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9:35 AM ET, March 23, 2020

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Jon Cohen / Science:
'I'm going to keep pushing.' Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic  —  Anthony Fauci, who to many watching the now-regular White House press briefings on the pandemic has become the scientific voice of reason about how to respond to the new coronavirus …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump signals an economic pivot on coronavirus shutdowns  —  President Trump and some of his senior officials are losing patience with the doctors' orders.  —  The state of play: Amid dire predictions for jobs and the economy, the White House is beginning to send signals to business …
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New York Times:
Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’  —  The president, who has watched the economy plunge amid social distancing measures, says restrictions will be reassessed.  —  President Trump on Sunday night said that the government would reassess the recommended period for …
Discussion: The Hill and HuffPost
Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Trump: I haven't consulted past presidents
Discussion: Breitbart
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Put His Son in Charge of Fox.  It Was a Dangerous Mistake.  —  The 48-year-old Lachlan Murdoch stood by as Fox News hosts played down the danger of the deadly coronavirus to their viewers.  —  The chief executive of Fox News, Suzanne Scott, reacted swiftly to the threat …
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
The Virus Can Be Stopped, but Only With Harsh Steps, Experts Say  —  Scientists who have fought pandemics describe difficult measures needed to defend the United States against a fast-moving pathogen.  —  Terrifying though the coronavirus may be, it can be turned back.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
Associated Press:
Hill talks continue as Trump appears to waffle on shutdown  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration officials and congressional leaders struggled Monday to finalize a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package as the coronavirus crisis deepened, even as President Donald Trump seemed …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:   Democrats Should Vote Down Trump's Corrupt Stimulus Slush Fund
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi says House will draft its own coronavirus funding bill
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Rep. Ben McAdams hospitalized after coronavirus positive test  —  He called a COVID-19 hotline number Friday night and he said he was told to go to the hospital and check in with the isolation unit.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, who tested positive last week for the disease caused …
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
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Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
Rep. Ben McAdams hospitalized with coronavirus while Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney self-quarantine  —  Editor's note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern.  See more coverage here.  —  Washington
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul's coronavirus diagnosis sends shockwaves through Senate
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.  —  Yuanyuan Zhu was walking to her gym in San Francisco on March 9 …
Ed Morrissey / Hotair:
Stunning NYT Headline: “Senate Democrats Blocked Action On A Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Plan”; Update: McConnell Schedules Revote For 9:45 Am; Update: Romney “Shocked” At Dems  —  It's stunning because it's true, and it hints that Democrats might have miscalculated how much political cover they have in this coronavirus crisis.
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Christophe Moratal / International Olympic Committee:
Health and safety paramount as IOC Executive Board agrees to step up scenario-planning for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection  —  A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn't smell her baby's full diaper.  Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can't smell curry or garlic, and food tastes bland.
Discussion: Fox News and ABC7
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy  —  The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the U.S. economy overall in this challenging time.  The coronavirus pandemic is causing tremendous hardship across the United States and around the world.
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
Discussion: Slate, The Hill and Quartz
New York Times:
Trump Bets Business Will Answer Call to Fight Virus, but Strategy Bewilders Firms  —  It remains unclear if the effort to enlist companies like General Motors, Apple and Hanes constitutes an effective strategy.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's refusal to invoke the Defense Production Act …
Discussion: Reason and The Mahablog
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Washington Post:
Governors and mayors in growing uproar over Trump's lagging coronavirus response
Discussion: Slate
Joe Biden:
Statement from Vice President Joe Biden on FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor's Comments on CNN State of the Union  —  The coronavirus pandemic is the most severe threat to public health that the United States has confronted in decades.  It's also causing unimaginable damage to our economy …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
