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8:15 PM ET, April 28, 2020

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Ben White / Politico:
Trump faces the risk of a coronavirus cliff  —  Republicans are trying to pull off a high-wire act over the next three months: Reopen the economy enough to get most jobless Americans back to work and off the public dole, while resisting another giant stimulus package.
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Fox News:   McConnell balks at infrastructure spending in next coronavirus aid bill
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Pelosi to Trump: Ice cream in freezer is 'better than having Lysol in somebody's lungs'
Discussion: Breitbart and Real Clear Politics
Bloomberg:   Trump Ties Virus Aid for States to Action on ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
What Biden Has To Say  —  Joe Biden, Tara Reade, and double-standards.  —  I have no idea if Tara Reade's allegations against Joe Biden are true.  And, like Cathy Young, I think there are reasons to be skeptical.  (You can read her deep dive into the facts here.)
Discussion: Arc Digital and National Review
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Order Meat Plants to Stay Open in Move Slammed by Union  — President will invoke Defense Production Act after closures  — At least 6,500 workers sickened or in isolation, union says  —  President Donald Trump plans to order slaughterhouses to remain open …
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Danika Fears / The Daily Beast:
Pence Flouts Mask Policy While Visiting Staff, Patient at Mayo Clinic  —  WHY???  —  Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday refused to wear a mask during his visit to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, which requires all staff, patients, and visitors to wear a face covering while at the medical center.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Pence flouts hospital policy, goes maskless in Mayo Clinic visit
Discussion: Fox News, NBC News, The Hill and Vanity Fair
Daniel Desrochers / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Beshear called it a prank, but Tupac Shakur really does need his unemployment check  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear went full Dad-mode during his Monday night news conference, calling out the “bad apples” who filed for unemployment under fake names during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lucas Aulbach / Courier-Journal:   Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes to Tupac Shakur over Kentucky coronavirus unemployment claim
Wall Street Journal:
‘A Bargain With the Devil’—Bill Comes Due for Overextended Airbnb Hosts  —  Entrepreneurs built mini-empires of short-term rental properties, borrowing against revenue that's now vanishing under coronavirus lockdowns  —  For years, Cheryl Dopp considered the ding on her phone …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushner's Two Months of Magical Thinking  —  On the afternoon of Thursday, March 19, Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office obsessing over the beaches in Florida.  CNN footage of shirtless spring breakers packed onto the sand while the coronavirus pandemic raged …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Mahablog
Johnny Edwards / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia men drink disinfectants in attempts to stop coronavirus  —  Two people in Georgia drank liquid cleaning products over the weekend in misguided attempts to ward off COVID-19, according to the Georgia Poison Center.  Both men had histories of psychiatric problems and are expected to recover.
Discussion: The Hill, Twitchy, PJ Media Home and Reason
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Poll: Georgians back shelter-in-place, oppose rollback of restrictions
David K. Li / NBC News:
Alaska school removes ‘The Great Gatsby,’ other famous books from curriculum for ‘controversial’ content  —  Bookstores are now fielding requests for works removed from Mat-Su Borough School District classrooms.  —  An Alaska school board removed five famous — but allegedly “controversial” …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Andrew Yang sues over New York's shutdown of presidential primary  —  The former Democratic candidate argues that axing the primary would deny voters due process and hurt down-ballot candidates.  —  Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang.  Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Discussion: Axios and Redstate
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:   Kansas Democrats triple turnout after switch to mail-only presidential primary
Washington Post:
The U.S. plans to give $500 billion to large companies.  It won't require them to preserve jobs or limit executive pay.  —  The Fed's coronavirus aid program lacks restrictions Congress placed on companies seeking financial help under other programs.  —  A Federal Reserve program expected …
Discussion: Raw Story and VICE
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home  —  Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Ohio's G.O.P. Governor Splits From Trump, and Rises in Popularity  —  Mike DeWine, a low-key career politician, has followed health experts' guidance as Ohio confronts the coronavirus.  His constituents are overwhelmingly appreciative.  —  For 40 years, Mike DeWine rose steadily if blandly …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump has played the media like a puppet.  We're getting better — but history will not judge us kindly.  —  Traditional journalism is under siege, NBC News chief Andy Lack wrote this week: President Trump continues to “put the bully in bully pulpit,” and the coronavirus crisis has taken a toll.
