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Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘Another nail in an almost closed coffin’: Trump faces his next coronavirus test  —  President Donald Trump's political fate now hinges on a simple premise: Everybody who needs a coronavirus test must be able to get a test.  —  More than five weeks into a devastating shutdown of the U.S. economy …
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Washington Post:
White House readies push to slash regulations as major part of its coronavirus economic recovery plan  —  Senior administration officials are planning effort to relax rules on firms by as soon as late April  —  Senior White House and Trump administration officials are planning to launch …
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Coronavirus government response updates: Trump says he will halt immigration to US …
Discussion: Breitbart
Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:   Democratic governors ask White House for help calling off protesters
Rich Lowry / New York Post:   Never mind the media critics: Team Trump got it right on ventilators
Politico:
Senate Intel report confirms Russia aimed to help Trump in 2016  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the goal of putting Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Bipartisan Senate report says 2017 intel assessment about Russian interference and Trump was accurate  —  The new report by the GOP-run intelligence committee undercuts criticisms by some Trump supporters that the assessment overstated Russia's activities.  —  A bipartisan investigation …
Associated Press:   Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Senate Intel affirms that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:   Senate Report Affirms U.S. Intelligence Findings on 2016 Russian Interference
John Solomon / Just The News:
How Adam Schiff secretly thwarted efforts to bring transparency in Russia probe
Discussion: Redstate
Alison Dirr / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
At least 7 new coronavirus cases appear to be related to Wisconsin's election, Milwaukee health commissioner says … (Photo: MIKE DE SISTI / MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL)  —  Officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted COVID-19 through activities related to the April 7 election …
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
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Associated Press:
7 Wisconsin virus cases linked to in-person voting, health official says  —  Milwaukee's health commissioner said six of the cases involve voters and one is a city poll worker, the Journal Sentinel reported.  —  MILWAUKEE — Officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jordan Mickle / TMJ4:   Seven COVID-19 cases appear to be linked to Wisconsin election, Milwaukee health commissioner says
Pew Research Center:
Some Democrats are bothered nominee is an older white man - and they solidly back Biden in November  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has the backing of the overwhelming majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters …
Discussion: CNN
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CBS Pittsburgh:
'I'd Take Her In A Heartbeat': Joe Biden Says He Would Pick Michelle Obama To Be His Vice President  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joe Biden says he would take Michelle Obama to be his running mate for the 2020 presidential election.  —  The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told KDKA's Jon Delano …
Bill Scher / Real Clear Politics:
Is Joe Biden Troubled...or Teflon?
Discussion: The Banter
New York Times:
28,000 Missing Deaths: Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Crisis  —  At least 28,000 more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic over the last month than the official Covid-19 death counts report, a review of mortality data in 11 countries shows — providing a clearer …
Marilynn Marchione / Associated Press:
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study  —  A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals.  There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
CNN:
US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery  —  (CNN)The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge.  —  Kim recently missed the celebration …
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Hyonhee Shin / Reuters:
North Korea's Kim getting treatment after cardiovascular procedure: report
Discussion: Big League Politics and Reuters
Politico:
Trump's surprise immigration ban expected to include major exemption  —  President Donald Trump's announcement that he would soon suspend immigration into the U.S. surprised his own officials and likely overstated the extent of the still-developing executive order.
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Harry Siegel / The Daily Beast:   If You're Watching These Coronavirus Briefings for Free, You're a Sucker
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Suspend Immigration to U.S.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Stacey Abrams slams Georgia governor over decision to reopen businesses this week  —  Trying to push a “false opening of the economy” risks “putting more lives in danger,” Abrams said.  —  Stacey Abrams: If asked to serve by Biden, I would be honored  —  WASHINGTON — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams …
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:   Abrams Campaign Manager Laments Voter Suppression, Boasts of Minority Turnout Surge in Same Op-Ed
Brendan Cole / Newsweek:
GOP Texas Lieutenant Governor Says We Need to Take Risk to Get Back to Work: ‘There Are More Important Things Than Living’  —  The lieutenant governor of Texas, who was criticized last month for saying it was worth risking lives to return to work if that meant saving the economy, has doubled down on his comments.
