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ProPublica:
On the Same Day Sen. Richard Burr Dumped Stock, So Did His Brother-in-Law. Then the Market Crashed. — The brother-in-law, a Trump appointee, sold between $97,000 and $280,000 worth of stock. Burr is under federal investigation over whether he traded on non-public information gathered through his work in the Senate.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Senate Intel chair's brother-in-law also dumped stock before market crash
Senate Intel chair's brother-in-law also dumped stock before market crash
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Raw Story
George Conway / Washington Post:
Trump lashed out at me on Twitter. It's because he knows the truth. — Americans died from covid-19 at the rate of about one every 42 seconds during the past month. That ought to keep any president awake at night. — Not Donald Trump. — Just days ago, the president flipped …
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Raw Story, HuffPost, Breitbart, Political Flare, Palmer Report, Mediaite, Common Dreams, NBC News, The Daily Beast, CNN, Twitchy, The Root, New York Post and Mother Jones
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Lincoln Project has its biggest day of fundraising after president attacks ‘Never Trump’ group — The Lincoln Project, which is run by Republican operatives who oppose President Donald Trump, raised $1 million after the president ripped the group on Twitter this week - marking the super PAC's biggest day of fundraising yet.
Conrad Swanson / Denver Post:
Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck pressured local official to submit incorrect election results — Fellow Republican says congressman tried to bully him into committing a crime — Colorado Republican Party Chair Ken Buck, a U.S. representative from Windsor, pressured a local party official …
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Mediaite
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump contradicts nurse in testy Oval Office exchange over coronavirus protective gear — President Donald Trump contradicted a nurse who said that access to sufficient supplies of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic “has been sporadic.”
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Raw Story
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump defends decision not to wear a mask during factory tour
Trump defends decision not to wear a mask during factory tour
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The American Independent, One America News Network, Palmer Report, Breitbart, HuffPost and CNBC
Ben Collins / NBC News:
‘What are we doing this for?’: Doctors are fed up with conspiracies ravaging ERs — “I left work and I felt so deflated,” one doctor said about an effort to counter misinformation he saw on Facebook. “I let it get to me.” — At the end of another long shift treating coronavirus patients …
CNBC:
Cuomo says it's ‘shocking’ most new coronavirus hospitalizations are people who had been staying home — Early look at data from 100 New York hospitals shows that 66% of new admissions related to the virus are people who were at home, Cuomo said. — He also said a majority of the cases …
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Big League Politics
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Washington Post:
Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence over Postal Service — A top donor to President Trump and the Republican National Committee will be named the new head of the Postal Service, putting a top ally of the president in charge …
New York Times:
Germany and U.S. on Divergent Paths to Reopen — Online retailers, backed by Amazon, are beginning a campaign to press for billions of dollars to rescue the Postal Service. Nearly one in five children in the U.S. are not getting enough to eat. — Here's what you need to know:
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The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Daily Kos
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Jason DeParle / New York Times:
As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point
As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point
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The Hamilton Project, VICE and Center for Economic …
Washington Post:
Georgia shooting case will go to grand jury as disturbing video surfaces online — A Georgia prosecutor on Tuesday said a grand jury should review the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed in February after being chased by two armed men who told police he looked like a burglary suspect.
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Hotair, New York Times, INDIVISIBLE VENTURA, ABC News, Vox and The Guardian
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Omar Villafranca / CBS News:
New video emerges of fatal shooting of black jogger in Georgia
New video emerges of fatal shooting of black jogger in Georgia
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CNN, BBC, The Root, Damian J. Penny, The Daily Beast and WJXT-TV
Axios:
Trump and some top aides question accuracy of virus death toll — President Trump has complained to advisers about the way coronavirus deaths are being calculated, suggesting the real numbers are actually lower — and a number of his senior aides share this view, according to sources with direct knowledge.
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NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Week and Macleans.ca
Ben Harris / Jerusalem Post:
Meet the 107-year-old woman who survived the coronavirus and Spanish flu — “It's remarkable,” Shapiro said. “That's all I can say. It's just unbelievable. I think perhaps it's because of her art that she's still involved in.” — After Marilee Shapiro Asher was admitted to the hospital …
Miami Herald:
FDLE releases list of COVID-19 deaths. Top medical examiner calls it a sham. — Acting under intense pressure from a coalition of Florida news organizations and open-government advocates, the state Wednesday evening released a list of every Florida fatality documented by a medical examiner resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
What Happened to Val Kilmer? He's Just Starting to Figure It Out. — Cancer has taken his voice, but the unlikeliest movie star in Hollywood history still has a lot he wants to say. — It's hard to believe now, as I write this, but just two months ago, when we were allowed to roam free …
Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will urge the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare, maintaining its all-out legal assault on the health care law amid a pandemic that will drive millions of more Americans to depend on its coverage.
