodbath” after misleading its millions of viewers about the coronavirus pandemic began circulating. Now, it's finally happening.
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Matthew Herper / STAT:
The U.S. gets a D- in the coronavirus fight. That stands for ‘disorganization,’ and it's fixable — NEW YORK — Leora Horwitz has seen other disasters. Now the director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science at New York University Langone Medical Center …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
New Zealand isn't just flattening the curve. It's squashing it. — HAVELOCK NORTH, New Zealand — It's been less than two weeks since New Zealand imposed a coronavirus lockdown so strict that swimming at the beach and hunting in bushland were banned. They're not essential activities …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB, union focused on plan that could allow season to start as early as May in Arizona — Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials …
Richard Haass / Foreign Affairs:
The Pandemic Will Accelerate History Rather Than Reshape It — Not Every Crisis Is a Turning Point — We are going through what by every measure is a great crisis, so it is natural to assume that it will prove to be a turning point in modern history. In the months since the appearance of COVID-19 …
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Including Crypt, Will Become a Hospital — The Manhattan church, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, will be able to care for at least 200 patients during the coronavirus outbreak. — The vast interior of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Trump Asks Reporter If She's Working For Chinese Government After Pro-Beijing Questions — President Donald Trump pressed a reporter on Monday about whether she was working for the Chinese government after she asked a question about medical supplies that Beijing has provided the United States.
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit rep says hydroxychloroquine, Trump helped save her life amid COVID-19 fight — LANSING - A Democratic state representative from Detroit is crediting hydroxychloroquine — and Republican President Donald Trump who touted the drug — for saving her in her battle with the coronavirus.
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James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
Why Does the President Keep Pushing a Malaria Drug? — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — Two weeks ago, French doctors published a provocative observation in a microbiology journal.
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Associated Press:
Modeling coronavirus: ‘Uncertainty is the only certainty’ — SEATTLE (AP) — A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. — a projection designed to help officials plan for the worst …
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Allan Sloan / Stamford Advocate:
U.S. airlines want a $50 billion bailout. They spent $45 billion buying back their stock. — We don't know yet which companies are going to get how much in federal bailout money and what the bailout terms will be. — But it's a sure bet that a ton of money will be earmarked …
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Grocery workers are beginning to die of coronavirus — At least four people - who had worked at Walmart, Trader Joe's and Giant - have died from covid-19 in recent days — Major supermarket chains are beginning to report their first coronavirus-related employee deaths …