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1:40 PM ET, March 18, 2020

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Washington Post:
White House coronavirus plan aims to send $2,000 to many Americans, includes $300 billion for small businesses  —  Talks remain fluid, but discussions with Congress are intensifying as virus fallout worsens  —  White House officials are working with congressional Republicans …
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Politico:
Senate to pass coronavirus package as Treasury proposes emergency checks starting April 6  —  The Senate is expected to pass a multibillion-dollar emergency aid package on Wednesday to confront the economic impacts of the coronavirus, as the Treasury Department calls for $250 billion in direct payments to Americans starting April 6.
Discussion: NBC News
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 …
Politico:
Republicans suddenly find a bailout they can back
Discussion: Reason, Daily Kos and The Hill
CNN:   GOP senators close to agreement among themselves on stimulus package — including sending checks to Americans
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Bernie Sanders suspends his 2020 campaign Facebook ads  —  Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign currently has no active Facebook ads, the morning after another disappointing finish in a series of primary contests.  —  Why it matters: A pause in digital advertising spend on Facebook …
Discussion: IJR, Deadline, New York Post and Twitchy
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Sanders Campaign Is a Menace to Public Health  —  Bernie Sanders can't beat Joe Biden.  But he can force millions of people to risk being exposed to the coronavirus.  —  On Tuesday night Bernie Sanders lost three more states, all of them large.  In Arizona he was on track to lose by double-digits.
Ursula Perano / Axios:
CORRECTION: Bernie Sanders has not decided to suspend campaign
Discussion: New York Post
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
China's coronavirus propaganda campaign is putting lives at risk  —  The Chinese authorities are engaged in a full-scale effort to rewrite the history of the coronavirus epidemic.  Some in the West might be tempted to dismiss the significance of Beijing's propaganda efforts.  But they shouldn't.
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Michael Auslin / Real Clear Politics:
Beijing Fears COVID-19 Is Turning Point for China, Globalization
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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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Government response updates: Trump promises ‘total victory’ as he invokes measure allowing Pentagon to increase role  —  Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military is 'leaning forward.  LIVE NOW  —  President Donald Trump started his latest briefing to the nation on how the government …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Breitbart
Alex Ward / Vox:
Exclusive: Sen. Warren to ask Trump to deploy Army Corps of Engineers for coronavirus help
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Post
New York Times:
These Places Could Run Out of Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Spreads  —  Percentage of occupied hospital beds that would need to be emptied or added  —  A new Harvard analysis shows that many parts of the United States will have far too few hospital beds if the new coronavirus continues …
CNBC:
Dow plunges 1,000 points as stretch of unprecedented volatility continues because of coronavirus  —  Stocks set to fall sharply at open following Tuesday's bounce  —  Stocks tumbled on Wednesday as the markets remained highly volatile with the government response to the coronavirus fallout still unfolding.
Discussion: The Week
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CNBC:
Mnuchin warns senators of 20% US unemployment without coronavirus rescue, source says
Discussion: Reuters
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A global pandemic in the age of political venom
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Questioning the Clampdown  —  Will people lose faith when they find out they are expected to get the virus anyway?  —  Experts now agree the virus's spread can be slowed but not contained.  It will take its place among mostly seasonal respiratory infections.
Discussion: CBS Boston
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
US and Canada preparing to suspend non-essential travel between the two countries  —  (CNN)The United States and Canada are preparing to issue a joint statement in the next 24-48 hours to suspend non-essential travel between the two countries, a Trump administration official tells CNN.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Coronavirus response: US and Canada closing world's longest border to non-essential traffic, Trump and Trudeau say
Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
‘NOT TRUE’: Oprah Winfrey debunks bizarre QAnon conspiracy theory spreading across the Internet  —  Late Tuesday night, as results trickled in from Democratic primary elections and the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus continued to climb, Oprah Winfrey's name began trending on Twitter.
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Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
The Coronavirus Is Conspiracy Theory Gold For QAnon
Discussion: Raw Story
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Presidential race now leans toward the Democrats  —  ANALYSIS — More than 14 months ago, I wrote a column in this space suggesting that the 2020 presidential contest was a toss-up, but one that tilted toward the Democrats.  I offered caveats about the economy and the Democratic nomination …
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
The Pandemic Is Too Big for Trumpworld to Spin  —  Last Friday, we got a sign that Fox News changed the party line on the coronavirus.  Then suddenly, Trump changed his tune, too.  Hmmm...  BEAST INSIDE  —  The Trumpy media from top to bottom is having a rough time of it these days.
