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9:50 PM ET, May 5, 2020

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Anna Mikhailova / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover  —  Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing  —  The scientist whose advice …
New York Times:
Coronavirus News: Live Updates  —  Cases are growing by 2 to 4 percent daily, and more than 1,000 people have died each day for over a month.  At least 15 children in New York were hospitalized with an illness scientists worry might be linked to Covid-19.  Pfizer began human trials of a possible vaccine.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: As U.S. reopens, Fauci asks: ‘How much suffering are you willing to accept?’  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
NBC News:
White House to wind down coronavirus task force
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, IJR and CBS Chicago
CNN:
Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored  —  (CNN)Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine, formally filed an extensive whistleblower complaint Tuesday alleging his early warnings …
Discussion: NBC News and Just The News
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Whistleblower Alleges Trump Administration Ignored Dire COVID-19 Warnings  —  The complaint filed on Tuesday by Dr. Rick Bright described an administration that sputtered when the virus emerged.  —  The Trump administration was warned in late January that it had a critical shortage …
Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:   “Political Connections and Cronyism”: In Blistering Whistleblower Complaint, Rick Bright Blasts …
Washington Post:
Ousted vaccine official alleges he was demoted for prioritizing ‘science and safety’
Discussion: Raw Story
Laurel Wamsley / NPR:   Rick Bright, Former Top Vaccine Scientist, Files Whistleblower Complaint
New York Post:
Trump says Washington, DC, will never be a state — because of all the Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump says that Washington, DC, won't ever be a state because Republicans aren't “stupid” enough to add guaranteed Democratic seats in Congress.  —  “DC will never be a state,” …
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New York Post:
Trump: Coronavirus briefings will return, blasts ‘angry’ CBS News reporter
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Texas Gov. Admits Dangers of Reopening State on Private Call With Lawmakers  —  “Pretty much every scientific and medical report shows that whenever you have a reopening... it actually will lead to an increase and spread,” Gov. Greg Abbott said.  —  During a private call on Friday …
Discussion: Raw Story
Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg:
New York Democrats Ordered by Judge to Reinstate Primary  — Judge says calling off primary violates voters' rights  — Loss of constitutional rights ‘heavy hardship,’ judge rules  —  The New York primary election is back on track after a federal judge ordered state Democratic officials …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for non-surgical treatment
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Orion Rummler / Axios:
NY Democratic primary is back on after being canceled over coronavirus
Discussion: Politico, Forbes and The Sun
Washington Post:
Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers  —  The coronavirus response being spearheaded by President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has relied in part on volunteers from consulting and private equity firms with little expertise in the tasks to which they were assigned …
New York Times:
Judge Justin Walker Faces Scrutiny in Bid for Seat on Powerful Appeals Court  —  No stranger to partisan warfare at 37, Judge Justin Walker will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is considering him for a seat on the D.C. Court of Appeals.  —  WASHINGTON — In March …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It Would Be Completely Absurd to Force Biden Out of the Race  —  Joe Biden's critics on both the left and the right have turned repeatedly to the Brett Kavanaugh case as their prism for understanding Tara Reade's charges of sexual assault.  The parallel has many problems.
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Ralph Vartabedian / Los Angeles Times:
Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be more contagious than original  —  Scientists have identified a new strain of the coronavirus that has become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the versions that spread in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
How ‘Never Trumpers’ Crashed The Democratic Party  —  Anti-Donald Trump activism among conservatives — known informally as the “#NeverTrump” movement — started in early 2016 as a way to stop the businessman from winning the GOP nomination.  It failed.  —  Even by the slightly broader standard …
Washington Post:
Trump's demand for payroll tax cut is rebuffed on Capitol Hill as lawmakers spar over next virus aid bill  —  President Trump's latest red line for the next phase of coronavirus legislation — a payroll tax cut for workers — has few fans in Congress even among Republicans …
Discussion: Mother Jones, The Hill and Raw Story
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump's tax cut dreams hit Republican resistance
Discussion: Fox News, NBC News and The Hill
WJXT-TV:
Glynn DA recommends grand jury review as video emerges of fatal shooting of unarmed black man  —  2 armed men — one a former district attorney investigator — claimed they were making citizen's arrest  —  BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A Brunswick district attorney on Tuesday recommended that a grand jury review …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and CNN
Amelia Lucas / CNBC:
Nearly a fifth of Wendy's US restaurants are out of beef, analyst says  — Stephens analyst James Rutherford said an analysis of online menus for every Wendy's location nationwide revealed that 1,043 restaurants have listed beef items as out of stock.  — The national beef supply …
Discussion: CNN, New York Post, Breitbart and The Week
Benjamin Wofford / Washingtonian:
Sally Quinn Modeled the Erotic Hero of Her 1991 Bestseller on...Anthony Fauci  —  Yes, that Anthony Fauci.  In the novel, the character romances the first lady.  —  In 1991, Sally Quinn—doyenne of the Washington intelligentsia, who was then on a streak of popular novels—published “Happy Endings,” which climbed the bestseller list.
