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The Charlotte Observer:
NC's top Republican doesn't trust the governor to run a fair 2020 mail-in election. Really. — A battle is emerging in Washington and across the country about a large-scale expansion of mail-in voting in November's elections. In North Carolina, the conversation just got especially ugly.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Many absentee ballots were not postmarked, putting votes at risk of not being counted
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Wants 50 Wisconsins on Election Day
Trump Wants 50 Wisconsins on Election Day
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Washington Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Reopen the Economy Because He's Panicking About Reelection Polls — Progressive voters have spent weeks hand-wringing about the small polling bump President Trump received for appearing to take the coronavirus seriously, even berating cable-news networks for airing his briefings …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Top Trump ally sounds 2020 election alarm over coronavirus response
Top Trump ally sounds 2020 election alarm over coronavirus response
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The Hill, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Guardian and Raw Story
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Faucian Bargain — Anthony Fauci has played his hand perfectly.
The Faucian Bargain — Anthony Fauci has played his hand perfectly.
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Business Insider Malaysia, The Daily Caller, STAT and The Hill
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Democrats want to drop Joe Biden for Andrew Cuomo, poll finds — A majority of Democrats want to nominate New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for president instead of Joe Biden, according to poll results shared exclusively with The Post. — The national poll found 56 percent of Democrats prefer Cuomo …
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David Karpf / Wired:
Biden's Path to Victory Does Not Bode Well for Voters — Like Trump in '16, he coasted on free media coverage. If that's the future of campaigning, America's in trouble. — There's an interesting parallel between Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 Democratic primary and Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 Republican primary.
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary
Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Darran Simon, Washington Post journalist, dies at 43 — Darran Simon, a journalist who developed an expertise reporting on trauma during a wide-ranging career that had recently brought him to The Washington Post, where he covered District politics and government, was found dead April 9 at his home in Washington.
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Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:
Washington Post Reporter Found Dead — No cause of death has been announced. — Washington Post reporter Darran Simon was found dead in his apartment on Thursday, according to a newsroom memo from Tracy Grant, the Post's managing editor for staff development and standards.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Cases in the US: Live Updates — Global supply chains have been disrupted, leading to shortages of key goods. Every country needs the same lifesaving tools, but nationalist-minded leaders are jeopardizing access for all. Michigan will ban travel between homes.
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Barr: ‘Troubling’ evidence in review of Russia involvement in 2016 election that could lead to charges — Attorney General William Barr signaled that federal officials involved in launching the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and its links to the Trump campaign could face criminal prosecution.
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Washington Post:
A plan to defeat coronavirus finally emerges, but it's not from the White House — In the absence of federal direction, states and America's top experts forge the path ahead. — A national plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and return Americans to jobs and classrooms …
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
CDC Director: ‘Very Aggressive’ Contact Tracing Needed For U.S. To Return To Normal
CDC Director: ‘Very Aggressive’ Contact Tracing Needed For U.S. To Return To Normal
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Talking Points Memo, The Keyword, Politico, The Verge and Scripting News, more at Techmeme »
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden must say it: Trump will get more people killed
Biden must say it: Trump will get more people killed
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Townhall, Big League Politics, Daily Kos, Fox News and Los Angeles Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's new ad attacking Biden on China is a complete and utter mess — The big headline from a new Trump campaign ad is that it features an image suggesting that Gary Locke, former Washington governor and U.S. ambassador to China, is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
New Trump attack ad appears to suggest Washington state's former Asian American governor is a Chinese official
New Trump attack ad appears to suggest Washington state's former Asian American governor is a Chinese official
Annie Karni / New York Times:
New Trump Attack Ad Falsely Suggests Former Governor Is Chinese
New Trump Attack Ad Falsely Suggests Former Governor Is Chinese
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Washington Post, Spectator USA, NBC News, Althouse, Daily Kos, The American Independent and Raw Story
irs.gov:
Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here — Who is eligible for the Economic Impact Payment? — U.S. citizens or resident aliens who: — Have a valid Social Security number, — Could not be claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer, and — Had adjusted gross income under certain limits.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
I've read the plans to reopen the economy. They're scary. — Medical personnel from Riverside University Health Systems administer a coronavirus test during drive-through testing. Bob Riha Jr./Getty Images — There is no plan to return to normal. — Over the past few days …
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Talking Points Memo and AppleInsider
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic — Roughly 28,000 workers at news companies nationwide have been laid off, furloughed or had their pay reduced. Some publications that rely on ads have shut down. — The news media business was shaky before the coronavirus started spreading across the country last month.
