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5:15 AM ET, March 22, 2020

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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency  —  The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” in addition to other powers that one expert called “terrifying”
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
DOJ seeks new emergency powers amid coronavirus pandemic  —  The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies — part of a push for new powers that comes as the coronavirus spreads through the United States.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Bill Barr's DOJ using pandemic crisis to ask for permission to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial: report
Discussion: Politico
Jessica Williams / NOLA.com:
This 39-year-old New Orleans woman tested for coronavirus.  She died before getting her results.  —  She tested for coronavirus, and her results were delayed.  Five days later, she was dead in her kitchen.  —  On March 10, Natasha Ott, 39, felt the beginnings of a cold coming on.
Discussion: Raw Story
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
White House Pushes U.S. Officials to Criticize China For Coronavirus ‘Cover-Up’  —  A State Department cable obtained by The Daily Beast says the U.S. and the American people are the “greatest humanitarians the world has ever known.”  —  As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Breitbart
Jason Grant / New York Law Journal:
David Lat Put on Ventilator, in Critical Condition With COVID-19 Infection  —  The founder of the Above the Law blog was put on a ventilator after “his oxygen levels dropped,” according to his husband. … David Lat is in critical condition and has been has been put on a ventilator …
Sarah Newey / Telegraph:
Why have so many coronavirus patients died in Italy?  —  The country's high death toll is due to an ageing population, overstretched health system and the way fatalities are reported  —  The coronavirus pandemic is exacting a heavy toll on Italy, with hospitals overwhelmed and a nationwide lockdown imposed.
Lizzie Presser / ProPublica:
A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients  —  “It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad.  I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu.  Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.”
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Short-term thinking plagues Trump's coronavirus response  —  After months of minimizing the threat to the United States, President Donald Trump jumped feet-first into the coronavirus fight this week with vows of quick fixes to the testing problem, claims about potential cures …
New York Times:
Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight  —  President Trump resists using emergency powers to compel production, saying companies will voluntarily provide much-needed protective gear.  —  President Trump on Saturday sought to assure an anxious American public …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media must stop live-broadcasting Trump's dangerous, destructive coronavirus briefings  —  More and more each day, President Trump is using his daily briefings as a substitute for the campaign rallies that have been forced into extinction by the spread of the coronavirus.
Politico:
Will spring breakers become super-spreaders?  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida officials move to expel the hundreds of thousands of spring breakers who ignored calls for social distancing, public-health specialists are nervously wondering what will happen once the party's over.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Italy, Pandemic's New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World  —  The country's experience shows that steps to isolate the coronavirus and limit people's movement need to be put in place early, with absolute clarity, then strictly enforced.  —  ROME — As Italy's coronavirus infections ticked above 400 cases …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Donald Trump starts 2020 in the worst polling position since Harry Truman  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 52% to 43% in a general election matchup.  —  An average of all polls this month puts Biden's advantage at a similar 7 points.
Discussion: The Guardian
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Considers Special Enrollment Period for Affordable Care Act Due to Coronavirus Spread  —  Enrollment period for states using federal exchange ended Dec. 15  —  The Trump administration is considering the launch of a special enrollment period for people to sign up for health coverage under …
Discussion: Politico and HuffPost
News Release Archive:
Cepheid Receives Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Test  —  First Rapid, Point-of-Care and Near-Patient Molecular Test for Detection of Virus that Causes COVID-19  —  Cepheid today announced it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration …
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CNN:   FDA authorizes new test that could detect coronavirus in about 45 minutes
Yahoo News:
Federal law enforcement document reveals white supremacists discussed using coronavirus as a bioweapon  —  WASHINGTON — White supremacists discussed plans to weaponize coronavirus via “saliva,” a “spray bottle” or “laced items,” according to a weekly intelligence brief distributed by a federal law enforcement division on Feb. 17.
New York Times:
‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick  —  Truckers and warehouse workers at UPS and FedEx feel they have no choice but to keep showing up, even with coronavirus-like symptoms.  —  Hour after hour, day after day, the packages keep arriving: food, medicine, clothes …
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: 1st fed inmate tests positive for coronavirus  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate at a federal jail in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case in the federal prison system.  —  The inmate, who is housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Unlikely group in Congress unifies to provide lifeline to small businesses caught in economic free fall  —  Usually considered a remote outpost on Capitol Hill, the congressional Small Business committees have come up bigger than ever before in the fight against the economic contagion caused by the coronavirus impact on U.S. workers.
