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Washington Post:
President's intelligence briefing book repeatedly cited virus threat — U.S. intelligence agencies issued warnings about the novel coronavirus in more than a dozen classified briefings prepared for President Trump in January and February, months during which he continued to play down the threat …
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
The Biden Trap As the candidate faces credible assault allegations, his progressive female colleagues are being offered a poisoned chalice. — In the world of political reporting on the presidential race, two seemingly divergent stories are taking shape and blowing up, respectively.
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Week and Twitchy
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Trump allies highlight new claims regarding allegations against Biden — Some allies of President Trump pointed Monday to new claims by a woman who said she was told about sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden decades ago, renewing attention to questions about the past behavior of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
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The Federalist, PJ Media Home, Twitchy, IJR, Fox News, The Week and The Daily Caller
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Washington Post blasted for claiming ‘Trump allies’ are ‘amplifying’ Biden accuser Tara Reade
Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
Why Now? In an exclusive interview, Tara Reade's former neighbor explains her decision …
Why Now? In an exclusive interview, Tara Reade's former neighbor explains her decision …
Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual …
A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell dangles aid to states — with a catch — Mitch McConnell is open to cutting a deal to provide reeling states and cities with relief during the pandemic-fueled recession. But it will come at a price. — In an interview on Monday, the Senate majority leader said it's “highly likely” …
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National Review, Los Angeles Times, Slate, Axios and Vox
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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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Axios, The American Independent, NBC News and HuffPost
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden leads Trump in battleground Pennsylvania — With most Pennsylvania voters concerned about catching coronavirus and nearly six-in-ten believing the Trump administration was too slow to act, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in that battleground state.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer is more popular than president — Judge Jeanine: Michigan Gov. Whitmer was taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis until she got caught — Majorities of Michigan voters are concerned about coronavirus, think President Trump …
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk, Unofficial Trump ‘Advisers’ Who Spread Bonkers Coronavirus Claims — The MAGA superstars lost their Fox gig after pushing absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic. — Fox News has cut ties with MAGA vlogging superstars Diamond & Silk …
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Daniel G. Murphy / New York Post:
I've worked the coronavirus front line — and I say it's time to start opening up — I'm an emergency physician at St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx. I have been in the ER every day these last few weeks, either supervising or providing direct care. I contracted a COVID-19 infection …
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.
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New York Post, CBS New York, Just The News and The Daily Caller
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign lashes out over 'Don't defend Trump' memo — Earlier this month, the Senate Republican campaign arm circulated a memo with shocking advice to GOP candidates on responding to coronavirus: “Don't defend Trump, other than the China Travel Ban — attack China.” — The Trump campaign was furious.
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Raw Story, The Week, Daily Kos, Washington Post and The American Independent
New York Times:
N.Y.C. Deaths Reach 6 Times the Normal Level, Far More Than Coronavirus Count Suggests — More than 27,000 New Yorkers have died since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak in March — 20,900 more than would be expected over this period and thousands more than have been captured by official coronavirus death statistics.
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Raw Story, National Review and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Briefings Were ‘Not Worth the Time,’ Trump Said. But He Couldn't Stay Away. — Just hours after his own White House officially canceled his planned appearance on Monday, the lure of the cameras in the Rose Garden proved too hard to resist. — WASHINGTON — To the surprise of exactly no one …
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Talking Points Memo, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, New York Post, Washington Monthly and The Gateway Pundit
Brakkton Booker / NPR:
Tennessee Restaurants Reopen As State Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases — Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first time in nearly a month as the state eases restrictions put in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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The Tennessean and The Hill
Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon formally releases 3 Navy videos showing “unidentified aerial phenomena” — Washington — The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with “unidentified aerial phenomena.”
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American Military News, National Review, Raw Story, Axios, VodkaPundit, VICE and Sara A. Carter
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Pentagon declassifies Navy videos that purportedly show UFOs
Pentagon declassifies Navy videos that purportedly show UFOs
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Redstate, The Daily Dot, The Daily Caller and The National Interest
CBS Miami:
Joe Biden Confident He'll Turn Florida Blue, Says He'll Restore Obama-Era Cuba Policies In Exclusive CBS4 Interview — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Former Vice President Joe Biden admits he has a bad case of cabin fever as he spends most of his days downstairs in his basement, where he conducts video conferences …
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Washington Post:
Under pressure to reopen this fall, school leaders plot unprecedented changes — From the White House podium to harried homes, pressure is building to reopen the nation's schools. But the next iteration of American education will look far different from the classrooms students and teachers abruptly departed last month.
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Outside the Beltway
Bloomberg:
Americans on Cusp of Meat Shortage With Food Chain Breaking — ‘The food supply chain is breaking,’ Tyson chairman says — Almost a third of U.S. pork capacity is down after outbreaks — The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the food supply chain to its limits.
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CNN, Breitbart, The Rooster, Tyson Foods, Big League Politics, Townhall, Just The News and NBC News
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
In Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Taps a Press Fighter for the Coronavirus Era — Kayleigh McEnany saw Donald J. Trump as her ticket to stardom. She has been fighting for him for much of her adult life, now as the president's fourth press secretary. — WASHINGTON — Kayleigh McEnany …
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CNN:
Trump said he takes no responsibility for any spike in people using disinfectants improperly — Tapper: Trump's musings were there for all to see and hear — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Monday that he takes no responsibility for any spike in people using disinfectants improperly …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead — As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys. — In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.
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Fox News and Marginal REVOLUTION
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Barr directs prosecutors to look for state and local stay-home orders that go too far — The attorney general said he was concerned about directives that could be “violating the constitutional rights and civil liberties of individual citizens.” — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr directed …
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Barr tells prosecutors to watch for pandemic restrictions that violate Constitution
Barr tells prosecutors to watch for pandemic restrictions that violate Constitution
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Associated Press and Breitbart
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Howard Stern: ‘I am all in on Joe Biden’ — Howard Stern announced Monday he's “all in on Joe Biden,” saying President Trump “could have been ahead of this curve” on the coronavirus pandemic. — Stern made his endorsement on his SiriusXM radio show after a Trump supporter defended …
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Howard Stern encourages Trump supporters to get together and drink disinfectants
Howard Stern encourages Trump supporters to get together and drink disinfectants
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NB Blog, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Dossier Author Christopher Steele Had Previously Undisclosed Meetings With Lawyers For DNC, Clinton Campaign — Christopher Steele shed new light on his work for the Clinton campaign and DNC, revealing in testimony last month that he met with two lawyers for the Democrats as part of his investigation into Donald Trump.
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National Review and The Gateway Pundit
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
‘Quarantine Fatigue’ Has More People Going Outside — New research shows that people are venturing out more frequently, and traveling farther from home. — For more than a month, governors in a vast majority of states have urged people to stay indoors and away from one another …
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
Trump cuts U.S. research on bat-human virus transmission over China ties — The Trump administration abruptly cut off funding for a project studying how coronaviruses spread from bats to people after reports linked the work to a lab in Wuhan, China, at the center of conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 pandemic's origins.
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Breitbart and EcoHealth Alliance
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Ohio holds congressional, presidential primary Tuesday after postponing voting due to coronavirus — Ohio's primary election will take place Tuesday, after being postponed last month and changed to an almost entirely vote-by-mail process amid the coronavirus pandemic.