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Joe Biden / Medium:
Statement From Vice President Biden — Today, Senator Sanders announced he was suspending his campaign. Bernie has put his heart and soul into not only running for President, but for the causes and issues he has been dedicated to his whole life. So, I know how hard a decision this was for him to make …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Democrats salivate over Obama coming off sidelines — The decision by Bernie Sanders to suspend his campaign means former President Obama is about to get back into the political spotlight. — Sources close to Obama and Biden say the two men have spoken “quite frequently,” as one put it …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Former Clinton Staffers Invited To “Bye, Bye Bernard” Zoom Call (It's Now Canceled) — The 2020 primary has ended, but the 2016 primary never will. “He's finally gone (again!)” — Less than an hour after Bernie Sanders told supporters he was ending his presidential campaign …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders had multiple conversations with Obama ahead of decision to end campaign — Sanders: Path towards victory is virtually impossible — (CNN)Former President Barack Obama played an active, albeit private, role in the Democratic presidential primary that effectively ended on Wednesday …
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National Review and Talking Points Memo
Elizabeth Bruenig / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Never Lied
Bernie Sanders Never Lied
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Common Dreams, Detroit Metro Times, The Mahablog and VICE
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
VP talk could intensify with Harris-DNC fundraising deal
VP talk could intensify with Harris-DNC fundraising deal
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NBC News
NBC News:
Bernie Sanders drops out of presidential race
Bernie Sanders drops out of presidential race
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Joe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the Berniesphere
Joe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the Berniesphere
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Washington Post and The Week
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Tripp, the Clinton sex scandal whisteblower who secretly recorded private phone calls with Monica Lewinksy, dies at age 70 ‘after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago’ — Linda Tripp died on Wednesday morning and a close friend told DailyMail.com that ‘she died with a smile on her face’
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New York Post:
Linda Tripp, whistleblower in Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal, dead at 70
Linda Tripp, whistleblower in Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal, dead at 70
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Fox News, Breitbart, The Wrap, Rolling Stone, Sputnik News and The Guardian
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trip to Guam at center of top Navy official's resignation cost taxpayers over $243,000 — Acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly boarded one of his service's executive jets Monday to visit Guam — a trip that turned out to be costly for both him and U.S. taxpayers.
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Cost of Navy secretary's trip to Guam? $243,000, his job and isolation after coronavirus exposure — WASHINGTON - Acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly's trip last weekend to address sailors aboard the COVID-19-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt cost taxpayers more than $243,000 for the 35-hour round trip …
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CNN and The American Independent
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York's Virus Fight — The federal response was chaotic. Even so, the state's and city's own initial efforts failed to keep pace with the outbreak, The Times found. — A 39-year-old woman took Flight 701 from Doha, Qatar …
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CNBC:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her CEO husband will liquidate individual stock shares after coronavirus trade furor — Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and CEO husband Jeff Sprecher plan to liquidate their individual stock share positions and related options after weeks of criticism of the couple …
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Raw Story, The Week, Daily Kos and The American Independent
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Kelly Loeffler / Wall Street Journal:
I Never Traded on Confidential Coronavirus Information
I Never Traded on Confidential Coronavirus Information
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Bloomberg:
Trump's New Chief of Staff Rattles White House in Crisis Mode — Grisham replacement, other staff moves have raised tensions — Meadows called Republican holdouts on ‘stay-at-home’ orders — President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has escalated tensions …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oversight sputters as Trump starts doling out billions in coronavirus aid — None of the oversight tools included in the sprawling rescue package are up and running, and problems are already cropping up with the law. — President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Poll: Obama would be better amid coronavirus, but Trump bests Biden
Poll: Obama would be better amid coronavirus, but Trump bests Biden
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Washington Post, Townhall, The Daily Caller, National Review, Washington Times, POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin is discovering problems with absentee ballots, including hundreds that were never delivered — Attention turned to missing absentee ballots Wednesday as state officials reported three tubs of them were discovered in a mail processing center and the Milwaukee Election Commission called …
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
Trump says voting by mail is bad. US troops do it all the time
Trump says voting by mail is bad. US troops do it all the time
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New York Times, Vox, New York Daily News and CNN
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump isn't even trying to hide his self-interested reasons for opposing mail-in voting
Trump isn't even trying to hide his self-interested reasons for opposing mail-in voting
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Townhall, New York Times, The Root and Politico
QU Poll:
Release Detail — April 8, 2020 - Fauci, Governors Get Highest Marks For Response To Coronavirus, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Say Trump's Response Not Aggressive Enough — As the number of coronavirus cases spreads throughout the country, Dr. Anthony Fauci …
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Vicky Prodeline / Polls:
Fed Govt Not Helping States Enough; Trump Rating, Public Confidence Down
Fed Govt Not Helping States Enough; Trump Rating, Public Confidence Down
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Politico, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, Bloomberg, courthousenews.com and Political Wire
James Walker / Newsweek:
Dr. Fauci says he doesn't think Americans should ever shake hands again to prevent spread of coronavirus — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, said Americans should never shake hands again, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases.
