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Associated Press:
Trump's focus on his base complicates path to reelection — WASHINGTON (AP) — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
Trump looks to Hope Hicks as coronavirus crisis spills over — Returning to the West Wing just a month after impeachment, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers found a presidency in crisis: a deadly disease outbreak, a tumbling stock market and a White House struggling to form …
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Axios, The Hill and One America News Network
Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Supreme Court rules government must pay billions to Obamacare insurers — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the federal government owes health insurers massive payments from an Obamacare program shielding them from financial risks after the companies accused Washington of reneging on its funding promises.
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Associated Press, Axios and The Week
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights — FILE - In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is sidestepping a major decision on gun rights in a dispute over New York City's former ban on transporting guns.
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NBC News
Jill J. Karofsky / New York Times:
I'm the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning. — We must get away from a partisan view of the law. — Judge Karofsky is a justice-elect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. — On April 7, I was on the ballot in an election that should not have happened.
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CNN
Maria Santana / CNN:
DACA recipients shocked to learn that ICE has access to their information
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to push for a provision in the next coronavirus package that would stop President Donald Trump from putting his name on any additional stimulus checks.
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National Review, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, The Hill, VICE, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and IJR
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Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say
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The Week, STUMP, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Jacobin
New York Times:
New York Board of Elections Cancels Democratic Presidential Primary — The State Board of Elections scrapped the state's June 23 Democratic nominating contest, citing the risk of spreading coronavirus, in a move opposed by supporters of Bernie Sanders. — New York officials canceled …
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Axios
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders Challenges His Possible Removal From New York Primary Ballot
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The Hill
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Multi-millionaire Trump donor is top recipient of funds intended for struggling small businesses — Across the country, thousands of small businesses — many on the verge of collapse — have not been able to obtain a forgivable loan from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Boondoggle
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tyson Foods chairman warns that ‘the food supply chain is breaking’ — In recent weeks, the poultry producer has temporarily suspended operations at plants across the country. — The board chairman of Tyson Foods is warning that “millions of pounds of meat will disappear” …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Joe Biden's Trump card: Death, disease and economic pain are real. They can't be spun. — Trump's coronavirus performance art is dangerous for Americans and, he finally seems to realize, working well for a 2020 rival who is stuck at home. — I have been as puzzled and frustrated …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president in video remarks calling him the ‘personification of hope and courage’
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Washington Post:
U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19 — An analysis of federal data for the first time estimates excess deaths — the number beyond what would normally be expected — during that period.
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump's public campaign …
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The Hill
The Daily Beast:
Where Has Jared Kushner Gone in the Fight Against Coronavirus? — The president's son-in-law promised a shadow task force for the virus. But a month later, some officials are not overly impressed. — In February, as the White House scrambled to handle the growing coronavirus epidemic …
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Raw Story
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Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s — Tara Reade, a former staffer in Joe Biden's Senate office, has accused the Democratic presidential nominee …
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Fox News, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Reason and The Bread Line
New York Times:
260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everyone. My administration will do everything possible to help those communities get back on their feet. We're speaking with the governors and representatives.
New York Post:
White House officials say Trump works so hard he often misses lunch — President Trump's schedule is so packed amid the coronavirus crisis that he sometimes skips lunch, his aides told The Post — refuting a report that the commander-in-chief spends his days obsessing over TV coverage and eating fries.
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Politico, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Vanity Fair, The Hill, CNBC, The US Sun, Washington Post, Mediaite and POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus. Her life has been turned upside down — Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.
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Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Saying Lockdowns Must Last Until Mass Testing Or A Vaccine Is Absurd — The United States is years away from mass testing or a vaccine from being produced. If leaders wait for these measures to save them, there will not be economy left to open back up. — Oklahoma's Republican …
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Fox News and Washington Post
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Andy Lack / NBC News:
Journalism is under attack from coronavirus and the White House. But we're winning. — At this dark hour, Americans are scared. They're hungry for accurate information and the unvarnished truth. Now, and in all the days to come, journalists will be there.
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The Wrap, Deadline and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Anna Wintour Made Condé Nast the Embodiment of Boomer Excess. Can It Change to Meet This Crisis? — The theatrical flourishes and lavish lifestyles of the great media figures of a generation seem ill suited to the moment. — The coronavirus chased the fashion industry across Europe in February …
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