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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the epic White House fight over hydroxychloroquine — The White House coronavirus task force had its biggest fight yet on Saturday, pitting economic adviser Peter Navarro against infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci. At issue: How enthusiastically should the White House tout …
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Peter Navarro on his qualifications to disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on coronavirus treatments: 'I'm a social scientist' — Washington (CNN)White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday said he was qualified to engage and disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of an anti-malarial drug …
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Axios, Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Heated disagreement breaks out in Situation Room over hydroxychloroquine — (CNN)There was a heated disagreement in the Situation Room this weekend over the efficacy of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — but multiple sources say it was mostly one-sided, as President Donald Trump's …
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Talking Points Memo and The Week
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Schumer makes his case to Meadows during a Sunday night call
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Schumer makes his case to Meadows during a Sunday night call
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The Hill, The Daily Beast and New York Times
Gina Yu / CNN:
Trump suggests hydroxychloroquine may protect against Covid-19. Researchers say there's no evidence of that
Trump suggests hydroxychloroquine may protect against Covid-19. Researchers say there's no evidence of that
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The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine
Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine
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HuffPost, The Hill, The Week, EA WorldView and Mediaite
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Has Anyone Found Trump's Soul? Anyone? — He's not rising to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic. He's shriveling into nothingness. — Do you remember President George W. Bush's remarks at Ground Zero in Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?
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Kaiser Health News, Althouse and Twitchy
Politico:
Fried v. DeSantis: the coronavirus edition — Florida builds a mystery app — More pressure over unemployment fiasco — Early voting settlement reached — Hello and welcome to Monday. — The daily rundown — Between Saturday night and Sunday night, the number of Florida …
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Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
DeSantis doing better than Trump in handling coronavirus crisis, Florida poll shows
DeSantis doing better than Trump in handling coronavirus crisis, Florida poll shows
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Political Wire
Aleem Maqbool / BBC:
Coronavirus: Pastor who decried ‘hysteria’ dies after attending Mardi Gras — Pastor Landon Spradlin wasn't worried about coronavirus when we went to New Orleans to preach during Mardi Gras. A month later he was dead. — “He loved to laugh. He loved to play guitar.
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New York Times:
He Led a Top Navy Ship. Now He Sits in Quarantine, Fired and Infected. — Colleagues say the downfall of Captain Brett E. Crozier was charging headlong into the Trump administration's narrative that it had everything in the coronavirus pandemic under control.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Acting Navy chief fired Crozier for ‘panicking’ — and before Trump could intervene
Acting Navy chief fired Crozier for ‘panicking’ — and before Trump could intervene
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National Review, New York Post, Raw Story, Fox News, Rolling Stone, Gizmodo, HuffPost, Vox, Daily Kos and The Guardian
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Tuesday's Wisconsin Election Is Our Future — Chaos. A public health disaster. And partisan trench warfare, too. — Normally, there are around 180 polling places in the city of Milwaukee, serving roughly 300,000 registered voters. Unless there is a drastic, last minute change in plans …
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The Nation, The Atlantic, RightWisconsin and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump vs. Biden on coronavirus: The timeline is utterly damning — We're now learning that President Trump's efforts to promote an anti-malarial drug for use against the coronavirus is causing internal administration tensions. Anthony Fauci, the administration's own leading expert …
L. Brent Bozell III / Washington Times:
How the liberal media weaponizes COVID-19 against Trump — ‘Coronavirus now, politics later — please’ — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — America faces an existential threat from the COVID-19 virus, but our response is made needlessly more difficult because a partisan media has weaponized the virus as a cudgel against the president.
