Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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As Federal Government Mobilizes, Local Officials Say Response Remains Too Slow

Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Eric Lipton at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Signs of a large-scale federal response to the coronavirus outbreak have begun to appear, generating praise from local officials but also pleas that they need much more.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/21/upshot/coronavirus-deaths-by-country.html 
Further down there is a chart of deaths by state.
The national responseis slow.

In Pandemic, Justice Dept. Seeks Video Court Hearings and Home Detention

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Lawmakers are said to be skeptical about other Trump administration ideas, including expanding presidential power to curb asylum and suspending deadlines for arraignments.
This can wait a week or three.

Trump Has Given Unusual Leeway to Fauci, but Aides Say He’s Losing His Patience

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The president has become increasingly concerned as Dr. Anthony S. Fauci has grown bolder in correcting his falsehoods about the spread of the coronavirus.
Science wins every time.

The Fed Goes All In With Unlimited Bond-Buying Plan Due to Coronavirus

Jeanna Smialek at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The Federal Reserve will buy bonds as needed to calm markets, and will buy corporate debt in a series of emergency lending programs.
Congress is dragging its feet.
Closed businesses do not pay workers.

Trump Considers Reopening Economy, Over Health Experts’ Objections

Jim Tankersley, Maggie Haberman and Roni Caryn Rabin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The president is questioning whether stay-at-home orders have gone too far. But relaxing them could significantly increase the death toll from the coronavirus, health officials warn.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-hospital-shortage.html
Reopening the economy would cost Trump.

At Least 13,500 Americans Abroad Need Help Getting Home, State Dept. Says

Lara Jakes and Ashley Southall at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
About 5,700 U.S. citizens and legal residents have already returned with the government’s assistance, and flights scheduled this week could help another 1,600.
Donald Trump is working at losing in November.

The View From Your Window

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Life has changed in big ways and small for our On Politics readers from around the world.
Things are stable for the moment.   Four inches of wet snow.
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In Daily Coronavirus Briefing, Trump Tries to Redefine Himself

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The briefing has given him a unique perch from which he can talk about the pandemic and try to project leadership after initially minimizing it. But that’s not always what he has done.
I turn him off.
I listen to Andrew Cuomo.
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Rand Paul’s Positive Coronavirus Test Sets the (Still Meeting) Senate on Edge

Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
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.
The senate has not acted on a relief package as yet.
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Whatever It Takes: How the Fed Aims to Rescue the Economy

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The central bank is using tactics from the last financial crisis and deploying new ones to keep money flowing. Here are the basics.
Donald Trump and his party believe in hard money.
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Democrats Again Block Action on Coronavirus Stimulus, Seeking Restrictions on Corporate Aid

Emily Cochrane and Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Tempers flared on the Senate floor as Republicans accused Democrats of slowing needed assistance and Democrats said the package fell short.
The fighting continues.
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Democratic Convention Planners Look at Contingency Options

Reid J. Epstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The coronavirus crisis has created uncertainty about whether the gathering, scheduled for mid-July in Milwaukee, can still take place.
People are thinking.
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Obamacare Turns 10 Today. Here’s a Look at What Works and Doesn’t.

Abby Goodnough, Reed Abelson, Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
With the coronavirus, a new Supreme Court case and a blistering election debate, the Affordable Care Act is facing challenges as never before. We looked at how it’s held up to its promise.
We need single payer health care.
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Live Coronavirus News and Updates

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The White House warned of an alarming “attack rate” in New York as states moved to keep more than 100 million Americans at home.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world/coronavirus-news-live-updates.html 
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Democrats Again Block Action on Rescue Plan, Seeking Restrictions on Corporate Aid

Emily Cochrane and Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Tempers flared on the Senate floor as Republicans accused Democrats of slowing needed assistance and Democrats said the package fell short.
No deal as yet. 
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The Fed’s Message: The Money-Printing Presses Are Fired Up and Ready to Go

Neil Irwin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Its actions Monday show it will do anything necessary to address a glaring shortage of dollars across the economy.
Demand failure does not fix with liquidity.
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Ex-Field Organizers Sue Bloomberg Campaign, Claiming They Were Misled

Rebecca R. Ruiz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Former campaign workers for Michael Bloomberg filed two proposed class-action lawsuits on Monday, arguing they and thousands of others were tricked into taking their jobs and are owed overtime pay.
I expect there was a contract written by a skilled lawyer.
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Joe Biden, Struggling for Visibility, Faults Trump's Response to Coronavirus

Thomas Kaplan and Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
As President Trump holds daily briefings, Mr. Biden has kept a low profile, worrying Democrats who feel the president needs to be challenged more robustly.
The presidency provides a bully pulpit.
Donald Trump is failing to do his job.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Leaders Beg Public to Stay Home; Fed Vows to Buy as Much Debt as Needed

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Spain’s health system is under strain as medical workers fall ill. A $1.8 trillion relief package is stalled in Congress. “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself,” President Trump said.
Trump does not control the situation.
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Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’

Maggie Haberman and David E. Sanger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The president, who has watched the economy plunge amid social distancing measures, says restrictions will be reassessed.

Trump does not control the situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html

How is needless death evaluated?

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