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10:25 PM ET, April 22, 2020

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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Doctor Says He Was Removed From Federal Post After Questioning Controversial Treatment  —  The first known U.S. death from the illness came in early February in California.  An order by Trump will impose a 60-day halt in issuing green cards.  Some stability returned to the energy market.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Ousted vaccine expert battles with Trump team over his abrupt dismissal  —  The abrupt ouster of a top vaccine expert at the Department of Health of Human Services has split officials who see it as either a boon for the nation's Covid-19 response or the latest indication of a dysfunctional health department.
New York Times:
A Coronavirus Death in Early February Was ‘Probably the Tip of an Iceberg’  —  The startling discovery that the virus was responsible for a Feb. 6 death in California raises questions about where else it might have been spreading undetected.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Weeks before there was evidence …
New York Times:
Health Dept. Official Says Doubts on Hydroxychloroquine Led to His Ouster
Reuters:
Special Report: HHS chief Azar had aide, former dog breeder, steer pandemic task force  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On January 21, the day the first U.S. case of coronavirus was reported, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services appeared on Fox News to report the latest on the disease as it ravaged China.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Wall Street Journal:
Health Chief's Early Missteps Set Back Coronavirus Response  —  HHS Secretary Alex Azar waited for weeks to brief the president and oversold his agency's progress  —  WASHINGTON—On Jan. 29, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told President Trump the coronavirus epidemic was under control.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Politico
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three Midwest battleground states  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three Midwestern battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden leads Trump in battleground Pennsylvania  —  With most Pennsylvania voters concerned about catching coronavirus and nearly six-in-ten believing the Trump administration was too slow to act, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in that battleground state.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer is more popular than president  —  Judge Jeanine: Michigan Gov. Whitmer was taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis until she got caught  —  Majorities of Michigan voters are concerned about coronavirus, think President Trump …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, CNN and The Hill
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump and Biden are deadlocked in six key 2020 election states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump reverses course, says ‘too soon’ for Georgia Gov. Kemp to reopen state  —  The president said he disagreed with Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to reopen nail salons, barber shops and tattoo parlors - but he won't stop him  —  President Donald Trump said Wednesday he “strongly disagrees” …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Too soon.’ Trump opposes Kemp's decision to reopen Georgia businesses
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Oklahoma governor announces plans to start reopening state economy
Discussion: Oklahoman.com and The Hill
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump pushes back against CDC director's warning about coronavirus second wave
Discussion: Politico
The White House:
Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak  —  The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted the livelihoods of Americans.  In Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020 …
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients  —  Once thought a relatively straightforward respiratory virus, covid-19 is proving to be much more frightening  —  Craig Coopersmith was up early that morning as usual and typed his daily inquiry into his phone.
Discussion: CBS Baltimore
Bloomberg:
McConnell Says He Favors Letting States Declare Bankruptcy  — Senate leader says his party opposes bailout of state pensions  — Hits ‘pause button’ on any additional pandemic aid to states  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he favors allowing states struggling …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer's Senate Democrats show sharper edge in coronavirus era
Discussion: Vox, The Hill and Breitbart
Heather Long / Washington Post:
There's a growing possibility of a W-shaped economic recovery — and it's scary  —  A resurgence of the virus or a spike in defaults and bankruptcies could lead to another painful economic downturn  —  There are growing concerns that any economic recovery later this year could prove short-lived …
Discussion: National Review
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Stars Touted a Malaria Drug, Until They Didn't  —  Laura Ingraham called hydroxychloroquine “a game changer.”  But after a month of coverage, she stopped discussing the drug on the air.  —  For a month's stretch, the Fox News star Laura Ingraham relentlessly promoted …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon plans to dispatch Blue Angels and Thunderbirds in coronavirus response  —  The Pentagon is planning a multi-city tour of the U.S. military's top flight demonstration teams to “champion national unity” amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to defense officials and a memo obtained by The Washington Post.
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Observations on the Great Hunkering (11)  —  • Cast your mind back to the early weeks after 9/11.  Who was the person who dominated the scene as New York City coped with the aftermath?  Mayor Rudy Giuliani, of course, so much so that Time magazine made him its Person of the Year for 2001.
Discussion: Boston Herald and Daily Mail
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Washington Post:
States rushing to reopen are likely making a deadly error, coronavirus models and experts warn  —  By the end of the week, residents in Georgia will be able to get their hair permed and nails done.  By Monday, they will be cleared for action flicks at the cineplex and burgers at their favorite greasy spoon.
Discussion: CNN
Natasha Daly / National Geographic:
Seven more big cats test positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo  —  Following a National Geographic inquiry, the zoo confirms that four more tigers and three lions have the virus.  This comes the same day as two pet cats in New York become the first in the U.S. to test positive.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Banks Gave Richest Clients ‘Concierge Treatment’ for Pandemic Aid  —  Some businesses seeking coronavirus loans got to avoid flaky online portals or backed-up queues.  Many other small businesses couldn't get their loan requests submitted before the money dried up.
MSNBC:
‘Frustrated’ Trump eager to get out of White House, aides exploring ways to allow him to leave D.C.  —  A “frustrated” President Donald Trump is growing restless after a month of nationwide shutdowns, and top aides and campaign officials are exploring ways to allow him to leave D.C..
Jake Hiles:
I need someone in the media to pick this story up.  I have done as much digging as I can do, but I am getting dead ends and literal roadblocks that someone with press credentials would not get.  If this is true, this story would be national news.  —  Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Kudlow: Businesses shouldn't be held liable for employees and customers getting coronavirus  —  White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said that businesses should not be held responsible for employees or customers getting sick as governors move to reopen state economies.
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Kudlow: Businesses shouldn't be held liable if employees, customers contract coronavirus
Discussion: HuffPost
Ari Feldman / The Forward:
Orthodox Jews are donating plasma by the thousands to fight Covid-19  —  Well before the rest of the world was talking about blood plasma and its use in fighting coronavirus, Dr. Shmuel Shoham knew all about it — and where he could probably get a lot of it.
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
I live in Britain.  Thank goodness there's no Fox News here.  —  The United Kingdom and the United States are both hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.  Both countries are run by populist blowhards whose larger-than-life hair and egos are inversely proportional to their regard for expertise.
Discussion: PRESS RUN, Raw Story and Vox
Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal:
A Top Immunologist on Why Coronavirus Is Killing More African-Americans  —  Head of Nashville's Meharry Medical College discusses Covid-19's outsize toll on people of color, why a vaccine might be far off  —  James Hildreth has been waging battle against viruses for four decades …
Sharon Weinberger / Yahoo News:
‘These prisoners are tinderboxes of infection’: How a Midwestern county became the center of one of fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S.  —  For much of the past month, national attention has been focused on large coronavirus-stricken metropolitan areas like New York …
Stamford Advocate:
Hard-hit restaurants, gyms and other businesses are battling insurers over coronavirus, sparking a new Washington lobbying war  —  WASHINGTON - A multi-billion dollar standoff between the nation's leading insurers and the restaurants, hotels, gyms and theaters that purchase their policies …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Las Vegas mayor: Reopen casinos, let the ones with the most infections then close  —  Standing in front of an empty storefront along Main Street, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was beaming with optimism, believing that businesses would make it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
A ‘U,’ a ‘V’ or maybe a Nike swoosh?  Economists try to predict what a recovery will look like  — The worst of the economic news is yet to come, with slumps in employment and GDP to be unlike anything seen since the Great Depression.  — Those data points, though, won't provide much of a glimpse into the future.
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite pockets of attention-grabbing protests, a new survey finds Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Wall Street Journal:
Rikers Island Jail Guards Are Dying in One of the Worst Coronavirus Outbreaks  —  The New York City correctional complex is among the most-infected workplaces in the U.S.  —  When Quinsey Simpson relieved a colleague at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex in early March …
Discussion: The Root
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Democratic lawmaker announces resignation week after endorsing Trump  —  A little more than a week after he announced that he was endorsing President Donald Trump, Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones announced Wednesday morning that he would not complete his term.
New York Times:
Luxury Hotel Company Is Biggest Beneficiary of Small-Business Funds  —  Ashford Inc. and the real estate investment trusts it oversees have tapped $53 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds via Ritz Carltons and other hotel holdings  —  Hotels, luxury resorts and management companies …
 
