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10:20 PM ET, April 29, 2020

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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows — (CNN)As he huddled with advisers on Friday evening, President Donald Trump was still fuming over his sliding poll numbers and the onslaught of criticism he was facing for suggesting a day earlier that ingesting disinfectant might prove effective against coronavirus.

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, Slate and Mediaite

New York Times:

Polls Had Trump Stewing, and Lashing Out at His Own Campaign — The president erupted recently at his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, after seeing polling data that showed Mr. Trump trailing Joe Biden in several states. — Frustrated by a faltering economy that is out of his control …

Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:

Trump presented with grim internal polling showing him losing to Biden — President Trump's advisers presented him with the results of internal polling last week that showed him falling behind former vice president Joe Biden in key swing states in the presidential race …

Discussion: Redstate, Politico, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, Mother Jones and CNN

Steve Holland / Reuters:

Exclusive: Trump says he does not believe polls that show Biden ahead in presidential race — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls that show his likely Democratic presidential opponent, Joe Biden, leading in the 2020 race for the White House.

Associated Press:

Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed his support eroding in a series of battleground states as his response to the coronavirus comes under criticism.

Washington Post:

Biden himself should address the Tara Reade allegations and release relevant records — TARA READE deserves to be heard, and voters deserve to hear her. They deserve to hear from Joe Biden, too. — The former vice president and probable Democratic presidential nominee has yet to speak publicly …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Axios, Patterico's Pontifications, HuffPost, Breitbart, The Hill, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, ABC News, Twitchy and Fox News

New York Times:

Democratic Frustration Mounts as Biden Remains Silent on Sexual Assault Allegation — Activists and women's rights advocates have urged Mr. Biden to address a former aide's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993. His lack of response has angered them.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, USA Today, Breitbart, Politico, Discourse Blog, New York Post and Washington Post

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

So, Tara Reade . . . For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters. — Did Joe Biden sexually assault Tara Reade in 1993, as she claims? I don't know. As is so often the case, there were no witnesses and no physical evidence, so it's literally her word against his.

Discussion: Slate, Redstate, The Moderate Voice, pjmedia.com, Vanity Fair, IJR, Power Line, The Daily Caller, The Root and The Week

Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Top House Dem Hakeem Jeffries says Tara Reade's Biden allegation ‘serious,’ deserves investigation

Discussion: Breitbart

Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
Why I'm skeptical about Reade's sexual assault claim against Biden: Ex-prosecutor

Discussion: Power Line, CNN and National Review

Bloomberg:
Biden Accuser Leaves Democrats Struggling to Reconcile #MeToo

Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller, HuffPost and Twitchy

BuzzFeed News:

After One Tweet To President Trump, This Man Got $69 Million From New York For Ventilators — We may all be at home, but that hasn't stopped our reporters from breaking exclusive stories like this one. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today.

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post and Gizmodo

Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:

Gilead says early results of coronavirus drug trial show improvement with shorter remdesivir treatment — Gilead said preliminary results of a coronavirus drug trial showed at least 50% of patients treated with a five-day dosage of remdesivir improved. — Dr. Fauci's positive comments …

Discussion: Reuters, Gilead Sciences, Inc., New York Times, Too Much Information, The Week, Observer and Breitbart

Erika Edwards / NBC News:
‘Clear-cut’ evidence coronavirus drug remdesivir works, Fauci says

Discussion: Associated Press, NPR and Roll Call

STAT:
Critical study of Gilead's Covid-19 drug shows patients are responding to treatment, NIH says

Discussion: New York Times, Axios, The Lancet, LiveScience, Reason, The Week and Mediaite

Kathleen McGrory / Tampa Bay Times:

Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop. — When the medical examiners' list was available, it showed more deaths than the state's count. — State officials have stopped releasing the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill, CNN, Daily Kos, The Week and The Intellectualist

Wall Street Journal:

Joe Grogan to Resign as Top White House Domestic Policy Adviser — The head of the president's Domestic Policy Council has played a key role in the coronavirus response — WASHINGTON—Top White House policy adviser Joe Grogan is leaving his post, the latest sign of turnover as the administration grapples with a coronavirus pandemic.

Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story

New York Times:

Trump Appointees Manipulated Agency's Payday Lending Research, Ex-Staffer Claims — A former economist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused Trump appointees of steering the bureau's reversal on payday lending rules to gut a key provision. — Last summer, on his final …

Discussion: Raw Story

CNN:

GOP senator gives activists grim 2020 assessment amid fears over holding Senate — (CNN)Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican up for reelection and a close Trump confidant, issued a blunt warning to GOP activists during an off-the-record conference call this week: Democrats are in position to turn his state blue and take the Senate.

Discussion: Raw Story

Gregg Re / Fox News:

FBI discussed interviewing Michael Flynn ‘to get him to lie’ and ‘get him fired,’ handwritten notes show — Explosive new internal FBI documents unsealed Wednesday show that top bureau officials discussed their motivations for interviewing then-national security adviser Michael Flynn …

Discussion: Politico, JustOneMinute, Townhall, Breitbart and TheBlaze

Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Explosive New Flynn Documents Show FBI Goal Was To ‘Get Him Fired’

Discussion: Redstate

Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:

The Blood on de Blasio's Hands — He bungled his COVID-19 response, plunging the city into a charnel. Now he is blaming the Jews.

Discussion: Instapundit

New York Times:
De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi's Funeral and Lashes Out Over Virus Distancing

Discussion: Jewish Insider, CNN, The Forward, Mediaite, The Federalist, Breitbart, Daily Kos, Reason, Tangle, The Daily Caller and Just The News

Steve Holland / Reuters:

Exclusive: Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.

