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8:15 AM ET, April 14, 2020

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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Upset Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Gives Democrats a Lift  —  A liberal challenger's surprise triumph over a Trump-backed incumbent demonstrated strong turnout and vote-by-mail efforts for the Democrats in a key general election state.  —  Democrats scored an enormous political …
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Liberal Jill Karofsky defeats conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly  —  MADISON - Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky won the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, narrowing the conservative majority after a tumultuous election conducted in the midst of a global pandemic …
Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
All seven Supreme Court justices voted absentee, even those who hadn't in the past  —  (Photo: Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)  —  When the state Supreme Court took up Gov. Tony Evers' last-minute order to delay the April 7 election, they didn't have to worry about one possible consequence of their decision.
Washington Post:
Liberal challenger defeats conservative incumbent in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
James Carville / NBC News:
Trump poll numbers look good for Biden. But Republicans can still win in 2020 — if they cheat.
New York Times:   How a Supreme Court Decision Curtailed the Right to Vote in Wisconsin
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
South Dakota's governor resisted ordering people to stay home.  Now it has one of the nation's largest coronavirus hot spots.  —  As governors across the country fell into line in recent weeks, South Dakota's top elected leader stood firm: There would be no statewide order to stay home.
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California Governor:
California, Oregon & Washington Announce Western States Pact
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
‘Worst Is Over,’ Cuomo Says as States Snub Trump on Restarting Economy
Discussion: The Guardian
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Trump claims ‘total authority’ over state decisions
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
CNN:
Governors on East and West coasts form pacts to decide when to reopen economies
New York Times:
Latest Updates: Coronavirus Outbreak in New York
Discussion: courthousenews.com
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
States largely have authority over when to shut down, reopen
Discussion: Breitbart
Susan Page / USA Today:
Trump on the defensive: A White House coronavirus briefing becomes a campaign rally  —  It was a White House briefing like no other.  —  President Trump late Monday turned a White House briefing on the coronavirus into a fervent defense of his actions to respond to the deadly pandemic …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Washington Post
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Washington Post:
Independent Rep. Justin Amash says he's looking ‘closely’ at White House run  —  Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) said Monday that he's considering a White House run against President Trump, a move that could pose a challenge to the president's campaign for a second term.
Discussion: The Hill
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Where the Risk of Coronavirus Comes With Unparalleled Access
Discussion: PressThink
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's grand reopening council triggers a slew of new questions
Discussion: Associated Press
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump uses coronavirus briefing to fire back at critics
Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
Coronavirus-stricken Chris Cuomo trashes CNN gig during radio show meltdown  —  Chris Cuomo's coronavirus-induced fever may have subsided but the CNN anchor was red hot on Monday.  —  The longtime cable host, 49, had a mini-existential crisis on his SiriusXM show, lashing …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders — and the Democratic Party  —  Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images  —  Joe Biden and the power of transactional politics.  —  On Monday, Joe Biden's campaign teased a “special guest” would join him for an afternoon livestream.
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NBC News:
Biden's Biden: How the former VP is approaching his running mate search
Discussion: MSNBC
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Hello, What's This? The Democrats Aren't in Disarray
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bruce Bartlett / USA Today:
Ex-Republican on Trump coronavirus failures: Our lives depend on electing Joe Biden.
Samantha J. Gross / Miami Herald:
DeSantis deems pro wrestling ‘essential business’ amid statewide stay-at-home order  —  Count professional wrestling among the essential businesses like grocery stores and pharmacies that can stay open despite coronavirus-related restrictions statewide.  —  WWE will continue taping …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Anti-malarial drug touted by Trump was subject of CIA warning to employees  —  The CIA has privately advised its workforce that taking an anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and some of his supporters as a promising treatment for the novel coronavirus has potentially dangerous side effects, including sudden death.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The Times Took 19 Days to Report an Accusation Against Biden.  Here's Why.  —  Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, said the article was published when there was enough reporting “to present to readers for them to make their own judgment.”
John Yoo / National Review:
No, Trump Can't Force States to Reopen  —  The Constitution reserves police powers for the states.  The president will have to make do with persuasion.  —  President Donald Trump is appointing a new “Opening Our Country” task force today to jumpstart the economy by early …
Discussion: Reason and CNN
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Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Trump Claims ‘Total’ Authority to Order States Open
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Breitbart
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus  —  He practiced what he preached — then he died of coronavirus.  —  An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I'm in jail or the hospital.”
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses  —  Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited a Chinese research facility in the city of Wuhan several times and sent two official warnings …
Miami Herald:
Everyone on exclusive Fisher Island, even the staff, can get tested for coronavirus  —  Fisher Island — an exclusive enclave of multi-million dollar condos and homes and one of the wealthiest ZIP Codes in the country — has purchased thousands of rapid COVID-19 blood test kits from the University …
Politico:
Pelosi looks to seize Trump's bully pulpit  —  As President Donald Trump beams into American homes with his daily coronavirus briefings, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided the best way to counter him is to be everywhere — even if that means doing so from her San Francisco kitchen.
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CNN:
Fact check: A list of false claims from Trump's bitter coronavirus briefing  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered another litany of false and misleading claims on Monday at a White House coronavirus briefing during which he repeatedly accused the media of dishonesty.
ohpredictiveinsights.cmail19.com:
Biden Extends Lead in Arizona  —  PHOENIX (April 14th, 2020) -As Arizona residents endure a stay-at-home order and thousands of people suffer from coronavirus, President Donald Trump continues to fall in a head-to-head matchup with former Vice President Joe Biden.
US Census / 2020Census.gov:
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19  —  APRIL 13, 2020 — The 2020 Census is underway and more households across America are responding every day.
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CNN:   Trump says he will ask for a delay to the 2020 census
 
 
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
More than 2,100 U.S. cities brace for budget shortfalls due to coronavirus, new survey finds …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Bloomberg News Killed Investigation, Fired Reporter, Then Sought To Silence His Wife
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
It looks like Putin conned the FBI into the ‘Russiagate’ probe
Wall Street Journal:
States Move to Coordinate on Reopening Plans
Voting:
Report: 28 Million Mail Ballots Went Missing in Past Decade
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Cassandra Fairbanks / The Gateway Pundit:
GOP Rep. Massie Warns US is ‘Weeks Away, Not Months,’ From Food Shortages
Discussion: IJR
 Earlier Items: 
TMZ.com:
Gov. Gavin Newsom Sued by Church Leaders Over Lockdown Restrictions
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Scottie Andrew / CNN:
Nearly 30% in the US believe a coronavirus theory that's almost certainly not true
Discussion: The Guardian
Marc Lipsitch / New York Times:
Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus?
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Net Approval for Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Dips Underwater
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Poll: Mainers trust state government more than feds on coronavirus response
Discussion: The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
Miami Herald:
We're looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis. Any idea how that happened?
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has recently become singularly obsessed with how to build the next Nvidia and wants competitive AI chips ready to ship by 2026
 
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