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Martha Raddatz / ABC News:
Acting DNI seeks to declassify any Obama officials involved in Flynn ‘unmasking’: Source — Grenell visited the Justice Department last week over the matter. — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has sought to declassify a list of former Obama administration officials …
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Politico:
Senate Republicans break with Trump over ‘Obamagate’ — President Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to encourage sweeping investigations of his predecessor Barack Obama met a unanimous response from Senate Republicans: No thanks. — Trump's Senate allies on Monday stopped short …
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Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
BREAKING: U.S. Officials Have Declassified List Of Obama Officials Who Were Involved In ‘Unmasking’ General Flynn — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declassified the list of former Obama administration officials who were allegedly involved in the “unmasking” …
Washington Post:
The Flynn case isn't over until the judge says it's over — John Gleeson served as a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of New York and chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in that district. David O'Neil served as the acting assistant attorney general …
Jonathan Kravis / Washington Post:
I left the Justice Department after it made a disastrous mistake. It just happened again.
I left the Justice Department after it made a disastrous mistake. It just happened again.
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Vanity Fair, New York Times, The Week, The Intercept, IJR, Politico, Law & Crime, CNBC, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
DOJ Alumni Statement / Medium:
DOJ Alumni Statement on Flynn Case
DOJ Alumni Statement on Flynn Case
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The American Independent, NBC News, Fox News, Washington Post, Mediaite, Twitchy, Rolling Stone, The Week, Slate, The Hill, Axios and Law & Crime
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Why dismiss the Flynn case? Because the FBI can't prove it
Why dismiss the Flynn case? Because the FBI can't prove it
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JONATHAN TURLEY
Lee Smith / Just The News:
Newly declassified evidence undercuts former DNI Clapper's testimony to Congress
Newly declassified evidence undercuts former DNI Clapper's testimony to Congress
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The Gateway Pundit
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Did Obama Tell The FBI To Hide Its Activities From The Trump Administration?
Why Did Obama Tell The FBI To Hide Its Activities From The Trump Administration?
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The Gateway Pundit, Political Flare, Breitbart, Mediaite and Axios
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Nearly 2000 former DOJ officials call for AG Barr to resign over Flynn case
Nearly 2000 former DOJ officials call for AG Barr to resign over Flynn case
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
What Judge Sullivan Should Do — U.S. District Judge Emmet G …
What Judge Sullivan Should Do — U.S. District Judge Emmet G …
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Washington Monthly and Washington Post
NBC News:
Unreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities — President Trump's claim that cases are falling everywhere is contradicted by his own task force's report, obtained by NBC News, showing the virus spreading far from the coasts.
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Raw Story
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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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Politico, Raw Story, Slate, Daily Kos and Wall Street Journal
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump's tweets are a strategy of distraction to obscure a policy of abdication — In the fourth month of the greatest crisis of his presidency, Donald Trump issued 126 tweets or retweets during a single Sunday. — Other than claiming “great marks” for handling the pandemic …
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Chicago Tribune, The Guardian and Vox
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci to Warn Senate of ‘Needless Suffering and Death’ — The risks of reopening the country too soon will be a focus of government hearings on Tuesday. The White House's new mask requirement won't apply to President Trump. — RIGHT NOW Dr. Anthony S. Fauci …
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Daily Kos, New York Post, Washington Post, Mediaite and Mother Jones
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump abruptly ends briefing after contentious exchanges — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN. — Jiang asked Trump why he was putting …
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Breitbart, One America News Network, The Hill, Politico and Fox News
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 …
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Political Flare, The Week, Raw Story, WHOTV, The Mahablog, The Root, Balloon Juice and VICE
German Lopez / Vox:
Trump's White House banner claims “America leads the world in testing.” That's wrong.
Trump's White House banner claims “America leads the world in testing.” That's wrong.
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mother Jones and NBC News
Washington Post:
White House implements stringent mask policy — but not for Trump
White House implements stringent mask policy — but not for Trump
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Politico, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Hill and The Week
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Coronavirus cases ripple through Trump administration: How it's affecting top officials
Coronavirus cases ripple through Trump administration: How it's affecting top officials
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Associated Press, Breitbart, The Hill and Politico
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?
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Political Flare
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Obama ‘should have kept his mouth shut’ on Trump's coronavirus response — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that former President Obama should have held back from criticizing President Trump's handling of the coronavirus, calling the decision “a little bit classless.”
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Axios
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pelosi urges Congress to ‘go big’ on next virus aid package
Pelosi urges Congress to ‘go big’ on next virus aid package
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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 …
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New York Times, Associated Press, The Week and The Hill
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Battleground Biden ad says Trump's coronavirus response “destroyed” economy
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats move to allow remote voting or a virtual summer convention
Democrats move to allow remote voting or a virtual summer convention
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The Week, The Hill and Vanity Fair
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.
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Shelly Bradbury / Denver Post:
Colorado suspends license of Castle Rock restaurant that defied coronavirus public health order
Colorado suspends license of Castle Rock restaurant that defied coronavirus public health order
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Fox News, Daily Kos, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
The Indefensible Cult of Cuomo — To hear left-of-center opinion-makers tell it, the model of good governance in the pandemic has been set by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. — The Empire State governor regularly ranks at the top of lists—a journalistic convention that translates subjective insights …
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Jamie Dupree Cox Washington / WSB Radio:
CDC: large number of excess deaths in New York City during virus outbreak
Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
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The Guardian
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 …
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The Smoke Eater
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 …
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
Even finding a covid-19 vaccine won't be enough to end the pandemic — If coronavirus persists, the volume of vaccine available in coming years is expected to fall far short of global demand — Johnson & Johnson's race to manufacture a billion doses of coronavirus vaccine is ramping …
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.
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Douglas H. Wigdor, NB Blog and Reason
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 …
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Twitter, NPR, WISC-TV, Axios, National Review and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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The Wrap, Variety and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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Whittier Daily News, Raw Story and The Week
WSFA-TV:
Alabama tops 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases — MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - It took 59 days, just shy of two months, for Alabama to reach 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. — The milestone happened Monday, the same day Gov. Kay Ivey's order to loosen restrictions on gatherings and business reopenings took effect.