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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
By Biden's Own Standards, He Is Guilty As Charged — Like most people, I cannot know for sure what actually happened between Joe Biden and Tara Reade many, many moons ago, or, for that matter, what may have once transpired between Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford.
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Joe Biden:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden — April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year, at this time, we talk about awareness, prevention, and the importance of women feeling they can step forward, say something, and be heard. That belief — that women should be heard …
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YouTube:
Full Interview: Biden Denies Sexual Assault Allegation From Tara Reade | Morning Joe | MSNBC … Former VP Joe Biden joins Morning Joe to discuss assault allegations made against him by former Senate aide Tara Reade. Biden says the allegations are not true and they never happened. Aired on 5/1/2020.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What Joe Biden did right in rebutting Tara Reade's claims
What Joe Biden did right in rebutting Tara Reade's claims
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CNN, Fox News, The Federalist, New York Times and The Daily Caller
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Women's groups start to break silence on Biden allegations, as candidate makes first statement
Women's groups start to break silence on Biden allegations, as candidate makes first statement
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NBC News, Sean Hannity and Breitbart
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Biden left no room for the possibility of an official complaint by Tara Reade surfacing
Biden left no room for the possibility of an official complaint by Tara Reade surfacing
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Democrats Are Reaping The ‘Whirlwind’ Kavanaugh Warned About
Democrats Are Reaping The ‘Whirlwind’ Kavanaugh Warned About
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Axios and Power Line
Washington Post:
White House blocks Fauci from testifying before House panel next week — An Appropriations panel sought to hear from Fauci; the White House says it would be ‘counterproductive’ to take him away from his work — The White House is blocking Anthony S. Fauci from testifying …
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Chelsea Prince / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Georgia verifies 1K new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours — State health officials have confirmed an additional 1,000 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing Georgia's total infections above 27,000. — As of noon Thursday, the Georgia Department of Public Health was reporting just over 26,000 confirmed cases.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Internal GOP poll points to troubling signs for Georgia Republicans — An internal poll conducted for the Georgia House GOP Caucus points to troubling signs for Republican leaders: President Donald Trump is deadlocked with Joe Biden and voters aren't giving the White House …
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Politico, POLITICUSUSA, Forbes, National Review, Washington Monthly, Erick Erickson's Confessions … and Deseret News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
15 minutes after pledging not to lie, Trump's new press secretary made an obviously false claim — It dealt with a former Trump official who admitted lying — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held the first daily news briefing in more than a year Friday, her first since assuming her current role last month.
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Minutes after pledging to not lie, the new White House press secretary lied a whole bunch — Kayleigh McEnany during her first White House press briefing on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images — Kayleigh McEnany's first press briefing got off to a promising start. It lasted all of 15 minutes.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Kayleigh McEnany holds first White House press briefing in over a year
Kayleigh McEnany holds first White House press briefing in over a year
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Paula Newton / CNN:
Canada bans assault-style weapons after its worst ever mass murder — (CNN)Assault-style weapons are banned in Canada effective immediately, the country's prime minister said Friday. — The move comes less than two weeks after Canada's deadliest rampage in modern history …
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage
Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage
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Forbes, Slate and Mother Jones
Leyland Cecco / The Guardian:
Trudeau announces Canada is banning assault-style weapons
Trudeau announces Canada is banning assault-style weapons
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The Intellectualist and New York Post
Victor Ordonez / ABC News:
Michael Cohen's early prison release over coronavirus concerns was rescinded: Sources — He had been notified in mid-April that he would be released to home confinement. — President Donald Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen will not be leaving prison to serve out the rest …
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New York Daily News, Raw Story, The Week and New York Post
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Woman Claims Biden Sexually Harassed Her When She Was 14 Years Old by Complimenting Her Breasts — A woman says she was sexually harassed by presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden when she was 14 years old. — The woman, Eva Murry, told Law&Crime that Biden complimented …
CNN:
Top HHS spokesman repeatedly directed sexually crude and sexist tweets at women — WARNING: This story contains graphic language. — (CNN)The top spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services repeatedly directed crude and sexist comments toward women in now-deleted tweets, a CNN KFile review finds.
