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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
A Stunned Neil Cavuto Warns About Hydroxychloroquine After Trump Says He's Taking the Drug: ‘What Have You Got to Lose? ... Your Life’ — “That was stunning.” — Fox News' Neil Cavuto was so shocked by President Donald Trump announcing he's taking hydroxychloroquine that he took …
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Associated Press:
Trump says he's taking malaria drug in case he gets virus — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against coronavirus, dismissing safety concerns
Live updates: Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against coronavirus, dismissing safety concerns
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Gizmodo
Los Angeles Times:
Trump lashes out with distractions and disinformation
Trump lashes out with distractions and disinformation
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Slate, The Hill and The Guardian
CNN:
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine though health experts question its effectiveness
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine though health experts question its effectiveness
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Politico
CNBC:
Trump says he takes hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus infection even though it is unproven as a treatment
Trump says he takes hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus infection even though it is unproven as a treatment
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Raw Story
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Pompeo says he didn't know fired inspector general was investigating him — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Monday that he asked President Trump to fire the State Department inspector general because his work was “undermining” the department's mission, but he declined to describe any specific concerns.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's purge just got much more corrupt. Here's what's coming next. — President Trump's abrupt decision to remove the inspector general of the State Department constitutes the latest in a string of corrupt efforts to remove public servants who prioritize real oversight and accountability over protecting Trump at all costs.
Washington Post:
Pompeo's moves against inspector general leave a trail of questions and a department divided
Pompeo's moves against inspector general leave a trail of questions and a department divided
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Common Dreams and The Hill
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Hypocrisy watch: Republicans who championed inspectors general under Obama stand by as Trump purges them
Hypocrisy watch: Republicans who championed inspectors general under Obama stand by as Trump purges them
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, One America News Network, Law & Crime, The Root and Breitbart
Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
He thought the coronavirus was ‘a fake crisis.’ Then he contracted it and changed his mind. — A Florida man who thought the coronavirus was “a fake crisis” has changed his mind after he and his wife contracted COVID-19. — Brian Hitchens, a rideshare driver who lives in Jupiter …
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Man who called coronavirus ‘fake crisis’ gets infected, issues warning
Man who called coronavirus ‘fake crisis’ gets infected, issues warning
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lindsey Graham seeks broad authority to subpoena former Obama officials — Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham is preparing to ask his colleagues on the panel for blanket permission to subpoena dozens of Obama and Trump administration officials connected to the investigation …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Lindsey Graham Sets Vote To Subpoena Comey, Brennan And Dozens More In Oversight Of Crossfire Hurricane — The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on June 4 whether to authorize subpoenas for documents and testimony from more than 50 current or former government officials …
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump reveals he's taking hydroxychloroquine in effort to prevent coronavirus symptoms
Trump reveals he's taking hydroxychloroquine in effort to prevent coronavirus symptoms
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Can Biden Expand the Map? — There are signs that Joe Biden's campaign is exploring more paths to victory in the Electoral College than recent Democratic nominees. … Presidential elections don't offer extra credit. As we all know, it's 270 to win. Hitting 292 or 336 electoral votes …
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
I Forced A Bot to Read 1,000 Jennifer Rubin Columns And Write A Jennifer Rubin Column of Its Own — The Washington Free Beacon analytics bureau used a proprietary algorithm to program a bot to read 1,000 Jennifer Rubin columns and write its very own Jennifer Rubin column based on its analysis.
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Trump Derangement Syndrome Has Introduced Impeachment 2.0 — After spending the months preceding the global pandemic in a futile impeachment attempt, House Democrats are now again trying to impeach President Donald Trump. — The lower chamber majority told the Supreme Court on Monday …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
House Democrats tell Supreme Court they need Mueller grand jury materials to decide on new articles of impeachment
House Democrats tell Supreme Court they need Mueller grand jury materials to decide on new articles of impeachment
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution — For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country. — One night last December, the chief resident physician at a hospital in the Iranian city of Gorgan was asked to consult on a baffling case …
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
Why the Uncle Joe-Can't-Internet Criticism Is Mostly Malarkey — Joe Biden is definitely losing the internet—but the North Star of his campaign is the normie voter, which means it shouldn't become a meme factory. The golden rule: “Does this work for Joe?”
