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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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The Hill
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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
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
Beijing demanded praise in exchange for medical supplies
Beijing demanded praise in exchange for medical supplies
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The Daily Caller
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
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Trump vetoes Iran war powers resolution, swipes at Republicans who backed it
Trump vetoes Iran war powers resolution, swipes at Republicans who backed it
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One America News Network
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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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Trump Contradicts Nurse Who Reports Shortages of Protective Gear
Trump Contradicts Nurse Who Reports Shortages of Protective Gear
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Raw Story
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's New Message: Time to Move On to the Recovery
Trump's New Message: Time to Move On to the Recovery
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Politico
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, Palmer Report, Breitbart, One America News Network, 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 …
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, Mediaite, Common Dreams, NBC News, HuffPost, CNN, The Guardian and Twitchy
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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.
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 …
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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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, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, The Week and Macleans.ca
Omar Villafranca / CBS News:
New video emerges of fatal shooting of black jogger in Georgia — Warning: The above video depicts graphic violence. — There are new developments in a deadly shooting that has had racial tensions simmering in a Georgia community. Video has surfaced of a young African American man …
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Hotair, CNN, Washington Post, BBC, Vox, The Root and Damian J. Penny
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
The problem with Biden's pledge of a black woman Supreme Court justice — There are few black women serving on the federal judiciary, and none younger than age 67 in appeals courts, the usual stepping stone to the high court. — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has promised that if elected president …
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Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare
Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare
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Vox, The Hill, Fox News, ABC News and The Daily Beast
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
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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.
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.
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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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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump's train wreck ABC interview illustrated why he rarely strays from Fox News
Trump's train wreck ABC interview illustrated why he rarely strays from Fox News
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ABC News, Raw Story, Mediaite and Political Flare
New York Times:
We Are a New Board at Facebook. Here's What We'll Decide. — The company's independent oversight body will focus on challenging content issues, such as hate speech and harassment. — The authors are co-chairs of Facebook's oversight board. — Social media affects people's lives in many ways, good and bad.
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Oversight Board, CNBC, Politico, Breitbart, Twitchy, Forbes, Reason, The Verge and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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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, Washington Post, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, CNN, Forbes and Axios
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
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme embarrassment: The flush heard around the country — (CNN)Well, someone forgot to mute. — The Supreme Court was making history Wednesday afternoon, holding arguments over the phone because of Covid-19, when all of a sudden there was the distinct sound of a toilet flushing.
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HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, Mediaite and Twitchy
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
That Awkward Moment When a Toilet Flushes During Supreme Court Oral Arguments
That Awkward Moment When a Toilet Flushes During Supreme Court Oral Arguments
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Bloomberg and The Atlantic
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 …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: EXCLUSIVE - DNI to Schiff: The transcripts are ready to release — Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter. — Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to receive the newsletter. — EXCLUSIVE — DNI TO SCHIFF: THE TRANSCRIPTS ARE READY TO RELEASE.
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Politico, Sara A. Carter, Redstate, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, New York Post, National Review and Power Line
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.
Connor Richards / www.heraldextra.com:
2 Utah County businesses told staff to ignore COVID-19 guidelines, resulting in 68 positive cases — Nearly half of the employees of a Utah County business tested positive for COVID-19 after the business instructed employees to not follow quarantine guidelines and required staff …
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Raw Story
J. David McSwane / ProPublica:
The TSA Hoarded 1.3 Million N95 Masks Even Though Airports Are Empty and It Doesn't Need Them — TSA officials stockpiled a huge shipment of N95 masks they knew they didn't need even after two agency officials asked to donate them. Airport traffic fell 95 percent, and the masks have sat unused …
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New York Post
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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Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, The Hill, Texas Attorney General and The Daily Caller
Oklahoman.com:
House Republicans vote to reverse court ruling on absentee ballots — Mere days after the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down a requirement that absentee ballots be notarized, House Republicans moved Wednesday to reverse the ruling. — Despite fierce opposition from House Democrats …
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The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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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Twitchy
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 »
Anthony Leonardi / Washington Examiner:
'I'm not willing to sell my soul for anyone': Carly Fiorina says she won't vote for Trump in 2020 — One of President Trump's former presidential primary opponents won't be voting for him in November. — During a podcast interview with the Bulwark's Charlie Sykes, former CEO …
Nathaniel Lash / New York Times:
Don't Be Fooled by America's Flattening Curve — Here is America's coronavirus curve: the number of newly reported cases each day. The curve has started declining moderately from the peak in early April. — But that's not the whole story. Separate the region around New York City and the picture becomes far less rosy.
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Macleans.ca, The American Independent, Mother Jones, Axios, Balloon Juice and Unfogged
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Coronavirus lessons on density, mass transit, bureaucracy and censorship: They kill. — Coronavirus unknowns include how fatal it is and if we can make a vaccine. But we've already learned about four things that make the pandemic worse. — The novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan …
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National Review
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.
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CNN