Yonhap News Agency:
N.K. leader reemerges from 20-day absence amid rumors over his health — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his firs public appearance after 20 days of absence, contradicting rumors about his health, state media showed on Saturday. — Kim attended a ceremony marking the completion …
Politico:
Wearing a mask is for smug liberals. Refusing to is for reckless Republicans. — In the '60s, protesters burned bras. In 2020, they might soon be burning masks. — Views on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic have become increasingly polarized, yet another political issue …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump uses White House events to project return to normalcy while relying on testing that public lacks
Trump uses White House events to project return to normalcy while relying on testing that public lacks
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Raw Story
Lawfare:
Flynn Redux: What Those FBI Documents Really Show — Over the last few days, the president's supporters have taken a brief break from COVID-19, the economic collapse, and the 2020 presidential campaign to fixate anew on the case of General Michael Flynn. — You remember Mike Flynn …
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Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Bloomberg
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump says he has seen evidence linking coronavirus to Wuhan lab — President Trump said Thursday that he has seen evidence linking the novel coronavirus to a lab in Wuhan, China, without providing further details. — “Yes, I have,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked directly whether …
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
After a day of armed protesters and a GOP lawsuit threat, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends state of emergency — Confronted with armed protesters at the state capitol and a lawsuit threat from GOP lawmakers over her executive orders, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was unmoved …
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Philip Klinkner / Vox:
The pandemic is hitting counties that voted for Hillary Clinton harder — for now
The pandemic is hitting counties that voted for Hillary Clinton harder — for now
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The American Independent, The Guardian and VICE
Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney “Patriot Pay” Plan Would Support America's Frontline Workers — WASHINGTON—In order to help compensate essential workers who are necessarily subject to greater risk of COVID-19, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today proposed that they receive Patriot Pay, a temporary bonus of up to $12 per hour in May, June, and July.
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Berny Belvedere / Arc Digital:
T.W.E.E.T.: Trump's Worst Ever Embarrassing Tweet — The time has come to choose Trump's worst ever tweet. — I know, I know, there are more Bad Trump Tweets than there are grains of sand on the shores, or stars in the sky, but life under quarantine has enabled me to pursue a research opportunity …
Maggie Fox / CNN:
Expert report predicts up to two more years of pandemic misery — (CNN)The new coronavirus is likely to keep spreading for at least another 18 months to two years—until 60% to 70% of the population has been infected, a team of longstanding pandemic experts predicted in a report released Thursday.
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Bloomberg, New York Post, IJR and No More Mister Nice Blog
Matthew Gault / VICE:
Increasingly Desperate Alex Jones Says He Will Kill and Eat His Neighbors — Alex Jones seemingly hasn't been doing so well lately. Things are so tough that he has pivoted to talking about his imminent cannibalism, and how he will kill and eat his neighbors.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Makes Push for Seniors as Coronavirus Crisis Erodes Support — President trails Joe Biden in polls among older voters, who are paying close attention to his handling of the pandemic—and watching his press briefings — WASHINGTON—President Trump has opened a new charm offensive aimed …
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New York Magazine, CNBC, The Intellectualist, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Malls and retail stores are reopening. But shoppers may not come back — New York (CNN Business)Some malls and retailers are reopening their doors in states easing coronavirus stay-at-home measures. — Now comes the hard part: persuading wary Americans that it's safe to shop, especially under unusual restrictions.
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. scrutinizes White House-connected doctor linked to disputed coronavirus treatment — Federal prosecutors are examining the communications of a New York family doctor who appears frequently on Fox News and has been in touch with the White House to tout an anti-malarial as a treatment …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Congressional Democrats are governing from the minority — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a cloth mask to cover her mouth and nose to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus during her weekly news conference at the US Capitol on April 30. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Washington Monthly
Rosa Cartagena / Washingtonian:
Twitter Account “Room Rater” Judges TV Journalists' Home Decor. We Asked a Few About Their Scores. — Started by a DC-area provocateur, @RateMySkypeRoom has earned tons of attention—and some hurt feelings. — The coronavirus shutdown has forced news commentators to broadcast from their homes …
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The Daily Beast