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How to protect elections amid the coronavirus pandemic

At least seven states have postponed their presidential primaries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. That has raised concerns about the other states that have state elections and federal primary elections planned for later this summer – and of course the general election in November. The main concern, in terms of the pandemic, is […]

Trump White House goes 300+ days without a press briefing – why that’s unprecedented

Journalists learn to adapt to current conditions, be they storms or tantrums, vagaries of nature or whims of officials. White House correspondents these days should be well past their withdrawal symptoms from the daily delirium of the once-regular White House press briefing. Earlier this year, as 300 days passed without a formal briefing, a bipartisan […]

US G.D.P. Declined in First Quarter, With Worse Economy to Come – The New York Times

U.S. gross domestic product declined in the first quarter, dragged down by the pandemic’s grip in March. Don’t even ask about this quarter. Generated by ai2html v0.100.0 – 2020-04-29 08:46 ai file: gdp.ai preview: 2020-04-28-gdp scoop: gdp Artboard: 335 Quarterly change in real gross domestic product, seasonally adjusted at annual rates. Artboard: 600 Quarterly change […]