**As The War On Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science**
*by newnemo (<https://redd.it/fjj9ob>)*
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/16/812869515/as-the-war-on-terror-winds-down-the-pentagon-cuts-social-science

**4 Takeaways From The Biden-Sanders Debate During The Coronavirus Crisis**
*by WowACreativeUsername (<https://redd.it/fjja1t>)*
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/16/816302584/4-takeaways-from-the-biden-sanders-debate-during-the-coronavirus-crisis

**Biden leads Sanders by 2-to-1 among Democratic primary voters**
*by Ren67 (<https://redd.it/fjjawa>)*
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-leads-sanders-2-1-130413822.html

**Why the US government is questioning WhatsApp's encryption**
*by Antogonissimus (<https://redd.it/fjjbhi>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/21/whatsapp-encryption-under-scrutiny-by-us-government.html

**Why Americans Are Dying from Despair - The unfairness of our economy, two economists argue, can be measured not only in dollars but in deaths.**
*by 1-900-Miss-Cleo (<https://redd.it/fjjbpb>)*
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/23/why-americans-are-dying-from-despair

**Many Texas schools could be closed through academic year due to coronavirus, education commissioner warns**
*by deraser (<https://redd.it/fjjcfw>)*
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/15/texas-public-schools-closure-coronavirus/

**State Takes on a Purple Hue; Partisans Divided Over Coronavirus**
*by mar_kelp (<https://redd.it/fjjer5>)*
https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_az_031620/

**The US is starting to look like Italy on coronavirus lockdown. It could learn a thing or two**
*by timmassam (<https://redd.it/fjjfhi>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/13/americas/coronavirus-us-italy-south-korea-lessons-intl/index.html

**Democratic White House Contender Biden Says He Would Pick a Woman as Vice President**
*by atomicspace (<https://redd.it/fjjfj7>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/15/us/politics/15reuters-usa-election-biden.html

**Both are confronting coronavirus. But where Trump stumbles, NJ Gov. Murphy hits his stride**
*by BanksOfTheBassRiver (<https://redd.it/fjjjq0>)*
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/charles-stile/2020/03/16/coronavirus-phil-murphy-hits-stride-crisis-trump-stumbles/5044077002/

**Trump finds his MAGA movement fracturing over coronavirus. The president’s red-capped followers were united against a socialist candidate. And they had economic winds at their backs to propel Trump toward reelection. Now everything is suddenly scrambled.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/fjjkk9>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/16/trump-maga-coronavirus-movement-130831

**Biden, Sanders clash on Social Security**
*by huttjedi (<https://redd.it/fjjkmq>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/487720-biden-sanders-clash-on-social-security

**G7 Meets Amid Deep Worries About World Economy**
*by ProllyPolly2 (<https://redd.it/fjjkvx>)*
https://www.courthousenews.com/g7-meets-amid-deep-worries-about-world-economy/

**Pandemic vs. Trump: This might be his downfall**
*by viva_la_vinyl (<https://redd.it/fjjl93>)*
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2020/03/16/pandemic-vs-trump-this-might-be-his-downfall.html

**Chaos at airports as travelers return from Europe back to U.S.**
*by Fr1sk3r (<https://redd.it/fjjm7h>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/chaos-at-airports-as-travelers-return-from-europe-back-to-u-s-80703557618

**Analysis: Biden's pragmatism shines in virus-centered debate**
*by flibbityandflobbity (<https://redd.it/fjjnsl>)*
https://apnews.com/bf4ab21ed0e509ce4fa49c3e05a67202?utm_medium=AP_Politics&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter

**America Is a Sham | Policy changes in reaction to the coronavirus reveal how absurd so many of our rules are to begin with**
*by With_A_Knife (<https://redd.it/fjjpk8>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/coronavirus-tsa-liquid-purell-paid-leave-rules.amp

**'Not for sale': Germany has reacted furiously to Trump's attempts to poach German scientists working on a coronavirus vaccine**
*by austinexpat_09 (<https://redd.it/fjjt95>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-germany-covid-19-vaccine-not-for-sale-donald-trump-2020-3

**One way to fight a coronavirus recession: $1,000 for every American**
*by Fr1sk3r (<https://redd.it/fjjuyt>)*
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-recession-direct-payments-americans-ubi-c3393d14-33ad-47c2-a739-f2fec150b212.html?

