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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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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
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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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.
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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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
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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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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CNN, BBC, The Root, The Daily Beast, Damian J. Penny and WJXT-TV
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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, INDIVISIBLE VENTURA, ABC News, Vox and The Guardian
Joe Biden:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on the Filing of the Opening Briefs in California v. Texas — Today in our country, more than 1.2 million people have been infected with COVID-19. More than 71,000 lives have been lost to this pandemic. And millions more are facing enormous economic instability due …
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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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The Hill, Vox, Fox News, ABC News and The Daily Beast
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, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Week and Macleans.ca
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 …
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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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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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, Politico, The Daily Caller, Sara A. Carter, Redstate, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, New York Post, National Review and Power Line
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Sources say Russia probe transcripts affirm officials came up empty on collusion: ‘Schiff is in panic mode’
Sources say Russia probe transcripts affirm officials came up empty on collusion: ‘Schiff is in panic mode’
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New York Post
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
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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The Atlantic and Bloomberg
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
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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, Townhall, IJR, The Hill, Texas Attorney General and The Daily Caller
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.
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
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 …
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 …
Stamford Advocate:
America's coronavirus divide is reflected in two New Mexico mayors. One asked for a lockdown. The other defied orders. — GALLUP, N.M. - Louie Bonaguidi had been mayor of this tiny city set among high desert buttes and Native American reservations for just a matter of hours last week when the governor called.
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
Aaron Boyd / Nextgov:
Homeland Security's Biometrics Database Is on Its Way to the Amazon Cloud — The Office of Biometric Identity Management released a privacy impact assessment as the program begins moving the nation's biometric database to Amazon's GovCloud. — The Homeland Security Department is in the midst …
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 …
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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