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8:15 PM ET, May 11, 2020

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Jonathan Kravis / Washington Post:
I left the Justice Department after it made a disastrous mistake.  It just happened again.  —  Jonathan Kravis was a federal prosecutor for 10 years.  —  Three months ago, I resigned from the Justice Department after 10 years as a career prosecutor.  I left a job I loved because I believed …
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DOJ Alumni Statement / Medium:
DOJ Alumni Statement on Flynn Case  —  We, the undersigned, are alumni of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) who have collectively served both Republican and Democratic administrations.  Each of us proudly took an oath to defend the Constitution and pursue the evenhanded administration …
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Nearly 2000 former DOJ officials call for AG Barr to resign over Flynn case  —  It's not clear how the judge in Flynn's case will react to DOJ's reversal.  —  Nearly 2000 Justice Department officials have signed onto a letter calling for Attorney General William Barr to resign over what they describe …
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy, The Week, Raw Story and Axios
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
What Judge Sullivan Should Do  —  U.S. District Judge Emmet G …
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Why dismiss the Flynn case? Because the FBI can't prove it
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Durham moving ‘full-throttle’ on Russia probe review, top federal prosecutors involved: sources
Discussion: Redstate and New York Post
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump visit to Pennsylvania factory that produces PPE materials was scuttled after plant officials expressed concerns about health risks  —  President Trump was pushing to get out in the public eye in recent weeks and tout his leadership during the pandemic, and White House staff thought …
Discussion: Raw Story, VICE and Balloon Juice
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus updates: Most White House officials will have to wear masks, but Trump will be exempt  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Daily Kos
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump abruptly ends briefing after contentious exchanges
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's ‘mission accomplished’ moment masks deep White House unease
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, The Wrap and Raw Story
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans have already decided Trump is going to lose  —  Come with me to a fantasy land where President Trump and his aides and allies have a sensible view of the political challenge he now confronts.  Between the pandemic and a horrific economic crisis, they realize that Trump cannot be reelected without heroic measures.
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NBC News:
Unreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities
Discussion: MSNBC
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
How the White House coronavirus response presents us with a false choice
Politico:
Trump, RNC narrowly outraise Biden, Dems in April  —  President Donald Trump's political operation narrowly outraised Joe Biden in April, according to fundraising totals released Monday.  —  The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee raked in $61.7 million, they said late Monday …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats move to allow remote voting or a virtual summer convention
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Alexi McCammond / Axios:   Democrats move to consider virtual options for summer convention
Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally  —  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the official tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
The Indefensible Cult of Cuomo
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill and Twitchy
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
As States Rush to Reopen, Scientists Fear a Coronavirus Comeback  —  Officials are under pressure to restart the economy, but many states are moving too quickly, researchers say.  The costs may be measured in lost lives.  —  Millions of working people and small-business owners who cannot earn money …
Discussion: The Smoke Eater
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Voters Sour on Biden as Reade Allegations Find Higher Platform  —  Despite dip in popularity, former VP's lead over Trump is virtually unchanged  — 48% of voters view Biden unfavorably, up 3 points since the surge of Tara Reade coverage, while 43% view him favorably, down 2 points since then.
Discussion: Douglas H. Wigdor, NB Blog, Reason and Slate
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Biden Is Planning an FDR-Size Presidency He thinks he'll survive Tara Reade's accusation.  But he knows he can't be an average-Joe Democrat anymore.  —  When fourth-term senator Joe Biden built his Wilmington, Delaware, home in 1996, he had no plans to turn it into a backup office …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump's Feeling Is, ‘Why Are We Losing Everywhere?’”:  With Advisers Feuding and Numbers Plummeting, Trump Eyes Campaign Shake-up  —  Brad Parscale (and his Ferrari) is in the hot seat.  Kushner is pushing for Nick Ayers, and against a Corey Lewandowski return.  But whose fault are the disastrous swing state numbers?