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and Mediaite
The Daily Beast:
National Enquirer Publisher AMI Begs Trump Administration for Seven-Figure Handout  —  “Their gumption is breathtaking,” one staffer said of bosses at the cash-strapped tabloid empire, which just slashed pay across the board and faces potential bankruptcy.  —  Financially strapped American Media Inc. …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
President Inconsistent On Covid  —  Republicans believe Trump over Fox News on outbreak info  —  West Long Branch, NJ - President Donald Trump's job rating has ticked down again amid a sense he changes what he says about the coronavirus from day to day.  In fact, many Americans characterize …
ABC News:
Trump to ABC's David Muir: ‘Possible there will be some’ COVID-19 deaths as country reopens  —  “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir interviewed President Trump in Arizona.  —  President Donald Trump said in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir …
Discussion: NBC News, HuffPost, The Hill, IJR, CNN and The Week
Mitch Daniels / Washington Post:
When this pandemic is over, let's avoid the partisan blame game  —  Mitch Daniels, a Post contributing columnist, is president of Purdue University and a former governor of Indiana.  —  What follows is not a prediction.  More of a precaution, based on a premonition.
Missy Ryan / The Hour:
To protect ‘no-fail’ mission, U.S. military unit moves into mountain bunker  —  In late February, Brig. Gen. Pete Fesler prepared about 130 troops under his command to mobilize for a new mission, one that would take them away from their families and involve extensive precautions to keep service members safe.
Associated Press:
US infection rate rising outside New York as states open up  —  Take the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction, with the infection rate rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns …
Discussion: WPRI-TV and LifeSiteNews
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NBCUniversal to Cut Senior Management Pay by 20%  —  Comcast-owned company also rolls back recent raises for staff earning more than $100,000 by 3%, with CEO Jeff Shell citing pandemic pressures  —  NBCUniversal is cutting the pay of its senior management by 20% and rolling back pay by 3% …
New York Times:
The White House will wind down the coronavirus task force in the weeks to come.  —  President Trump said on Tuesday that the White House's coronavirus task force would be shut down and replaced with “something in a different form” as the country moved into what he called Phase 2 of a response …
Mike Dennison / KBAO-TV:
MSU Poll: Bullock leads Daines in Senate contest  —  Bullock up 46-39; within margin of error  —  MT's U.S. Senate race attracting money from across the country.  —  HELENA — A new poll from Montana State University shows Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock leading Republican Sen. Steve Daines …
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
President erupts at George Conway for ‘Mourning in America’ video, about the ‘deadly virus Trump ignored’  —  George T. Conway III, prominent attorney and husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, has been trying with only modest success to provoke President Trump's Twitter wrath for the better part of his presidency.
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
Another 1,700 virus deaths reported in NY nursing homes  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities as the state faces scrutiny over how it's protected vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
 
 
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Wisconsin Supreme Court justice invokes internment of Japanese-Americans in debate over state's stay-at-home order
Discussion: Slate and Althouse
knightcolumbia.org:
Knight Institute Publishes 96 Nixon-Era Office of Legal Counsel Opinions
Washington Post:
Joe Biden is looking for a running mate. Many Democrats have strong ideas — and few agree.
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Foreign Policy:
Senators Question Fitness of Trump's Nominee for Intelligence Chief
Discussion: Just Security and The Daily Beast
Rich Noyes / NB Blog:
SPECIAL REPORT: The Eight Worst ‘Fake News’ Stories of the Trump Years
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Dr. Richard Friedman, Who Debunked Homosexuality Myth, Dies at 79
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
I Thought Stage IV Cancer Was Bad Enough
Washington Post:
Five Republican governors: Our states stayed open in the covid-19 pandemic.  Here's why our approach worked.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Will We Shrug Off Coronavirus Deaths as We Do Gun Violence?
Janet Mcconnaughey / Associated Press:
Nearly entire Louisiana prison dorm tests positive for virus
Discussion: WBRZ
Giancarlo Fiorella / bellingcat:
The Invasion of Venezuela, Brought To You By Silvercorp USA
Discussion: VICE, WBRZ and CounterPunch
Francine Prose / The Guardian:
Will Americans ever forgive Trump for his heartless lack of compassion?
Charles T. Clark / Bakersfield Californian:
A crippled US Postal Service could throw a wrench in November election
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
U.S. companies cut thousands of workers while continuing to reward shareholders during pandemic
Discussion: The Intellectualist
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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