Discussion: National Review and NBC News
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Senators demand answers from Pompeo on Wuhan lab cables  —  The State Department was warned two years ago of safety concerns at a Wuhan lab doing dangerous research on bat coronaviruses.  Now, two Democratic senators want to know if those warnings were ignored — and why, despite these warnings …
Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
Belgians urged to eat fries twice a week as coronavirus creates massive potato surplus  — Belgians are being called upon to eat fries at least twice a week as more than 750,000 tons of potatoes are at risk of being thrown away.  — Romain Cools, secretary general of Belgian potato …
Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Attorney General suspends state contract with Banjo in light of founder's KKK past  —  • The Utah Attorney General's Office will suspend use of a massive surveillance system after a news report showed that the founder of the company behind the effort was once an active participant …
New York Times:
Trump's Response to Virus Reflects a Long Disregard for Science  —  The president's Covid-19 response has extended the administration's longstanding practice of undermining scientific expertise for political purposes.  —  WASHINGTON — At a March visit with doctors and researchers at the Centers …
Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out  —  We need to start preparing for a darker reality.  —  Contributing writer at The Atlantic  —  The past few months have been bleak.  Every day has brought word of new casualties from the coronavirus.  The world economy entered free fall.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Michael Laris / Washington Post:
Scientists know ways to help stop viruses from spreading on airplanes.  They're too late for this pandemic.  —  On March 14, 1977, a woman with the flu climbed aboard a 737 and headed for Kodiak, Alaska, with 53 other passengers and crew.  After an engine failed, most of them sat on the runway …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB discussing plan to start season in late June, playing in home stadiums with realigned league  —  Maybe it's a dream scenario.  —  Maybe it's premature to get excited.  —  Then again, maybe it just might work.  —  Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic …
Discussion: The Week
Associated Press:
The Latest: 52 positive cases tied to Wisconsin election  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local):  —  More than 50 people who voted in person or worked the polls during Wisconsin's election earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19 so far.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
DOJ unseals Roger Stone warrants in response to lawsuit from CNN and other outlets  —  Roger Stone sentenced to more than 3 years in prison  —  (CNN)The Justice Department on Tuesday made public dozens of search warrants from its investigation into Roger Stone, after CNN and other news organizations sued for access to the files.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
Oppo dumps and behind-the-scenes lobbying: Biden's VP search heats up  —  Joe Biden's advisers and allies have become torn over whether it is more important to choose an African American or a progressive running mate.  —  While the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive …
TMZ.com:
Patriots' Rookie Justin Rohrwasser To Remove ‘3 Percenter’ Tat, 'It's Shameful'  —  “I want to get it removed from my body.  It's shameful that I had it on there ignorantly.”  —  That's Patriots rookie Justin Rohrwasser fighting back tears and apologizing for the “3 Percenter” …
Discussion: Big League Politics
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump's allies sound alarm over his attacks on independent watchdogs  —  President Donald Trump's recent hostility toward independent federal watchdogs has jolted the very Senate Republicans who are among his most outspoken defenders.  —  Two months after acquitting Trump on charges of obstructing Congress …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO's reporting on President Trump and the Bank of China  —  POLITICO published an article Friday morning on President Donald Trump's business dealings with China.  ("Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China - and the loan is due soon.")  Since then, new reporting and information …
The Daily Beast:
New Model Shows How Deadly Lifting Georgia's Lockdown May Be  —  COST OF LIVING  —  Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi are veering toward a terrifyingly premature end to their COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new pandemic analysis.  —  Gov. Brian Kemp's aggressive scheme to lift Georgia …
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
 
 
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Americans losing faith in what Trump says about the coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Associated Press:
Easing lockdowns makes day-to-day choices more complicated
Discussion: The Week
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Axios returns PPP loan
Miles Parks / NPR:
States Expand Internet Voting Experiments Amid Pandemic, Raising Security Fears
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Can the Trump Campaign Rewrite the Story of the Trump Presidency?
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries dismissed by Trump expected to receive Purple Hearts
Discussion: Axios and Task & Purpose
 Earlier Items: 
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
The ‘Karen’ memes and jokes aren't sexist or racist. Let a Karen explain.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Former Aides to Bernie Sanders Form a Super PAC to Support Joe Biden
Discussion: IJR
Anna Royal / McSweeney's:
Emails from My Children's School Before 8:00 AM During the COVID-19 Crisis
Financial Times:
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Fox-Loving Parents Are Driving Coronavirus-Paranoid Kids Insane
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story