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr's Surveillance Powers  —  Welcome to the Trump-era Patriot Act: a law that protects politicians while giving the government greater knowledge of the websites you searched for and visited.  —  Days after the Justice Department controversially dropped charges …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Alison Borden / Colorado Public Radio:
Governor Suspends Castle Rock Restaurant's License After Mother's Day Opening Goes Viral  —  Gov. Jared Polis, calling the restaurant an “immediate health hazard,” has suspended the restaurant license of C&C Breakfast & Korean Kitchen in Castle Rock, a day after a video showing a packed dining room in defiance of public health rules.
Wall Street Journal:
Barack Obama on Michael Flynn  —  The lawyer President misstates the crime and the real threat to justice.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Barack Obama is a lawyer, so it was stunning to read that he ventured into the Michael Flynn case in a way that misstated the supposed crime and ignored …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Did James Clapper Lie To Congress About Briefing Obama On Flynn's Phone Calls?
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweets  —  Chicago (AP) — Twitter announced Monday it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.  —  The new rule is the latest in a wave of stricter policies that tech companies are rolling out to confront …
Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates Has Regrets  —  Years before the Covid-19 pandemic, the billionaire tried to warn global leaders of the threat from new infectious diseases.  Few listened.  ‘I feel terrible.’  —  TEXT  —  118 RESPONSES  —  Five years ago, Bill Gates warned that the biggest potential killer the world faced wasn't war, but a pandemic.
Discussion: Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
California's coronavirus outlook worse than researchers expected, as cases and deaths rise  —  While California has avoided the grim death toll of coronavirus hot spots like New York, there are growing concerns that the state's most populous regions have not yet seen the rapid decline in deaths …
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
It's not Alabama's State House that needs replacing  —  This is an opinion column.  —  The federal government gave Alabama a blank check for $1.8 billion.  —  It should have known better.  —  That money was supposed to help Alabama protect its citizens from COVID-19 and cover the costs …
Agence France-Presse:
Do it yourself: Ikea masturbation video goes viral in China  —  Beijing (AFP) - Ikea has said it will take “more careful” security measures in its shops in China after an explicit video of a woman masturbating in one of its stores went viral online.  —  The pornographic clip shows …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators worry Trump, COVID-19 could cost them their majority  —  Senate Republicans looking at polls showing GOP incumbents losing ground are concerned that President Trump's handling of the pandemic has put their majority in danger.  —  The two biggest criticisms of Trump …
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Jeffrey Katzenberg Blames Pandemic for Quibi's Rough Start  —  Downloads of the $1.8 billion short-form streaming app, meant for phones, are paltry.  “I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus,” Mr. Katzenberg said.  “Everything.”  —  LOS ANGELES — Jeffrey Katzenberg …
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
WH Adviser Belittles Media Coverage Of Staggering Unemployment As ‘Pity Party’  —  White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday disparaged the media's coverage of the staggering 14.7 percent unemployment rate in April caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  —  “That was a pity party yesterday …
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Putin Is Well on His Way to Stealing the Next Election  —  Jack Cable sat down at the desk in his cramped dorm room to become an adult in the eyes of democracy.  The rangy teenager, with neatly manicured brown hair and chunky glasses, had recently arrived at Stanford—his first semester …
 
 
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Progressive groups recruit slate of Democratic candidates for ignored seats
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
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Barton Gellman / Washington Post:
In 2013, Edward Snowden leaked top-secret National Security Agency documents showing how the U.S …
Chrissy Clark / The Federalist:
Anti-Trump Impeachment Lawyer Appointed To New Facebook Censorship Oversight Board
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Biden needs a black woman as his vice president
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BBC:
Coronavirus: ‘Do not drive from England to Wales to exercise’
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
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The Case for Reopening Schools
David Marcus / The Federalist:
The President Of The United States Should Not Wear A Mask
Julia Marcus / The Atlantic:
Quarantine Fatigue Is Real
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Wall Street Journal:
Factories Close for Good as Coronavirus Cuts Demand
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