 
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Katherine Krueger / Discourse Blog:
We're Never Going Back to ‘Normal’
William H. Frey / Brookings:
COVID-19's recent spread shifts to suburban, whiter, and more Republican-leaning areas
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
2016 Conventions Might Have Been the Last
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Why Donald Trump Can't Stand Tough Women Journalists
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
The Extremists And Grifters Behind Many Of The Anti-Lockdown Protests
James Temple / MIT Technology Review:
California aims to quintuple its coronavirus testing
Discussion: California Governor and The Hill
Jay Willis / The Appeal:
Judges Are Exploiting the COVID-19 Pandemic to Advance the Conservative Agenda
Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Deaths in U.S. Nursing, Long-Term Care Facilities Top 10,000
 Earlier Items: 
CNBC:
Massive layoffs and pay cuts are likely coming to state and local governments as federal aid goes elsewhere
Discussion: Forbes
John Cho / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: John Cho: Coronavirus reminds Asian Americans like me that our belonging is conditional
Discussion: Kaiser Health News
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls For National Work Boycott Post-Coronavirus
Discussion: Twitchy
Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
CHP bans protests at California Capitol after rally against Newsom's stay-at-home order
Discussion: The Hill and KRON4
Niv Elis / The Hill:
Five threats to US food supply chains
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Opening up the economy won't save the economy
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Axios qualifies for PPP loan
 

 
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