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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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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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Raw Story, Vox and The Mahablog
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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Mother Jones
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 …
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, Politico and Talking Points Memo
Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
Pardoning Flynn would have looked bad. Dropping the charges is far worse.
Lawfare:
An Ugly Day for the Justice Department
An Ugly Day for the Justice Department
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The Atlantic, Politico, New York Times, Patterico's Pontifications and Twitchy
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Justice Finally Arrives for Michael Flynn
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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The Atlantic, CBS News, Washington Post, Raw Story, The Rooster, Mediaite, IJR, Forbes, The Root, Common Dreams, Discourse.net and Althouse
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Vice President Mike Pence staffer tests positive for coronavirus — An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for coronavirus. — The confirmation came one day after news that President Donald Trump's personal valet had also tested positive. — Pence staff member tests positive for coronavirus: NBC
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Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and WHOTV
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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.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
White House Aide Tests Positive for Virus Ahead of Pence Trip — A White House aide has tested positive for coronavirus infection, according to people familiar with the matter, the second person working at the executive residence to contract the virus this 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.
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The Daily Beast, New York Post, Reason, The Hill and The Week
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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Washington Post, Calculated Risk, CNN, Marketplace, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Vox and The Week
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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, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
A devastating jobs report for April will show virus's impact
A devastating jobs report for April will show virus's impact
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Politico, Financial Times and Observer
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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BuzzFeed News and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
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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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Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Georgia promises thorough probe in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Georgia promises thorough probe in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
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Politico
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Gregory and Travis McMichael Arrested in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Gregory and Travis McMichael Arrested in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
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CNN, Common Dreams, The Trace, New York Post, Mother Jones, The Guardian, The Daily Beast and Wall Street Journal
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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The American Spectator, Raw Story, The Intercept, A Scammer Darkly, Just The News and Brookings
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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Vanity Fair, Breitbart, One America News Network and Raw Story
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.
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll: Almost one in five say they won't get vaccinated — As a number of states begin to reopen their economies, a clear majority of Americans believe they are moving too fast, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll. Even residents of the reopened states agree.
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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
Rod Dreher:
Anti-Mask Snowflakes Of The Right — Look, I understand people are mad about social distancing and wearing masks, but a lot of people on the Right are losing their minds. Here's something from a column by Dan Fagan in my local paper, the Baton Rouge Advocate: … I'd say you've boiled your brain, Cap.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pro-Biden super PAC launches $10 million ad blitz — One of the top two super PACs supporting former Vice President Joe Biden's White House bid announced on Friday that it's launching a $10 million pre-Democratic convention ad blitz that kicks off this weekend.
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NBC News, Fox Business and YouTube
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump says he'd help Biden get access to rapid COVID tests
Trump says he'd help Biden get access to rapid COVID tests
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Associated Press, Political Wire and Sean Hannity
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 …
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The Gateway Pundit
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
First Californian to get coronavirus in community spread was infected at a nail salon, Newsom says — The first person in California to contract the coronavirus through community spread caught the virus in a nail salon, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. — Newsom cited the case when asked …
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William Feuer / CNBC:
California identifies nail salons as source of coronavirus community spread, Gov. Newsom says
California identifies nail salons as source of coronavirus community spread, Gov. Newsom says
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The Week
Rebecca Jacobs / CREW:
Trump said the Secret Service told him to stay at his hotel. There's no record that's true. — Yet again, the president used the Secret Service as an excuse for his profiteering, and yet again Secret Service records suggest he's not telling the truth. — In February, President Trump traveled …
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.) …
CyberDust ID / blog maverick:
I Hired a Team of Secret Shoppers to Find Out How Businesses Were Opening in Dallas. It's Not Good. — I wanted to get an understanding of what opening meant to businesses around Dallas. Were they opening? What precautions were they taking? Were employees in safe environments?