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New York Post:
Trump: Coronavirus briefings will return, blasts ‘angry’ CBS News reporter  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that “everybody” enjoyed his White House coronavirus briefings — including himself — and vowed they will be back, just not daily.  —  In an Oval Office interview …
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New York Post:
Trump says Washington, DC, will never be a state — because of all the Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump says that Washington, DC, won't ever be a state because Republicans aren't “stupid” enough to add guaranteed Democratic seats in Congress.  —  “DC will never be a state,” …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'They're all LOSERS': Trump lashes out at conservative critics over new coronavirus ad  —  President Donald Trump late Monday lashed out online against a cadre of conservative critics seeking to thwart his reelection bid — a group that includes attorney George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway.
YouTube:
Mourning in America … Donald Trump's failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression.  —  There's mourning in America.
Kevin Liptak / CNN:   Trump says he only will submit to GOP oversight for his administration
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump hits the road as coronavirus response becomes re-election pitch
Discussion: The Hill and MSNBC
Ralph Vartabedian / Los Angeles Times:
Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be more contagious than original  —  Scientists have identified a new strain of the coronavirus that has become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the versions that spread in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus News: Live Updates  —  Cases are growing by 2 to 4 percent daily, and more than 1,000 people have died each day for over a month.  At least 15 children in New York were hospitalized with an illness scientists worry might be linked to Covid-19.  Pfizer began human trials of a possible vaccine.
Knvul Sheikh / New York Times:
Pfizer Begins Human Trials of Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers  —  The coronavirus response being spearheaded by President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has relied in part on volunteers from consulting and private equity firms with little expertise in the tasks to which they were assigned …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
How a 96-hour project helped Trump's team reverse its testing debacle
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Dennison / KBAO-TV:
MSU Poll: Bullock leads Daines in Senate contest  —  Bullock up 46-39; within margin of error  —  MT's U.S. Senate race attracting money from across the country.  —  HELENA — A new poll from Montana State University shows Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock leading Republican Sen. Steve Daines …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says ‘bailouts’ unfair to GOP since states needing aid ‘run by Democrats in every case’  —  The president said in an interview that N.Y., Calif. and Illinois “have been mismanaged over a long period of time.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says it would be unfair to Republicans …
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Roger Sollenberger / Raw Story:   Mitch McConnell is pouring dark money into Maine to save Susan Collins from electoral doom
New York Post:
Blue-state coronavirus bailouts are unfair to Republicans, Trump says
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
Another 1,700 virus deaths reported in NY nursing homes  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities as the state faces scrutiny over how it's protected vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:   US senators seek probe of veterans homes after virus deaths
National Geographic:
Fauci: No scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab  —  In an exclusive interview, the face of America's COVID-19 response cautions against the rush for states to reopen, and offers his tips for handling the pandemic's information deluge.  —  SCIENCE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump's intel chief pick vows to ‘speak truth to power’  —  John Ratcliffe made the promise in his opening remarks at his confirmation hearing Tuesday.  —  John Ratcliffe, the Texas congressman whose bid to be director of national intelligence fell apart last summer amid evidence he exaggerated …
Discussion: Politico, emptywheel and Daily Kos
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Washington Post:
Director of National Intelligence nominee John Ratcliffe pledges to keep politics out of job
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Democrats, Tara Reade and the #MeToo Trap  —  Don't compare the case against Joe Biden to the one against Brett Kavanaugh.  —  Here is one thing that Christine Blasey Ford and Tara Reade have in common: The Intercept reporter Ryan Grim was pivotal in publicizing their stories.
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Washington Post:
Americans widely oppose reopening most businesses, despite easing of restrictions in some states, Post-U. Md. poll finds  —  Americans clearly oppose the reopening of restaurants, retail stores and other businesses, even as governors begin to lift restrictions that have kept the economy locked …
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Two-thirds of Americans doubt the coronavirus death toll  —  Most Americans say they doubt the U.S. death count — but whether they think it's actually higher or lower depends on whether they're Democrats or Republicans, according to the latest installment of the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
Discussion: LifeSiteNews and Washington Times
New York Times:
Coronavirus in the U.S.: An Unrelenting Crush of Cases and Deaths  —  While cities like New York have seen a hopeful drop in cases, upticks in other major cities and smaller communities have offset those decreases.  —  In New York City, the daily onslaught of death from the coronavirus has dropped to half of what it was.
