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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 …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Taking #Obamagate Seriously  —  President Trump's bonkers theory, explained.  —  It is easy to overlook some of the everyday corruptions that President Trump has inflicted on the body politic.  After all, his unique blend of logorrhea, mendacity, and clownishness creates an atmosphere …
Discussion: Vox, CNSNews and The Gateway Pundit
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” …
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Sally Yates Hid from Congress that Obama Told Her about Flynn-Kislyak Calls But Confirmed It to Mueller  —  Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates hid from Congress during a November 2017 interview that she first learned about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's calls …
New York Post:
It looks like President Obama ordered up phony RussiaGate scandal
Discussion: American Thinker
Lee Smith / Just The News:
Newly declassified evidence undercuts former DNI Clapper's testimony to Congress
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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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 …
CNN:
Video shows food executives removing masks ahead of Pence event  —  (CNN)Participants at a food supply roundtable convened by Vice President Mike Pence in Iowa on Friday removed their face masks before Pence arrived, according to video from the event posted online.
Discussion: The Guardian, Daily Kos and WHOTV
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Fauci Plans to Use Hearing to Warn of ‘Needless Suffering and Death’
Discussion: Deadline
Politico:   Forced to govern, a fierce partisan warrior gets pragmatic
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Fauci Reportedly To Warn Senate Of ‘Needless Suffering And Death’ If U.S. Reopens Too Soon
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and ABC News
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Negative ratings for government handling of coronavirus persist  —  Three members of coronavirus task force in quarantine  —  (CNN)Most Americans (54%) continue to say the US government is doing a poor job preventing the spread of Covid-19, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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Washington Post:
Many governors win bipartisan support for handling of pandemic, but some Republicans face blowback over reopening efforts  —  Governors collectively have been winning widespread praise from the public for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak, often with the kind of bipartisan approval that has eluded President Trump.
Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite and The Week
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?
Discussion: Political Flare
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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Washington Post:
This is Trump's greatest failure of the pandemic
Discussion: Daily Kos, New York Times, Vox and IJR
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump tax, bank records  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up President Donald Trump's bid to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major clash over presidential accountability that could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.
Discussion: Politico
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Supreme Court to hear blockbuster case on Trump financial records
Discussion: New York Times and NBC News
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 …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Slate
David Siders / Politico:
Trump is getting trounced among a crucial constituency: The haters  —  In 2016, Donald Trump cleaned up among voters who disliked him and Hillary Clinton.  This year, Biden is winning big among the comparable group.  —  President Donald Trump's weakness with the electorate's malcontents is a worrisome sign for Republicans.
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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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Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
FBI's Man in Europe Undercut Ohr's Claim of Limited Russiagate Role  —  Above right, FBI agent Michael Gaeta at a 2016 seminar in Rome.  —  An FBI agent's newly released testimony undercuts top Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's denial of a conflict of interest between his Trump-Russia efforts …
Los Angeles Times:
California coronavirus deaths hit stubborn plateau; experts fearful about future  —  Although some hope the worst of California's coronavirus crisis has passed, there are signs the pandemic in the Golden State has merely stabilized, and the worst may be yet to come.
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Los Angeles Times:
California's coronavirus outlook worse than researchers expected, as cases and deaths rise
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Christina Capatides / CBS News:
Doctors Without Borders dispatches team to the Navajo Nation  —  Doctors Without Borders is best known for sending medical professionals into international conflict zones in the midst of medical crises.  The organization has teams in Afghanistan, Iran, Sierra Leone, Venezuela and 66 other countries.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
CNN:
Trump's jaw-dropping attack on California's voting plan  —  Trump and Democrats fight over mail-in voting  —  Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast.  Follow him @DeanObeidallah.
Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story and NBC News
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.”
Discussion: Politico, The Guardian and Axios
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: Breitbart, Douglas H. Wigdor and Reason
 
 
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