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2:15 PM ET, April 27, 2020

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Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s  — Tara Reade, a former staffer in Joe Biden's Senate office, has accused the Democratic presidential nominee …
Associated Press:
Trump's focus on his base complicates path to reelection  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters.  Not President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, The Week and Axios
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Politico:
Trump looks to Hope Hicks as coronavirus crisis spills over  —  Returning to the West Wing just a month after impeachment, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers found a presidency in crisis: a deadly disease outbreak, a tumbling stock market and a White House struggling to form …
CNN:   I used to run White House press briefings. Here's how journalists should handle Trump.
New York Times:
New York Board of Elections Cancels Democratic Presidential Primary  —  The State Board of Elections scrapped the state's June 23 Democratic nominating contest, citing the risk of spreading coronavirus, in a move opposed by supporters of Bernie Sanders.  —  New York officials canceled …
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
New York cancels Democratic primary against wishes of Sanders supporters
Associated Press:
New York nixes Democratic presidential primary due to virus
Discussion: The Hill
Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Six months out, Biden jumps to lead over Trump amid coronavirus concerns  —  Six months before Election Day, the coronavirus pandemic has done what impeachment did not: Cost President Donald Trump his advantage over Joe Biden in the 2020 campaign.
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:   Joe Biden's Trump card: Death, disease and economic pain are real. They can't be spun.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president in video remarks calling him the ‘personification of hope and courage’
Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Supreme Court rules government must pay billions to Obamacare insurers  —  The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the federal government owes health insurers massive payments from an Obamacare program shielding them from financial risks after the companies accused Washington of reneging on its funding promises.
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Jill J. Karofsky / New York Times:
I'm the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.
Discussion: CNN
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
Discussion: NBC News
Jeff Reeves / CBS17.com:
ReOpen NC leader says she tested positive for COVID-19  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A leader of the ReOpen NC group revealed in a Facebook post that she tested positive for COVID-19.  —  Audrey Whitlock posted to the ReOpen NC Facebook page early Sunday saying her two-week quarantine was ending.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19  —  An analysis of federal data for the first time estimates excess deaths — the number beyond what would normally be expected — during that period.
Kevin Arnovitz / ESPN:
Lakers got money from loan program, returned it  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have returned approximately $4.6 million that they received from a federal government program intended to help small businesses weather the economic burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the team said in a statement to ESPN on Monday.
Discussion: The Week
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Multi-millionaire Trump donor is top recipient of funds intended for struggling small businesses
Discussion: Boondoggle
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to push for a provision in the next coronavirus package that would stop President Donald Trump from putting his name on any additional stimulus checks.
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Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say
Dylan Matthews / Vox:   Mitch McConnell's rediscovery of the deficit is a recipe for a depression
New York Times:
Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide  —  “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” said the father of Dr. Lorna M. Breen, who worked at a Manhattan hospital hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.  —  A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital died by suicide on Sunday, according to her father.
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Pelosi: Guaranteed income during coronavirus crisis is “worthy of attention”  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC Monday that minimum guaranteed income is “worthy of attention” as a policy measure to help Americans deal with the economic fallout from coronavirus pandemic.
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Saying Lockdowns Must Last Until Mass Testing Or A Vaccine Is Absurd
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pelosi says Democrats will push for vote-by-mail in next coronavirus relief package
Discussion: MSNBC and Breitbart
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tyson Foods chairman warns that ‘the food supply chain is breaking’  —  In recent weeks, the poultry producer has temporarily suspended operations at plants across the country.  —  The board chairman of Tyson Foods is warning that “millions of pounds of meat will disappear” …
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and TheBlaze
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump's public campaign …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everyone.  My administration will do everything possible to help those communities get back on their feet.  We're speaking with the governors and representatives.
CNN:
Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus.  Her life has been turned upside down  —  Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Very Real Threat of Trump's Deepfake  —  When people began talking about the political implications of deepfake technology—manipulating a video to transpose one person's face on another's body—they usually assumed that deepfakery would be deployed by some anonymous, hostile non-state actor …
Discussion: Lawfare and VICE
Andy Lack / NBC News:
Journalism is under attack from coronavirus and the White House.  But we're winning.  —  At this dark hour, Americans are scared.  They're hungry for accurate information and the unvarnished truth.  Now, and in all the days to come, journalists will be there.
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package  —  Two leading former federal health officials who served in recent Republican and Democratic administrations are spearheading a call for a $46 billion public health investment in a future coronavirus aid package in order to safely reopen the economy.
BBC:
Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases  —  New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus.  —  With new cases in single figures for several days - one on Sunday - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the virus was “currently” eliminated.
Discussion: Fox News
New York Post:
White House officials say Trump works so hard he often misses lunch  —  President Trump's schedule is so packed amid the coronavirus crisis that he sometimes skips lunch, his aides told The Post — refuting a report that the commander-in-chief spends his days obsessing over TV coverage and eating fries.
 
 
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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Bronx assembly candidate Chantel Jackson stands by anti-vaccine comments
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Chief of Staff Says His Main Concern Is Trump Eating Enough
NBC News:
Nursing home industry pushes for immunity from lawsuits during coronavirus emergency
Michael Conte / CNN:
Pentagon officially releases UFO videos
Sharon Begley / STAT:
Many states are far short of Covid-19 testing levels needed for safe reopening, new analysis shows
NBC News:
Trump tells advisers U.S. should pull troops as Afghanistan COVID-19 outbreak looms
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Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal:
The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing Trump on a Covid-19 Plan
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Bill Gates's vision for life beyond the coronavirus
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump apologists' defense has been obliterated by ‘But Lysol’
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Where Has Jared Kushner Gone in the Fight Against Coronavirus?
Discussion: Raw Story
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Big-government conservatives mount takeover of GOP
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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