Associated Press:
As virus spreads, growing need for hospital beds, supplies  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands …
Discussion: Associated Press and Slate
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Claim they're going shopping: Border officials allow hundreds of Mexican vehicles to cross despite Trump ban  —  Customs and Border Protection officials are defying the Trump administration's directive to block all nonessential foreign travel into the United States from Mexico …
New York Times:
It's Time to Protect the 2020 Election, Too  —  Voting by mail is key to ensuring the integrity and accessibility of November's vote.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
It's Dangerous to Be Ruled by Fear  —  The reaction to the pandemic should not be allowed to become as dangerous as the disease itself.  —  Donald Trump's first instinct when it came to the coronavirus was to dismiss the threat as overblown, over there, and “totally under control.”
Washington Post:
Coronavirus cases surge at nursing homes as workers battle ‘almost perfect killing machine’  —  At least 55 coronavirus deaths, one quarter of all fatalities, have occurred in elder care facilities, a Washington Post review finds  —  As senior care centers across the country scrambled …
New York Times:
Special Episode: Alone Together … Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device:  —  On this special episode of “The Daily,” Kevin Roose, a tech reporter for The Times, shares what he's realized after a week in self-isolation: The internet has become kinder.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas just saved lives with new shelter-in-place order  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  A few days ago, we said a total lockdown was coming as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic — even if, because of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's reluctance …
New York Times:
Used to Meeting Challenges With Bluster and Force, Trump Confronts a Crisis Unlike Any Before  —  The ways he dealt with crises in his business, real estate and even his personal life prove jarring as he leads the government's response to a pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — During his campaign …
Washington Post:
Live updates: FAA briefly halts flights in New York area; Fauci disputes Trump on coronavirus drug treatment  —  The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus.  For more free stories, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter.
Discussion: The Week
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Lawmakers hammering out details of economic stimulus: 'We're getting closer'  —  The package could equal 10% of U.S. gross domestic product, Larry Kudlow said.  —  LIVE NOW  —  Senators and White House negotiators signaled on Saturday that they're closer to striking a bipartisan deal …
Discussion: The Hill
Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
The Crisis Could Last 18 Months.  Be Prepared.  —  The shutdowns happened remarkably quickly, but the process of resuming our lives will be far more muddled.  —  Get your battle rhythm, I keep telling myself, as I put on my oversize sweatpants for the third day in a row.
 
 
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Jason Ganz / Data For Progress:
Voters Support a Robust Monthly Cash Payment
New York Times:
‘A Storm Is Coming’: Fears of an Inmate Epidemic as the Virus Spreads in the Jails
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Hospitals warn of shortages, closures without emergency aid
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Cuomo says New York coronavirus temporary hospitals to include Javits Center, more as state grapples with crisis
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Trump administration scrambles to offer guidance on what to do if hospitals run out of basic supplies for coronavirus
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Senators urge Jeff Bezos to give Amazon warehouse workers sick leave, hazard pay
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats sound the alarm on Joe Biden's young voter problem
Dr. Melissa Bender / Just Security:
War with Coronavirus and Lack of “Armor” for Medical Personnel
 Earlier Items: 
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Schumer wants ethics probes over pre-coronavirus stock sales by Burr, Feinstein, others
Discussion: Breitbart, The Week and New York Times
Matt Wilstein / Yahoo News:
Lou Dobbs Said Media Hyped Coronavirus. Now He's in Quarantine.
Discussion: HuffPost
ABC News:
Vice President Mike Pence, wife test negative for coronavirus as worldwide cases cross 300,000
Discussion: Florida Politics
Associated Press:
The Latest: Wolf: Over 220,000 screened at U.S. airports
Alonso Soto / Bloomberg:
Nigeria Has Chloroquine Poisonings After Trump Praised Drug
Discussion: HuffPost, Slate and Redstate
The Moscow Times:
Exclusive: Rich Russians Are Hoarding Ventilators to Protect Themselves Against the Coronavirus
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Windsor Mann / USA Today:
Trump amid COVID-19 pandemic: With great power comes great irresponsibility.
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Call Trump's News Conferences What They Are: Propaganda
Discussion: Raw Story