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘The Woman in Michigan’ Goes National — The phone rings once. — “Hello?” — It's a man's voice: gruff, impatient. — “Hi there,” the female caller says. “May I please speak with John?” — “Who's this?” — “Gretchen Whitmer.” — A three-second pause. — “Governor Whitmer?”
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Mike Bloomberg's Firm That Ran His Presidential Campaign Is Bidding to Take Over Joe Biden's — The Bloomberg-owned firm Hawkfish, which ran the presidential campaign of Mike Bloomberg, is in serious talks to serve the presidential campaign of Joe Biden, according to sources with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What if facts matter? — President Trump was irate on Thursday — not because unemployment claims topped 17 million, or because more than 16,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, or because we lack a national testing program, or because African Americans and Hispanics are dying in disproportionate numbers.
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Axios, National Review and Mediaite
NBC News:
More than 2,200 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes, but federal government isn't tracking them — The numbers are likely a significant undercount, given the limited access to testing and other constraints, state officials and public health experts say. — Nearly 2,300 long-term care facilities …
CBS News:
Views of Trump's handling of coronavirus outbreak slip again - CBS News poll — Most Americans continue to think the battle against the coronavirus outbreak is going badly, and few would feel comfortable being out in crowded spaces now. There's a collective uncertainty about where things are headed next …
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Daily Kos, Mediaite and Political Wire
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Everything Is Awful. So Why Is the Stock Market Booming? — Investors are betting that powerful interventions from Washington will protect the long-term profitability of major companies. — What on earth is the stock market doing? — Death and despair are all around.
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Washington Post:
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia faces blowback as he curtails scope of worker relief in unemployment crisis — Labor Department comes under fire over handling of worker protection, unemployment program — The Labor Department is facing growing criticism over its response to the coronavirus pandemic …
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Mother Jones
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump to announce council for “opening our country” next week — Highlights from Friday's briefing: — Trump says he's creating a council of business people and doctors to reopen the economy — Trump says determining when to reopen the country is the biggest decision he's ever made
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Townhall
New York Times:
Deaths in New York City Are More Than Double the Usual Total — Over the 31 days ending April 4, more than twice the typical number of New Yorkers died. — That total for the city includes deaths directly linked to the novel coronavirus as well as those from other causes, like heart attacks and cancer.
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New Republic and VICE
CNN:
Navarro publicly said Americans had ‘nothing to worry about’ while privately warning coronavirus could cost lives and dollars — (CNN)White House trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly said Americans had “nothing to worry about” while he privately warned the White House that the coronavirus pandemic …
Detroit Free Press:
New Whitmer order bans ‘travel between residences,’ with a few exceptions — LANSING — After Friday, Michigan residents will no longer be able to jump in the car — or cross the street — to visit friends and relatives inside the state, or to go to the cottage Up North, with limited exceptions.
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Redstate, The Gateway Pundit and PJ Media Home
Major Crunch / Duffel Blog:
Pentagon worries Capt. Crozier's concern for his sailors may be contagious — PENTAGON - Pentagon officials have expressed concern in recent days that the former commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt may have infected other commanders with a desire to place the well-being of their troops …
Tanzina Vega / New York Times:
Quarantined With a Newborn, Alone — Raising a baby is already isolating. The pandemic highlighted how fragile my social networks are. — When I gave birth to my son at the end of January, an unexpected miracle to me at the age of 45, I never could have imagined spending my maternity leave in the middle of a global pandemic.