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Glenn Platt / 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.
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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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Axios, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Mediaite, Law & Crime, Raw Story and NBC News
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Democrats claim watchdog fired by Trump was probing Pompeo's fast-tracking of $8 billion Saudi arms sale — Washington (CNN)The State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump on Friday, Steve Linick, had nearly completed an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's decision …
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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Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Root, Breitbart and Chuck Grassley
NBC News:
Saudi arms sale was a second area of investigation for fired State Department watchdog
Saudi arms sale was a second area of investigation for fired State Department watchdog
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ABC News:
State IG was investigating Trump emergency arms sales to Saudis, Pompeo's use of staff …
State IG was investigating Trump emergency arms sales to Saudis, Pompeo's use of staff …
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The Gateway Pundit, Common Dreams and Lawyers, Guns & Money
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Attacking the Final Safeguard Against Executive Abuses
Trump Is Attacking the Final Safeguard Against Executive Abuses
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and NPR
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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Axios, The Verge, The Root and American Military News
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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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No More Mister Nice Blog
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against coronavirus, dismissing safety concerns — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our daily …
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 and Political Wire
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Trump taking hydroxychloraquine, unproven drug he touted for COVID-19
Trump taking hydroxychloraquine, unproven drug he touted for COVID-19
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Politico
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump says he's taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19
Trump says he's taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19
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Washington Post, Mother Jones and The Guardian
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 — A Florida man who initially believed the coronavirus is a “fake crisis” that was “blown out of proportion” is now hospitalized along with his wife — and is sounding a cautionary note about the deadly bug.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
McConnell-aligned PAC to spend $10M in Montana as danger to Senate majority grows — The super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is investing a sizable $10.1 million in Montana as Republicans move to rebuff the expanding Democratic threat to GOP control of the Senate.
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Washington Post and The Hill
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Los Angeles Times:
Before the coronavirus, Joe Biden offered stability. Now he's talking bold change
Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell taps Rubio as acting chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee
McConnell taps Rubio as acting chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee
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The Hill
Joan E Greve / The Guardian:
Democrats feel tide turning their way in battle to flip US Senate
Democrats feel tide turning their way in battle to flip US Senate
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Raw Story
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Barr says he does not expect Obama or Biden will be investigated by prosecutor reviewing 2016 Russia probe — Attorney General William P. Barr said Monday that he did not expect the prosecutor he handpicked to review the 2016 FBI investigation into President Trump's campaign …
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain Blames Obama for ‘Ushering in’ Trump
Meghan McCain Blames Obama for ‘Ushering in’ Trump
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Twitchy
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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Redstate
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
This is why Trump is back to attacking Obama
This is why Trump is back to attacking Obama
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, National Review, Contemptor and Politico
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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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 …
Washington Post:
Barr installs top DOJ aide, prosecutor of Trump's Mar-a-Lago trespasser, as deputy over U.S. prosecutors in Washington — Attorney General William P. Barr has installed a new top deputy over the federal prosecutor's office for Washington, raising concerns that a key U.S. attorney's office …
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Law & Crime, Axios and Raw Story
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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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Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
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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, Moderna, Inc. and National Review
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests — Devices associated with protesters travelled up to hundreds of miles after rallies where few precautions were taken — Cellphone location data suggests that demonstrators at anti-lockdown protests …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swing-state Republicans warn Trump's reelection is on shaky ground — Donald Trump has made clear he will attack Joe Biden unmercifully in order to ensure the election is a choice between him and Joe Biden — rather than an up-or-down vote on the president's handling of the coronavirus.
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The American Independent, Big League Politics, The Hill and Raw Story
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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
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 …
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