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11:55 PM ET, March 17, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump Now Claims He Always Knew the Coronavirus Would Be a Pandemic  —  The president tried to rewrite his history with advising Americans about the coronavirus.  His own words prove him wrong.  —  WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Trump has minimized the coronavirus, mocked concern about it and treated the risk cavalierly.
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New York Times:
Once Political B-Listers, Governors Lead Nation's Coronavirus Response  —  Governors of both parties have taken a lead role in confronting the crisis, asserting themselves in ways that have only highlighted the initial lack of seriousness from the White House.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
OPM chief Dale Cabaniss abruptly resigns  —  Dale Cabaniss, the director of the government's Office of Personnel Management, resigned abruptly on Tuesday, effective immediately.  —  Cabaniss stepped down because of what two people familiar with the matter said was poor treatment …
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Federal personnel chief quits abruptly amid coronavirus planning for the workforce of 2.1 million  —  The federal personnel director quit with no notice Tuesday after five months on the job, leaving the agency that oversees workplace policy for 2.1 million civil servants with no leader amid …
fmprc.gov.cn:
China Takes Countermeasures Against Restrictive Measures on Chinese Media Agencies in the US  —  In recent years, the US government has placed unwarranted restrictions on Chinese media agencies and personnel in the US, purposely made things difficult for their normal reporting assignments …
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Wall Street Journal:
China Bans All U.S. Nationals Working for The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington …
Discussion: NB Blog and The Daily Caller
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Biden projected to win Florida and Illinois primaries, with polls set to close soon in Arizona  —  Joe Biden has decisively won the delegate-rich Florida and Illinois primaries, Fox News projects, further cementing the former vice president as the dominant frontrunner in the race …
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CBS News:
Live updates: Joe Biden picks up wins in Florida and Illinois
Discussion: Vox, Townhall and CBS Chicago
David Byler / Washington Post:
We're in the midst of a public health crisis.  Stop pretending the Democratic primary is competitive.
Discussion: Florida Politics and NBC News
New York Times:
Trump Finally Enlists Much of Government in Coronavirus Attack  —  Hospital ships stayed in port, veterans hospitals awaited orders and requests for help went unanswered, as much of the government remained on the sidelines.  —  WASHINGTON — The mayor of Seattle wanted “mass tents” …
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Sam LaGrone / USNI News:
UPDATED: Pentagon Preparing Navy Hospital Ships Mercy, Comfort for Coronavirus Response  —  This post has been updated with statements from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.  —  The Pentagon is starting the process of activating Navy hospital ships USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and USNS Comfort …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politico
New York Times:
At Party for Donald Trump Jr.'s Girlfriend, Donors Helped Pick Up the Tab  —  Attendees of the bash for Kimberly Guilfoyle at the president's private club chipped in — including financial backers of the Trump re-election campaign.  —  WASHINGTON — It was a lavish birthday party for Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
“Dishonesty...Is Always an Indicator of Weakness”: Tucker Carlson on How He Brought His Coronavirus Message to Mar-a-Lago  —  The Fox News host believes that an administration (and GOP, and Democrats, and media) obsessed with impeachment couldn't help but see the coronavirus through a political lens.
Discussion: Deadline
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
As much of America takes drastic action, some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic
Brian Resnick / Vox:
Scientists warn we may need to live with social distancing for a year or more  —  Researchers say we face a horrible choice: practice social distancing for months or a year, or let hundreds of thousands die.  —  Life in America — and in many countries around the world — is changing drastically.
NBC News:
Senate coronavirus vote delayed after Rand Paul pushes doomed amendment  —  Mitch McConnell had said he wanted to pass the bill at “warp speed.”  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate would move at “warp speed” to pass coronavirus legislation on Tuesday, but Sen. Rand Paul …
Wall Street Journal:
Lessons From Italy's Hospital Meltdown.  ‘Every Day You Lose, the Contagion Gets Worse.’  —  The coronavirus is pushing a wealthy region with high-tech health care toward a humanitarian disaster  —  BERGAMO, Italy—Ambulances here have stopped using sirens.  The frequent blaring only adds to local fears.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Anger builds over virus dangers in immigration courts  —  President Donald Trump's increasingly urgent campaign to attack the coronavirus outbreak is having a notably meager impact in the immigration courts, where dramatic moves could undercut his signature policy of getting tough on undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers.
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New York Times:
Administration Seeks $850 Billion and Plans Strict Border Controls
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages  —  The 100-page federal plan laid out a grim prognosis and outlined a response that would activate agencies across the government.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal government plan to combat the coronavirus warned policymakers …
Discussion: Political Flare and Raw Story
Politico:
Emergency stimulus to soar above $1 trillion  —  The government's economic stimulus is ballooning into trillion-dollar territory — the largest rescue in modern American history — as major industries flood the Trump administration and Capitol Hill for aid while huge swaths of the economy stall from the coronavirus crisis.