On a call with Trump officials, police chief pleads: ‘Stop testing NBA players, start testing first responders’  —  ABC News reviewed a recording of a call with administration officials on Friday.  —  At the end of an hour-long phone call with White House and Homeland Security officials …
CNN:
12-year-old girl with coronavirus is on a ventilator and fighting for her life  —  (CNN)Emma, a 12-year-old girl, is “fighting for her life” in an Atlanta hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, according to her cousin.  —  Justin Anthony told CNN that Emma was diagnosed …
Discussion: Vox, New York Times and New York Post
Joe Mahoney Cnhi / Niagara Gazette:
At New York prison, Harvey Weinstein put in isolation after contracting virus  —  ALBANY — Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein, now one of New York's most notorious prison inmates after being sentenced for sexual assault, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to officials connected to the state prison system.
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Washington Is About to Pick Which Companies Survive  —  Two ugly truths about any epic economic crisis are that not all businesses will survive, and government interventions help determine which businesses will survive.  —  As coronavirus crushes the economy, Washington policymakers …
Politico:
Dems seize on ‘slush fund’ to oppose Republican rescue package  —  As Senate Democrats went to the floor Sunday night to vote — the first time they'd been there in days — they had one thing on their minds: a secret “slush fund” for Corporate America.  —  That's what Democrats are calling …
Politico:
Coronavirus upends the battle for the House  —  The impeachment furor that consumed Washington for nearly a year has dissipated amid a far more urgent political storm: the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Any trace of President Donald Trump's impeachment has vanished from Capitol Hill, cable news and the campaign trail.
Robert Kuttner / New York Times:
This Stimulus Bill Will Not Save the Economy From Collapse  —  Let's not repeat the slow and timid response to the financial crash of 1929.  —  Mr. Kuttner is a co-editor of The American Prospect.  —  When the stock market crashed in 1929, the Dow plummeted from its September peak of 381.17 to a low of 41.22 in July 1932.
David Siders / Politico:
‘Extraordinary change’: How coronavirus is rewiring the Republican and Democratic parties  —  The 2008 financial crisis reshaped American politics, birthing a politics of outrage in the Tea Party on the right and an enduring strain of progressive populism on the left.
3M:
3M CEO on COVID-19 response: We have a unique and critical responsibility  —  3M Stories, Community & Giving, Company & Brand, People & Careers, Science & Innovation  —  Posted by 3M Chairman and CEO Mike Roman on LinkedIn, March 22, 2020:  —  3M has a unique and critical responsibility …
Discussion: Breitbart and Twitchy
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
'Gee, that's too bad' is an encapsulation of Trump's approach to the pandemic — and politics  —  We see again where Trump's empathy comes up short  —  For a second, a brief second, it seemed as if maybe President Trump thought better of the line.  —  He was asked Sunday about the ability …
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Top WHO Official Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Won Election With China's Help.  Now He's Running Interference For China On Coronavirus  — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus won his 2017 election with China's backing.  — Tedros is now providing cover …
Discussion: Redstate, Breitbart and New York Times
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New York City Region Is Now an Epicenter of the Coronavirus Pandemic  —  The city and its suburbs account for roughly 5 percent of global cases, forcing officials to take urgent steps to stem the outbreak.  —  Three weeks after its first coronavirus infection was discovered …
Discussion: KTLA, HuffPost and VICE
 
 
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Jeff Jarvis / Whither news?:
Time for Experts  —  Media must amplify authority over pols and pontificators
Discussion: Balloon Juice
M. Catharine Evans / American Thinker:
What did Dr. Fauci have to say in 2009 about the deadly H1N1 pandemic?
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Trump and Biden face off on a dramatically altered political landscape
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trump's “China Virus” Pivot
Discussion: The Federalist
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden calls on Trump to drop ACA case in wake of coronavirus outbreak
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Members of Congress are facing a potential crisis of government. They were warned.
New York Times:
‘Wartime President’? Trump Rewrites History in an Election Year
Associated Press:
The Latest: Japan to begin quarantining all visiting from US
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Illinois Gov. Pritzker mocks Trump's coronavirus efforts
Dominic Lawson / Daily Mail:
Please can our politicians stop calling this a war. It's nothing like it
Agence France-Presse:
Don't stop the music: DJ hosts 10-hour Instagram dance party
Trita Parsi / Quincy Institute …:
Trump thinks Iran is on its knees. But Covid-19 may have given it an unprecedented path to the bomb
Discussion: New Republic
Steve Matthews / Bloomberg:
U.S. Jobless Rate May Soar to 30%, Fed's Bullard Says
 

 
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