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Trump's ugly new blame-shifting scam spotlights his own failures — President Trump is spinning his new decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organization as an act of decisive leadership — one that showcases his devotion to effective crisis management, to gathering good empirical information …
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Crooked Media, The American Independent, mercatus.org/bridge, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Hill, The Week and MSNBC
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Trump's WHO cutoff sends officials, allies scrambling — President Donald Trump's 60-day freeze on U.S. funding of the World Health Organization was met with swift criticism Wednesday, with defenders of the United Nations agency denouncing the directive as a risky and baffling maneuver amid …
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Washington Post, Vox, The Federalist, CBS News, ABC News, One America News Network, Bloomberg, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
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Trump halt to WHO funding violates same law as Ukraine aid freeze, House Democrats say
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Law & Crime, Fox News and One America News Network
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump's Deadly Search for a Scapegoat
Trump's Deadly Search for a Scapegoat
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Just Security, Fox News and Breitbart
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's inaction has a staggering toll
Trump's inaction has a staggering toll
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National Review, Daily Kos, Raw Story, The Week and UN News
Charlie Campbell / TIME:
‘A Crime Against Humanity.’ Why Trump's WHO Funding Freeze Benefits Nobody
‘A Crime Against Humanity.’ Why Trump's WHO Funding Freeze Benefits Nobody
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Raw Story, NBC News and POLITICUSUSA
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Trumpists Urging People to Leave Their Homes to Own the Libs — There is a growing resistance on the right that threatens to add additional stress to a political system already nearing the breaking point. — A protest movement is taking hold targeting states that have extended social-distancing rules …
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Detroit News, Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
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Furious Crowd Gathers At Michigan Capitol To Protest ‘Stay Home’ Order — Lineup of cars extends for miles outside of Lansing — (WWJ) Large and raucous crowds showed up in Michigan's capital Wednesday for what organizers are calling “Operation Gridlock.”
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Grassroots backlash grows against Whitmer's excessive stay-home order
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Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider Malaysia, KNWA FOX24, Breitbart and Big League Politics
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A caravan of angry Michiganders exposes the complicated politics of the coronavirus shutdown
A caravan of angry Michiganders exposes the complicated politics of the coronavirus shutdown
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Politico, Raw Story, CNN, Law & Crime and Breitbart
Adam K. Raymond / New York Magazine:
Crowds Gather Around the Country to Protest Social Distancing
Crowds Gather Around the Country to Protest Social Distancing
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, Raleigh News & Observer and The Gateway Pundit
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer faces fierce backlash over strict stay-at-home order
Michigan Gov. Whitmer faces fierce backlash over strict stay-at-home order
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WJBK-TV, Breitbart, Forbes, The Daily Signal, NB Blog, Instapundit, The Gateway Pundit, WZZM-TV, Washington Examiner and Disrn
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump supporters are willing to die to reopen economy: 'When it's my time to go, God's going to call me home'
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Lock her up!’: Anti-Whitmer coronavirus lockdown protestors swarm Michigan Capitol
‘Lock her up!’: Anti-Whitmer coronavirus lockdown protestors swarm Michigan Capitol
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New York Post, Axios, Redstate, WJBK-TV, Just The News and The Hill
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We've never backed a Democrat for president. But Trump must be defeated. — The authors are on the advisory board of the Lincoln Project. — This November, Americans will cast their most consequential votes since Abraham Lincoln's reelection in 1864. We confront a constellation of crises …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN
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Trump threatens to adjourn both chambers of Congress — President Trump on Wednesday called on the Senate to either confirm his nominees to vacancies across the administration or formally adjourn, threatening to use executive power to try and force both chambers of Congress to adjourn.
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Axios and One America News Network
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to get his nominees but likely would be impeded by Senate rules — President Trump threatened to shut down both chambers of Congress to allow him to fill vacancies in his administration without Senate approval. — He spent several minutes …
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Stacey Abrams On Voting Rights, COVID-19, And Being Vice President — “I would be an excellent running mate.” — Experienced politicians know there is a right way to answer questions about pursuing higher office. Be demure. Redirect. Convey vague interest while insisting never to have given it serious consideration.