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New York Times:
As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out — Teachers at some schools across the country report that less than half of their students are participating in online learning. — Chronic absenteeism is a problem in American education during the best of times, but now …
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Los Angeles Times
NBC News:
Government watchdog: Hospitals face severe shortages of medical gear, confusing guidance from government — An internal government report found that one hospital was so short of thermometers it could screen staff and patients for coronavirus only at random. — Government watchdog: Hospitals face severe shortages of medical gear
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Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Will Give Terrorist Label to White Supremacist Group for First Time — The designation of the Russian Imperial Movement reflects growing concerns among U.S. officials about violent white supremacists with transnational links. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected …
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
'You're basically right next to the nuclear reactor.' … I could be the last person some of these patients ever see, or the last voice they hear. A lot of people will never come off the ventilator. That's the reality of this virus. I force myself to think about that for a few seconds each …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Eyes Accused ‘Quack’ Dr. Oz for Coronavirus Advice — The president can't stop talking about an unproven COVID-19 treatment — the same one the oft-critized TV doctor keeps pushing and pushing. — As the global pandemic and a staggering economic crisis swells, Dr. Mehmet Oz …
Joel Hay / National Review:
Has Sweden Found the Right Solution to the Coronavirus? — Unlike other countries, it has so far avoided both isolation and economic ruin. — If the COVID-19 pandemic tails off in a few weeks, months before the alarmists claim it will, they will probably pivot immediately and pat themselves …
Associated Press:
Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy falters. As the turmoil deepens …
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The Week, WGN-TV, The Hill, Associated Press and Politico
Fortune:
5G-coronavirus conspiracy theory spurs rash of telecom tower arson fires — Telecom masts that enable the next generation of wireless communication were set on fire in the U.K. in recent days, apparently by people motivated by a theory that the tech helps spread the coronavirus. Investors are taking note.
Jenna Ellis / The Federalist:
Why It's Unconstitutional To Keep Grocery Stores Open While Closing Churches — It's a dangerous precedent that government could consider itself the arbiter of private essential services. — In response to the Wuhan coronavirus, state governors and local leaders have issued wide-ranging …
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
The young and eventful Senate career of wealthy Georgia businesswoman Kelly Loeffler — The young and eventful Senate career of Kelly Loeffler, a wealthy Georgia business executive and political neophyte, was born in a maelstrom and was barely three months old when it entered another.
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Daily Kos
The Guardian:
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus — Move follows rumours that prime minister's condition had been worsening — Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus after suffering persistent symptoms for 10 days. — Downing Street insisted it was just a precautionary measure …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Americans hit by economic shocks as confusion, stumbles undermine Trump's stimulus effort — Small-business program gets off to rocky start and White House makes hard pivot on $1,200 checks as enormity of task swamps administration — The Trump administration has stumbled in its initial push …
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Common Dreams, Marginal REVOLUTION, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Balloon Juice
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Americans Don't Trust the Media Anymore. So Why Do They Trust the Cuomos? — CNN once prevented Chris Cuomo from interviewing his brother on the air. But that all changed with the arrival of the coronavirus, and now it's changing television, too. — At the end of 2013 …
Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Cases Rise Sharply, as U.S. Braces for Most Challenging Days Ahead — U.S. adds more than 33,000 cases; British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hospitalized after suffering persistent symptoms of Covid-19 — Health officials warned Americans to brace for a pivotal week …
Aaron E. Carroll / New York Times:
How Will We Know When It's Time to Reopen the Nation? — Experts offer four benchmarks that can serve as a guide for cities and states, eliminating some of the guesswork. — Everyone wants to know when we are going to be able to leave our homes and reopen the United States. That's the wrong way to frame it.
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Donna Ladd / Jackson Free Press:
SCV: Gov. Tate Reeves Proclaimed ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ on April 3 … As coronavirus spiked across the state, the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans posted a copy of an April 3 state proclamation naming this month as “Confederate Heritage Month.”
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
U.S. Is Nowhere Close to Reopening the Economy, Experts Say — Here's what economists say the United States needs to start returning to normal amid the coronavirus outbreak — and how the economy can survive in the meantime. — WASHINGTON — How long can we keep this up?
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