memeorandum: Schumer taps Warren aide for new coronavirus oversight commission (Politico)

3:20 PM ET, April 6, 2020

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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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Politico, Talking Points Memo, VICE, New York Post, National Review, Raw Story, Mediaite, Law & Crime, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Post

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.

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Axios, Just The News, Task & Purpose, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Balloon Juice, Mother Jones and Patterico's Pontifications

Winona Ruth / SoundCloud:

SoundCloud — 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 and told sailors to stop complaining and do their jobs. Full story here: https …

New York Times:

Acting Navy Secretary Slams Fired Captain as ‘Stupid’ — Thomas B. Modly addressed the crew of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in a speech that one crew member described as “whiny, upset, irritated, condescending.” — The U.S. Navy's top civilian excoriated the fired commander …

Washington Post:

Wisconsin governor moves to suspend in-person voting in Tuesday's elections amid coronavirus fears, drawing GOP court challenge — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Monday suspending in-person voting in Tuesday's elections, immediately prompting a legal challenge …

Discussion: Axios, Common Dreams, One America News Network and Mother Jones

Politico:

Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a last-minute order halting in-person voting in his state on Tuesday, plunging the Democratic presidential primary and state and local elections into uncertainty amid deep concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite, RightWisconsin, Fox News and Washington Post

State of Wisconsin:
Gov. Evers Suspends In-Person Voting, Calls Legislature into Special Session on April 7 Election

Discussion: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Hill and IJR

Associated Press:
Wisconsin moves ahead with election, awaits Supreme Court

Discussion: The Week and WTOP, more at Mediagazer »

Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Tuesday's Wisconsin Election Is Our Future

Discussion: Vox, The Nation, The Atlantic and New York Times

Donald Shaw / Sludge:

Pharma-Funded Group Tied to a Top Trump Donor Is Promoting Malaria Drug to the President — Founded by one of Trump's top donors, the Job Creators Network has been pushing Trump to approve the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19. — EDITED BY

Discussion: The Nation and Common Dreams

Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Peter Navarro on his qualifications to disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on coronavirus treatments …

Discussion: NBC News, The American Independent, POLITICUSUSA, Axios, The Week, HuffPost and The Hill

Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the epic White House fight over hydroxychloroquine

CNN:
Heated disagreement breaks out in Situation Room over hydroxychloroquine

Discussion: The American Independent, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Axios, Raw Story and The Week

Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Schumer makes his case to Meadows during a Sunday night call

Discussion: Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Common Dreams, The Hill, The Week and The Daily Beast

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?

Discussion: Kaiser Health News, Althouse, The Hill and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story

Lisa Du / Bloomberg:

Half the U.S. Supply of Trump-Touted Virus Drug Now Cut Off — Nearly half the supply of hydroxychloroquine to the U.S. comes from makers in India, a flow that has now been abruptly stanched after the Asian nation banned exports of all forms of the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a …

Discussion: National Review, Raw Story and Vanity Fair

Politico:

Schumer taps Warren aide for new coronavirus oversight commission — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will appoint Bharat Ramamurti, a former Elizabeth Warren aide, to a newly created panel meant to police the Trump administration's handling of a $500 billion coronavirus relief fund.

Discussion: The Hill

Brooke Singman / Fox News: Trump nominates former GSA watchdog as inspector general for coronavirus response

YouTube:

Alyssa Milano explains silence on Joe Biden allegation … Alyssa Milano tells Andy why she's staying quiet about the sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden. — Hear Andy Cohen Live every Monday & Wednesday at 10amET/7am PT, only on Radio Andy. SiriusXM 102, and anytime on the SiriusXM app.

Discussion: Twitchy

ABC News:

Biden campaign offers to help state, local officials with coronavirus response — Campaign wants to “connect those offering help with those in need of it.” — Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign is reaching out to state and local officials offering to assist with their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discussion: IJR

Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump, Biden trade barbs over possible virtual Democratic convention

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg and Vanity Fair

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 …

Discussion: Associated Press, Foreign Policy, The Daily Caller and The Week

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 …

Discussion: The Federalist, The Guardian, IJR, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Washington Times

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Donald Trump's firing of the Intelligence Community IG is so, so egregious

Discussion: The Bulwark

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.

Discussion: CNN

Jim Tankersley / New York Times: U.S. Is Nowhere Close to Reopening the Economy, Experts Say

Fox News:

Supreme Court upholds controversial traffic stop by police — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a warrantless traffic stop by a sheriff's deputy in Kansas that was conducted based on information that the car owner's license had been revoked. — Charles Glover Jr. claimed that the deputy …

Discussion: Associated Press

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices rule for federal employee over age discrimination

Discussion: Washington Post

Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:

Dr. Anthony Fauci was correct — more importantly, he was humble — In certain political circles, it has apparently become important to knock Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. — One prominent article at RealClear Politics argues …

Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:

Ratings change: Senate races shift toward Democrats — Gardner now an underdog, Shaheen safer, Collins more at risk — While coronavirus news is rightfully saturating the headlines, the 2020 elections are going to happen this fall and will arguably be more important than ever.

ProPublica:

How New York City's Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block — A 2006 pandemic plan warned that New York City could be short as many as 9,500 ventilators. But the city only acquired a few hundred, which were ultimately scrapped because it couldn't afford to maintain them.

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 …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:

News Analysis: The coronavirus crisis will change America in big ways. History says so — The Social Security check that arrives each month. The unemployment benefits that help tide workers over between jobs. The security lines snaking through airports, back when millions of Americans were still flying.

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.

Discussion: Townhall, Louder With Crowder, Law & Crime, Tangle, Twitchy and Local doctor …

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.

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review and Informed Comment

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

Discussion: Common Dreams, Daily Kos and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Washington Times