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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Michigan Republican Mayor Who Voted For Trump Switches To Biden: ‘Even More Deranged Now Than I Thought Then’  —  A Michigan mayor and longtime Republican has decided to renounce President Donald Trump in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden.  —  The Chicago Tribune has released a profile …
Discussion: The Week
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP mayor in pro-Trump county explains his surprise vote for Biden
Discussion: Raw Story
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Democrats' path to the White House runs through places like Michigan's Macomb County …
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:   Kamala Harris Looks Like A VP As She Brings Down The House At Biden's Michigan Rally
CNBC:
White House plan for economic response to coronavirus is ‘not there right now,’ officials say  — The White House is far from ready to roll out specific economic proposals in its response to the widening impact of the coronavirus outbreak, administration officials said.
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CNBC:
Dow jumps more than 700 points after Wall Street's biggest rout since 2008  —  Fundstrat's Lee: It's unimaginable the U.S. is trending in the direction of countries that have emergency rates  —  Stocks rallied on Tuesday as Wall Street clawed back some of the massive losses suffered in the previous session.
Associated Press:
White House confirms Trump not coming to Moscow for V-Day
Discussion: The Hill
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Department must disclose secret Mueller grand jury evidence to Congress, appeals court finds  —  The Justice Department must release to congressional Democrats secret grand jury evidence lawmakers are seeking in ongoing investigations into President Trump, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday.
Discussion: Associated Press and The Week
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Politico:
Democrats should get Mueller evidence, judges rule
Discussion: Mother Jones
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:   House wins access to Mueller grand jury details, appeals court rules
CNBC:
CDC tells people over 60 or who have chronic illnesses like diabetes to stock up on goods and buckle down for a lengthy stay at home  — The CDC is expanding its guidance for people at extreme risk of serious illness, like those over 60 or with underlying health conditions.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Cancel Everything  —  Social distancing is the only way to stop the coronavirus.  We must start immediately.  —  Contributing writer at The Atlantic  —  We don't yet know the full ramifications of the novel coronavirus.  But three crucial facts have become clear in the first months of this extraordinary global event.
Discussion: Althouse, Washington Post and Unfogged
Wall Street Journal:
Containment Area Planned for New York Suburb to Stem Coronavirus Spread  —  The containment will last two weeks, closing schools, facilities in the New Rochelle area  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York would establish a “containment area” in New Rochelle to control the spread of a novel coronavirus …
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CNBC:
New York Gov. Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle, establishes containment center to stem coronavirus  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has deployed the National Guard to New Rochelle, a coronavirus hot spot just north of New York City.  —  “This is unique in the United States of America, we haven't seen this anywhere else.
Business Insider:
One chart shows how many coronavirus tests per capita have been completed in 8 countries.  The US is woefully behind.  — As the coronavirus spreads globally — more than 100 countries have reported cases — governments are ramping up testing.  — South Korea and China have tested hundreds of thousands of cases.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Bangor Daily News
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:   Only 5,000 Americans have been tested for the coronavirus so far
Washington Post:
Trump's acting intelligence chief declines to meet with Congress for election threats briefing  —  Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declined to appear before Congress on Tuesday to speak about foreign election threats, citing apprehension about his preparedness …
Discussion: New York Times
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Approval of U.S. Congressional Republicans Tops Democrats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats' performance — 40% vs. 35%.  The rating for Republicans in Congress has risen six percentage points since late October …
Washington Post:
White House likely to pursue federal aid for shale companies hit by oil shock, coronavirus downturn  —  But the idea could face resistance from those who support direct aid to workers.  One critic called the idea ‘absurd.’  —  The White House is strongly considering pushing federal assistance …
John Walcott / TIME:
The Trump Administration Is Stalling an Intel Report That Warns the U.S. Isn't Ready for a Global Pandemic  —  An annual intelligence report that has been postponed without explanation by President Donald Trump's administration warns that the U.S. remains unprepared for a global pandemic …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Root
Tom Bossert / Washington Post:
It's now or never for the U.S. if it hopes to keep coronavirus from burning out of control  —  This column has been updated.  —  Tom Bossert served as homeland security adviser to President Trump from 2017 to 2018.  —  The first phase of the coronavirus outbreak was a domestic challenge …
Discussion: IJR, PJ Media Home and Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Three reasons Joe Biden will never be president  —  Joe Biden was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 1973.  He remained in the Senate until January 15, 2009 — a span of 36 years.  If history is any guide, that alone is a disqualifier in Biden's quest for the White House.
