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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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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Sanders aide calls Biden sexual assault allegation ‘credible’  —  The former national press secretary for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' now-suspended presidential campaign called the sexual assault accusation against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden “credible” …
Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden, saying Democrats ‘have got to make Trump a one-term president’
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:   Bernie Sanders Endorses Former Rival Joe Biden: ‘We Need You in the White House’
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
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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YouTube:
White House adviser to 60 Minutes: Show me your pandemic story … 60 Minutes opens the archive on previous stories on U.S. pandemic preparedness after being challenged by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.  See this week's full report on the need for PPE in hospitals, here: https://cbsn.ws/34AqLSK
Discussion: The Hill and The Root
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:   Trump adviser Navarro defends US response in angry CBS interview
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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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends Easter Asking Confidants: ‘What Do You Think of Fauci?’  —  The president called various friends and allies over the weekend to ask for their opinion on the doctor he says he made a “star”—and even retweeted a call for his firing.  —  President Donald Trump spent much of this Easter weekend …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out at Fauci Amid Criticism of Slow Virus Response
Marie J. French / Politico:
Cuomo stresses regional restart in talks with other states  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says any economic restart has to be approached as a regional issue, adding that he has been in talks with governors from five other northeastern states about developing such a plan.
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:   Cuomo details goals for eventual reopening as NY death toll surpasses 10,000
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump says decision on coronavirus reopening belongs to him, not governors  —  President Trump tweeted Monday that the “decision to open up the states” following shutdown measures taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus lies with him, not governors.  —  Why it matters: The tweet undermines …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, IJR and The Hill
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Robert Stacy McCain / The American Spectator:
The Worst Governor in America  —  Gretchen Whitmer imposes insane policies on Michigan.  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (YouTube screenshot)  —  One word keeps recurring in online discussions of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest orders to fight the state's raging COVID-19 outbreak: “Insanity.”
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Brandon Morse / Redstate:   Petition to Recall Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Floods With Signatures
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
‘Absolute Clusterf-k’: Inside the Denial and Dysfunction of Trump's Coronavirus Task Force  —  Missed warnings, conflicting messages, and broken promises — how the White House fumbled its response to the worst pandemic in a century  —  On February 24th, Dr. Duane Caneva …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
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Politico:
States still baffled over how to get coronavirus supplies from Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump campaign sues TV station over Democratic super PAC ad  —  President Trump's reelection campaign on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against a Wisconsin television station for running an ad cut by the liberal super PAC Priorities USA alleging the president called the coronavirus a “hoax.”
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:   Trump campaign, RNC raise $212 million in first quarter amid impeachment, coronavirus
Kathleen Arberg / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  The Court will hear oral arguments by telephone conference on May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in a limited number of previously postponed cases.  The following cases will be assigned argument dates after the Clerk's Office has confirmed the availability of counsel:
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 …
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
Washington Post:
THE PANDEMIC'S FIRST WAVE  —  Behind every data point on a curve or chart is a name and story of the earliest victims  —  It began one day in late February, with two people in King County, Wash.  —  Elsewhere, life in the United States was still relatively normal: economy humming, kids in school, games on, stores open, streets busy.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
New York Times:
The East Coast, Always in the Spotlight, Owes a Debt to the West  —  California, Oregon and Washington have shipped 1,000 ventilators to New York.  Should Western states be getting more attention for their relative success in battling Covid-19?  —  LOS ANGELES — California …
Discussion: The Guardian
Stuart Emmrich / Vogue:
If You Can't Stop Staring at TV Anchors Home Backgrounds, You're Not Alone  —  On a recent morning, I found myself in my usual position—on my couch, planted in front of the TV, watching the news, something I have done every single day for hours at a time since the coronavirus pandemic came to New York.
Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar / Associated Press:
Trump's disdain for ‘Obamacare’ could hamper virus response  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's unrelenting opposition to “Obamacare” could become an obstacle for millions of uninsured people in the coronavirus outbreak, as well as many who are losing coverage in the economic shutdown.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Steve Hilton / Fox News:
How to reopen America safely, but soon
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
The Justice Department Isn't Giving Employees Enough Guidance On Working During The Coronavirus Pandemic, Workers Say
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
South Dakota implements statewide hydroxychloroquine clinical trial for potential coronavirus treatment
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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Child sex abuse in Pakistan's religious schools is endemic
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
COVID-19 Impact on Daily Life Heightens
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi, Schumer double down on calls for ‘interim’ coronavirus relief bill
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: In four devastating weeks, Americans' fears of the coronavirus have exploded
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Here's How We Extricate Ourselves From This Lockdown
Discussion: Raw Story
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate hits pause on confirming Trump's judges
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Exclusive: Michelle Obama to push absentee voting amid coronavirus
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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