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7:00 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 …
Washington Post:
Liberal challenger defeats conservative incumbent in Wisconsin Supreme Court race  —  A liberal challenger defeated the conservative incumbent for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a key race at the heart of Democratic accusations that Republicans risked voters' health and safety …
Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:   All seven Supreme Court justices voted absentee, even those who hadn't in the past
New York Times:   How a Supreme Court Decision Curtailed the Right to Vote in Wisconsin
James Carville / NBC News:
Trump poll numbers look good for Biden. But Republicans can still win in 2020 — if they cheat.
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.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Updates: Trump Insists He Has ‘Total’ Authority to Supersede Governors  —  President Trump turned Monday's daily coronavirus task force briefing into an aggressive defense of his own halting response to the pandemic and used a campaign-style video to denounce criticism that he moved …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Forbes, TalkLeft, The US Sun and Axios
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John Yoo / National Review:
No, Trump Can't Force States to Reopen
Discussion: Reason
California Governor:
California, Oregon & Washington Announce Western States Pact
Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Trump Claims ‘Total’ Authority to Order States Open
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Breitbart
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
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  —  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 …
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
Washington Post:
Conservative groups mobilize and push White House to try and reopen economy despite coronavirus pandemic
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Spectator USA and Townhall
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.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders — and the Democratic Party  —  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.  The guest turned out to be Sen. Bernie Sanders, who offered a fulsome endorsement of his onetime competitor.
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NBC News:
Biden's Biden: How the former VP is approaching his running mate search
Discussion: MSNBC
Bruce Bartlett / USA Today:
Ex-Republican on Trump coronavirus failures: Our lives depend on electing Joe Biden.
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 …
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.”
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.”
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 …
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CNN:   Trump says he will ask for a delay to the 2020 census
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Lawmaker: Trump officials want delay in census due to virus
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Axios
Politico:
Pelosi looks to seize Trump's bully pulpit  —  The speaker is leading the opposition against Trump — from her dining room.  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  As President Donald Trump beams into American homes with his daily coronavirus briefings, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided the best …
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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.
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.
Discussion: The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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.
 
 
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New York Times:
Latest Updates: Coronavirus Outbreak in New York
Discussion: courthousenews.com
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
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?
 Earlier Items: 
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Net Approval for Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Dips Underwater
Mary Ann Ahern / NBC Chicago:
Poll Worker at Chicago Voting Site Dies of Coronavirus, Election Officials Say
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump Fights Again To Stop Unseen ‘Apprentice’ Footage From Being Released; Seeks New Court Appeal
Discussion: Raw Story
Miami Herald:
We're looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis. Any idea how that happened?