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Noah Higgins-Dunn / CNBC:
New Yorkers should be prepared for a ‘shelter in place order,’ Mayor Bill de Blasio says  —  New Yorkers should prepare for a “shelter-in-place” order in the coming days as local officials try to contain the fast-moving coronavirus that's spreading throughout the U.S., New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …
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Andy Newman / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Drastic ‘Shelter in Place’ May Be Next
Discussion: UPI and The Daily Caller
Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
A Progressive Challenger Has Beaten One Of The Last Anti-Abortion Democrats In Congress  —  WASHINGTON — In an election marked by low turnout and lack of basic voting supplies because of coronavirus concerns, Marie Newman, a progressive, pro-abortion rights challenger to incumbent Democratic …
Discussion: Vox, The Intercept and Raw Story
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Illinois Rep. Lipinski trails insurgent in high-profile Democratic primary rematch
Ida Garibaldi / Washington Post:
Hello from Italy.  Your future is grimmer than you think.  —  Within weeks, our old lives were gone  —  My family lives in the Veneto, in Northern Italy, one of the regions worst hit by the novel coronavirus.  We are on lockdown.  It's scary.  It's lonely.  It's uncomfortable.  And did I mention scary?
Ewilliams / DCist:
Coronavirus Is Causing Industry-Wide Layoffs In D.C., Hitting Service Workers Particularly Hard |  DCist  —  Sweeping rounds of layoffs have started to hit D.C.-area businesses in a wide range of sectors.  The economic plunge has been widely felt, hitting the wedding industry …
Discussion: PoPville
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump tries to erase the memory of him downplaying the coronavirus  —  Washington (CNN)The somber President Donald Trump of Monday's press conference bore little resemblance to the Trump who had relentlessly played down the coronavirus over the previous two months.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, IJR and HuffPost
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Americans Don't Trust What They're Hearing From Trump On Coronavirus  —  Americans have little trust in the information they are hearing from President Trump about the novel coronavirus, and their confidence in the federal government's response to it is declining sharply, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
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Washington Post:
Amazon's warehouse workers sound alarms about coronavirus spread  —  Workers call on the ecommerce giant to close and clean warehouses exposed to the coronavirus and to adopt rules that encourage employees to practice sanitary habits  —  As Amazon sales surge from shoppers stocking up on consumer staples …
Bill Scher / Politico:
Biden's Top 12 Running Mates, Ranked  —  Joe Biden's unequivocal declaration that his running mate will be a woman began the 2020 veepstakes with a brutal cut.  There will be no consolation prize for Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg or Julian Castro.  There will be no unity ticket pairing Biden with Bernie Sanders.
Discussion: Detroit News and NBC News
Pankaj Mishra / Bloomberg:
Get Ready, A Bigger Disruption Is Coming  —  The Covid-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis akin to the seminal crashes of the 20th century.  —  As global supply chains break, airlines slash flights, borders rise within nation-states, stock exchanges convulse with fear …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump loyalists take command of the intelligence community  —  At a moment when Americans have new appreciation for the government professionals who protect against global threats, the Trump administration is weighing cuts in funding and staff for the National Counterterrorism Center …
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
How To Get More Ventilators And What To Do If We Can't  —  Factory capacity can be ramped up, but the components come from overseas and they could be hard to find.  —  The coronavirus pandemic could cause a dramatic upsurge of hospital patients in the U.S., creating unprecedented demand for ventilators.
Arlene Martinez / USA Today:
In California: Millions locked down; 911 gets calls about neighbors coughing  —  Nearly seven million residents in seven counties must shelter in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus.  Elsewhere in the Golden State, people are calling 911 to report coughers.
Washington Post:
U.S. government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus  —  The U.S. government is in active talks with Facebook, Google and a wide array of tech companies and health experts about how they can use location data gleaned from Americans' phones …
New York Times:
Live Primary Election Results: Florida, Illinois and Arizona  —  Three states are holding presidential primaries today.  Ohio postponed its primary election because of the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Biden  —  NO ELECTION NO RESULTS  —  Primary Results By State … Delegates Won So Far
Discussion: The Week
Justin Wingerter / Denver Post:
Cory Gardner will self-quarantine after contact with coronavirus patient  —  U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Tuesday that he will self-quarantine after coming into contact last week with a constituent who subsequently was found to have the coronavirus.  —  “I was alerted today …
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
FAA: Tower at Chicago's Midway airport is closed after ‘several’ employees there test positive for COVID-19  — “Several” employees at Chicago's Midway International Airport tested positive for coronavirus, the FAA said.  — The airport remains open thanks to back-up facilities but is operating at a reduced pace.
 
 
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Stephen Singer / Hartford Courant:
Connecticut unemployment claims reach 30,000 since Friday as coronavirus takes toll on state's economy
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Small business leader praises tax deferment deal as ‘huge’
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GOV.UK:
What the coronavirus bill will do  —  Increasing the available health …
The Daily Beast:
U.S. Soldier in Virus Quarantine: ‘Prisoners Receive Better Care’
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BBC:
Coronavirus: European Union seals borders to most outsiders
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 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
IRS and Social Security close field offices across the country as some federal services start shrinking …
The Daily Beast:
White House Privately Backchannels Its Coronavirus Messaging to Conservative Social-Media Influencers
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Live updates: Coronavirus confirmed in all 50 states and D.C., after West Virginia reports first case …
CNN:
Former Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing campaign funds
Discussion: The Week