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Cheryl K. Chumley / Washington Times:
Anthony Fauci sets stage for mandatory — lucrative! — vaccine
Anthony Fauci sets stage for mandatory — lucrative! — vaccine
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Sputnik News and Big League Politics
New York Times:
Coronavirus Was Slow to Spread to Rural America. Not Anymore. — Feb. 20This map shows every rural county in America, areas where the coronavirus outbreak initially was slow to spread. Humboldt County in Northern California was the first rural county to report a case, on Feb. 20, a month after the virus first reached the U.S.
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Washington Post and Washington Monthly
Jeff Brady / NPR:
Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears — Some local officials are disappointed the federal government will end funding for coronavirus testing sites this Friday. In a few places those sites will close as a result. This as criticism continues that not enough testing is available.
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll shows Americans turning against Trump — With more than 400,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 14,000 deaths in the United States, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Americans are souring on President Trump's leadership during the pandemic.
Fox News:
Lawmakers scramble to reach a deal to pump up small business coronavirus fund — Remote voting should be enabled for Congress: Rep. Massie — The White House and bipartisan lawmakers struggled to get on the same page on how to pass an additional $250 billion for struggling small businesses …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Rep. Massie threatens to block next relief bill, calls for remote voting
Rep. Massie threatens to block next relief bill, calls for remote voting
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POLITICUSUSA, Fox News and Washington Post
Washington Post:
The coronavirus crisis is devastating the news industry. Many newspapers won't survive it. — Two months ago, Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Brie Zeltner became consumed by one topic: the coronavirus crisis that would soon sweep into her state. — The veteran health-care journalist chronicled …
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Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Bill O'Reilly's Macabre Take: Many Who Died From Coronavirus ‘Were on Their Last Legs Anyway’ — Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly offered a decidedly macabre take on the mounting global death toll from coronavirus, telling his former primetime colleague Sean Hannity that many of the fatalities …
Associated Press:
Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans — As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. — Democratic lawmakers and community leaders in cities hard-hit …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Sitting on a throne of skulls, Mitch McConnell confirms his 8,999th judge — Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) keep confirming judges in this time of pandemic? — “We will go back to judges,” he said in an interview. “My motto for the rest of the year is leave no vacancy behind.”
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Instapundit
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Dennis Quaid Believes Trump Is ‘Doing a Good Job’ Handling Coronavirus — IN CONVERSATION — In a wide-ranging talk, the renowned actor opens up to Marlow Stern about the pandemic, his new podcast “The Dennissance,” and the cocaine frenzy that was 1980s Hollywood.
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John Gramlich / Pew Research Center:
5 facts about Fox News — Fox News, the influential cable network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1996, holds a unique place in the American media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right. While Democrats in the United States turn to and place their trust in a variety …
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The Moderate Voice
Francisco Alvarado / The Daily Beast:
This South Florida City Is a Looming Coronavirus Hot Spot You Haven't Heard About — In one of the most Hispanic cities in America, “the potential for terrible things to happen is unimaginable,” one expert said. — Since early March, Paula Gomez has taken several precautions to ward off the coronavirus.
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Raw Story
Danielle Wiener-Bronner / CNN:
Meat plants are shutting down as workers get sick — New York (CNN Business)Across the country, major meat processors are starting to shut down plants as employees are getting infected by coronavirus. — Tyson (TSN), one of the world's largest meat processors, suspended operations …