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Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump struggles to adjust to crisis presidency  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has never been known for his patience or long attention span.  —  Now, as the coronavirus crisis threatens his presidency, and upends his campaign for reelection, Trump is rapidly losing patience …
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Washington Post:
Before Trump called for reevaluating lockdowns, they shuttered six of his top-earning clubs and resorts  —  President Trump's private business has shut down six of its top seven revenue-producing clubs and hotels because of restrictions meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Can't Make Any Big Decisions”: As the Crisis Escalates, Trump Experiments With a Pivot  —  As the death toll from the coronavirus accelerates across the country—by Monday there have been more than 400 domestic fatalities—Donald Trump is grasping for a strategy before the crisis destroys his presidency.
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
See Trump's reaction when he heard one of his top docs was tested for coronavirus  —  Side by side at the podium with the president, task force member Dr. Deborah Birx broke the news about her fever.  —  Trump jokingly walks away as doctor says she had fever over weekend
Discussion: MSNBC and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from U.S. public health officials  —  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.
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Dr. Fauci Reportedly Warning Trump Administration Not to Prematurely Restart Economy
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump signals an economic pivot on coronavirus shutdowns
New York Times:
Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’
Washington Post:
Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus experts
Discussion: CNN, NPR and Jacobin
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Back to Waging War on Science, at the Worst Possible Moment
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Beast and The Nation
Associated Press:   Trump's dilemma: how to protect both health and economy
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump cares more about the stock market than humans
Discussion: CBS News, Mediaite and Raw Story
Bob Herman / Axios:
Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine  —  “A man has died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate,” one of the anti-malaria drugs that President Trump has mentioned in recent days, according to Banner Health, the hospital system that treated both patients.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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New York Times:
The Coronavirus Bailout Stalled.  And It's Mitch McConnell's Fault.  —  Senate Republicans are blocking passage of an economic bailout plan that protects jobs and wages.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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Politico:
How the House Democrats' stimulus plan compares to the Senate's  —  Democrats are following through on their threat to go rogue with their own stimulus plan, unveiling a more than 1,400-page bill Monday night, packed with policy differences compared to the proposal Senate Republicans laid out.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Stimulus talks to miss McConnell's Monday deadline
New York Times:
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear For Their Safety  —  As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the “Chinese virus,” many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified of what could come next.  —  WASHINGTON — Yuanyuan Zhu was walking to her gym …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Domestic Passenger Flights Could Virtually Shut Down, Voluntarily or by Government Order  —  As airlines struggle to keep aircraft flying with minimal passengers, various options are being considered  —  Major U.S. airlines are drafting plans for a potential voluntary shutdown of virtually …
Amy Klobuchar:
Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar  —  I have news that many Americans are facing right now: my husband John has the coronavirus.  We just got the test results at 7 a.m. this morning.  While I cannot see him and he is of course cut off from all visitors, our daughter Abigail and I are constantly calling and texting and emailing.
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Coronavirus government response updates: US, Trump says, not built to be ‘shut down’
Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Sen. Cruz calls on Trump to address medical supply shortages by invoking Defense Production Act  —  WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump suggests the response to the coronavirus may be going too far, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is urging his administration go further.
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Trump Won't Order Vital Coronavirus Supplies Because Corporate CEOs Asked Him Not To
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Myah Ward / Politico:
White House reporter suspected to have coronavirus, WHCA says  —  The White House Correspondents Association on Monday said a reporter who was at the White House multiple times over the last two weeks is suspected to have coronavirus, according to an email from the organization.
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
White House Journalist Has Suspected Case Of Coronavirus, Correspondents' Association President Announces
Discussion: Redstate
William Feuer / CNBC:
CDC says coronavirus survived in Princess Cruise ship cabins for up to 17 days after passengers left  — The coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days, a study published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.  — The study examines two public health responses …
Christine Brennan / USA Today:
IOC member says that 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic  —  Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Rand Paul's Positive Coronavirus Test Sets the (Still Meeting) Senate on Edge  —  The Kentucky Republican's diagnosis has injected a shot of fear into the Senate as it scrambles to pass a relief package to respond to the pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — In another workplace, in another town …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden: Trump's ‘failure of planning and preparation’ worsened coronavirus crisis  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump of dithering in the early days of the coronavirus, saying that a “failure of planning and preparation” by the White House has worsened the health and economic crises the nation faces.
Discussion: Politico, IJR, Twitchy and ABC News
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden goes in search of a bully pulpit
Fiona Lowenstein / New York Times:
I'm 26.  Coronavirus Sent Me to the Hospital.  —  Millennials: If you can't stay at home for others, do it for yourselves.  —  I'm 26.  I don't have any prior autoimmune or respiratory conditions.  I work out six times a week, and abstain from cigarettes.
Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse
Ben Smith / New York Times:
As Fox News Played Down the Coronavirus, Its Chief Protected Himself  —  The cancellation of an 89th birthday party for Rupert Murdoch highlights a disconnect between his family's behavior and statements made on air by some Fox commentators.  —  If you were watching some of the commentators …
Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother dies of COVID-19  —  He was the second person to die from the virus in Tennessee.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother has died after contracting COVID-19.  —  The lieutenant governor said her brother Ron …
Discussion: Raw Story
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
California congresswoman sold stock in travel companies  —  Rep. Susan Davis of California and her husband sold stocks related to travel and tourism less than two weeks after members of the House of Representatives received a closed-door briefing on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Latest Cook Political Report Electoral College Map  —  With the country on the precipice of a major health and economic crisis, we are clearly headed into uncharted waters.  At the same time, when it comes to politics and an election that's just eight months away, we can only work …
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
James Griffiths / CNN:
Hong Kong appeared to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down  —  Hong Kong (CNN)Only a week ago, Hong Kong seemed like a model for how to contain the novel coronavirus, with a relatively small number of cases despite months of being on the front lines of the outbreak.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
One Nursing Home, 35 Coronavirus Deaths: Inside the Kirkland Disaster
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
If the Senate can't pass a stimulus package today, vote out every stinking one of them
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How the Covid-19 recession could become a depression
Discussion: Fortune
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
After flight back to U.S., a growing number of Costa Luminosa cruise ship passengers have flu-like symptoms
Steve Janoski / Asbury Park Press:
You could face jail time, $1,000 fine for breaking Murphy's ‘stay at home’ order
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
Associated Press:
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
Nicole Brown / CBS News:
Doctors and nurses “scared to come to work” to treat coronavirus patients because of supply shortages
Ethan Winter / Memos:
Memo: The Need for Accountable Bailouts - Warren's Bailout Conditions are Both Necessary and Popular
Discussion: Vox
 Earlier Items: 
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democratic Convention Planners Look at Contingency Options
WPTV:
LIVE: Gov. Ron DeSantis says he won't issue ‘shelter-in-place’ order in Florida
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Surgeon General has coronavirus warning: 'This week, it's going to get bad'
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Marc Lipsitch / Washington Post:
Far more people in the U.S. have the coronavirus than you think
Discussion: Raw Story
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy
 

 
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