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media is helping Trump turn the bogus ‘Obamagate’ into the 2020 version of Clinton's emails — It's becoming clear that journalists never fully reckoned with the mistakes of 2016 campaign coverage. We know this because they seem poised to repeat them.
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting — Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting. — WASHINGTON — Six months before a presidential election in which turnout …
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The Guardian
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans are serious about voter suppression. Here's how to stop them.
Republicans are serious about voter suppression. Here's how to stop them.
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Balloon Juice
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Tara Reade lawyer sends ‘cease and desist’ letter to critic — Tara Reade's attorneys have sent a “cease and desist” letter to one of her most outspoken critics, the owner of a not for profit who has publicly accused Reade of being “manipulative” and “a liar.”
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National Review
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain Blames Obama for ‘Ushering in’ Trump — “I don't think a perfect president would have ushered in the era of Trump,” said “The View” host. — The hosts of The View loved former President Barack Obama's subtle dig at his successor in this weekend's virtual commencement speech.
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Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
American Colleges Are Headed for a Meltdown — They've been through riots, protests, and natural disasters—but America's colleges have never seen anything like the financial meltdown the coronavirus is about to bring to their campuses. — The rising wave of health fears, added costs …
Denise Grady / New York Times:
Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results — The company said a test in 8 healthy volunteers found its experimental vaccine was safe and provoked a strong immune response. It is on an accelerated timetable to begin larger human trials soon.
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Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Moderna Says Initial Covid-19 Vaccine Results Are Positive
Moderna Says Initial Covid-19 Vaccine Results Are Positive
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Townhall, MIT Technology Review, National Review and Moderna, Inc.
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Judge finds Oregon governor's coronavirus restrictions on religious gatherings ‘null and void.’ Governor to seek state Supreme Court review — A Baker County judge on Monday ruled that Gov. Kate Brown's restrictions on religious gatherings were “null and void” because her emergency order amid …
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The Gateway Pundit, Just The News and Twitchy
New York Times:
Stocks climbed after encouraging data emerged about the first virus vaccine tested in people. — The drug maker Moderna said on Monday that the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appeared to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus.
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Trump, Mnuchin signal support for easing small business loan restrictions
Trump, Mnuchin signal support for easing small business loan restrictions
Susan Faludi / New York Times:
‘Believe All Women’ Is a Right-Wing Trap — How feminists got stuck answering for a canard. — Ms. Faludi is a journalist and an author. — Joe Biden has been accused of sexual assault, and conservatives are having a field day, exultant that they've caught feminists in a new hypocrisy trap.
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Twitchy, National Review and Althouse
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Ron Johnson demands declassification of Susan Rice email on Michael Flynn — A powerful Senate committee chairman has asked the Trump administration to fully declassify an unusual email a top Obama aide sent herself regarding Michael Flynn on the eve of her departure.
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Bloomberg:
Over 100 Million in China's Northeast Face Renewed Lockdown — Conditions return to height of China's epidemic in February — Frustration as restrictions tighten again after earlier easing — Some 108 million people in China's northeast region are being plunged back under lockdown conditions …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Fox News argues nonprofit group's lawsuit over coronavirus coverage could have ‘dangerous’ result — Fox News rebuked the legal arguments a nonprofit organization is using in its lawsuit against the network for its coverage of the coronavirus. — The Washington League for Increased Transparency …
Associated Press:
Len Levitt, reporter who dug into Moxley case, dies at 79 — NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Levitt, a longtime New York City crime reporter known for his incisive writing on the inner workings of policing and dogged coverage that helped re-open the investigation into the Connecticut killing of Martha Moxley, has died at 79.