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9:35 PM ET, May 9, 2020

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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Filing error adds to twists of Flynn case reversal  —  (CNN)The court filing on Thursday to drop former national security adviser Michael Flynn's criminal case used the attorney identification number for the previous US attorney, a technical error that adds to the twists of the dramatic reversal by the government.
Discussion: Slate and New York Times
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:   ‘Chaotic disaster’: Obama hits Trump's coronavirus response, warns of disinformation ahead of election
The Hill:
Storm builds around Barr over dropping of Flynn case
Discussion: Breitbart
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Sounds Alarm After DOJ Drops Criminal Case Against Flynn: ‘Rule Of Law Is At Risk’
Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall and Vox
JONATHAN TURLEY:
President Obama Declares “There Is No Precedent That Anybody Can Find” …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Redstate and Twitchy
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Fauci to begin ‘modified quarantine’  —  (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House's coronavirus task force, tells CNN he will begin a “modified quarantine” after making a “low risk” contact with the White House staffer …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   Trump Met With GOP Lawmakers For An Hour. Nobody Wore A Mask Or Stayed Apart.
Aaron Davis / Washington Post:
In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America  —  It was Jan. 22, a day after the first case of covid-19 was detected in the United States, and orders were pouring into Michael Bowen's company outside Fort Worth, some from as far away as Hong Kong.
Chris Boyette / CNN:
South Dakota governor tells Sioux tribes they have 48 hours to remove Covid-19 checkpoints  —  (CNN)The governor of South Dakota has given an ultimatum to two Sioux tribes: Remove checkpoints on state and US highways within 48 hours or risk legal action.  —  Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday …
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Morgan Matzen / Rapid City Journal:
Tribes respond to Noem's demands to remove highway checkpoints  —  Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to both the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Oglala Sioux Tribe demanding that their checkpoints for COVID-19 related travel be removed from state and U.S. highways.
Discussion: New York Post
Danielle Zoellner / The Independent:   South Dakota governor threatens Native American tribes with legal action if they do not remove coronavirus checkpoints
Lee Strubinger / listen.sdpb.org:
Noem Tells Tribes To Remove Checkpoints, One Tribe Says No
Washington Post:
As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Americans it's safe to inch back to normal  —  In a week when the novel coronavirus ravaged new communities across the country and the number of dead soared past 78,000, President Trump and his advisers shifted from hour-by-hour crisis management …
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Washington Post:
White House aides rattled after positive coronavirus tests and officials send mixed messages on how to respond  —  The White House on Saturday continued to scramble to deal with the fallout from two aides testing positive for the coronavirus, as officials who were potentially exposed responded differently …
Discussion: Raw Story
Daily Mail:
Attorney who leaked Ahmaud Arbery ‘lynching’ video thought it would CLEAR his friends and says if jogger had ‘frozen’ he'd still be alive, as police debunk suspect's recent burglary claims  — Video that showed Gregory and Travis McMichael fatally shooting black jogger Ahmaud Arbery …
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Washington Post:
It took 74 days for suspects to be charged in the death of a black jogger.  Many people are asking why it took so long.