New York Times:

U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported, C.D.C. Data Suggests — Total deaths in seven states that have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic are nearly 50 percent higher than normal for the five weeks from March 8 through April 11, according to new death statistics …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, Reason, Block Club Chicago, Daily Kos, WLNS-TV, Mother Jones, GovExec.com and The Week

Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:

Economists agree: No quick rebound from recession is likely — WASHINGTON (AP) — Devastated by the coronavirus, the U.S. economy is sinking. And the plunge is accelerating. — Now, as some businesses in a few states start to trickle back to work, hopes are beginning to arise that the economy …

Discussion: CNBC, The Week and Politico

Bloomberg:

Trump's ‘Operation Warp Speed’ Aims to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine — Secret project has goal of 100 million doses by year's end — Fauci has said vaccine will take 12 to 18 months to develop — The Trump administration is quietly organizing a Manhattan Project-style effort …

Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Econlib, Big League Politics, TheBlaze and The Week

Tim Miller / The Bulwark:

The Stories Dan Crenshaw Tells Himself — The pathos of Trump's most effective defender. — In a new book out this month, a Republican member of Congress offers one of the most brutal and surgical eviscerations of President Trump's leadership style that has been put to print.

Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast and Twitchy

Emma Tucker / The Daily Beast:

Jared Kushner Calls Coronavirus Response ‘a Great Success Story’ as Death Toll Nears 60,000 — UM, WHAT?! — President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has been largely absent amid the coronavirus crisis in recent weeks, said on Wednesday that “this is a great success story” …

Discussion: IJR, One America News Network and HuffPost

Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:

Georgia's Experiment in Human Sacrifice — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — At first, Derek Canavaggio thought he would be able to ride out the coronavirus pandemic at home until things were safe.

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Daniel Lippman / Politico:

Bolton book release pushed back again, to late June — The publication of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton's tell-all book has been pushed back again to at least late June, according to a notice from Amazon.com, amid an extensive prepublication review by the National Security Council.

Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire

Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:

Over 70% of tested inmates in federal prisons have COVID-19 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Fleming never got to say goodbye to his father. He didn't know his dad was fading away on a ventilator, diagnosed with coronavirus at the federal prison where he was serving time for a drug charge.

CNN:

Meat plant workers to Trump: Employees aren't going to show up — New York (CNN Business)Meat-processing plant workers are concerned about President Donald Trump's executive order that compels plants to remain open during the coronavirus pandemic. Meat plant employees are among America's …

Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News, Raw Story, The American Independent and The United Food & …

The Daily Beast:

Trump Encouraged Sean Hannity to Go After the New York Times — Trump thought it was a good idea for Hannity to explore legal action against the news outlet for its critical coverage of how Fox News handled the coronavirus crisis. — Over the past month, as Fox News personality Sean Hannity seethed …

Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos, The Intellectualist, Redstate and The Hill

Pete Williams / NBC News:

Appeals court, in blow to Kobach, strikes down Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to vote — Advocates hailed the ruling, a setback for former GOP secretary of state Kris Kobach, as a big win for ballot access. — WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional …

Discussion: Breitbart

Isabel Holloway / emersonpolling.com:

April National Poll: Trump Down But Not Out, as Enthusiasm and Expectation Favor the President — A new Emerson College Polling national poll finds President Trump's approval rating at 41% approval, with 50% disapproval. This indicates a 5 point swing in both directions since March …

Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:

Seven States Restrict Mail-In Voting on the Basis of Age. That's Unconstitutional. — The 26th Amendment takes on newfound importance in the pandemic. … The 26th Amendment is often viewed as a relic of the Vietnam War era, when 18-year-olds protested the fact that they were old enough to be drafted but not to cast a ballot.

Tom Phillips / The Guardian:

‘So what?’: Bolsonaro shrugs off Brazil's rising coronavirus death toll — Outrage at president's response to news that more than 5,000 people have lost their lives — Play Video — More than 5,000 Brazilians have lost their lives to the coronavirus - even more people than in China …

John A. Farrell / New York Times:

How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? — THE INEVITABILITY OF TRAGEDY — Henry Kissinger and His World — When the nefarious Cardinal Richelieu died in 1642, Pope Urban VIII is said to have declared: “If there is a God, the Cardinal de Richelieu will have much to answer for.

The Times of Israel:

Redacted FBI document hints at Israeli efforts to help Trump in 2016 campaign — Affidavit quotes Trump confidant Roger Stone being told by a Jerusalem contact: ‘He is going to be defeated unless we intervene. We have critical intell. The key is in your hands!’

W.J. Hennigan / TIME:

Trump Says U.S. Will Run 5 Million Daily Virus Tests ‘Very Soon.’ His Testing Chief Says That's Impossible — President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. will be able to carry out five million coronavirus tests per day, but the top official overseeing testing strategy told TIME earlier …

Discussion: New York Magazine, CNBC, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, WLNS-TV, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Vox, Washington Post, The American Independent, Bloomberg and Raw Story

KTAR.com:

President Trump coming to Arizona to address industry-related matters — PHOENIX — President Donald Trump will be traveling to Arizona next week to address matters regarding industry. — “I think I'm going to Arizona next week, and we look forward to that,” Trump said Wednesday during …

Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:

Sen. Josh Hawley Is Cast as a GOP Leader After Trump. But Like Trump, He's a Faux-Populist. — Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images — What if Donald Trump loses in November, but the Republicans come back in 2024 with a smarter, slicker, savvier version of Trump?

Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:

Many field hospitals went largely unused, will be shut down — NEW YORK (AP) — Gleaming new tent hospitals sit empty on two suburban New York college campuses, never having treated a single coronavirus patient. Convention centers that were turned into temporary hospitals in other cities went mostly unused.