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Danelladebel / California Governor:
California, Oregon & Washington Announce Western States Pact — West Coast states agree region will move toward reopening based on health outcomes — SACRAMENTO — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced an agreement …
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CNN:
Governors on East and West coasts form pacts to decide when to reopen economies — Cuomo: We can start looking forward to reopening — (CNN)States on the country's East and West coasts are forming their own regional pacts to work together on how to reopen from the stay-at-home orders each …
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governor.wa.gov:
Washington, Oregon and California announce Western States Pact — Today, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their economies and controlling COVID-19 into the future. — Joint statement from the governors:
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out Over Criticism; Governors Weigh Reopening Plans — Governors on both coasts and economic policymakers around the world are starting to debate how and when to reopen. Dr. Anthony Fauci clarifies remarks on mitigation strategy.
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Never Spoken to Joe Biden. Here's What She Would Say. — In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she intended to support the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the “process of coming together should be uncomfortable for everyone involved.”
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Bruce Bartlett / USA Today:
Ex-Republican on Trump coronavirus failures: Our lives depend on electing Joe Biden.
Ex-Republican on Trump coronavirus failures: Our lives depend on electing Joe Biden.
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Sanders aide calls Biden sexual assault allegation ‘credible’
Sanders aide calls Biden sexual assault allegation ‘credible’
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Washington Post:
Conservative groups mobilize and push White House to try and reopen economy despite coronavirus pandemic — New coalition is lobbying Trump administration, GOP lawmakers to try and ease stay-at-home restrictions as unemployment rate climbs — Multiple leading conservative advocacy groups plan …
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Tim Mak / WBUR:
A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled04:32 — One month ago today, President Trump declared a national emergency. — In a Rose Garden address, flanked by leaders from giant retailers and medical testing companies, he promised a mobilization of public …
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Poll: Mainers trust state government more than feds on coronavirus response — Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support our critical reporting on the coronavirus by purchasing a digital subscription or donating directly to the newsroom.
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Keith Zubrow / CBS News:
White House advisor to 60 Minutes: Show me your pandemic story — White House trade advisor Peter Navarro challenged 60 Minutes to show him our past reporting on pandemics. — The term “personal protective equipment,” known as PPE, has quickly become a fixture in the American lexicon.
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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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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Lawmaker: Trump officials want delay in census due to virus — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved would push back timetables for releasing data used to draw congressional …
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.”
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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.”
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's latest rage-fest is one of his most absurd and dangerous yet — President Trump is expected to move this week to curb U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, after raging at the WHO for accepting China's initial downplaying of coronavirus. It's clear the WHO will be a fat target …
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Miami Herald:
We're looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis. Any idea how that happened? — You know what Florida really needs right now? — A governor. — But in Ron DeSantis, Florida, at this most challenging time of the coronavirus, has a hesitant leader who continues to split the baby …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Net Approval for Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Dips Underwater — For first time, a plurality of voters disapprove of the president's COVID-19 response — President Donald Trump listens during a daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House.
The Intercept:
Erik Prince Offered Lethal Services to Sanctioned Russian Mercenary Firm Wagner — Erik Prince, founder of the private security firm Blackwater and a Trump administration adviser, has sought in recent months to provide military services to a sanctioned Russian mercenary firm in at least …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump Fights Again To Stop Unseen ‘Apprentice’ Footage From Being Released; Seeks New Court Appeal — EXCLUSIVE: In the middle of playing wartime President against the coronavirus pandemic and facing a rocky re-election, Donald Trump took to the courts again today to make sure …
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Politico:
‘Almost sinful’: Pelosi skewers Trump over threats to reopen country too soon — Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed President Donald Trump during a private call with her caucus Monday, saying he was putting Americans in grave danger if he rushes to reopen the economy at the end of this month.
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James Carville / NBC News:
Trump poll numbers look good for Biden. But Republicans can still win in 2020 — if they cheat. — The GOP knows its fate in November is grim if it can't suppress the vote. But Democrats now have power in their hands to fight back. — Now that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. …
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Where the Risk of Coronavirus Comes With Unparalleled Access — The White House briefing room is a low-ceilinged claustrophobic space. Built on top of a swimming pool where Franklin Delano Roosevelt exercised and John F. Kennedy canoodled, the room has 49 chairs set into the floor …
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response — What follows is a comprehensive timeline of major U.S. policy events related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. We've focused on the U.S. government's preparation for a pandemic, tracking warning signals of COVID-19 …
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate hits pause on confirming Trump's judges — The Senate's streak of judicial confirmations is on hiatus as senators confront the coronavirus outbreak, leaving more than three dozen nominees in limbo. — Until now, the Senate has rapidly confirmed President Donald Trump's judicial nominees …
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Peter Kafka / Vox:
What went wrong with the media's coronavirus coverage? — President Trump speaks during a news conference with members of his Coronavirus Task Force on March 19. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images — And can we do better? — The coronavirus pandemic has crippled America.
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Josh Smith / Reuters:
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Biden's Polling Lead vs. Trump Isn't as Solid as It Looks — Consider two important measurement differences: battleground states versus other states, and registered voters versus likely voters. — President Trump and Joe Biden begin the general election campaign locked …
Mary Ann Ahern / NBC Chicago:
Poll Worker at Chicago Voting Site Dies of Coronavirus, Election Officials Say — A poll worker who was stationed at a Chicago voting site on election day died from the coronavirus, the Chicago Board of Elections said Monday. — The person was a city employee who was working the March 17 election …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
February 2020 — And every feeling Within me responds To the dismal knell; Shadows are trailing, My heart is bewailing And tolling within Like a funeral bell. — February 2020. I doubt it will ever have the historical resonance, the immediacy of recognition, of either August 1914 or September 1939.
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