Trump says he wants country back to work by Easter

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MARCH 25, 2020: Governors of Delaware and Rhode Island have moved presidential primaries from April 28 to June 2. President Donald Trump said he hopes the country will be back to work by Easter.

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DELAWARE ([link removed]) : Gov. John Carney (D) issued an order moving the state's April 28 presidential primary to June 2.

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RHODE ISLAND ([link removed]) : Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) announced she would sign an executive order postponing the state's April 28 presidential primary to June 2. 

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"Biden is positioning himself as a sort of shadow president — equipped with his own coronavirus plan, a coronavirus task force, and receipts of when he sounded the alarm on the anticipated impacts of the virus back in January."

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) appeared in interviews with CNN and _The View_ from his home. He told ([link removed]) CNN's Jake Tapper that President Donald Trump should have enacted the Defense Production Act months ago. On _The View_, Biden discussed ([link removed]) his daily schedule, the economy, and the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) and several other members of Congress sent a letter ([link removed]) to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling for the suspension of sanctions on Iran amid the coronavirus. Sanders also appeared ([link removed]) on PBS Newshour, where he discussed the coronavirus economic stimulus bill being debated in Congress. 

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) and the White House Coronavirus Task Force participated in a Fox News virtual town hall ([link removed]) , where Trump said he hoped to have people back to work by Easter. Also, Priorities USA Action began running an ad ([link removed]) in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin criticizing Trump's statements about the coronavirus.

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Roll Call: Coronavirus election delays are changing dynamics for campaigns ([link removed])

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Slate: Can the 2020 Election Survive the Pandemic? ([link removed])

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