Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Trump defends coronavirus response, warns Democrats against 'political attacks' - The Hill | “Washington Democrats are trying to politicize the coronavirus"...
- The Latest: Sanders tells Trump to stay out of Dems’ primary - AP | "Why don’t you do your job for a change as president? Stop lying. Stop running a corrupt administration". - Sanders
- Congress closes in on deal for $7.5 billion in coronavirus funding - The Hill | “When it comes to Americans’ health -- skimping doesn’t make any sense at all".
- The glaring loophole in U.S. virus response: Human error - Politico | Mistakes already abound as health officials prepare for outbreaks across the United States.
- Chris Matthews announces his retirement from MSNBC - The Hill | "I’m retiring. This is the last 'Hardball' on MSNBC, and obviously this isn’t for lack of interest in politics," - Matthews
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false assurances on coronavirus - AP | President Donald Trump persisted Monday in making false assurances about U.S. preparedness for the coronavirus outbreak...
- Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg support on Super Tuesday eve - AP | Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid...
- Buttigieg set to endorse Biden - The Hill | Buttigieg's planned endorsement comes as fellow moderate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) also throws her support behind Biden...
- Biden fights for momentum in Democrats’ shifting primary - AP | Klobuchar made the decision to leave the race and endorse Biden just 18 hours before polls began opening across 14 states.
- Pence leans in on coronavirus as response gets political: Updates - Politico | The administration is pointing fingers on the response to the public health crisis...
- Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid, will endorse Biden - AP | In an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice president’s White House bid.
- Coronavirus live updates: US death toll rises to 5; 3 more die in Seattle area - USA Today | "We are reporting four new cases today," Jeffrey Duchin, a health officer in King County said on Twitter.
- Trump lobs political attacks amid uneven coronavirus messaging - Politico | Trump's praise for his own handling of the crisis has been his administration's most consistent response...
- Media hit Trump on Coronavirus as he blames Democrats and coverage - FOX News | The entire effort is cloaked in political partisanship.
- Support for Biden rises 7 points nationally after South Carolina win - The Hill | Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) continues to lead the Democratic field.
- Justices seem divided over court access for asylum seekers - AP | The Trump administration is seeking a sweeping ruling that it could potentially use to deport millions of people...
- Cracks start to show in Taliban peace deal - Politico | Less than 24 hours after the agreement was signed, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rejected the Taliban’s demand.
- Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law - AP | The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states...
- G-7 financial officials set Tuesday call to coordinate on coronavirus - Politico | The meeting comes as new cases continue to be identified outside of China and as the death toll has risen above 3,000.
- Justices reject appeal of federal ban on firearm bump stocks - AP | The justices did not comment in declining to review a lower court-ruling that upheld the ban...
- Judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition in email flap - Politico | The former secretary of state's sworn written answers were "incomplete, unhelpful, or cursory," Judge Lamberth says.
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s viral spin; Sanders’ delegates flip - AP | Here are the facts behind some of the recent political rhetoric:
- US military working to develop coronavirus vaccine - The Hill | “Our military research labs are working feverishly around the horn here to try to come up with a vaccine... - Gen. Mark Milley
- US to start troop pullback in Afghanistan - USA Today | Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he has given the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan the go-ahead to begin the initial withdrawal of U.S. troops.
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