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11:55 AM ET, April 28, 2020

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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 …
Discussion: CNN, Fox News and Daily Kos
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.
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Washington Post blasted for claiming ‘Trump allies’ are ‘amplifying’ Biden accuser Tara Reade
Discussion: The Hill
Amber Athey / Spectator USA:
What Biden's recent endorsers said about Kavanaugh and #MeToo
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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.
Discussion: CNN
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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 …
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says He ‘Never Even Thought Of’ Delaying The 2020 Election
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:   Americans support state restrictions on businesses and halt to immigration during virus outbreak, Post-U. Md. poll finds
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:   ‘We really are on our own here’ in fight against coronavirus, says Michigan governor
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 …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump reportedly ignored intel briefings on coronavirus threat  —  Trump “rarely, if ever” reads the President's Daily Briefing.  When it comes to the coronavirus, his indifference has had brutal consequences.  —  In recent weeks, there have been a variety of reports about the coronavirus …
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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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” …
The Daily Beast:
McConnell to Move Quickly on Confirming His 38-Year-Old Protégé to the Bench
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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 …
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Reopening states too early will bring deadlier outcomes, coronavirus projection models show  —  (CNN)Seven coronavirus models show US coronavirus deaths will rise in coming weeks, but how sharply depends on how much “contact reduction” Americans practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Discussion: The Week
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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 …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Arizona GOP chair encourages anti-stay-at-home protesters to dress like health care workers  —  Washington (CNN)The chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party is encouraging people planning to protest stay-at-home orders imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic to dress like health care workers.
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KK Ottesen / Washington Post:
Jeff Flake on Trumpism: 'I don't know anyone who thinks that this is the future of the party'
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
What experts say works for combating coronavirus misinformation  —  When it comes to combating misinformation, research shows that it's more effective for authoritative figures to present accurate facts early and routinely alongside misinformation, rather than to try to negate every piece …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
IRS calls 10,000 employees back to work, must bring their own masks
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
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 …
Financial Times:
Virtual rate cut forces Nintendo gamers into riskier assets |  Free to read  —  Shock among users as Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook slashes rates to near zero  —  Savers at the Bank of Nook are being driven to speculate on turnips and tarantulas, as the most popular video game …
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.
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Top-Secret Michelle Obama Doc to Hit Netflix on May 6  —  ‘Becoming,’ which originated with the Obamas' Higher Ground production company, shares the name of the former first lady's best-selling 2018 memoir and picks up where it left off.  —  A documentary feature about Michelle Obama …
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Christian Toto / Hollywood in Toto:   The Obamas Produce Their Own Michelle Obama Documentary
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Tennessean and The Hill
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: Raw Story, Redstate and The Wrap
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
The coronavirus enemy remained ‘invisible’ because the Trump administration didn't make the effort to see it  —  WASHINGTON — In late February, Vice President Mike Pence was  —  appointed to lead the White House coronavirus task force by President Trump.  He became immediately alarmed by the shortfalls in testing availability.
Jaclyn Reiss / The Boston Globe:
Sunday's Boston Globe runs 21 pages of death notices as coronavirus continues to claim lives  —  As the coronavirus continued to claim lives in the past week, the paid death notices in this Sunday's edition of The Boston Globe surged to 21 pages, up from 16 pages the Sunday before.
Rachel Bitecofer / Niskanen Center:
Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections  —  Despite always-robust fundraising numbers by the known-to-be competent Republican National Committee, the 2020 cycle was destined to be a rough one for the Republican Party's congressional caucus, as evidenced by another six …
Discussion: Raw Story and Blue Virginia
New York Times:
How Trump and His Team Covered Up the Coronavirus in Five Days  —  The president and senior officials manipulated Americans and played down the severity of the pandemic.  —  Mr. Goodman is a professor at New York University School of Law, where Ms. Schulkin is a student.
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and The Bulwark
Alayna Treene / Axios:
House cancels plan to return from recess next week  —  The House will not return from recess on May 4 as previously planned, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday.  —  Why it matters: The decision, which Hoyer said Democratic leaders made after consulting with the House physician …
Discussion: Fox News
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Smoke-Filled Zoom’: Handicapping Trump vs. Biden in the Middle of a Lockdown  —  The Covid-19 pandemic is changing a lot of things, fast—and one of them is American politics.  Everything from campaigning to the way we vote is suddenly up in the air.  And that's on top of a primary season …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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Documents reveal Trump administration planning to use New York City for 'Restore America …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Fox-Loving Parents Are Driving Coronavirus-Paranoid Kids Insane
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Attorney General Sees Too Much Secrecy in Epstein Estate
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Mnuchin warns big companies of criminal penalties over small business loans
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Explosive Revelations in the Flynn Case
Discussion: Power Line and israpundit.org
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
How a Digital Ad Strategy That Helped Trump Is Being Used Against Him
Discussion: Raw Story
YouTube:
The White House needs to answer coronavirus questions, not play musical chairs with CNN
Washington Post:
Under pressure to reopen this fall, school leaders plot unprecedented changes
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
‘Quarantine Fatigue’ Has More People Going Outside
Discussion: Althouse
CBS Miami:
Joe Biden Confident He'll Turn Florida Blue, Says He'll Restore Obama-Era Cuba Policies In Exclusive CBS4 Interview
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Trump said he takes no responsibility for any spike in people using disinfectants improperly
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
In Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Taps a Press Fighter for the Coronavirus Era
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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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

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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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