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Mary B. McCord / New York Times:
Bill Barr Twisted My Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Here's the Truth. — The F.B.I.'s interview of Mr. Flynn was constitutional, lawful and for a legitimate counterintelligence purpose. — Ms. McCord was an acting assistant attorney general for national security at the Justice Department from 2016 to 2017.
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Redstate, Patterico's Pontifications, Raw Story and Axios
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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 …
Chuck Rosenberg / Washington Post:
The long list of people who thought Flynn's lies were material
The long list of people who thought Flynn's lies were material
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The Atlantic
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
CEOs, Farm Bureau President Told To Remove Face Masks Before Meeting With Mike Pence — The vice president walked in soon afterward — without a mask — shortly after learning his press secretary had tested positive for COVID-19. — Four CEOs of food companies and the president …
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Slate, Political Flare and Raw Story
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CNN:
Pence will not self-quarantine and plans to be at the White House Monday — (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence is not planning to enter self-quarantine after his press secretary tested positive for coronavirus on Friday and plans to be at the White House on Monday, his office said on Sunday.
USA Today:
White House adopts new safety precautions as coronavirus moves closer to Trump's inner circle — WASHINGTON - With coronavirus exposure arriving in the West Wing, the White House is taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of the president and his staff after two administration aides tested positive for the coronavirus.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump sticks with positive messaging as coronavirus misery piles up
Trump sticks with positive messaging as coronavirus misery piles up
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The Hill, Raw Story, Vox, Mother Jones and Breitbart
New York Times:
White House Races to Contain Virus in Its Ranks: ‘It Is Scary to Go to Work’
White House Races to Contain Virus in Its Ranks: ‘It Is Scary to Go to Work’
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CNN, Daily Kos, IJR, Raw Story, Washington Post, Politico, NPR, The Week, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, The Hill and Rolling Stone
Politico:
Kamala emerges as early Biden VP favorite as sting of debate attack fades — Kamala Harris was written off as a possible vice presidential pick for Joe Biden last year after a cutting debate performance where she seemed to suggest he was racially insensitive.
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Raw Story
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Why Kamala Harris Isn't Clamoring to Be Biden's Running Mate
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Trump administration cuts funding for coronavirus researcher, jeopardizing possible COVID-19 cure — An American scientist who collaborates with the Wuhan Institute of Virology had his grant terminated in the wake of unsubstantiated claims that COVID-19 is either manmade or leaked out of a Chinese government lab.
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Redstate, No More Mister Nice Blog and Twitchy
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 …
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The Hill
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump charges Obama with ‘biggest political crime in American history’
Trump charges Obama with ‘biggest political crime in American history’
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA, Political Flare and Rolling Stone
Washington Post:
Does Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis know what he's doing? We're about to find out. — Florida Man is devil-may-care and slightly oafish, beloved but not admired, newsworthy above all. Florida Man — christened as a meme in the previous decade but perhaps as old as the state itself …
Dion Rabouin / Axios:
Despite polling disadvantage, betting markets see Trump winning re-election — Even after the White House's delayed response to the coronavirus outbreak, unprecedented job losses and a bruising recession, investors and betting markets are still putting their money on President Trump to win re-election in November.
USA Today:
Ben Crump: Ahmaud Arbery killing reminiscent of lynching — Imagine for a moment that two black men with rifles jumped out of a pickup in a residential neighborhood and shot to death a white jogger because they suspected him of committing a crime. — Imagine the fury of justice that would rain down upon them.
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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Factories Close for Good as Coronavirus Cuts Demand — Some manufacturers that furloughed employees during lockdowns say plants won't reopen — Factory furloughs across the U.S. are becoming permanent closings, a sign of the heavy damage the coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns are exerting on the industrial economy.
John J. Pitney, Jr / The Bulwark:
Trump, Reagan, and “Mourning in America” — The Lincoln Project's “Mourning in America” ad has been the defining spot of the 2020 campaign. — The ad is a play on Ronald Reagan's classic 1984 reelection ad, “Morning in America.” And it seems to have triggered President Trump.
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Daily Kos
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
How the White House coronavirus response presents us with a false choice — Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States. — The coronavirus, to date, has taken the lives of more than 79,000 Americans. One of every 5 U.S. workers has filed for unemployment …
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NBC News, Axios, The American Independent and The Hill
Washington Post:
Doctors keep discovering new ways the coronavirus attacks the body … PLEASE NOTE — 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.
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The Week
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The Four Men Responsible For America's COVID-19 Test Disaster — The White House's inability to track the disease as it spread across the nation crippled the government's response and led to the worst disaster this country has faced in nearly a century — Dr. Robert Redfield …
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Raw Story
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Take the Shutdown Skeptics Seriously — Should states ease pandemic restrictions or extend lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders into the summer? That question confronts leaders across the United States. President Trump says that “we have to get our country open.”
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Althouse
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Big Tech Has Crushed the News Business. That's About to Change. — News organizations have long hoped that tech platforms would pay them for news. Now regulators abroad are moving to make that happen. — It reads like a coroner's report on the news business, 623 pages filled with charts …
David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
The Supreme Court Can't Help Trump Now Without Hurting Itself — The conservative majority may want to contort the law so Trump can hide his taxes, but the legitimacy of the courts will take a hit if they do—especially if Biden wins the election — The Supreme Court is about to hear cases …
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Raw Story and Associated Press
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
Why the U.S. isn't prepared to meet overwhelming demand for a coronavirus vaccine — Meeting the overwhelming demand for a successful coronavirus vaccine will require a historic amount of coordination between scientists, drugmakers and the government. — The nation's supply chain isn't anywhere close to ready for such an effort.
Associated Press:
Virus Outbreak — The latest news on the worldwide virus pandemic. — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...
Shelly Bradbury / Denver Post:
Castle Rock restaurant reopens to Mother's Day crowds in defiance of statewide public health order — A Castle Rock restaurant drew crowds Sunday when it reopened fully for Mother's Day in defiance of Colorado's public health order that limits restaurants statewide to takeout and delivery services.