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Washington Post:
U.S. judge puts on hold Justice Dept. move to dismiss Michael Flynn's guilty plea to hear outside groups' challenges — A U.S. judge on Tuesday put on hold the Justice Department's move to drop charges against Michael Flynn, saying he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue …
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Axios:
The facts on Michael Flynn, the FBI, and Bill Barr's bombshell — Michael Flynn is out of legal limbo and back in the Trump administration's good graces, a dramatic change from the 2017 days of getting fired for lying to Mike Pence and twice pleading guilty to charges from the Mueller investigation.
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Associated Press, CNN, The Hill, Breitbart, Washington Monthly, Hotair and Washington Post
Politico:
Judge slows down effort to drop Flynn case — The judge presiding over the tumultuous case of Michael Flynn pumped the brakes Tuesday on an effort by the Justice Department to drop the case against the former national security adviser and ally of President Donald Trump.
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Townhall, Redstate, Breitbart, The American Independent and Slate
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Judge Hesitates to Accept Justice Dept. Move to Drop Flynn Charge
Washington Post:
Acting intelligence chief Grenell gave DOJ list of Obama officials who ‘unmasked’ Michael Flynn
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Judge invites outside parties to weigh in on Flynn case, delaying DOJ effort to drop charges
Judge invites outside parties to weigh in on Flynn case, delaying DOJ effort to drop charges
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Power Line and CNBC
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump lawyer: 'We're asking for temporary presidential immunity' — (CNN)They'd said it before, but President Donald Trump's attorney put it more bluntly than ever: — “We're asking for temporary presidential immunity,” Jay Sekulow told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers just made appalling arguments to the Supreme Court — When Donald Trump ran for president and claimed he'd release his tax returns as soon as the IRS was done auditing them, it was an obvious lie. Since then, he has taken extraordinary steps to conceal what every president …
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Raw Story
Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court seeks a middle ground on release of Trump's taxes — Over more than three hours of oral arguments Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely to grant President Trump the sweeping grant of total immunity he has asked for while fighting subpoenas for his taxes and other financial records.
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NBC News and New York Times
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The US House's Supreme Court defense of its Trump investigation was a disaster — President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before the State of the Union address in the House chamber on February 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. Photo by Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images
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The Bulwark, Slate, Lawyers, Guns & Money, SCOTUSblog and The Guardian
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
EXCLUSIVE: In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers — WASHINGTON — The FBI inadvertently revealed one of the U.S. government's most sensitive secrets about the Sept. 11 terror attacks: the identity …
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Raw Story
TIME:
Jared Kushner Admits There's ‘Risk’ in Reopening the Country Too Soon — The same day that the nation's top infectious-disease expert warned that reopening the economy too quickly could bring serious consequences, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner acknowledged that there is inherent …
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump approval dips amid mounting coronavirus death toll, trails Biden by 8 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - More Americans have grown critical of President Donald Trump over the past month as the death toll mounts from the coronavirus pandemic and he now trails Democratic …
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump's racism will bring his party down with him — President Trump can't help himself. The former reality-TV host was warned by White House staff, his campaign team, financial contributors and Republicans on Capitol Hill that his afternoon news conferences were causing political damage.
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USA Today, HBCU Digest and CNN
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
As coronavirus roils the nation, Trump reverts to tactic of accusing foes of felonies
As coronavirus roils the nation, Trump reverts to tactic of accusing foes of felonies
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Politico, The American Independent, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Vox
Colleen Shalby / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County could keep stay-at-home orders in place well into summer — Los Angeles County's stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
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Townhall, Redstate, Breitbart, The Hill, Mediaite, Twitchy, The Week, ProFootballTalk and The Daily Caller
Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Howard Stern to Trump supporters: He hates you and so do I — Howard Stern says he and President Trump are both showmen who love a good time — and they both hate Trump supporters. — “One thing Donald loves is celebrities, he loves the famous,” Stern said on his SiriusXM show Tuesday. “He loves it.
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Washington Times
Politico:
Fauci fatigue sets in among some Republicans — Anthony Fauci came to the Senate, virtually, to issue a dire warning against reopening the country too soon amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic. But his message fell flat with some of his intended audience.
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New York Times, Reason and Bad News
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell, Senate GOP declare House Democrats' $3T coronavirus bill ‘dead on arrival’
McConnell, Senate GOP declare House Democrats' $3T coronavirus bill ‘dead on arrival’
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POLITICUSUSA, Fox News, The Daily Beast and The Week
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Obamagate Is Not a Conspiracy Theory — There's no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that Obama administration officials were corrupt in their handling of the Trump-Russia investigation. — Those sharing #Obamagate hashtags on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw …
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Politico, Washington Examiner and The Bulwark, more at Mediagazer »
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David Crary / Associated Press:
As Trump urges reopening, thousands getting sick on the job — NEW YORK (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, an Associated Press analysis shows thousands of people are getting sick from COVID-19 on the job.
