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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis — Despite mounting pleas from California and other states, the Trump administration isn't allowing states to use Medicaid more freely to respond to the coronavirus crisis by expanding medical services.
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Joey Flechas / Miami Herald:
Miami mayor tests positive for coronavirus after event with Brazil President Bolsonaro — Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
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Chris Irvine / Fox News:
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, further testing being done — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, Fox News can confirm. — Bolsonaro's son Eduardo told Fox News that they are doing further testing to confirm the diagnosis …
The Guardian:
Coronavirus live news: UK local and mayoral elections postponed to 2021, as global death toll passes 5,000 — Queen cancels engagements; Canadian prime minister self-isolates; UK cases rise by 208 — Schools in Britain should be kept open until the government calls for their closure, Britain's health secretary has said.
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Chris Irvine / Fox News:
Brazil's President Bolsonaro's son claims father tested negative for coronavirus despite earlier reports
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Sheri Fink / New York Times:
The Worst-Case Estimate for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths — Officials at the C.D.C. and epidemic experts conferred last month about what could happen in the U.S. — Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and epidemic experts from universities around the world conferred …
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Washington Post:
Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump's failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears — In the most scripted of presidential settings, a prime-time televised address to the nation, President Trump decided to ad-lib — and his errors triggered a market meltdown, panicked travelers overseas …
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Bloomberg:
Inside the Oval Office, a Fierce Fight Over Trump's Virus Speech
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
‘Biden became president today’: Even Republicans are now deserting Trump over his coronavirus response
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Peter Dutton, Australian Official Who Recently Met Ivanka Trump, Has the Virus — A Chinese official promoted a conspiracy theory that the U.S. introduced the virus to China. In the United States, Congress neared a deal with the White House on a sweeping economic rescue package.
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Trump Presidency Is Over — When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations, I would never vote for Donald Trump, even though his administration would align much more with my policy views than a Hillary Clinton presidency would …
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Something Weird Is Happening on Wall Street, and Not Just the Stock Sell-Off — A sinking feeling reminiscent of the global financial crisis, when all kinds of obscure markets went haywire. — It has been an unsettling week on global financial markets, and not just because the stock market …
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New York Times:
Congress Nears Stimulus Deal With White House as Wall Street Suffers Rout
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
'I don't want to use the b-word': Trump aides race to rescue the economy
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Inside Jared Kushner's coronavirus research: a wide net on a giant Facebook group — Just before midnight Wednesday, a doctor asked a group of fellow emergency room physicians on Facebook how they would combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak. — “I have direct channel to person …
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Matt McDonald / Spectator USA:
EXCLUSIVE: Karlie Kloss's dad helps Jared with coronavirus ‘research’ — Jared Kushner has a lot on his plate. The White House senior adviser was tasked this week with conducting research into the coronavirus to help Trump decide whether to declare a national emergency.
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refused To Campaign More For Bernie Sanders — The popular New York lawmaker's absence was notable as Sanders lost his Democratic front-runner status to Joe Biden. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) turned down repeated requests from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign …
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System. Well, Here We Go. — Julia Ioffe on how hollowing out the government has endangered America. — None of this is surprising, just as there was nothing even remotely unexpected about President Trump's Oval Office address on Wednesday night.
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response — President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Democrats want Trump to declare the coronavirus outbreak a national emergency. He's hesitating. — President Trump declared a national emergency last February to divert billions that had been appropriated for the military to fund construction of his wall along the southern border.
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
It's Beltway wishful thinking — Joe's no fighter — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — “Hot takes” in politics are a little like armpit noises. Anybody can make them and nobody wants to hear somebody else's. — But there is one political “hot take” emerging this week that really must be considered.
New York Times:
Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus. One Survived. — The young medical professionals, who worked long hours on the front lines in Wuhan, first came down with fevers. Within weeks, both were in hospital beds, hooked up to IVs or oxygen machines. — Deng Danjing — Xia Sisi
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Democrats Pushed Impeachment While Coronavirus Spread — We now know the cost of impeachment. — While Democrats were diverting the attention and energy of the entire country into a pointless trial that could not possibly have ended in anything other than President Donald Trump's acquittal …
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
Why the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing — The COVID-19 outbreak has been a confusing time for Americans, but one thing has been glaringly clear: The U.S. is way behind when it comes to testing people for the coronavirus. — Despite the fact that last week, Vice President Mike Pence promised that …
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Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs — Now that the number of new people infected with the coronavirus in China is slowing down, the country's Communist Party is ratcheting up threats against the West, with a particularly nasty warning about access to life-saving drugs aimed at the United States.
Tim Loh / Bloomberg:
New Coronavirus Test 10 Times Faster Is FDA Approved — FDA grants emergency use approval to highly automated process — Roche shares jump 11%, the most in more than two decades — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
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Errin Haines / Washington Post:
Karen Bass, head of the Congressional Black Caucus, backs Biden — The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus is endorsing Joe Biden, framing the former vice president's strong support among African Americans as “a survival vote.” — “I cannot say it enough: Black women are concerned …
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Kat Stafford / Associated Press:
Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Joe Biden
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
“This feels much worse than 2008”: Obama's chief economist on coronavirus's economic threat — A New York Stock Exchange trader watched as President Barack Obama signed a $800 billion economic stimulus bill on February 17, 2009. Mario Tama/Getty Images — Coronavirus could do more economic damage …
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
Coronavirus in Florida: Hundreds to attend Mar-a-Lago fundraiser despite crowd warnings — Big Dog Ranch Rescue will not cancel its annual Wine, Women & Shoes fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private club, in response to the coronavirus pandemic but guests will be encouraged to …
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Crisis Tests Trump's Unusual Governing Style — The president's improvisations add to the challenges his administration faces in coordinating a response — WASHINGTON—President Trump's rare prime-time speech Wednesday was designed to reassure the nation about his administration's response …
Jayme Fraser / USA Today:
US hospitals will run out of beds if coronavirus cases spike — A USA TODAY analysis shows there could be six seriously ill patients for every existing US hospital bed. No state is prepared. — Medical field looks to the past for COVID-19 guidance — No state in the U.S. will have enough room …
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Terry Gross / NPR:
White House Knew Coronavirus Would Be A ‘Major Threat’ — But Response Fell Short — Politico reporter Dan Diamond says infighting at the Department of Health and Human Services and the need to flatter Trump impeded the response to the coronavirus. — TERRY GROSS, HOST: — This is FRESH AIR.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Late-Night Shows From New York Will Go Dark Next Week — The earliest return by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers would be March 30, CBS and NBC said. — Much of late night is going dark. — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and …
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