Associated Press:
AP: Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans  —  Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus walloped the economy were among those receiving millions of dollars from a relief fund …
Discussion: The Hill, VICE and CNBC
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Broad Support for Social Distancing  —  Murphy rating surges; Trump remains negative  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Public officeholder ratings have gone up across the board in the Garden State, but none more so than for the governor, Phil Murphy, who earns widespread praise for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Discussion: Politico
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
What's So Hard to Understand About What Trump Has Said?  —  At his daily pandemic briefing the other day, President Donald Trump announced, “We are continuing our relentless effort to destroy the [corona]virus.”  A lot of people manage not to see much continuity in the president's efforts …
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Coronavirus Task Force Increasingly Ignores Trump  —  The president encouraged protests against his own administration's public health policies.  And his team greeted it with a collective shoulder shrug.  —  As the country enters its second month of a social lockdown and shuttered economy …
Bookshop:
Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me … Approaching his 30th birthday, Sopan Deb had found comfort in his day job as a writer for the New York Times and a practicing comedian.  But his stage material highlighting his South Asian culture only served to mask the insecurities borne from his family history.
Robin Pogrebin / New York Times:
A Museum Devoted to Survivors Now Faces its Own Fight to Live  —  Like other small, endangered arts organizations, the Tenement Museum in Manhattan has drastically cut its budget as it tries to weather the pandemic.  —  The Tenement Museum, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, has always seemed fragile …
Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times:
These U.S. citizens won't get coronavirus stimulus checks — because their spouses are immigrants  —  She works as a film producer and her small business has ground to a halt, forcing her and her husband to eat red beans and rice most nights, scramble to find small business loans and apply for medical assistance for their two children.
Discussion: Kaiser Health News
Liz Essley Whyte / Center for Public Integrity:
Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted  —  Documents show how much more harrowing the coronavirus pandemic could still be without careful mitigation — and even their view is too optimistic, some experts say.  —  Federal health officials estimated …
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Most rate Trump's coronavirus response negatively and expect crowds will be unsafe until summer, Post-U. Md. poll finds  —  Most Americans expect no immediate easing of the health risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic, despite calls by President Trump and others to begin reopening the economy quickly.
Discussion: The Week
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Tantrums After Maryland Governor Goes Around Feds, Gets 500K Test Kits From South Korea  —  Donald Trump attacked Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) on Monday after the Maryland governor went around the federal government and secured 500,000 coronavirus test kits from South Korea.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mother Jones and WBFF-TV
John McCormack / National Review:
Coronavirus Kills More Americans in One Month Than the Flu Kills in One Year  —  Beware a second wave.  —  Although there is still much we don't know about the coronavirus, we know enough to say that it is far more dangerous and deadly than the flu.  It took twelve months and 61 million infections …
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Missouri files suit against China for ‘enormous’ consequences of coronavirus ‘deceit’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Missouri became the first state to file a lawsuit against China on Tuesday, accusing the country of being responsible for the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and seeking damages to make up for …
Discussion: Breitbart
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Idaho state lawmaker faces criticism after comparing stay-at-home order to Nazi Germany  —  A Republican state representative from Idaho is facing criticism after she blasted Gov. Brad Little's (R) stay-at-home order in a recent interview and compared the mandates categorizing certain workers as nonessential to those of Nazi Germany.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Vote by Mail in Wisconsin Helped a Liberal Candidate, Upending Old Theories  —  “I'm surprised by the results,” Mr. Burden said when told of the gap between in-person and mail results.  “It is convincing and surprising that Karofsky appears to have done better among mail voters than in-person voters.
Discussion: The Week
Dave Burdick / Colorado Public Radio:
Colorado's Stay-At-Home Order Will End, Gov. Polis Says, Outlining A New Phase Of Coronavirus ‘Marathon’  —  Ahead of the April 26 scheduled expiration of the statewide stay-at-home order, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy outlined what life in Colorado might look like as soon as next week.
 
 
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Annabelle Dickson / Politico:
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump agree ‘coordinated’ response to coronavirus
Lev Facher / STAT:
NIH Director Francis Collins on Tony Fauci, the WHO, and running a $39 billion research agency from home
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Media Matters for America:
Promotion, praise, and a ton of coverage: How Fox News embraced protests against coronavirus safety measures
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House Republicans declare war on recess
Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
Chris Cuomo, Recovered From COVID, Stages Weird ‘Official’ …
CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely describes his travel history during briefing with more inaccuracies
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Low trust in Trump mars crisis response
 Earlier Items: 
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court Guarantees Right To Unanimous Verdict In Serious Criminal Trials
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Wall Street Journal
Shane Trejo / Big League Politics:
Fake News Journo Who Photographed First Responders Blocking Traffic Has History of Staging Medical Photo-Ops
Bloomberg:
U.S. Debt to Surge Past Wartime Record, Deficit to Quadruple
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Fairfax temporarily cancels face-to-face video instruction, retains law firm to review botched debut of online learning
Yahoo Finance:
Iowa Sends National Guard Troops to Defend Meat Plants From Virus
BuzzFeed News:
Smithfield Foods Is Blaming “Living Circumstances In Certain Cultures” For One Of America's Largest COVID-19 Clusters
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
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