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The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Wants Flynn Back for 2020, Sees Him as Its ‘Nelson Mandela’ — Can a disgraced former national security adviser become a campaign MAGA hero? We may soon find out. — With the Justice Department announcing Thursday that it would drop the case against Michael Flynn …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
If Michael Flynn did nothing wrong, why didn't he tell the truth? — With the Justice Department's move Thursday to drop its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, it's useful to go back to a basic question: If Flynn did nothing wrong when he called the Russian ambassador on Dec. 29 …
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Skeptical judge could hold up Trump administration's bid to clear Flynn, legal experts say — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The notoriously independent-minded federal judge who once said he was disgusted by the conduct of Michael Flynn could block the administration's bid to drop criminal charges …
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for Trump …
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Kushner Details His Wild Idea to Use Russia's Secret Comms — According to newly released transcripts, Kushner admitted to floating a back-channel of sorts, but said the then-Russian ambassador nixed the idea. — The president's son-in-law and top aide, Jared Kushner …
Washington Post:
After Flynn reversal, Trump signals his FBI director is on thin ice — President Trump voiced uncertainty Friday over the future of his FBI director, Christopher A. Wray, a day after the Justice Department moved to throw out the guilty plea of the president's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn.
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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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Real Clear Politics, Instapundit, Fox News, New York Post, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Catherine Herridge / CBS News:
Attorney General William Barr on Michael Flynn, Obamacare and coronavirus restrictions - Transcript
Attorney General William Barr on Michael Flynn, Obamacare and coronavirus restrictions - Transcript
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
‘Never Seen Anything Like This’: Experts Question Dropping of Flynn Prosecution
‘Never Seen Anything Like This’: Experts Question Dropping of Flynn Prosecution
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Justice Finally Arrives for Michael Flynn
Washington Post:
Flynn decision cheered by Trump and the right, as critics decry it as an attack on the rule of law
Flynn decision cheered by Trump and the right, as critics decry it as an attack on the rule of law
Matt Fountain / San Luis Obispo Tribune:
Exclusive: 1996 court document confirms Tara Reade told of harassment in Biden's office — A court document from 1996 shows former Senate staffer Tara Reade told her ex-husband she was sexually harassed while working for Joe Biden in 1993. — The declaration — exclusively obtained …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser — WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, is being represented by a prominent lawyer and political donor to President Donald Trump's 2016 Republican campaign.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
A record 20.5 million jobs were lost in April as unemployment rate jumps to 14.7% — Nonfarm payrolls fell by 20.5 million in April and the unemployment rate rose to 14.7%, both post-World War II records. — Economists had been expecting a loss of 21.5 million jobs and the unemployment rate to surge to 16%.
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Ben White / Politico:
Political fantasy battles economic reality after tens of millions of jobs lost — The U.S. economy is sitting in its deepest hole since the Great Depression, with more than 33 million Americans losing their jobs in just seven weeks and an unemployment rate now at 14.7 percent …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
A devastating jobs report for April will show virus's impact — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday is poised to report the worst set of jobs numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a snapshot of the devastating damage the coronavirus outbreak has inflicted on the economy.
Nelly Miles / Georgia Bureau of Investigation:
Ahmaud Arbery Death Investigation — Glynn County, GA (May 7, 2020) - On May 7th, 2020, the GBI arrested Gregory McMichael, age 64, and Travis McMichael, age 34, for the death of Ahmaud Arbery. They were both charged with murder and aggravated assault. The McMichaels were taken into custody …
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Elizabeth Spiers / Washington Post:
I worked for Jared Kushner. Of course he says his covid 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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The American Spectator, The Intercept and A Scammer Darkly
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Trump tightens grip on coronavirus information as he pushes to restart the economy
Trump tightens grip on coronavirus information as he pushes to restart the economy
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The White House's coronavirus cure is even more magical than we could have imagined
The White House's coronavirus cure is even more magical than we could have imagined
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The Hill
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Discredited Doctor and Sham ‘Science’ Are the Stars of Viral Coronavirus Documentary ‘Plandemic’ — Dr. Judy Mikovits is portrayed as a science genius in a conspiracy film about the coronavirus—but her own research history is dubious and the video is full of bizarre claims.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump officials' dysfunction harms delivery of coronavirus drug — A complete breakdown in communication and coordination within the Trump administration has undermined the distribution of a promising treatment, according to senior officials with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
'We're going to fill it': Republicans ready for any Supreme Court vacancy — Senate Republicans are quietly beginning to contemplate the possibility of an election-year confirmation battle for the Supreme Court. — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's hospitalization this week and the looming end …
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Breitbart, One America News Network and Raw Story
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Obama Defense Official Evelyn Farkas Admitted She Lied On MSNBC About Having Evidence Of Collusion — Former Obama administration defense official Evelyn Farkas testified under oath that she lied during an MSNBC interview when she claimed to have evidence of alleged collusion …
Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
Americans more worried about reopening too quickly than not opening quickly enough, survey shows — WASHINGTON - As states around the country begin reopening, a new survey shows the majority of Americans are more worried about social distancing measures being loosened too quickly then are worried …
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Reopening the country seen as greater risk among most Americans: POLL
Reopening the country seen as greater risk among most Americans: POLL
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FiveThirtyEight and The Week
ABC News:
Pompeo changes tune on Chinese lab's role in virus outbreak, as intel officials cast doubt — After telling ABC News there was “enormous evidence,” he now says maybe not. — Secretary of State Pompeo is leaning even harder into his attacks on the Chinese government over the novel coronavirus pandemic …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Top GOP lawmaker disclosed holdings in Chinese company he criticized
Top GOP lawmaker disclosed holdings in Chinese company he criticized
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New York Times:
De Blasio Strips Control of Virus Tracing From Health Department — Several leading health officials expressed serious concerns over the transfer of contact tracing efforts to the agency that runs the city's public hospitals, a departure from current and past practice.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
States face economic death spiral from coronavirus — Early numbers show how significantly the coronavirus is devastating states' revenue streams — and could force choices between raising taxes or gutting services and laying off public employees. — Why it matters: Even as some states …
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Raw Story, Associated Press and The Hill
Dean Welte / KTIV-TV:
Gov. Ricketts: Nebraska won't release specific COVID-19 numbers at meatpacking plants — LINCOLN, Neb. (KTIV) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says the state won't release specific numbers of cases at meatpacking plants, like Tyson's facilities in Dakota City, or Madison.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democratic senators propose $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans — A trio of Democratic senators are pitching a big idea: pay most American families thousands of dollars each month until the coronavirus's economic crisis subsides. — On Friday, Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) …