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6:10 AM ET, May 27, 2020

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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

Twitter labels Trump's tweets with a fact-check for the first time — The action comes after years of criticism that social media companies have allowed the president to push misinformation unchecked — Twitter on Tuesday slapped a fact-check label on President Trump's tweets for the first time …

Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:

The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump — “I'm asking you to intervene in this instance because the President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him—the memory of my dead wife—and perverted it for perceived political gain.” — There may be a more damning thing that's …

Discussion: Variety, The Guardian, Jezebel, Daily Kos and Slate

Makena Kelly / The Verge:

Twitter labels Trump tweets as ‘potentially misleading’ for the first time — Only two tweets about California have received the label — On Tuesday, Twitter labeled two tweets from President Donald Trump making false statements about mail-in voting as “potentially misleading.”

Discussion: Donald J. Trump for President, Fox News, The Hill and CNET

Washington Post:

Trump doubles down on conspiracy theory about woman's death, ignoring grieving widower's plea for peace — President Trump and the White House on Tuesday continued to promote a baseless conspiracy theory about a woman's 2001 death, ignoring her grieving widower's plea for peace …

Discussion: The Hill, NPR, CNN, New York Times, Vox and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Twitter Refutes Inaccuracies in Trump's Tweets for First Time — Twitter added a link to two of President Trump's tweets in which he had made false claims about mail-in ballots, urging people to “get the facts.” — OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter added information to refute the inaccuracies …

Discussion: Discourse Blog, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Townhall and Raw Story

New York Post: The hidden risk in Donald Trump's tweets

Bob Brigham / Raw Story: JusticeForCarolyn trends on Twitter as pressure mounts on Jack Dorsey to rein in Trump

Will Steakin / ABC News:
Despite widower's plea, Trump doubles down on murder conspiracy theory targeting cable news host

Discussion: New York Times and Breitbart

Jack Dorsey / New York Times:
Timothy Klausutis's Full Letter to Jack Dorsey, and Twitter's Response

Discussion: The Wrap, Talking Points Memo, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, Yahoo News, Twitchy, Washington Post and Vanity Fair

Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:

“This Is So Unfair to Me”: Trump Whines About His COVID-19 Victimhood as Campaign Flails — Raging at campaign manager Brad Parscale and Joe Scarborough, Trump attempts a campaign reset. But “Trump can't pivot to a different strategy,” says an adviser. Because he's the problem.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Raw Story and New York Times

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Trump's 2016 campaign brass warns he's in trouble in 2020 — David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski, two key allies and former political advisers to Donald Trump, went to the White House last week to issue him a warning: The president was slipping badly in swing states, and he needed to do something to fix it.

Discussion: KDFX-TV

Politico:
Grenell to join Trump campaign

Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy, Fox News and New York Post

Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News: Richard Grenell accuses Politico of ‘fake news’ over report that he's joining Trump campaign

Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller: EXCLUSIVE: Here's The ‘Unclassified’ List Of Actions Ric Grenell Took As DNI To ‘Break’ The ‘Deep State’

Wall Street Journal:

A Presidential Smear — Trump imitates the Steele dossier in attacks on Joe Scarborough. — By The Editorial Board — Donald Trump sometimes traffics in conspiracy theories—recall his innuendo in 2016 about Ted Cruz's father and the JFK assassination—but his latest accusation …

Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story

Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:

Justice Department Closing Insider-Trading Investigations Into Three U.S. Senators — Probe into trading earlier this year by Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina continues — The Justice Department is closing investigations into three U.S. senators for stocks trades made shortly …

Discussion: NBC News, Axios, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, The Sun, Raw Story, ABC News, The Hill, Law & Crime, Fox News, CNBC, Breitbart, Politico, Townhall, The Week, KDFX-TV, Talking Points Memo, Roll Call, IJR, The Daily Caller and New York Post

NBC News:
Justice Department drops insider trading investigations of three senators

Discussion: Oklahoman.com and Raw Story

Hayley Miller / HuffPost:

4 Minneapolis Police Officers Fired Over George Floyd Death — The move comes after a video showed an officer kneeling on the neck of Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on Monday. — Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died …

Discussion: KSTP-TV, PBS NewsHour, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and NPR

CNN:

4 Minneapolis cops fired after video shows one kneeling on neck of black man who later died — Video shows Minneapolis officer kneeling on black man's neck — (CNN)Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired for their involvement in the death of a black man who was held down with a knee …

Discussion: KARE-TV, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Star Tribune and The Sun

Libor Jany / Star Tribune: Minneapolis police, protesters clash almost 24 hours after George Floyd's death in custody

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:

Ex-Pompeo staffers asked to sign letter against ‘smear campaign’ — Former House staffers to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are being asked to sign a letter offering him support after a “smear campaign” that he and his wife asked staffers to carry out trivial tasks such as bringing him lunch or getting his dry cleaning.

