Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Trump: 'Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad' on coronavirus response - The Hill | President Trump stated in an early morning tweet on Sunday.
- Harris endorses Biden; Jesse Jackson backs Sanders - AP | Jackson appeared with Sanders during a campaign stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Sanders: Klobuchar and Buttigieg ended campaigns under 'great deal of pressure' from 'establishment' - The Hill | to exit the presidential race and endorse Joe Biden.
- Hillary Clinton says Sanders would not be Dems strongest candidate to beat Trump - FOX News | But she stopped short of throwing her endorsement behind Joe Biden.
- Oregon declares state of emergency over coronavirus outbreak - The Hill | As the number of confirmed cases in the state doubled to a total of 14, Brown announced Sunday.
- Coronavirus live updates: 2 more dead in Washington state, raising US death toll to 21 - ABC News | The number of patients who have tested positive is now north of 100,000.
- Top health official to older Americans: ‘Don’t get on a cruise ship’ - Politico | Dr. Anthony Fauci offered stark advice.
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misguided boast on virus poll ratings - AP | claiming that recent polls point to high public approval even after delays by the federal government in distributing test kits...
- Trump's intel power play spooks the spooks - Politico | The CIA never welcomed its overlords in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. But now, the agency confronts its worst nightmare.
- Trump to skip St. Patrick's Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi - ABC News | Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Donald Trump on St. Patrick's Day.
- Biden in Mississippi, Sanders in Michigan before primarie - AP | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden worshiped at a predominantly African American church Sunday in Mississippi
- Sanders doesn’t plan to limit rallies amid coronavirus outbreak - Politico | The septuagenarian said he’s not in a position to stay home.
- Lawmakers pass bill allowing Confederate monument removals - ABC News | Some of Virginia's scores of Confederate monuments could soon be removed under legislation
- Sanders seizes on Social Security with new Biden attacks - The Hill | Sanders rolled out a new negative ad accusing Biden of supporting cuts to Social Security.
- Hunter Biden 'willfully and contemptuously' defying court order --, contempt motion says - FOX News | as Joe Biden has surged to front-runner status in the Democrats' presidential primary...
- Health officials shift tone on coronavirus, say elderly and sick at risk - Politico | The remarks from Anthony Fauci signaled a change in tone from health officials...