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The Hill, Vox, The Daily Beast, ABC News and Fox News
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Trump Wanted a Softball Interview. ABC's David Muir Obliged. — Insiders were dismayed as the president—who asked for Muir over ABC's chief anchor George Stephanopoulos—seemed to steamroll the star newscaster. — With the sort of near-mystical media savvy on which Donald Trump built …
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Forbes, The Daily Caller and Twitchy
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
ABC News's David Muir is no match for Trump's falsehoods
ABC News's David Muir is no match for Trump's falsehoods
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ABC News, The Daily Caller and CNN
KING-TV:
Walla Walla County officials recall claims people were hosting coronavirus parties — Health officials in Walla Walla said people were intentionally exposing themselves to coronavirus, but have since walked back those claims. … Walla Walla health officials say some people …
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Connor Richards / www.heraldextra.com:
2 Utah County businesses told staff to ignore COVID-19 guidelines, resulting in 68 positive cases
2 Utah County businesses told staff to ignore COVID-19 guidelines, resulting in 68 positive cases
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Raw Story
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Trump vetoes resolution to curb war powers against Iran — President Trump on Wednesday vetoed a war powers resolution that would have curbed his ability to direct military action against Iran without Congress' authorization. — Why it matters: The bipartisan measure came after Trump ordered …
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The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Washington Post:
From a Miami condo to the Venezuelan coast, how a plan to ‘capture’ Maduro went rogue — Inside a glittering Miami high-rise, representatives of the Venezuelan opposition sat in a room adorned with samurai swords and listened to a pitch. They had been appointed by opposition leader Juan Guaidó …
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Frances Mulraney / Daily Mail:
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Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Gateway Pundit Reporter Lavishes Praise on Unabomber: ‘A Brilliant Man’ — Cassandra Fairbanks, a right-wing activist and writer at the pro-Trump blog The Gateway Pundit, approvingly read passages from the Unabomber Manifesto last weekend in a late-night live video on Twitter, where she has hundreds of thousands of followers.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden says he'll reverse DeVos rule bolstering protections for those accused of campus sexual assault — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that if he's elected president, he will reverse a rule issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos aimed at bolstering protections for students …
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The Daily Caller and Sean Hannity
Kevin Rudd / FA RSS:
The Coming Post-COVID Anarchy — The Pandemic Bodes Ill for Both American and Chinese Power—and for the Global Order — In January and February of this year, there was audible popping of champagne corks in certain quarters of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Arizona halts partnership with experts predicting coronavirus cases would continue to mount — Hours after Doug Ducey, the Republican governor of Arizona, accelerated plans to reopen businesses, saying the state was “headed in the right direction,” his administration halted the work of a team …
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Calls For ‘Immediate Release’ Of Jailed Dallas Salon Owner Shelley Luther — DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called for the “immediate release” of a Dallas salon owner who was arrested and sent to jail for opening her business …
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The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Townhall, Texas Attorney General, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Kyle Kaminski / City Pulse:
Armed citizens escort lawmaker into Michigan State Capitol — State Rep. Sarah Anthony pushes for tighter security in Lansing — After a hoard of armed and angry protesters swarmed Lansing last week, State Rep. Sarah Anthony brought some extra protection on her way to the State Capitol today.
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Balloon Juice and Twitchy
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Voters Divided on Alleged Biden Assault — Half the electorate consider voting by mail this year — West Long Branch, NJ - Recent headlines may have dented Joe Biden's favorability rating ever so slightly but he has actually widened his national lead over Donald Trump in the race for president.
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POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Forbes, CNN and Axios
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree. — A survey suggests that pandemic-era domestic work isn't being divided more equitably than before the lockdown. — Home schooling, the new parental chore brought about by coronavirus lockdowns …
Alan Judd / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
In northeast Georgia, a new COVID-19 hot spot emerges — A new coronavirus hot spot has emerged in northeast Georgia, stirring fears the region could see the devastating human toll already experienced in the state's opposite corner. — The number of new cases in the Gainesville area …
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Washington Post and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
After Reviewing The Transcripts, George Papadopoulos Says He's Now Positive He Knows Who The FBI Informant In His Case Was — A secret source for the FBI offered to buy George Papadopoulos a burner phone, 'so you can't be traced,' according to the former Trump campaign aide.
Change Research:
States of Play: Battleground Survey Shows Voters Concerned About Reopening Economy — CNBC/Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: May 1-3, 2020 — 68% of voters in the battleground remain seriously concerned about the coronavirus …
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CNBC, Breitbart and Balloon Juice
Federal Communications Commission:
Sinclair Agrees to Pay $48 Million Civil Penalty — Full Title: Sinclair Agrees to Pay $48 Million Civil Penalty; FCC Penalty Will Be Largest Ever Paid by a Broadcaster — Bureau(s): Enforcement, Media, Media Relations — The FCC announced the largest civil penalty involving a broadcaster in the agency's 86-year history.
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The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Sources say Russia probe transcripts affirm officials came up empty on collusion: ‘Schiff is in panic mode’ — Rep. Adam Schiff refuses to release transcripts from House Intel Committee investigation of foreign meddling — EXCLUSIVE: Transcripts of House Intelligence Committee interviews …
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New York Post
Politico:
DOJ releases Mueller's marching orders — The Department of Justice has released a less redacted copy of a memo laying out the scope of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) after the current and former Judiciary Committee chairmen requested it.
Meghann Myers / Military Times:
Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military — As the Defense Department negotiates its way through the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, military entrance processing stations are working with new guidance when it comes to bringing COVID-19 survivors into the services.
Discussion:
CNN and New York Post
Ian Duncan / Washington Post:
Frontier Airlines is selling a social distancing upgrade for $39. Democrats in Congress are appalled. — Starting Friday, customers will be able pay extra to guarantee a spot on the plane next to an open middle seat. — Democrats on Capitol Hill are blasting a plan by Frontier Airlines …
Washington Post:
Trump order to paint border wall black could drive up cost $500 million or more — President Trump is once more pushing to have his border wall painted black, a design change that is projected to add at least $500 million in costs, according to government contracting estimates obtained by The Washington Post.