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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.
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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
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Sounds Alarm After DOJ Drops Criminal Case Against Flynn: ‘Rule Of Law Is At Risk’
Obama Sounds Alarm After DOJ Drops Criminal Case Against Flynn: ‘Rule Of Law Is At Risk’
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Washington Post, Townhall and Vox
JONATHAN TURLEY:
President Obama Declares “There Is No Precedent That Anybody Can Find” …
President Obama Declares “There Is No Precedent That Anybody Can Find” …
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The Daily Caller, Redstate and Twitchy
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been ‘absolute chaotic disaster’
Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been ‘absolute chaotic disaster’
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Political Flare, The Hill, Deadline, Bloomberg, Yahoo News, Daily Kos, KTLA, New York Times and Just The News
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Obama lashes out at Trump in call with supporters
Obama lashes out at Trump in call with supporters
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One America News Network, Axios and The Hill
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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The Hill and New York Post
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CNN:
CDC director self-quarantining after exposure to person at the White House who tested positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will self-quarantine for two weeks after he was exposed to a person at the White House …
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The Hill, Washington Post, New York Post, Task & Purpose, Mother Jones and Politico
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.
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The Hill, The Week, Raw Story and The Mahablog, more at Mediagazer »
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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Axios, COVID-19 in Indian Country and Law & Crime
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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.
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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
Noem Tells Tribes To Remove Checkpoints, One Tribe Says No
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South Dakota State News and The Hill
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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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and New York Times
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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 …
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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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New Yorker, New York Daily News and Law & Crime
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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The Wrap, Twitchy, The Daily Caller, New Republic and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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CBS News, NPR and WINK NEWS, more at Mediagazer »
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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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Anxious About the Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump — Surveys show the president's standing with seniors, the group most vulnerable to the coronavirus, has fallen as he pushes to reopen the country. — WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis and the administration's halting response …
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Raw Story and Political Flare