Lori Jhons / Office of the Governor of Alabama:
Governor Ivey Announces New Primary Runoff Election Date  —  MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the Primary Runoff Election would be held on July 14, 2020 due to the concerns surrounding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.  —  “Exercising my extraordinary powers under …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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James Arkin / Politico:
Alabama Senate runoff postponed until July
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Associated Press:
California preparing for worst case scenarios  —  In readying the National Guard for action, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office emphasized that it's for duties routinely performed during natural disasters and other emergencies.  But Newsom grimly added that “we have the ability to do martial law ... if we feel the necessity.”
Discussion: Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes near Salt Lake City knocking out Utah's coronavirus hotline  —  The quake was reported shortly after 7 a.m. local time.  —  A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, early Wednesday, knocking out the state's coronavirus hotline, according to the governor.
Tim Herrera / New York Times:
My Coronavirus Test: 5 Days, a Dozen Calls, Hours of Confusion  —  The symptoms have been easy to deal with.  The health care system has not.  —  Almost a dozen calls with five health care providers over five hours.  Two hours of hold music.  Two hours in a hospital.
Discussion: VICE and Gizmodo
Kurt Bardella / NBC News:
Trump's ‘Chinese Virus’ coronavirus tweets echo his Mexico insults — with similar results  —  Just as we saw following Trump's rhetoric against Latinos, the violent trickle-down effect is clear.  —  CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang tweeted Tuesday that “this morning …
Thomas M. Burton / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sought to Expand Virus Drug Tests Over FDA Objections  —  Plan would have expanded use of investigational drugs for coronavirus; FDA officials said plan would pose risks to patients  —  WASHINGTON—The White House considered issuing an executive order greatly expanding the use …
Discussion: New York Post
Robert Brand / Bloomberg:
U.S. Stocks Plunge; Global Debt and Oil Tumble: Markets Wrap  — Europe bonds sell off on fiscal risks; Treasuries stabilize  — Dollar gains for seventh day; industrial metals, gold decline  —  Financial markets continued to spasm Wednesday, with U.S. stocks plunging toward levels …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg:
Hospital Workers Make Masks From Office Supplies Amid U.S. Shortage  —  'We're not getting new supplies and our stores are almost depleted.'  —  Hospital workers in Washington state have been making protective medical gear out of office supplies and other run-of-the-mill materials as they deal …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Rand Paul Calls Undocumented Immigrants ‘Non-People’  —  NONE FOR YOU  —  In a Senate floor speech Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul described undocumented immigrants as not “legitimate” people and “non-people” while making the case that they should not be given access to federal child tax credits.
Stuart Stevens / Washington Post:
Republicans like me built this moment.  Then we looked the other way.  —  Stuart Stevens is a writer and Republican political consultant who has advised a pro-Bill Weld super PAC in the 2020 election.  His book about the Republican Party, “It Was All A Lie,” will be published next month.
Ted Anthony / Associated Press:
Analysis: American attitudes make virus response a hard sell  —  When Americans are summoned to deal with an attack or defy overwhelming odds, the response typically goes something like this: Fight.  Hold the line.  Stand together.  This won't stop us.  Keep on living your life.  We will prevail.
Mike Pence / USA Today:
We need the American people's help to fight coronavirus now  —  The American people have already pulled together in so many ways in response to this virus, just as we've always done during other challenging times.  —  In the fight against the coronavirus, the Trump administration …
Discussion: NPR and TechCrunch
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Ilhan Omar Is Her New Husband's Biggest Client, Public Records Show  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and new husband Tim Mynett—who is also her campaign consultant—are downplaying the campaign cash the freshman lawmaker funneled to his consulting firm.  But campaign records show …
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
The Bernie Sanders Revolution Has Moved to Mom's Couch  —  For some college students who support Mr. Sanders, leaving campus means more time to phone bank, and a captive, if skeptical, audience at home.  —  With the country in crisis mode, Melat Eskender, 19, has assumed battle position …
William Booth / Washington Post:
A chilling scientific paper helped upend U.S. and U.K. coronavirus strategies  —  LONDON — Immediately after Boris Johnson completed his Monday evening news conference, which saw a somber prime minister encourage his fellow citizens to avoid “all nonessential contact with others,” …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay, So What Happens Next?  —  There may be two to four more rounds of social distancing before this is over.  Here's what to expect.  —  Dr. Emanuel is an oncologist and medical ethicist, Dr. Ellenberg is a biostatistician, and Dr. Levy is an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
Discussion: Wired
 
 
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Brendan Carr / Wall Street Journal:
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Associated Press:
World virus infections pass 200,000, Europe's borders jammed
Discussion: VICE
The Columbus Dispatch:
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Anti-Gay Lawmaker Voted Against Coronavirus Bill Because It “Redefined Family” …
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