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8:30 AM ET, May 10, 2020

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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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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 …
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 and Balloon Juice
NBC News:
Fauci joins CDC chief on growing White House quarantine list  —  The head of the Food and Drug Administration will also self-quarantine; all three are on the coronavirus task force.  —  Three members of the White House coronavirus task force will self-quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19 …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Meadows learns to navigate Kushner's sprawling White House influence  —  When the White House's top domestic policy job came open in recent weeks, newly installed chief of staff Mark Meadows was quick to suggest a surprising name: Stephen Miller.  —  The proposal, described by three people familiar …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Fauci and Birx's public withdrawal worries health experts
Discussion: ABC News
Greg Clary / CNN:   FDA commissioner and CDC director will testify remotely in Senate hearing
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   Trump Met With GOP Lawmakers For An Hour. Nobody Wore A Mask Or Stayed Apart.
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: New York Times
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New York Times:   William Barr's Perversion of Justice
JONATHAN TURLEY:
President Obama Declares “There Is No Precedent That Anybody Can Find” …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Redstate
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
‘Chaotic disaster’: Obama hits Trump's coronavirus response, warns of disinformation ahead of election
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Breitbart
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Obama lashes out at Trump in call with supporters
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
The Hill:
Storm builds around Barr over dropping of Flynn case
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
For Flynn, Dropped Charges Are the Latest in a Life Full of Reversals
Discussion: The Hill and Forbes
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
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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New York Times:   Whistle-Blower Exposes Infighting and Animus in Trump's Coronavirus Response
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: Argus Leader and New York Post
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Lee Strubinger / listen.sdpb.org:
Noem Tells Tribes To Remove Checkpoints, One Tribe Says No
Danielle Zoellner / The Independent:   South Dakota governor threatens Native American tribes with legal action if they do not remove coronavirus checkpoints
Washington Post:
Coronavirus flares as states and countries ease social distancing guidelines  —  Easing of social distancing guidelines — whether by government edict or individual decision — has led to new coronavirus flare-ups in the United States and abroad, even as pressure builds to loosen restrictions …
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
‘How long can a heart last like this?’ … I've hardly moved from this couch in weeks, but right now my heart rate monitor says I'm at 132.  That's double my normal.  That's like if I'm climbing a mountain.  How come?  Nobody knows.  Nobody ever knows.  And why has my fever been spiking again?
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 …
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
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 …
Washington Post:
Republicans grow nervous about losing the Senate amid worries over Trump's handling of the pandemic  —  Republicans are increasingly nervous they could lose control of the Senate this fall as a potent combination of a cratering economy, President Trump's controversial handling of the pandemic …
Discussion: Political Wire
USA Today:
Sanders, Harris, Markey want to give Americans $2,000 a month during coronavirus pandemic, but likely face GOP pushback  —  WASHINGTON — The single $1,200 check to Americans in a federal stimulus package was not enough to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of senators say, and they want to send more.
 
 
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Nick Allen / Telegraph:
US and UK intelligence agencies ‘examining report on mobile phone data at Wuhan laboratory’
Discussion: New York Post and NBC News
Siva Vaidhyanathan / Wired:
Facebook and the Folly of Self-Regulation
Susan Edelman / New York Post:
Emails reveal Mayor de Blasio ‘abused his power’ to help stall yeshiva probe
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
Kushner, Doctor Push Back On New York Times Hit Piece On Coronavirus Volunteers
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Catholic bishop suspends priest and issues a trespass order over blog about clergy sex abuse
Leila Fadel / NPR:
Public Health Experts Say Many States Are Opening Too Soon To Do So Safely
Discussion: The Dispatch
Bill McColl / Fox Business:
Kushner sees a comeback from coronavirus lockdown crisis
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Discussion: TMZ.com and New York Post
New York Times:
U.S. Hits Back at China With New Visa Restrictions on Journalists
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