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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 10
Progressive group that endorsed Warren switches to Sanders
Trump says he'll cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. You should believe him
Twitter slapped its first 'manipulated media' label on an edited video of Joe Biden retweeted by Donald Trump
'There Is Genuine Panic': Fears of Global Financial Meltdown as Human Toll of Coronavirus Grows; President Donald Trump was described as "the worst person to be in charge in this moment" as coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 500 over the weekend.
If Jeff Bezos really wants to fight the climate crisis, he should just pay his taxes
Bernie Sanders Is Trying to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
Markets are tanking, coronavirus is spreading – and Trump is attacking Biden and the media
Trump avoids insulting Vladimir Putin for fear of some degree of revenge,’ Fiona Hill says
Stock Markets Crash as Trump Insists Coronavirus Fears Are “Fake News”
The unique incompetence of Donald Trump in a crisis
Trump tweets a meme of himself fiddling, drawing a comparison to Roman emperor Nero
Trump May Use a Reagan-Era Legal Opinion To Censor Coronavirus Information | The Reagan administration invented a precedent to censor AIDS information in the 1980s.
Top Pro-Warren Group Endorses Bernie Sanders Ahead Of Michigan Primary
How diehard Trump fans transformed their Twitter accounts into bots which spread conspiracies in a vast Russia-style disinformation network
Jared Kushner sells stake in company using tax breaks that he lobbied for
Facebook refuses to ban fake Biden video that makes it look like he's endorsing Trump
Surprise medical bills, coronavirus and bad insurance: 3 arguments for Medicare for All
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate, boosting Democrats’ fortunes in their bid to claim Senate majority
Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump's Response to Coronavirus Outbreak, Poll Shows
Is the Christian right now in charge of public health inside the Trump administration? CDC director Robert Redfield and other important public health officials are Pence-approved evangelical Christians
The Democrats’ Cult of Pragmatism - Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and other moderates claim they Get Things Done—but not because they actually do get things done.
Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus
Working Families Party endorses Sanders as the left struggles to consolidate
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Recruited Spies to Infiltrate Progressive Groups with Project Veritas
Who the Hell Wants Another Four Years of This?

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 10

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:02 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

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Progressive group that endorsed Warren switches to Sanders

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 07:03 AM PDT