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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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Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:   All seven Supreme Court justices voted absentee, even those who hadn't in the past
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Liberal Jill Karofsky defeats conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly
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.
Washington Post:
Liberal challenger defeats conservative incumbent in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
‘Accelerate the Endgame’: Obama's Role in Wrapping Up the Primary  —  Over the past year, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and former President Barack Obama practiced a political distancing of sorts, with Mr. Obama maintaining a posture of public neutrality in the Democratic primaries …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Hello, What's This?  The Democrats Aren't in Disarray  —  Many younger voters are not old enough to remember a Democratic presidential primary that ended so quickly and congenially.  Could it help Joe Biden in the fall?  —  WASHINGTON — It may have taken a once-in-a-century pandemic, but the Democrats are not in disarray.
NBC News:
Biden's Biden: How the former VP is approaching his running mate search
Discussion: MSNBC
Neal Rothschild / Axios:   Biden's primary triumph opens Democrats' map against Trump
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders — and the Democratic Party
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
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.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Bloomberg News Killed Investigation, Fired Reporter, Then Sought To Silence His Wife  —  Toggle more options  —  Michael Bloomberg's short-lived presidential bid reignited a long-simmering dispute over the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements at American corporations — especially at his own.
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: Politico, IJR and The Hill
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Trump on the defensive: A White House coronavirus briefing becomes a campaign rally
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Washington Post
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The Me President: Trump uses pandemic briefing to focus on himself
Discussion: NBC News
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Where the Risk of Coronavirus Comes With Unparalleled Access
Discussion: PressThink
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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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   WWE deemed an essential business in Florida
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.”
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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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Trump Claims ‘Total’ Authority to Order States Open
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and Breitbart
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Trump claims ‘total authority’ over state decisions
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Silvia Amaro / CNBC:
IMF slashes growth forecasts, says world will ‘very likely’ experience worst recession since the 1930s  — The Washington-based organization expects the global economy to contract by 3% 2020.  — The Fund expects a “partial recovery” in 2021, but this is conditional on an improvement in the health crisis.
Discussion: Disrn
Bloomberg:
Trump's Key 2020 States Reel Under Twin Blows of Virus, Job Loss  — Second-quarter economy is key predictor of re-election success  — Partisanship and return to work may spare president in fall  —  Some battleground states crucial to President Donald Trump's political future …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
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.
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
‘Worst Is Over,’ Cuomo Says as States Snub Trump on Restarting Economy  —  Northeastern governors ally to plan for lifting virus restrictions, and Western states also announce they will work together to plan for the future.  —  With the number of new deaths and rate of hospitalizations falling in New York …
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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 …
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.”
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Governors, White House Race to Reopen America  —  An arms race of sorts has emerged between red states and blue states to reopen America, with Democrat and Republican governors developing rivaling plans to lead their states out of the darkness of the coronavirus crisis while the White House's …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's grand reopening council triggers a slew of new questions
Discussion: Associated Press
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox / Forbes:
What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common?  Women Leaders  —  I write about building gender-balanced businesses  —  Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis?  From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Liberal Media Scream: Reporter suggests payback for Trump voters, ‘now your loved ones can die’
Discussion: Redstate and The Gateway Pundit
ProPublica:
How Panic Buying Has Put an Incredible Strain on Food Banks Even As the Need for Them Explodes
Adela Suliman / NBC News:
Coronavirus: As world set to reach 2 million cases, leaders come under scrutiny
Matthew Herper / STAT:
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline collaborate to speed up coronavirus vaccine development
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo:
Massachusetts Joins New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island's …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
More than 2,100 U.S. cities brace for budget shortfalls due to coronavirus, new survey finds …
 Earlier Items: 
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
It looks like Putin conned the FBI into the ‘Russiagate’ probe
Scottie Andrew / CNN:
Nearly 30% in the US believe a coronavirus theory that's almost certainly not true
Discussion: The Guardian
California Governor:
California, Oregon & Washington Announce Western States Pact
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Poll: Mainers trust state government more than feds on coronavirus response
Discussion: The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
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