Discussion: The Hill, USA Today and New York Post
Rutger Bregman / The Guardian:
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months  —  When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently from William Golding's bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman  —  For centuries western culture has been permeated …
Discussion: Instapundit
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Live and Let Die, Trump-Style  —  The world's greatest con artist has finally come up against a foe he can't fool.  —  WASHINGTON — This is not a good time for vampires.  —  Or bats.  —  Which is disorienting for me because, as a lifelong aficionado of vampires, I have a big collection of bat T-shirts …
Discussion: The Guardian
David Browne / Rolling Stone:
Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87  —  Pianist-singer behind “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Long Tall Sally” set the template that a generation of musicians would follow  —  Little Richard, a founding father of rock and roll whose fervent shrieks …
The Daily Beast:
Biden Campaign Is Secretly Building a Republican Group  —  “You don't want something like this out on the street before it needs to be,” one GOP said.  “It just makes it much harder to do.”  —  Appearing in an Instagram live chat with soccer star Megan Rapinoe on April 30 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Alexander Vindman Admits Making up Parts of Trump Call Summary  —  Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman admitted he made up elements of President Donald Trump's call with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an official summary.  —  Prior to the call, Vindman included a discussion about corruption …
Guy Benson / Townhall:
Court Records: Biden Accuser Tara Reade was Charged with Check Fraud Days Before Leaving His Senate Office [UPDATE - Reade's Attorney Disputes Timeline]  —  According to California court records, Tara Reade — the woman who has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago …
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion  —  A video showcasing baseless arguments by Judy Mikovits, including attacks on Anthony Fauci, has been viewed more than eight million times in the past week.  —  In a video posted to YouTube on Monday, a woman animatedly described …
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Science:   Fact-checking Judy Mikovits, the controversial virologist attacking Anthony Fauci in a viral conspiracy video
Associated Press:
72 got COVID-19 after being at large event  —  MADISON, Wis. — More than 70 people who tested positive for the coronavirus since an April 24 rally at the Wisconsin state Capitol indicated they had attended a large gathering, but the state Department of Health Services cant' say if they were at the rally …
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
Kushner, Doctor Push Back On New York Times Hit Piece On Coronavirus Volunteers  —  White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner and Dr. Jeffrey Hendricks are both pushing back on a New York Times hit piece on the administration's use of professionals who volunteered to help in its efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
Bill McColl / Fox Business:
Kushner sees a comeback from coronavirus lockdown crisis  —  White House focused on next steps, Kushner says  —  Senior adviser to President Trump Jared Kushner told FOX Business' Gerry Baker that despite the gloomy April jobs figures, he's optimistic an economic turnaround is coming soon …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The one Republican Senate candidate willing to call out Donald Trump  —  Few Republicans are willing to say a negative word about President Donald Trump.  —  John James — a rising star in the GOP who last year was floated to be Trump's ambassador to the United Nations …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Catholic bishop suspends priest and issues a trespass order over blog about clergy sex abuse  —  A months-long standoff between a Catholic bishop in Virginia and a priest who blogs frequent, strident criticism of the church's handling of clergy sexual abuse has boiled over …
Brad Slager / Redstate:
Michael Caputo Releases Receipts, Shows Rep. Eric Swalwell Was Witness Tampering  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell might be in a bit of trouble, or at least he would be if he were a Republican.  —  Michael Caputo, a now cleared target of the Mueller investigation, has released text messages that purport …
 
 
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Leila Fadel / NPR:
Public Health Experts Say Many States Are Opening Too Soon To Do So Safely
Discussion: The Dispatch
Dan Swanson / RIVER COUNTRY:
State Issues ‘Gag Order’ Hours Before Rumors Of COVID-19 Prevalence At Nebraska City
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Trump Versus the Governors
Jonathan / The Winglet:
Carnival Cruise Bookings Surge 600% After Announcing August Relaunch
Discussion: TMZ.com and New York Post
New York Times:
U.S. Hits Back at China With New Visa Restrictions on Journalists
Taylor Dolven / Miami Herald:
Royal Caribbean crew go on hunger strike until company proves it is sending them home
NBC News:
The pandemic shows WHO lacks authority to force governments to divulge information, experts say
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Matthew Wright / Daily Mail:
‘Lockdown protest’ couple film themselves wearing masks with SWASTIKAS on them while grocery shopping …
Discussion: The Sun
Military Times:
Ex-Green Beret pitched Venezuela plot to Colorado investors last year, claiming links …
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
As Job Losses Mount, Lawmakers Face a Make-or-Break Moment
Discussion: Raw Story
Maya King / Politico:
The Southern Democrat with the power to shut down Trump's convention
Discussion: Raw Story
Gunjan Banerji / Wall Street Journal:
Why Is the Stock Market Rallying When the Economy Is So Bad?
Discussion: The Intellectualist
CBS News:
Ousted government scientist who pushed back on Trump-touted coronavirus treatment speaks out
Discussion: Breitbart
theepochtimes.com:
Richard Grenell, a True Hero of Our Times