The coronavirus pandemic worsens and markets tank, Trump downplays the crisis and bungles the response, and Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders face off in another six states on Tuesday. Then North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham talks to Jon F. about his race to replace Republican Thom Tillis and flip the Senate. And the hosts of Crooked Media’s new podcast Hall of Shame, Rachel Bonetta and Rachna Fruchbom, talk to Jon L. about their first two episodes.

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Coronavirus Response

NBC News : U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 500, death toll rises to 21

CNN : 33 states now have coronavirus as a cruise ship linked to dozens of cases will soon dock in the US

NYT : As Death Toll Mounts, Governments Point Fingers Over Coronavirus

WaPo : What went wrong with the coronavirus tests in the U.S.

Politico : How testing failures allowed coronavirus to sweep the U.S.

WSJ : Coronavirus Test Kits Aren’t Keeping Up With Surging U.S. Demand

Vox : The CDC’s rocky effort to get Americans tested for coronavirus, explained

The Atlantic : Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing

WSJ : Italy’s Coronavirus Lockdown Met With Confusion, Questions About Enforcement

BBC : Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people

CNN : Italy announces lockdown as global coronavirus cases surpass 105,000

AP : Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly

Politico : Health officials shift tone on coronavirus, say elderly and sick at risk

Politico : Top health official to older Americans: ‘Don’t get on a cruise ship’

CNN : New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus

Vox : Trump’s visit to the CDC shows why there’s concern about his coronavirus response

NYT : Trump Says ‘People Have to Remain Calm’ Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

NPR : Trump Visits CDC After Coronavirus Fears Throw Schedule Into Chaos

Politico : Trump’s mismanagement helped fuel coronavirus crisis

WaPo : Squandered time: How the Trump administration lost control of the coronavirus crisis

NYT : Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public

The Guardian : ‘They’re rooting for the coronavirus’: Trump allies attack Democrats and the media

NYT : Right-Wing Media Says Virus Fears Were Whipped Up to Hurt Trump

WaPo : Conservative pundits blame a grab bag of supposed villains amid the coronavirus outbreak

Media Matters : A guide to right-wing media reactions and conspiracy theories surrounding coronavirus

AP : AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s sunny side up take on coronavirus

Media Matters : Under fire for a botched response to coronavirus, Trump tried to blame Obama. The New York Times helped out.

CNN : Trump falsely claimed that Obama administration slowed down diagnostic testing

NYT : Criticized for Coronavirus Response, Trump Points to Obama Administration

NYT : Tracking Trump’s Claims on the Threat From Coronavirus

WaPo : Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it

Politico : Cuomo knocks federal coronavirus aid negotiated by Schumer, Lowey as ‘ludicrous’

NPR : Where That $8.3 Billion In U.S. Coronavirus Funding Will And Won’t Go

Politico : Trump signs $8.3B emergency coronavirus package

WaPo : Trump’s latest coronavirus lies have a galling subtext

The Hill : Pelosi knocks Trump, accusing president of spreading falsehoods about coronavirus

ProPublica : House Democrats Probe Faulty Test Kits’ Role in Delaying Coronavirus Response

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