Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Caused the Biggest Global Oil Demand Dip in History - Gizmodo | China has implemented widespread quarantines that have slowed down demand.
- Report: Russian social accounts sow election discord - again - AP | a new report shows that Moscow’s campaign hasn’t let up and has become harder to detect.
- As she exits the race, Elizabeth Warren faces an endorsement dilemma - NBC News | She aligns more with Sanders than Biden on policy, but he complicates her message of party unity.
- Judge demands unredacted Mueller report, questions Barr's 'credibility' - The Hill | accused Attorney General William Barr of misrepresenting its findings in the days before it was submitted...
- Trump defends his rhetoric in 1st TV town hall of 2020 - AP | Trump defended his administration’s response to the new coronavirus and his confrontational style of name-calling political opponents...
- Trump suggests Biden isn't competent: 'There's something going on there' - FOX News | Honing a line of attack that Republicans are expected to repeatedly deploy...
- First Colorado patient tests positive for coronavirus as outbreak spreads - The Hill | Colorado joins Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee, Maryland and Texas in identifying new cases of the virus today.
- Warren joins Senate's club of failed presidential hopefuls - Politico | Losing stinks. But Warren's colleagues say she will return to the Capitol with new influence.
- How to tell if you have coronavirus - The Hill | Concern and confusion over coronavirus symptoms people confused about whether they have a cold or the flu — or COVID-19.
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s mislaid blame on Obama for virus test - AP | President Donald Trump and his officials are falsely asserting that they’ve accelerated coronavirus testing by easing Obama policy...
- How the drug industry got its way on the coronavirus - Politico | Companies are fighting off Democrats’ push to include drug-pricing provisions...
- EPA releases list of approved disinfectants to kill coronavirus, and why homemade sanitizer won’t work - ABC News | The list includes multiple products -- such as Clorox and Lysol.
- Warren ends presidential campaign, centering race on 2 men - AP | “All those little girls who are going to have to wait four more years,” Warren told reporters ...
- Trump's 'Gut' Collides With Science On Coronavirus Messaging - NPR | "Well, I think the 3.4% is really a false number," Trump told Sean Hannity...
- McConnell slams Schumer on Senate floor for controversial remarks directed at Supreme Court justices - FOX News | “There is nothing to call this except a threat,” McConnell said.
- Schumer: I ‘should not have used’ threatening words on court - AP | when he declared in front of the Supreme Court that two justices would “pay the price” for their decisions...
- Trump: 'I was all set for Bernie' - The Hill | but acknowledged former Vice President Joe Biden would likely win the Democratic nomination after his surge...
- Sanders struggles to expand supporter base after Warren exit - AP | It took Joe Biden’s moderate rivals just hours to unite behind his presidential campaign after they left the race. Bernie Sanders hasn’t been so fortunate.
- Israel's Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority - ABC News | The final results from Israel's election have confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority...
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