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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trade Adviser Warned White House in January of Risks of a Pandemic — A memo from Peter Navarro said failure to contain a coronavirus outbreak could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths and trillions of dollars in economic losses. It is the most direct warning known to have circulated …
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CNN, The Guardian, Raw Story, The Rooster, Mediaite and Marginal REVOLUTION
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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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The Hill, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, RakeBack, ABC News, The American Independent and The Guardian
Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost:
Trump Says ‘Nobody’ Knew Pandemic Was Coming. His Adviser Warned Of It In January. — Peter Navarro, Trump's trade adviser, reportedly penned two memos — in January and then February — warning of potential catastrophe because of COVID-19. — President Donald Trump said repeatedly in March that …
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New York Times and Raw Story
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
‘Shut the F*** up’: What one sailor shouted when Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly flew to Guam and told fired aircraft carrier's captain's crew their hero ‘was too naive or too stupid to be a commanding officer’ — Thomas Modly, President Trump's acting Navy secretary …
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The Daily Caller, The Hill and Daily Kos
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Paul Szoldra / SoundCloud:
Acting SECNAV Modley criticizing Capt. Crozier to sailors onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
Acting SECNAV Modley criticizing Capt. Crozier to sailors onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
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Defense One, War on the Rocks, CNN, wabe.org and Daily Kos
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 blasts USS Roosevelt captain as ‘too naive or too stupid’ in leaked speech to ship's crew
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USA Today:
A Navy captain tries to save his sailors, and gets fired in the process
A Navy captain tries to save his sailors, and gets fired in the process
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CNN, Washington Post and New York Post
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Acting Navy secretary's USS Theodore Roosevelt speech triggers lawmakers' calls for his firing
Acting Navy secretary's USS Theodore Roosevelt speech triggers lawmakers' calls for his firing
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Breitbart, The Hill, Redstate and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine …
New York Times:
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.
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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The Federalist, Raw Story, Gizmodo, Daily Kos, CNN and New York Times
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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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The Hill, Althouse, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Wall Street Journal, Fox News and Washington Times
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Supreme Court votes 5-4 to halt order extending absentee ballot deadline in Wisconsin
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin from extending absentee voting deadline
Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin from extending absentee voting deadline
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POLITICUSUSA, HuffPost, Townhall, Washington Post, Just The News and Axios
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Roberts Gang Attacks the Right To Vote Again
Roberts Gang Attacks the Right To Vote Again
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Politico, electionlawblog.org, SCOTUSblog and NBC News
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Rep. John Lewis endorses Joe Biden's presidential bid — John Lewis, the Georgia congressman and civil rights icon, formally endorsed Joe Biden for president on Tuesday morning, becoming the latest in a long string of elected officials who have backed the former vice president.
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Associated Press and Axios
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
No President Has Used the Bully Pulpit Like Trump
Marc Caputo / Politico:
John Lewis endorses Biden
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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Retraction Watch, ABC7, The Daily Beast, Media Matters for America, Axios, Raw Story and Patterico's Pontifications
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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.
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BBC:
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. — A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and was receiving “excellent care”.
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The Daily Beast, TheJournal.ie, Politico, Sky News, Foreign Policy, Slate, Vox, Big League Politics, PJ Media Home, The Gateway Pundit, Just The News, Townhall, РБК, Quartz and NPR
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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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The Federalist, American Greatness, Redstate, Fox News, Townhall, NB Blog and New York Times
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Raheem Kassam / The National Pulse:
FACT CHECK: Trump Asked a Reporter If She Was Working For China... She Is.
FACT CHECK: Trump Asked a Reporter If She Was Working For China... She Is.
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Big League Politics
CNN:
Black America must wake up to this viral threat — Tips to stay safe during coronavirus pandemic — CNN host Van Jones is the CEO of the REFORM Alliance, a criminal justice organization for which Jessica Jackson serves as the chief advocacy officer. The views expressed in this commentary are his own.
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BuzzFeed News, The Root and Kaiser Health News
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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 …
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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The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Sunday shows have become horror shows — There is no factual debate: The Trump administration did not follow the advice from George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's administrations to prepare for pandemics. Instead, Trump and his staff wasted 70 days, 10 weeks, after learning of the covid-19 disaster.
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Twitchy
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Tammy Duckworth / USA Today:
If Trump wants to be seen as a ‘wartime president,’ he should start acting like one
If Trump wants to be seen as a ‘wartime president,’ he should start acting like one
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The National Interest
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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New York Post, Fox News, Bloomberg, Redstate, The Gateway Pundit, Big League Politics, American Greatness, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Instapundit
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 …
Eddie S. Glaude Jr / Washington Post:
The pandemic will pass. Our grief will endure. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is chair of the department of African American studies at Princeton University. — Americans have been told to brace themselves for difficult days ahead. The numbers are uncertain, but mass death is at our doorstep.
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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
America's most influential coronavirus model just revised its estimates downward. But not every model agrees. — A leading forecasting model used by the White House to chart the coronavirus pandemic predicted Monday that the United States may need fewer hospital beds …