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Joe Biden / YouTube:
President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden For President … On April 14, 2020, President Obama endorsed Joe Biden For President.  He noted Biden's leadership on health care, climate change, and the 2008 recovery, and said that he believes that Biden is the person who can heal the country in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Detroit News:
Trump remark prompts Amash to reconsider run for president  —  Michigan's independent U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of West Michigan indicated he's considering this week whether to run for president.  —  A former Republican, the congressman from Cascade Township criticized President Donald Trump Monday …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Washington Post and Mediaite
Matthew Petti / The National Interest:   Bernie Sanders Foreign Policy Advisors Invited To Biden Camp
New York Times:
N.Y.C. Death Toll Soars Past 10,000 in Revised Virus Count  —  The city has added more than 3,700 additional people who were presumed to have died of the coronavirus but had never tested positive.  —  New York City, already a world epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Has New York Bent The Curve?  —  There is increasing evidence that New York City and New York state are turning a corner in their efforts to fight back COVID-19, and the timing suggests that the shifts may be a result of social distancing measures.  —  Whether the state and city …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Fox News
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:   N.Y. Got $12,000 Per Virus Case, by One Count. Nebraska Got $379,000.
Associated Press:
Fauci: 'We're not there yet' on key steps to reopen economy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. does not yet have the critical testing and tracing procedures needed to begin reopening the nation's economy …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Speculation grows about Fauci's future
Discussion: PJ Media Home
Washington Post:
Trump says his ‘authority is total.’ Constitutional experts have ‘no idea’ where he got that.  —  When President Trump was asked during Monday's news briefing what authority he has to reopen the country, he didn't hesitate to answer.  “I have the ultimate authority,” the president responded, cutting off the reporter who was speaking.
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Virginia Kruta / The Daily Caller:
No New Coronavirus Cases In New York, Reports NBC News
Discussion: Redstate and The Gateway Pundit
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Senator Richard Burr Sold D.C. Townhouse to Donor at a Rich Price  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and The Week
Axios:
Trump announces U.S. will halt funding for WHO over coronavirus response  —  President Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. is placing a hold on funding to the World Health Organization over its handing of the coronavirus pandemic, pending a review.  —  Driving the news: Trump accused the WHO of …
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Jason Millman / Politico:
Trump halting funding to World Health Organization
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:   Live updates: Trump halts funding to the World Health Organization pending a review of its response …
Zachary Evans / National Review:
Trump Halts Funding to WHO Pending Review of Agency's Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
California governor unveils roadmap for relaxing coronavirus lockdowns  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a roadmap on Tuesday that will guide how he will make the decision to relax the stay-at-home policies his state implemented to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and The Hill
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Sacramento Bee:
Elon Musk's ventilator fiasco shows need for more oversight of Gavin Newsom's mask deal
Discussion: Eschaton
San Francisco Chronicle:
California's coronavirus reopening: Gov. Gavin Newsom spells out six criteria
Discussion: SFist and The Daily Caller
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.
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
‘I hate bullies’: Bicyclist verbally attacked by Chris Cuomo fires back  —  The Long Island resident blasted as a “jackass loser fat-tire biker” by Chris Cuomo in a radio rant told The Post on Tuesday that the CNN host is nothing but a bully — and has even filed a complaint with cops against him.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Cuomo Clarifies That He's Happy at CNN: “I Never Meant It”
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr Issues Statement on Religious Practice and Social Distancing; Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Mississippi Church Case  —  Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:  —  “In light of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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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 …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Tax change in coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, congressional body finds  —  The provision, included by Senate Republicans, would cost taxpayers approximately $90 billion in 2020  —  More than 80 percent of the benefits of a tax change tucked into the coronavirus …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
We Cannot Hold an Election Without a Functional Post Office  —  Trump's refusal to save the U.S. Postal Service is an attack on voting rights.  —  All the plans we have for a safe and legitimate general election in November depend heavily upon the ability to expand vote by mail.
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Republicans tried to suppress the vote in Wisconsin. It backfired
Discussion: The Nation, JSOnline and Slate
Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Rita Wilson Shares How She and Tom Hanks Contracted Coronavirus, “Extreme” Chloroquine Side Effects  —  The actress and singer offered an update on her and her husband's condition more than a month after they both tested positive, and explained the origins of her “Hip Hop Hooray” …
Discussion: Vulture, The Hill and Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
A Second Round of Coronavirus Layoffs Has Begun.  Few Are Safe.  —  People who thought their jobs were secure, including white-collar professionals, increasingly face unemployment  —  The first people to lose their jobs worked at restaurants, malls, hotels and other places that closed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democratic lawmaker endorses Trump's presidential bid  —  State Rep. Vernon Jones bucked his party Tuesday and endorsed President Donald Trump, making him the first state elected Democratic official in Georgia to back the Republican's bid for a second term.
Josh Israel / The American Independent:
GOP congressman: Dying from virus is ‘lesser of two evils’ if we can save economy  —  Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) said lawmakers like him need to ‘put on our big boy and big girl pants’ and end safety measures even as the virus continues to spread.  —  Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Your Coronavirus Check Is Coming.  Your Bank Can Grab It.  —  Regulators have given banks the green light to use stimulus funds to pay off debts that individuals owe them.  —  The situation highlights many Americans' travails with the consumer banking system.
C. Isaiah Smalls II / Miami Herald:
Broward judge tells lawyers to get out of bed and wear a shirt for Zoom hearings  —  Sweatpants and T-shirts may be the uniform for the new work-at-home workforce.  —  But if you're a lawyer in Broward County, a judge wants you to avoid dressing down for tele-court appearances.
ProPublica:
There's Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities.  That Suggests Coronavirus Deaths Are Higher Than Reported.  —  Coronavirus death counts are based on positive tests and driven by hospital deaths.  But data from major metropolitan areas shows a spike in at-home deaths …
Wall Street Journal:
The 49ers Lost the Super Bowl and May Have Saved Lives  —  Hundreds of thousands of fans would have gathered in the Bay Area for a parade—and coronavirus was beginning to spread  —  On the first Sunday in February, as the San Francisco 49ers were in the middle of blowing a lead in the Super Bowl …
 
 
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John Hendel / Politico:
Federal prisons make inmate calling, video visits free during pandemic
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he will be “authorizing” governors to reopen states
Discussion: ABC News
Washington Post:
CDC, FEMA have created a plan to reopen America. Here's what it says.
Discussion: Townhall and Seeking Alpha
Reuters:
Iraq suspends Reuters for three months over report on coronavirus cases
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Stimulus Oversight Panel Has One Person Trying to Watch $2.2 Trillion Alone
Washington Post:
Former FDA chief grabs spotlight with coronavirus plans to ‘turn the lights back on’
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Revised N.Y.C. Deaths Spike; California Looks to Next Steps
Discussion: The Week and The Talking Dog
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
‘Unbelievable’ Timing: As Coronavirus Rages, Trump Disregards Advice to Tighten Clean Air Rules
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David Eggert / Associated Press:
Republicans decry Michigan governor's latest stay-home order
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Student files class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over coronavirus response
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court sides with feds on Jeffrey Epstein deal
David Gelles / New York Times:
‘This Is Going to Kill Small-Town America’
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Daniel Villarreal / Newsweek:
Florida surgeon general removed from Governor DeSantis' coronavirus briefing after saying social …
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