Discussion: Power Line
Cristian Salazar / The Guardian:
‘Remember us’: could Trump lose Florida because of hurricane refugees?  —  Many Puerto Ricans fleeing to Florida felt sidelined by Trump after the federal government's insufficient response to Hurricane Maria  —  Marta Rivera was an avid voter in Puerto Rico - one who enjoyed researching …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Trump has met his Hurricane Katrina, media declare for the umpteenth time
Discussion: Townhall
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats vote: What the polls show for Biden and Sanders in Michigan, other states  —  The former vice president has been on the move since winning big on Super Tuesday last week.  —  Democratic voters in six states will make their choices for president known Tuesday, when more than 350 delegates are at stake.
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
When polls close on March 10 — and when we might get results
Discussion: Daily Kos, NPR and The Guardian
Keith A. Spencer / Salon:
There is hard data that shows “Bernie Bros” are a myth  —  A computational social scientist's study shows Bernie's Twitter followers act pretty much the same as everyone else  —  Mainstream pundits and politicians continue to obsess over the stereotype of the “Bernie Bro,” …
Discussion: Political Junkie and The Outline
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia's Parliament Passes Law Enabling Putin to Run for President Again  —  In a carefully scripted appearance, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed that he should be allowed to seek two more terms, if the Constitutional Court agrees.  —  MOSCOW — At the urging of President Vladimir V. Putin …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:   Vladimir Putin sets stage for retaining his grip on power
John Solomon / Just The News:
The 21 words uttered by FISA court that change the Russia collusion case forever  —  Judge rules for first time FBI misled, rejecting years of excuse making and suggesting process reforms won't be enough.  —  For much of the last three years, key law enforcement leaders have insisted …
New York Times:
Russia Trying to Stoke U.S. Racial Tensions Before Election, Officials Say  —  Russian intelligence services are trying to incite violence by white supremacist groups to sow chaos in the United States, American intelligence officials said.  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian government has stepped …
Stephen Matthews / Daily Mail:
Would you like a coronavirus test with that?  Germany is now using drive-thru centres to swab patients for the killer infection as outbreak continues to spiral in Europe  —  By STEPHEN MATTHEWS HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE  —  Germany is now testing patients for the deadly coronavirus …
Bridget Read / The Cut:
The Original Sandernista For richer or poorer, Jane Sanders married a movement.  —  In 1981, when Bernie Sanders had been mayor of Burlington, Vermont, for less than three months, Jane Sanders asked for a desk in City Hall.  This was when she was still Jane Driscoll, the 30-year-old divorced mother …
Discussion: Gothamist
ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: ‘This is likely going to get worse before it gets better,’: US surgeon general  —  The epidemic appeared to be subsiding in China but has found foothold elsewhere.  —  As a virus epidemic appeared to be subsiding in China, where it first emerged nearly three months ago …
Sydney Kashiwagi / Staten Island Advance:
Mayor says NYC has no plans to cancel St. Patrick's Day Parade as Ireland cancels Dublin's parade amid coronavirus fears  —  BROOKLYN — As Ireland has opted to cancel its annual St. Patrick's Parade in Dublin, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that the city currently has no plans to cancel …
Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Caller and BBC
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Tlaib Pictured in T-Shirt That Erases Israel Off the Map  —  Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) was recently pictured sporting a t-shirt that portrays the modern state of Israel as belonging entirely to Palestine.  —  Tlaib, one of Congress's leading critics of Israel, was pictured in the t-shirt …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Twitchy
 
 
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren did better with college-educated white men than with working-class women
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Wall Street Journal:
After a Buildup to Counter Iran, U.S. Troops Begin Leaving Mideast
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and the Pandemic  —  The virus can't be bluffed or bullied …
Discussion: Raw Story
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Coronavirus Has Dangerously Inverted the Long-Standing White House Theme
The Daily Beast:
Trump Chatted With Taliban Leaders on Secret U.S. Kill-or-Capture List
New York Times:
Economy Faces ‘Tornado-Like Headwind’ as Financial Markets Spiral
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