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Where Things Stand: 2020 On His Mind
This is your TPM mid-morning briefing.
By Nicole LaFond
03.31.20 | 11:32 am

While President Trump was moved on Sunday by the grim data experts showed him on death projections sans tight social distancing measures, there was another set of numbers that reportedly pushed Trump to abandon his Easter pipe dream.

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Fauci Says There Are ‘Inklings’ That Mitigation Efforts Are Slowing COVID-19 Spread
By Summer Concepcion
03.31.20 | 11:10 am
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers focused on the spread of the coronavirus and the state of the economy as markets react to the virus during the luncheon. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mitch McConnell WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers focused on the spread of the coronavirus and the state of the economy as markets react to the virus during the luncheon. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mitch McConnell
McConnell Blames Impeachment For Trump Admin’s Slow Response To Coronavirus
By Cristina Cabrera
03.31.20 | 10:58 am
Feds Will Allow Hospitals To Divert ER Patients To Avoid COVID Overload
By Josh Kovensky
03.31.20 | 10:39 am
Consumer Confidence Drops As Coronavirus Takes A Toll
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
03.31.20 | 10:36 am
Fed Takes New Action To Provide Support To Lending Markets
By Associated Press
03.31.20 | 9:54 am
A portion of Park Avenue, between 28th Street and 34th Street closed to motorists to promote 'Social Distancing' amid Coronavirus(Covid-19) Pandemic on March 30, 2020.  (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto) A portion of Park Avenue, between 28th Street and 34th Street closed to motorists to promote 'Social Distancing' amid Coronavirus(Covid-19) Pandemic on March 30, 2020.  (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto)
NYC Reports First Coronavirus Death Of A Minor
By Associated Press
03.31.20 | 9:42 am
A health worker wearing a face mask looks out of from a window at a nursing homes in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) A health worker wearing a face mask looks out of from a window at a nursing homes in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain Sees Record Single-Day Jump In Coronavirus Deaths
By Associated Press
03.31.20 | 9:37 am
CDC Weighs Urging Healthy People To Cover Their Faces With Cloth When Outside
By Cristina Cabrera
03.31.20 | 8:52 am
Illinois Gov. Says Trump Admin. Sent Surgical Masks Instead Of Requested Specialized Masks
By Cristina Cabrera
03.31.20 | 8:02 am
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