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Jason Dearen / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Top White House officials buried CDC report — GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House …
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Yahoo News:
Document reveals Secret Service has 11 current coronavirus cases, as concerns about Trump's staff grow — WASHINGTON—Multiple members of the U.S. Secret Service have tested positive for the COVID 19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Department of Homeland Security documents reviewed by Yahoo News.
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Politico:
Katie Miller, Pence spokeswoman, tests positive for coronavirus — Katie Miller, a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to two people with knowledge of Miller's diagnosis. — Miller's positive diagnosis for Covid-19 puts the potential threat …
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David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
No, Mike Pence Did Not Deliver Empty Boxes To A Nursing Home For A Publicity Stunt — BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A single Kayleigh McEnany quote gives away the game — Katie Miller, the wife of adviser Stephen Miller, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The infection of Ms. Miller, a close adviser to Vice President Pence, means potential exposure to President Trump's inner circle …
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
FDA chief self-quarantines after exposure to Pence aide — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn will self-quarantine for 14 days after exposure to White House spokesperson Katie Miller, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, three administration officials said.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump flouts coronavirus protocols as security experts warn of need to protect president from a lethal threat — President Trump on Friday continued to eschew key public health guidelines from his own administration — meeting with Republican lawmakers and World War II veterans without a face-mask …
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Obama says in private call that ‘rule of law is at risk’ in Michael Flynn case — WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama, talking privately to former members of his administration, said Friday that the “rule of law is at risk” in the wake of what he called an unprecedented move …
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New York Times:
The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case
The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
In Flynn Case, Barr Again Takes Aim at Mueller Inquiry
In Flynn Case, Barr Again Takes Aim at Mueller Inquiry
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Alan M. Dershowitz / Gatestone Institute:
Flynn Was Innocent All Along: He Was Pressured to Plead Guilty
Flynn Was Innocent All Along: He Was Pressured to Plead Guilty
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Mark Hemingway / RealClearInvestigations:
New Red Flags Emerging From FBI's Handling of Michael Flynn's Case
New Red Flags Emerging From FBI's Handling of Michael Flynn's Case
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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Trump made Florida his official residence. He may have also made a legal mess. — For nearly a quarter-century, President Trump has envisioned boats docking at Mar-a-Lago, his swanky club set on 17 acres of prime real estate in Palm Beach, Fla., that rambles across manicured grounds between …
Christian Boone / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Glynn County commissioner says DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting — Glynn County Commissioner Peter Murphy on Friday said that he had determined that District Attorney Jackie Johnson's office refused to allow Glynn police to make arrests immediately after the Feb. 23 shooting death of Ahmaud Abery.
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Dirk Draulans / Science:
‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19 — Virologist Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March. He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since.
Washington Post:
White House pandemic supply project swathed in secrecy and exaggerations — On May 1, as White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, an illustration of an airplane flying to the moon appeared on the monitors beside her.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Jimmy Kimmel's false claim that Pence carried empty boxes
Jimmy Kimmel's false claim that Pence carried empty boxes
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Lincoln Project called Facebook to dispute fact-check warning label on anti-Trump ad ‘Mourning in America’ — The Lincoln Project contacted Facebook to push the social media giant to remove a warning label it attached to the group's blistering “Mourning in America” ad.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
How George Conway's super PAC needled Trump with a small-budget ad, helping it go viral
How George Conway's super PAC needled Trump with a small-budget ad, helping it go viral
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
I Just Flew. It Was Worse Than I Thought It Would Be. — The cabin was restless. It was a weekday afternoon in late April, and I was among dozens of people boarding an airplane that most of us had assumed would be empty. Flight attendants were scrambling to accommodate seat-change requests.
