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CNN:
Acting Navy secretary blasts ousted aircraft carrier captain as ‘stupid’ in address to ship's crew — (CNN)The Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly blasted the now ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as “stupid” in an address to the ship's crew Monday morning, in remarks obtained by CNN.
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
Acting Navy Secretary blasts USS Roosevelt captain as ‘too naive or too stupid’ in leaked speech to ship's crew — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly reportedly made an unhinged speech to the crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in which he lashed out at former Capt. Brett E. Crozier …
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, The American Independent, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and The Hill
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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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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The Hill, Twitchy, Kaiser Health News and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
Ronna McDaniel / Fox News:
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel: Democrats' coronavirus voting plan - this is the way to undermine democracy — After failing with their first left-wing laundry list disguised as coronavirus relief, Democratic leaders are already plotting their next attempt to use the pandemic for political gain.
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Tuesday's Wisconsin Election Is Our Future
Tuesday's Wisconsin Election Is Our Future
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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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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
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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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Washington Monthly and Political Wire
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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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
U.S. Is Nowhere Close to Reopening the Economy, Experts Say
U.S. Is Nowhere Close to Reopening the Economy, Experts Say
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Washington Post
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 …
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Raw Story
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
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices rule for federal employee over age discrimination — WASHINGTON (AP) — Well, OK, boomer. — The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for federal employees 40 and older to sue for age discrimination. — The justices ruled 8-1 that federal workers have a lower hurdle to overcome …
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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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Sharyl Attkisson / Just The News:
News media, liberals mock conservatives for early pandemic comments they made themselves
News media, liberals mock conservatives for early pandemic comments they made themselves
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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:
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 …
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Associated Press and The Week
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 …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Inspector General Fired by Trump Urges Whistle-Blowers ‘to Bravely Speak Up’ — Michael Atkinson, who President Trump made clear was dismissed in reprisal for his role in revealing the Ukraine matter, broke his silence. — WASHINGTON — The intelligence community inspector general whom …
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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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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 …
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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 …
Eric Boehlert / PRESS RUN:
TV networks air Trump 10 hours a week — in 2014 they refused to air Obama for 10 minutes — Be kind. — Share PRESS RUN — Trump's daily marathon press briefings on the coronavirus pandemic have now become unearned staples of the television landscape, as both cable news outlets as well as ABC …
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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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.
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NBC News
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
Ethan Epstein / Washington Times:
Coronavirus and the decline of the conservative sensibility — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — Donald Trump's presidency has brought its fair share of partisan and ideological inversions: The Democrats are now the party of Russia-hawkishness, free trade, and, rhetorically at least, fiscal probity.
ABC7:
LA doctor seeing success with hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 — LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A Los Angeles doctor said he is seeing significant success in prescribing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with zinc to treat patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19.
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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 …