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11:45 PM ET, May 14, 2020

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Obamagate” Is Niche Programming for Trump Superfans  —  Donald Trump will not shut up about Barack Obama—not now, not ever.  On Thursday morning, amid the gravest economic crisis in a century and a deadly pandemic that will have killed more than a hundred thousand Americans by the end of this month …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The 2016 nightmare is already repeating itself  —  The latest developments in the Michael Flynn case should prompt us to revisit one of the most glaring failures in political journalism, one that lends credibility to baseless narratives pushed for purely instrumental purposes, perversely rewarding bad-faith actors in the process.
NBC News:
Trump allies push ‘Obamagate,’ but record fails to back them up
Discussion: Breitbart and CNBC
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
An ‘Unmasking’ Q&A  —  U.S. intelligence gathering and the case of Michael Flynn
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Politico:
‘They are angry’: Pandemic and economic collapse slam Trump across Rust Belt  —  The Industrial Midwest was always going to be a battleground in November.  —  The region is now becoming a new front line for Americans' lives and livelihoods as coronavirus hot spots proliferate and jobless rates spiral.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and IJR
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Washington Post:
CDC offers brief checklists to guide businesses, schools and others on reopening  —  With hundreds of millions of people still seeking advice on resuming their lives safely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a scant six pages of recommendations Thursday to guide schools …
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. …
Politico:
How Burr's stock scandal shocked the Senate  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday met as usual in a classified room in the Capitol.  During the meeting, Chairman Richard Burr discussed the next time the secretive panel would gather.  —  Less than 24 hours later …
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Politico:
Loeffler turns over documents to SEC and DOJ amid stock-trading controversy
Discussion: Breitbart
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Barack Obama Speaks Out After Mitch McConnell Tells Him To Keep His ‘Mouth Shut’  —  The former president calls for “better policy decisions” on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged a better government response to the coronavirus pandemic …
Discussion: NBC News and IJR
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell says Obama administration ‘did leave behind’ pandemic plan  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday walked back comments made earlier this week, where he said the Obama administration didn't leave behind a “game plan” for a pandemic.
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Top health officials vanish from national TV interviews as White House refocuses messaging  —  New York (CNN Business)The nation's top physicians have stopped appearing on national television for interviews as the White House exerts increased control over communications during the coronavirus pandemic …
Discussion: VICE
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Politico:
A metrics-obsessed White House struggles to define success on coronavirus
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph Farah / WND:   Why Trump is the most polite president
Mara Gay / New York Times:
Coronavirus Is Making Young People Very Sick.  I Was One of Them.  —  Young, healthy people like me are getting very, very sick from the disease caused by the coronavirus.  —  Ms. Gay is a member of the editorial board.  —  The day before I got sick, I ran three miles, walked 10 more …
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
Michael Flynn's Fired Lawyers Just Filed Court Papers to Reappear in His Case  —  The federal judge overseeing Michael Flynn's criminal prosecution has directed the law firm that Flynn fired to reappear as an interested party in the controversial proceeding.  On Thursday, that firm complied by filing a notice of appearance.
Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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Elie Honig / CNN:
Judge slams the brakes on William Barr's abuse of power
Washington Post:
Postal Services launches review of package delivery fees as Trump influence grows  —  Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman will leave before new agency head Louis DeJoy takes the helm  —  Weeks before a Republican donor and top White House ally becomes postmaster general …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A sweeping setback for Trump's foreign business dealings  —  President Trump's decision not to divest himself of his businesses, in particular his foreign holdings or holdings that derive income from foreign governments, was a fateful error that flew in the face of precedent, clean government and the Constitution.
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:   CREW Statement on Emoluments Ruling
David Welch / Bloomberg:
Michigan Cancels Legislative Session to Avoid Armed Protesters  —  Michigan closed down its capitol in Lansing on Thursday and canceled its legislative session rather than face the possibility of an armed protest and death threats against Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Discussion: detroitnews, Daily Kos and The Mahablog
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Whitmer's stay-at-home orders protested outside Michigan Captiol as scuffle breaks out