**Opinion | Don’t Feel Sorry for the Airlines: Before providing them any assistance, we must demand that they change how they treat their customers and employees**
*by zVitiate (<https://redd.it/fjjxhl>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opinion/airlines-bailout.html

**U.S. Democratic primaries still scheduled despite mounting coronavirus worries**
*by BelleAriel (<https://redd.it/fjk01u>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/u-s-democratic-primaries-still-scheduled-despite-mounting-coronavirus-worries-idUSKBN2131B7

**Trump's Dual-Track Coronavirus Approach is the Right One**
*by rusamerican (<https://redd.it/fjk0tp>)*
https://www.newsmax.com/tombasile/cdc-hhs-nih-pandemic/2020/03/12/id/958078/

**In Florida retirement hub, more worry about stock market collapse than getting sick from coronavirus**
*by AdventurousScientist (<https://redd.it/fjk1hq>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/in-florida-retirement-hub-more-worry-about-stock-market-collapse-than-getting-sick-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2131FT

**Trump: Democratic debate was very boring**
*by fredfredburger0123 (<https://redd.it/fjk2iy>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/487741-trump-that-was-a-very-boring-debate

**Trump's Mar-a-Lago getting a deep clean after confirmed coronavirus cases**
*by Baarney23 (<https://redd.it/fjk2p2>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/mar-a-lago-deep-clean-coronavirus/index.html

**Andrew Gillum, ex-governor’s candidate in Florida, says he’s entering rehab**
*by MiamiKing69 (<https://redd.it/fjk2q4>)*
https://wsvn.com/news/politics/andrew-gillum-ex-governors-candidate-in-florida-says-hes-entering-rehab/

**Fact-checking the 11th Democratic primary debate**
*by therealdanhill (<https://redd.it/fjk2xc>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/15/fact-checking-11th-democratic-primary-debate/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

**Coronavirus: 2 emergency room doctors in critical condition from virus**
*by lonesome_cowboy (<https://redd.it/fjk3ka>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/health/emergency-room-doctors-critical-condition-coronavirus

**Top Republicans are still urging people amid the coronavirus crisis and go out to bars and restaurants — contradicting CDC advice not to gather in large groups**
*by austinexpat_09 (<https://redd.it/fjk3zx>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-republicans-contradict-cdc-urge-americans-to-socialize-2020-3

**PSA: You Can Mail-In Your Primary Vote. Please Vote.**
*by RandomUserC137 (<https://redd.it/fjk5g0>)*
https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/keep-calm-and-carry-on-voting-how-to-vote-by-mail-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/

**Mitch McConnell Criticized For Calling Coronavirus Bill 'Urgent' Priority After Leaving D.C. For The Weekend**
*by Thinkingonsleeping (<https://redd.it/fjk6ke>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-criticized-calling-coronavirus-bill-urgent-priority-after-leaving-d-c-weekend-1492469

**Poll: Biden leads Sanders in Arizona**
*by mar_kelp (<https://redd.it/fjk75c>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/16/poll-biden-sanders-arizona-130517

**Trump claims coronavirus is under control -- contradicting reality and his own top expert**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/fjk7h5>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/coronavirus-us-president-donald-trump-fauci-politics/index.html

**Biden: The Leader as Follower - Over the past few days, the Democratic frontrunner has begun inching leftward, since he’s realized he needs to in order to beat Trump.**
*by 1-900-Miss-Cleo (<https://redd.it/fjk7sa>)*
https://prospect.org/politics/biden-the-leader-as-follower-democratic-debate/

**David Limbaugh: Leftists Smitten with Biden's 'Charming' Rudeness and Instability**
*by rusamerican (<https://redd.it/fjk8bi>)*
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/david-limbaugh/david-limbaugh-leftists-smitten-bidens-charming-rudeness-and-instability

**DC restaurant group planning to defy restrictions**
*by fredfredburger0123 (<https://redd.it/fjk8rh>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/487743-dc-restaurant-group-to-defy-restrictions

**Michigan bars, restaurants ordered to close by 3 p.m. due to coronavirus concerns**
*by RosyPalm (<https://redd.it/fjk8v7>)*
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/03/16/michigan-bars-restaurants-closed-coronavirus/5057262002/

**Analysis: Trump says the pandemic crisis was 'unforeseen' -- but lots of people foresaw it**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/fjka38>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/15/politics/fact-check-trump-coronavirus-nobody-predicted/index.html

**Trump falsely claims Google is working on Coronavirus-Triage website despite Google and later says CEO Pichai called to apologise about the “fake news.”**
*by JanB1 (<https://redd.it/fjkb27>)*
https://www.wired.com/story/google-coronavirus-site-testing-trump-pence/

**The toxic fallout of the 'deal of the century' — Kushner and Netanyahu's 'with us or against the US' campaign breeds anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism.**
*by 2legit2fart (<https://redd.it/fjkcc1>)*
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/toxic-fallout-deal-century-200316060820463.html

**Nunes Encourages People to Dine Out as Experts Urge Them to Stay Home**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/fjkepi>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/us/stay-home-go-out-coronavirus.html