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Washington Post
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Manhattan Faces a Reckoning if Working From Home Becomes the Norm — Even after the crisis eases, companies may let workers stay home. That would affect an entire ecosystem, from transit to restaurants to shops. Not to mention the tax base. — Before the coronavirus crisis …
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Under fire, President Trump drops his Mar-a-Lago dock plan — for now — President Trump has temporarily withdrawn a controversial dock proposal at his Palm Beach resort that had raised larger questions about the legality of the change of his official residency from New York to Florida.
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The Hill
Robby Soave / Reason:
No, 68 Percent of Americans Did Not Say They Would Avoid ‘Normal Life’ Until There's a Coronavirus Vaccine — Two-thirds of Americans said they would not return to “normal life” until a vaccine becomes available for COVID-19, according to CNN. — The ramifications of this finding …
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Arc Digital, Redstate and Mediaite
CNN:
UK railway ticket office worker dies from Covid-19 after being spat on — (CNN)A British railway ticket office worker has died from Covid-19 after being spat on while she was working at Victoria station in central London. — Belly Mujinga, 47, was working with a colleague when a member …
Washington Post:
Trump presses immunity argument in Summer Zervos defamation case — NEW YORK — Lawyers for President Trump this week reiterated their argument that a defamation lawsuit from a woman who alleges Trump groped and kissed her without consent should be halted because the president is immune …
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The Week
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
Yet another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against Covid-19 — Trump's speculation caused some to hoard this drug — (CNN)A new study — the largest of its kind — shows that hydroxychloroquine, the drug touted by President Trump, does not work against Covid-19 and could cause heart problems.
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Redstate, Popular Information and JAMA Network
Devan Cole / CNN:
Former Lindsey Graham donor backs his Democratic challenger after questioning Graham's principles — (CNN)A prominent donor to Sen. Lindsey Graham said this week he broke with the South Carolina Republican to support his Democratic challenger after he started to question Graham's principles.
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Greenville News, The Hill, Daily Kos and Raw Story
New York Times:
Coronavirus Updates: Experts, at Odds With Trump, Paint Grim Picture — Churches in Albany, Ga., have been devastated by the coronavirus. As the state reopens, pastors are uniting to keep people home. — [singing] Singing: “Oh, brother, I want you to keep on marchin'.
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Gizmodo
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
MAGA-Loving Congressman Accidentally Pushes to Ban Trump Campaign Spending at Trump Properties — Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) tried to troll his colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). But he may have just ended up targeting the president as well. — A House Republican freshman and steadfast ally …
Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
Armed militia helped a Michigan barbershop open, a coronavirus defiance that puts Republican lawmakers in a bind — OWOSSO, Mich. — Armed members of the Michigan Home Guard stood outside Karl Manke's barber shop, ready to blockade the door if police arrived.
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Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
All the Adam Schiff Transcripts — Newly released documents show he knew all along that there was no proof of Russia-Trump collusion. — By The Editorial Board — Americans expect that politicians will lie, but sometimes the examples are so brazen that they deserve special notice.
Greenwich Time:
Talk of military takeover in Brazil grows — Terrence McCoy and Heloísa Traiano, The Washington Post Published May 12, 2020 — RIO DE JANEIRO - Flipping through the news several weeks ago, Carlos de Lima Belucio grew alarmed. People were panicking over a strange new disease.
Associated Press:
Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign — In this image from video provided by the Biden for President campaign, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual press briefing Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Biden for President via AP)
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever — Some Twitter employees will never return to their office. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey emailed employees on Tuesday telling them that they'd be allowed to work from home permanently, even after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown passes.
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
Small business used to define America's economy. The pandemic could change that forever. — More than 100,000 small businesses have closed forever as the nation's pandemic toll escalates — The coronavirus pandemic is emerging as an existential threat to the nation's small businesses …
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
American Travelers Are About to Be Pariahs in This New World — SEAT'S TAKEN — As tourist-centric countries begin testing travel corridors and reciprocal quarantine regulations, American travelers might find themselves locked out of the post-pandemic world.
Stefanie Loh / The Seattle Times:
To reopen, Washington state restaurants will have to keep log of customers to aid in contact tracing — With eight Washington counties now approved to move to Phase 2 under Gov. Jay Inslee's four-phase plan to reopen the state, the governor's office on Monday released a set of requirements restaurants …