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Coronavirus is now invading Trump counties in the swing states  —  The novel coronavirus continues to shift our political geography.  The latest development: It's now penetrating counties in the battleground states that were carried by President Trump, which raises the possibility …
Anna Wilde Mathews / Wall Street Journal:
New York Sent Recovering Coronavirus Patients to Nursing Homes: ‘It Was a Fatal Error’  —  The state reversed its policy after mounting criticism and deaths.  The mandate is part of broader scrutiny of weaknesses at long-term care facilities that have made them hot spots for Covid-19.
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Erik Ortiz / Yahoo News:
ACLU sues Betsy DeVos over new campus sexual assault rules  —  revised federal guidelines on how sexual assault allegations should be handled on college and K-12 campuses is the target of a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, claiming the changes would “inflict significant harm” on victims and “dramatically undermine” their civil rights.
Discussion: Twitchy
Michael Laris / Washington Post:
Battered by upheaval, novelist Yu Lihua told raw stories from a speckled blue desk  —  Years before Yu Lihua was spurned by the English literature department at Taiwan's top university, before she was rejected by English professors at graduate school in Los Angeles, she overheard her mother longing for her to be dead.
Cathy Young / Quillette:
Tara Reade's Dubious Claims and Shifting Stories Show the Limits of #BelieveWomen  —  Last year, a then-56-year-old California woman named Tara Reade publicly accused Joe Biden of sexual assaulting her in 1993.  The issue caused an awkward rift among Democrats, one that has only widened since Biden became …
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Private jet company founded by Trump donor gets $27 million bailout  — A private jet company founded by a donor to President Donald Trump received nearly $27 million in government funding under a program run by the Treasury Department, according to government filings.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's company has received at least $970,000 from U.S. taxpayers for room rentals  —  The U.S. government has paid at least $970,000 to President Trump's company since Trump took office — including payments for more than 1,600 nightly room rentals at Trump's hotels and clubs …
Washington Post:
Trump encourages Pompeo to run for Senate but secretary of state rebuffs him  —  President Trump recently encouraged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reconsider running for the U.S. Senate in Kansas but Pompeo rebuffed the request, according to two people familiar with the conversation.
Discussion: Raw Story
William Mersey / New York Daily News:
Congratulations, Paulie: An ex-cellmate wishes the best to Paul Manafort  —  It was just about this time last year that I was lying in my cell's upper bunk and asking my bunky if he ever entertained the fantasy that the president would somehow engineer a pardon and get him released early.
CNBC:
White House preparing executive order requiring certain essential drugs be made in U.S., sources say  — The White House is preparing an executive order which will require certain essential drugs be made in the U.S., sources told CNBC on Thursday.  — One of the sources told CNBC's Kayla Tausche …
Discussion: NPR and The Hill
The Hill:
Trump says testing may be ‘frankly overrated’  —  President Trump on Thursday suggested the practice of widespread coronavirus testing may be “overrated,” even as health experts insist it is critical to safely loosen restrictions and reopen businesses.  —  Trump boasted about the United …
Discussion: Breitbart, Mediaite and Political Wire
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Obama's former aides angry, hurt over Ronny Jackson's embrace of Trump's conspiracy theories  —  Former Obama officials expressed anger and a sense of betrayal after onetime White House doctor Ronny L. Jackson echoed President Trump's baseless conspiracy theories about their former boss, President Barack Obama.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and IJR
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump to Salena Zito: 'Joe has absolutely no idea what's happening'  —  ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — President Trump, speaking to the Washington Examiner ahead of an event at a medical supply facility in this key swing state, took aim at Joe Biden's mental faculties, at one point claiming …
 
 
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Michael Damiano / Boston Magazine:
Joe Kennedy III Wants You to Know He's More Than Just a Name
Meera Jagannathan / New York Post:
Men less likely to wear face masks because they're ‘not cool’ and ‘a sign of weakness’
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Robin Bravender / Michigan Advance:
Betsy DeVos said her husband would halt ‘political contributions.’ He hasn't.
Wired:
Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Swing states hit as coronavirus rips small businesses
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Nonprofit run by Trump nominee to head U.S. media agency is under investigation, senator says
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Deadline
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Democrats scrutinize State Department plan to overhaul Social Security
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Transcripts: Clinton Aides Allied With Fusion GPS Pair After Election — to Re-Push Anti-Trump Dossier
CBS News:
Company tied to Trump campaign manager gets PPP loan
Politico:
The New York Times Surrendered to an Outrage Mob. Journalism Will Suffer For It.
 

 
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