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Money for Welfare Instead Funded Concerts, Lobbyists and Football Games, Audit Finds  —  According to a state audit, Mississippi allowed tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-poverty funds to be used in ways that did little or nothing to help the poor.
Geoff Mulvihill / Associated Press:
States with few virus cases get big share of relief aid  —  Alaska, Hawaii, Montana and Wyoming are among the least-populated states in the U.S., and not surprisingly have the lowest numbers of residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus.  But despite their small size …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
The plan is to have no plan  —  “There is no genius there, only a damaged human being playing havoc with our lives.” … The plan is to have no plan, to let daily deaths between and one and three thousand become a normal thing, and then to create massive confusion about who is responsible …
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The President Is Unraveling  —  In case there was any doubt, the past dozen days have proved we're at the point in his presidency where Donald Trump has become his own caricature, a figure impossible to parody, a man whose words and actions are indistinguishable from an Alec Baldwin skit on Saturday Night Live.
New York Times:
‘Pelosi,’ by Molly Ball: An Excerpt  —  From an early age, Nancy D'Alesandro realized her mother never had much chance to be a person.  —  Annunciata Lombardi had always wanted more out of life.  After high school, she found work as an auctioneer, but she gave it up to get married at nineteen.
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Newspaper's Top Editor Is Now a ‘Homeless’ Blogger  —  A 54-year-old journalist lost his job running an Indiana newspaper, as well as the apartment that went with it.  He moved to a Motel 6.  —  On Wednesday he was laid off.  On Friday he was living in a Motel 6.
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Coronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking cities  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the coronavirus spread from the nation's meatpacking plants to the broader communities where they are located, it burned through a modest duplex in Waterloo, Iowa.  —  In the downstairs unit lived Jim Orvis …
Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Biden's campaign to feature his letter exchanges with supporters in new digital series called ‘Sincerely, Joe Biden’  —  (CNN)After Susan Sahai watched Joe Biden's town hall for front line workers in the coronavirus crisis, she decided to write him a letter.
Discussion: Sincerely, Joe and The Hill
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump and His Infallible Advisers  —  Beware men who never admit having been wrong.  —  “You have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down close to zero.”  —  We have contained this, and the economy is “holding up nicely.”  —  It's not nearly as serious as the common flu.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Nation
Howard Forman / The Bulwark:
The President Should Resign  —  If Donald Trump really wants to do what is right for the American public, save lives, and save the economy, he should resign—soon.  —  Since about February 20, when the stock market began its plunge, the world has understood that the coronavirus outbreak was more than a regional concern.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Bulwark Podcast
Rod Dreher:
Woke Totalitarianism Wins A Big One  —  Some commenters on this blog think I'm way out of line saying that the totalitarian threat in the US comes much more from the left than the right.  Didn't I see the men with rifles in the Michigan statehouse?  (Yes, I did — and I criticized them.)
Abby Haglage / Yahoo Lifestyle:
Trump expects coronavirus vaccine by year's end — here's why that's unlikely  —  President Trump announced on “Fox News Sunday” that he believes there will be a way to prevent coronavirus infections by December.  “We think we'll have a vaccine by the end of this year and we're pushing very hard,” Trump
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and CNN
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN sends Trump campaign cease-and-desist letter for misleading ad  —  New York (CNN Business)A lawyer for CNN's parent company WarnerMedia has written a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump's re-election campaign over the misleading contents of a new campaign ad.
Glenn T. Stanton / The Federalist:
Why You Shouldn't Add The Q To LGBT  —  Not adding the Q to LGBT has to do with some very important particulars of the gay and lesbian movement and its public relations goals.  —  Today, most people are adding the “Q” to LGBT.  They shouldn't, and let me explain why.  —  Some add the Q through innocent mindlessness.
 
 
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HuffPost:
Democratic Voters Lag In Enthusiasm About The 2020 Election
Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline
Jeffery Martin / Newsweek:
Republican Ohio state lawmaker refuses to wear face mask because God created humans without one
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chris Christie Says U.S. Needs to Reopen and Accept More Deaths
Discussion: Vanity Fair, CNN and The Root
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
Lockdown Extremism Is a Vice
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Josh Hawley / New York Times:
The WTO Should Be Abolished  —  In concert with other free nations …
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science's march
Henry Fountain / New York Times:
Billions Could Live in Extreme Heat Zones Within Decades, Study Finds
Discussion: Common Dreams
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Most Events in the Lincoln Memorial Are Banned. Trump Got an Exception.
Sydney Morning Herald:
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