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Washington Post:
Trump administration pushing to reopen much of the U.S. next month — The Trump administration is pushing to reopen much of the country next month, raising concerns among health experts and economists of a possible covid-19 resurgence if Americans return to their normal lives before the virus is truly stamped out.
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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 …
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Faucian Bargain — Anthony Fauci has played his hand perfectly. But the game isn't over. — As we wake up on this Good Friday morning, nearly 17,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 in the United States and we have seen nearly 500,000 confirmed cases.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Top Trump ally sounds 2020 election alarm over coronavirus response — There is growing concern among top conservative leaders that the Trump administration isn't addressing the long-term economic impact of the coronavirus, several sources tell Axios. One top adviser said if the recovery …
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Associated Press, The Hill and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What if facts matter? — President Trump was irate on Thursday …
What if facts matter? — President Trump was irate on Thursday …
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Mediaite, Columbia Journalism Review and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
John Wagner / Washington Post:
New Trump attack ad appears to suggest Washington state's former Asian American governor is a Chinese official — A new attack ad by President Trump's campaign that portrays former vice president Joe Biden as too cozy with China to confront the country over the coronavirus pandemic includes …
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Donald J Trump / YouTube:
Biden stands up for China
Biden stands up for China
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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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Spectator USA, Daily Kos and Althouse
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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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary
Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary
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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
Associated Press:
Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to …
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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.
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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Mediaite and Political Wire
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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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Politico, Internal Revenue Service, HuffPost and One America News Network
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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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The Week
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
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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Yahoo Finance, The Verge and The Nation, more at Techmeme »
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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, Politico, The Verge, Scripting News and MIT Technology Review, more at Techmeme »
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?”
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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Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Does Vote-by-Mail Favor Democrats? No. It's a False Argument by Trump. — Even some Republican officials, disagreeing with president, say that vote-by-mail has not hurt the G.O.P. in elections. — President Trump said that if the United States switched to all-mail voting …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Disgraced Body Man Now Leads White House's New Purge — John McEntee is the ultimate Trump loyalist. And now he's been tasked with making the administration as committed to the president as he is. — Even in the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse …
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Raw Story
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Barr says he supports Trump's ouster of intelligence watchdog who received whistleblower complaint …
Barr says he supports Trump's ouster of intelligence watchdog who received whistleblower complaint …
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Vanity Fair
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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
How Did the U.S. End Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags? — A Silicon Valley C.E.O., Jared Kushner, and the race to get P.P.E. for America's hospitals. — On Saturday, March 21st, while Donald Trump was tweeting about the “Chinese virus” and circulating praise for the “great job we've done …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic:
The Pandemic Will Cleave America in Two — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — Viruses aren't picky. They tear through neighborhoods and nations, infecting whomever they can …
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.
Kira Davis / Redstate:
Virus-Panicked Liberal Gun Buyers Are Getting Angry When They Discover Their Own Gun Control Laws — I was chatting with a friend of mine recently and the topic of gun sales came up. My friend's father owns a gun range near me and she said he's seen a huge amount of liberals coming in to purchase weapons in recent weeks.
Tom Orsborn / ExpressNews.com:
In biggest turnout yet, 10,000 hit hard by economic effects of coronavirus seek San Antonio Food Bank help — In perhaps the most sobering reminder yet of the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the San Antonio Food Bank aided about 10,000 households Thursday in a record-setting giveaway at a South Side flea market.
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New York Post
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Wisconsin: the state where American democracy went to die — The state's holding of a primary during a pandemic is just the latest example of Republicans' naked bid to keep power at all costs — Less than 72 hours before polls opened in Wisconsin on 7 April, the state legislature convened …