Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Biden wins South Carolina - Politico | The three-time presidential hopeful has won his first state of the 2020 primary campaign.
- Joe Biden posts a convincing – and quick – win in South Carolina primary - USA Today | Cable and television networks called the race based on exit poll data, nearly all of which pointed to Biden.
- FDA to allow some labs to use coronavirus tests prior to review - Reuters | The policy cleared the way for state public health labs to immediately begin local testing and possibly get results within hours...
- Trump rallies conservatives, and drops charges of a coronavirus 'hoax' - Politico | The president took a slightly softer tone after facing criticism for his rhetoric and the first American died from the virus.
- Trump announces new travel restrictions amid spread of coronavirus - The Hill | “Additional cases in the United States are likely, but healthy individuals should be able to fully recover,” Trump said.
- Biden blasts Trump for calling coronavirus a ‘hoax’ - Politico | "Some of the stuff he says is so bizarre that you can laugh at it,” Biden said to reporters.
- Officials announce possible coronavirus outbreak in Washington nursing facility - The Hill | The possible outbreak is at a long-term care facility in Kirkland, Wash.
- Sanders courts Massachusetts voters on Warren's home turf - Reuters | Bernie Sanders drew a massive crowd in Boston on Saturday...
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s viral spin on virus; Dem oversteps - AP | Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers about it.
- Trump fires up CPAC: President blisters 2020 Democrats, rips ‘low life’ Romney - FOX News | President Trump rallied the core of the conservative activist base Saturday with a fiery address...
- Jeff Sessions in fight to win back his old Senate seat - ABC News | Jeff Sessions faces a competitive primary Tuesday as he seeks to reclaim the U.S. Senate seat he held for 20 years...
- The surgeon general wants Americans to stop buying face masks - CNN | Stating "They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching Coronavirus"
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump Revives False Claim on Wall at CPAC - US News | President Donald Trump is asserting anew that Mexico is paying for his border wall.
- Washington governor declares state of emergency over virus - ABC News | after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such reported death in the United States.
