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10:15 AM ET, May 8, 2020

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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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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 …
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 …
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 …
Lawfare:
An Ugly Day for the Justice Department  —  It is exceptionally rare for the United States Department of Justice to move in court to dismiss a case in which a defendant has—ably assisted by first-class lawyers—entered into a plea agreement to spare himself prosecution on more serious felony charges.
Discussion: Politico
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.
Discussion: Vox, The Mahablog and Sean Hannity
Catherine Herridge / CBS News:
Attorney General William Barr on Michael Flynn, Obamacare and coronavirus restrictions - Transcript
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Trump says “the jury's still out” on FBI Director Chris Wray
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:   Justice Finally Arrives for Michael Flynn
CBS News:
Attorney General Barr says what Michael Flynn did “was not a crime”
Discussion: The Week
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.
Discussion: The Week and The Hill
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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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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New York Times:
April Jobs Report Shows Record Unemployment Rate: Live News Tracker
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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.
Discussion: Politico and Observer
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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NBC News:
As ‘#Plandemic’ goes viral, those targeted by discredited scientist's crusade warn of ‘dangerous’ claims  —  Initially pushed by anti-vaccination disinformation peddlers, the video was then promoted by minor celebrities.  —  A video from a discredited scientist promoting a hodgepodge …
Discussion: VICE
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.
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
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 …
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 …
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Trump tightens grip on coronavirus information as he pushes to restart the economy  —  President Trump in recent weeks has sought to block or downplay information about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic as he urges a return to normalcy and the rekindling of an economy that has been devastated …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The White House's coronavirus cure is even more magical than we could have imagined
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Reopening the country seen as greater risk among most Americans: POLL
Discussion: 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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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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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:   Call it DeBLOVID-19: Mayor Urged NYCers to ‘Go On With Your Lives’ as City Became Cesspool of Infection
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.) …
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Robert A. George / New York Daily News:
Grudging a nurse: A petulant president snaps at an innocent-but-accurate description of hospital equipment availability  —  When critics call out President Trump's petulance or blatant cruelty (often directed at female targets), supporters rush to defend him, usually with the excuse …
Discussion: HuffPost
Katherine Kersten / Star Tribune:
Minnesota must recover from its pandemic of fear  —  On top of that, this experiment with government by decree needs to end.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Minnesota has been in the grip of coronavirus hysteria for the last two months.  We have submitted to unprecedented restrictions on our freedoms …
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Murphy says he'll be ‘shocked’ if N.J. beaches aren't reopened by Memorial Day
Discussion: Fox News, Gothamist and The Hill
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
How America Arrived at the Cruel New Normal
Discussion: New York Times
CyberDust ID / blog maverick:
I Hired a Team of Secret Shoppers to Find Out How Businesses Were Opening in Dallas. It's Not Good.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
States face economic death spiral from coronavirus
Dean Welte / KTIV-TV:
Gov. Ricketts: Nebraska won't release specific COVID-19 numbers at meatpacking plants
Gabby Orr / Politico:
The 2024 election test arrives early for Mike Pence
Discussion: Raw Story
William Feuer / CNBC:
California identifies nail salons as source of coronavirus community spread, Gov. Newsom says
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Ashley Southall / New York Times:
The NYPD Arrested 40 People on Social Distancing Violations. 35 Were Black.
Discussion: Slate and Raw Story
Axios:
The U.S.' coronavirus recovery is way behind Europe's
Discussion: National Review, Mediaite and Raw Story
Sean Sullivan / Stamford Advocate:
Glitches, awkwardness and blank screens mar Biden's virtual Tampa rally
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Nick Arama / Redstate:
New Docs Tie Obama in to Effort Against Flynn, Biden Also in Room
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Where Americans are still staying at home the most
Discussion: Mother Jones
Myah Ward / Politico:
Melinda Gates gives Trump administration ‘D-minus’ for coronavirus response
Discussion: American Greatness and The Hill
Politico:
Democrats fume over having to clean up Bloomberg's mess
Discussion: New York Times
 

 
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