Anna Merlan / VICE:
‘Plandemic’ Is Dangerous, Viral Nonsense — Judy Mikovits has an urgent story to tell. In essence, it goes like this: Top government scientists are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, and a lot else besides. She knows because she was once one of them, before they tried to destroy …
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Greg Fish / Rantt Media:
Debunking “Plandemic,” The Coronavirus Conspiracy Video
Debunking “Plandemic,” The Coronavirus Conspiracy Video
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Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Esper stood beside World War II veterans — without a mask — President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper gathered with World War II veterans in Washington on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe. — Trump greeted a rank of seven veterans …
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Dan Solomon / Texas Monthly:
Arrested Dallas Hairdresser's GoFundMe Launched Before She Even Reopened — As far as PR stunts go, this one has been lucrative. — On Friday, Ted Cruz flew to Dallas for a haircut. He hadn't been looking particularly shaggy, but as hair salons have become the latest front in the culture war …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Other countries are winning against the virus. We are quitting. — Now is the spring of our disgrace. — Around the world, countries are winning the battle against the coronavirus and beginning a responsible return to work, school and leisure, confident that their governments have the deadly virus in check.
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Elizabeth Spiers / Washington Post:
I worked for Jared Kushner. Of course he says his covid-19 failure is a success. — President Trump's son-in-law always casts himself as the genius cleaning up someone else's problems. — Jared Kushner's coronavirus response team, we learned this week, is fumbling because it's largely staffed with inexperienced volunteers.
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Politico:
Top career intelligence official departs ODNI — A top career official is leaving the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the agency confirmed on Friday. — Deirdre Walsh, who spent more than 10 years at ODNI — most recently as chief operating officer …
Miami Herald:
Florida oncology network that bilked cancer patients gets $67 million in COVID-19 aid — A Fort Myers-based oncology network that was Florida's largest recipient of federal coronavirus relief dollars for healthcare facilities admitted last week to participating in a criminal conspiracy …
Julia Azari / Mischiefs of Faction:
The Trump presidency thrives on norms — The main narrative of the Trump presidency has been about its hostility and indifference to norms. But if we step back from the repeated shock at the administration's personal attacks, flouting of rule of law, and near-constant melding of campaigning and governing, a different picture emerges.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Robert Caro writes, and waits, during the COVID-19 outbreak — FILE - This May 21, 2019 file photo shows author Robert Caro at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala in New York. The historian discusses life during the pandemic and gives a progress report on his final Lyndon Johnson book …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
The Downside of Being a Fox News Journalist? Getting Asked About Sean Hannity — News anchors Chris Wallace and Bret Baier have faced frequent questions about the network's powerful opinion hosts and their commentary. — Chris Wallace was getting frustrated. — “I'm here.
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Newsom orders vote-by-mail in California for November election — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday he has signed an executive order that requires county officials to send vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in the state. — Newsom said California will work …
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Serena Gordon / CBS News:
Coronavirus pandemic may lead to 75,000 “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, study says — COVID-19 has directly claimed tens of thousands of U.S. lives, but conditions stemming from the novel coronavirus — rampant unemployment, isolation and an uncertain future …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Actually, the Orange Man Is Bad — And that's kind of the point. — This week America tallied the 75,000th official death from COVID-19—the real number won't be known until after the crisis has passed and will be much higher. — Last week the 30 millionth unemployment claim was submitted.
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Matt Perez / Forbes:
McEnany On Trump Not Wearing Mask Around WWII Vets: ‘They Made The Choice To Come Here’ — Asked why President Trump didn't wear a mask while honoring World War II veterans in their 90s—just a day after one of his personal valets tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus …
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
The coronavirus economy is exposing how easy it is to fall from the middle class into poverty — 'It's too cold to sleep in my car': Some are slipping through the giant holes in the U.S. safety net — Louise Lara apologized for crying as she told her story.
New York Times:
‘Found Unresponsive at Home’: Grim Records Recount Lonely Deaths — Records kept by medical examiners in Florida offer a window into how the coronavirus has killed more than 1,600 people there. Many died at home. — MIAMI — A 71-year-old woman with nausea who was sent home from the emergency room …
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The Daily Beast:
Gretchen Whitmer's Chilling Call With the White House — In Ep. 6 of The New Abnormal, co-hosts Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast talk with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about a scary call with the White House and the ad that drove Trump batty. — Between being the object of Trump's vitriol and dealing …
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ABC News:
Joe Biden to scale up campaign as Democratic anxiety grows ahead of general election fight with Trump — The size of the campaign's digital team will double in the coming weeks. — Former Vice President Joe Biden has approved a series of new hires that will significantly expand …
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