Discussion: Politico

Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:

Mike Pompeo Is the Worst Secretary of State Ever — Where's the Republican uproar over what's gone on under his watch? — If you thought the volume on the Trump-Twitter-Fox noise distraction machine was turned up extra loud in the past few weeks, it was not only to deflect attention …

David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Pompeo's ‘Madison Dinners’ aren't scandalous. I went to one.

Discussion: Politico

Robert A. George / New York Daily News:

Cooped up: A shameful Central Park encounter demands all New Yorkers be better people — In the latest episode of the everyday-fresh-hell that is New York City under quarantine, one white female, Amy Cooper, was caught on video calling the cops on one black male, Christian Cooper.

Discussion: Audubon, Wealth Management and New York Post

Nylah Burton / The Independent:
It looks like Amy Cooper, the white woman in the viral Central Park video, is a liberal. That's important

Discussion: The Bulwark, The Sun and Raw Story

Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
White Woman Is Fired After Calling Police on Black Man in Central Park

Discussion: Balloon Juice, KDFX-TV, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Raw Story, Twitchy, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Law & Crime, NBC New York and Jezebel

Helen Branswell / STAT:

New research rewrites history of when Covid-19 took off in the U.S. — and points to missed chances to stop it — New research has poured cold water on the theory that the Covid-19 outbreak in Washington state — the country's first — was triggered by the very first confirmed case of the infection in the country.

Chip Brownlee / Alabama Political Reporter:

“We're surging:” Alabama reports largest COVID-19 increases to date — Alabama saw its largest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases Monday, according to the state, as daily case counts continue an upward trend and hospitals across the state report increasing hospitalizations.

Maggie Fox / CNN:

Antibody tests for Covid-19 wrong half the time, CDC says — (CNN)Antibody tests used to determine if people have been infected in the past with Covid-19 might be wrong up to half the time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance posted on its website.

USA Today:

As pandemic bore down, Rep. Phil Roe snatched up Zoom shares, unloaded stock in cruise lines — NASHVILLE — With a global pandemic threatening to hit the United States earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe made hundreds of financial transactions, buying stocks in companies now working …

Discussion: The Hill

Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:

Grassley says White House response on IG firings insufficient — A senior Senate Republican criticized the White House late Tuesday for what he deemed an insufficient response to demands from senators to more fully explain President Trump's controversial recent ousters of two inspectors general.

Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press

Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:

Trump calls mask wearing ‘politically correct,’ Biden calls him a ‘fool’ — President Trump dismissed a mask-wearing reporter as being “politically correct” on Tuesday while the presumptive Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, called him a “fool” for mocking their use.

Discussion: Axios and Vox

Tim Burke / COURIER:

WATCH: 10 Local TV Stations Pushed the Same Amazon-Scripted Segment — The package was produced by Amazon spokesperson Todd Walker. — Amazon is taking proactive action ahead of Wednesday's annual shareholders meeting—at which investors plan on demanding the company address worker safety issues …

Discussion: The Verge, TVNewser, VICE and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

ABC News:

President Trump looks to celebrate space launch victory amid national coronavirus struggle — The trip to Florida will also take the president to a political battleground. — President Donald Trump planned to travel to Florida Wednesday to witness the launch of the first manned space mission …

Discussion: Axios

New York Times:

After Crowding at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Officials Urge Quarantine — “It's irresponsible and dangerous to engage in such high risk behavior just to have some fun over the extended holiday weekend,” said the mayor of St. Louis. — After large crowds gathered at the Lake of the Ozarks …

Discussion: NBC News, Jezebel, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo

Natasha Korecki / Politico:

California DA launches investigation into Tara Reade testimony — The Monterey County District Attorney's office has launched an investigation into whether Tara Reade lied on the witness stand while acting as an expert witness. — Reade, under the name Alexandra McCabe …

FiveThirtyEight:

Don't Expect A Quick Recovery. Our Survey Of Economists Says It Will Likely Take Years. — All across the country, the gears of the economy are grinding slowly and creakily into motion. Retail stores are newly open for in-person shopping in California. It's possible to get a much-needed haircut in Alabama.

Brian Mann / NPR:

Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19 — When President Trump took office in 2017, his team stopped work on new federal regulations that would have forced the healthcare industry to prepare for an airborne infectious disease pandemic like COVID-19.

John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America:

Bombshell report: Facebook has known that it is fomenting extremism for years — and refuses to stop — A major report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook has known that it is fomenting political polarization for years — and that its top executives refused to implement proposed solutions to stop it.

Discussion: NPR, Wall Street Journal and The Week, more at Techmeme »

U.S. Department of Justice:

Alexandria Man on FBI Most Wanted List Indicted on Terrorism Charges — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging an Alexandria man with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a terrorist organization operating in Somalia.

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller and CBS Pittsburgh