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Washington Post, Axios, National Review, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, Breitbart, CNN, IJR, Business Insider Malaysia, The Hill, Mediaite, New York Post, Townhall, Twitchy, New York Times and NBC News
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Rescue Fund to Run Dry Today, Leaving Small Firms Shut Out — Small fims have been flooding banks with loan applications — Congress is debating allocating an additional $250 billion — A $349 billion federal relief program for U.S. small businesses is expected to run out of money this afternoon …
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Redstate, National Review, Wall Street Journal, Eater NY, Washington Free Beacon, Reason, The Week and Twitchy
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Republicans wary of Mnuchin's coronavirus relief talks with Dems
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Associated Press, Fox News, The Hill and Raw Story
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Big restaurant chains get small business aid, sparking backlash
Big restaurant chains get small business aid, sparking backlash
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One America News Network, Equitable Growth and The Hill
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Sources believe coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab as part of China's efforts to compete with US — EXCLUSIVE: COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan laboratory not as a bioweapon, but as part of China's effort to demonstrate that its efforts to identify and combat viruses are equal to or greater …
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Townhall, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Big League Politics, JONATHAN TURLEY and Summit News
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Yeganeh Torbati / ProPublica:
Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows
Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows
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Washington Post, New York Times, The White House, Daily Kos and NPR
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Trump Wanted a Radio Show, but He Didn't Want to Compete With Limbaugh — President Trump said he envisioned a show running two hours a day, according to White House officials, and would do it were it not for the risk of encroaching on Rush Limbaugh, the conservative host.
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Governor Newsom Announces New Initiatives to Support California Workers Impacted by COVID-19 — Governor announces new initiative to expand call center hours at the Employment Development Department to better assist Californians with unemployment insurance applications
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Fox News, Mother Jones, Axios, Forbes, The Daily Caller, IJR and The Hill
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Graphic detail — PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has often likened the American experience of the covid-19 pandemic to a war. In many ways, the public-health battle against the coronavirus has resembled a military one. Health-care workers, like soldiers on the front lines, are sacrificing their lives.
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White House snubs Azar, installs Trump loyalist Michael Caputo as HHS spokesperson — The White House is installing Trump campaign veteran Michael Caputo in the health department's top communications position, Caputo confirmed to POLITICO. — The move is designed to assert more White House control …
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Kentucky just made it harder to vote during a pandemic — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media at the Capitol on April 9. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images — Wisconsin-style tactics come to Kentucky. — Kentucky's heavily Republican legislature voted Tuesday …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Kentucky legislature overrides veto of GOP voter ID measure
Kentucky legislature overrides veto of GOP voter ID measure
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HuffPost
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Trump told testing is key to reopening during business panel call — The call, one of a series with various sectors on Wednesday, was the first task force teleconference aimed at devising a strategy for reopening the country. The call lasted for about an hour and had dozens of participants …
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Politico
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China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days — In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people …
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CNN accused of ‘literally publishing Chinese propaganda’ — CNN is under fire for allegedly publishing “Chinese propaganda” in a report that cites a media outlet controlled by the Chinese government. — On Monday, CNN.com ran an article about China People's Liberation Army (PLA) …
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The Daily Caller, CNN, The US Sun, Townhall, American Greatness and Twitchy
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Baseball? Coachella? Handshakes? Tinder? Anthony Fauci on the New Rules of Living With Coronavirus — Dr. Anthony Fauci wasn't at Donald Trump's side for his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Tuesday. But Fauci's aggressive and unpredictable media tour continued on Snapchat …
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New York Post, Mashable and The Daily Caller
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Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Families of the Victims — The move comes after President Donald Trump promised to help families, who accuse Saudi Arabia of complicity in the attacks. Barr says he cannot even explain why the material must stay secret without putting national security at risk.
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The Heartbreaking Last Texts of a Hospital Worker on the Front Lines — Madhvi Aya worked long hours in the emergency room of a hospital in Brooklyn that was battered by the coronavirus. Then she caught the virus herself. — Lying in a hospital bed last month, Madhvi Aya understood what was happening to her.
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Coronavirus could halt L.A. concerts, sporting events until 2021, Garcetti says — Los Angeles may hold off on allowing big gatherings until 2021 because of the coronavirus threat, according to an internal Los Angeles Fire Department email reviewed by The Times.
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Axios, Politico, CNN, The Hill, courthousenews.com, Mediaite, Breitbart and ProFootballTalk
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Biden Campaign Indicates Priorities USA Is Preferred Super PAC — Nod from the presumptive Democratic nominee sends a message to top donors on where to focus contributions — WASHINGTON—Joe Biden's presidential campaign signaled Wednesday that it favors a Democratic super PAC established during …
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Joe Biden Has Yet to Face Single Question on Sexual Assault Allegations — Recent Stories in 2020 Election — Joe Biden Has Yet to Face Single Question on Sexual Assault Allegations — Warren Becomes Last of Major 2020 Dems to Endorse Biden — Bernie Sanders Bends the Knee to the Establishment, Again
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Washington Post, PJ Media Home, Fox News, National Review, Commentary, Disrn and American Greatness
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Pentagon barred from discussing Trump in JEDI contract probe — The Pentagon's inspector general “could not definitively determine” whether the White House influenced the procurement process for a major cloud computing contract because senior Defense Department officials were barred …
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Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
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Why Are Rich Americans Getting $1.7 Million Stimulus Checks? — I teach students and grads how to ace their personal finances. — A $1.7 million stimulus check? — While wealthy Americans are not eligible for the comparatively measly $1,200 stimulus checks that are now being disbursed …
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ABC News, Raw Story and Washington Post