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Kathryn Krawczyk / Yahoo News:
Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints — George Floyd's death in police custody is — renewing criticism of Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) prosecutorial record. — Before she became a senator and a top contender …
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Minneapolis Man: Cop Who Kneeled on George Floyd ‘Tried to Kill Me’ in 2008 — In 2008, Derek Chauvin barged into Ira Toles' home while responding to a domestic-violence call and shot him at close range, leaving him with a permanent hole in his stomach. — Ira Latrell Toles …
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NBC News:
Minneapolis police officer at center of George Floyd's death had history of complaints — Derek Chauvin had been with the Minneapolis police since 2001. During his career, he was the subject of a dozen police conduct complaints; he was never disciplined. — The Minneapolis police officer …
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
George Floyd protest turns violent, deadly; Minneapolis mayor requests National Guard
George Floyd protest turns violent, deadly; Minneapolis mayor requests National Guard
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Star Tribune, Reuters, ABC News, KARE-TV, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, The Hill, Fox News, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Common Dreams, IJR and TalkLeft
CNN:
Prosecutors do not announce charges in George Floyd's death but say ‘justice will be served’
Prosecutors do not announce charges in George Floyd's death but say ‘justice will be served’
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WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Axios, UPI and KDFX-TV
Alan Macleod / MintPress News:
As Chief Prosecutor, Klobuchar Declined to Bring Charges Against Cop that Killed George Floyd
As Chief Prosecutor, Klobuchar Declined to Bring Charges Against Cop that Killed George Floyd
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The Root, Twitchy, Common Dreams, FactCheck.org, Discourse Blog, The Guardian and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Minnesota governor calls in National Guard as Minneapolis braces for more violence
Minnesota governor calls in National Guard as Minneapolis braces for more violence
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Fox News, Associated Press and WCCO | CBS Minnesota
New York Times:
National Guard Called as Minneapolis Erupts in Solidarity for George Floyd
National Guard Called as Minneapolis Erupts in Solidarity for George Floyd
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U.S. Department of Justice, The Hill, NPR and Mediaite
Kenya Evelyn / The Guardian:
George Floyd killing: two officers involved previously reviewed for use of force
George Floyd killing: two officers involved previously reviewed for use of force
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Washington Post:
Minnesota governor activates National Guard as upheaval continues in Twin Cities
Minnesota governor activates National Guard as upheaval continues in Twin Cities
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Reason, 247Sports, The Hill, Vanity Fair and Bangor Daily News
James Varney / Washington Times:
Amy Klobuchar missed chance to prosecute Minneapolis cop now at center of George Floyd death
Amy Klobuchar missed chance to prosecute Minneapolis cop now at center of George Floyd death
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The Guardian
The White House:
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Policy. Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Plan: Break the Internet to Suppress the Vote — Trump will never leave Twitter. He loves it too much. Now he's trying to browbeat it into helping him win re-election. — The internet, and Twitter in particular, is central to President Donald Trump's power.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Twitter Has Little to Fear From Trump — A moment's frustration won't push the president to destroy his favorite toy. — Donald Trump was at the steering wheel as we drove through the rain together on a New Jersey highway in 2005. He had recently considered taking the stage …
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and ABC News
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's assault on truth takes an ugly new turn
Trump's assault on truth takes an ugly new turn
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New York Times, Conservative News Today, National Review, РБК, Los Angeles Times and The Mahablog, more at Mediagazer »
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Trump readies executive order targeting Facebook, Google and Twitter, sparking widespread criticism …
Trump readies executive order targeting Facebook, Google and Twitter, sparking widespread criticism …
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New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order on Social Media, Claiming to Protect ‘Free Speech’
Trump Signs Executive Order on Social Media, Claiming to Protect ‘Free Speech’
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CNN, The Guardian and Defense One
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
47 U.S.C. § 230 and the Publisher/Distributor/Platform Distinction
47 U.S.C. § 230 and the Publisher/Distributor/Platform Distinction
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Patterico's Pontifications
Gabrielle Fonrouge / New York Post:
Amy Cooper allegedly stalked ex-love interest, slammed him for Obama vote — The white dog-walker, who called 911 on a black man when he asked her to leash her cocker spaniel in Central Park, allegedly stalked a former love interest and chided him for voting for President Barack Obama, The Post has learned.
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TheGrio
Tony Schwartz:
The Psychopath in Chief … Among the accomplishments Trump parades most proudly is that he has won eighteen golf club championships. Like so many of his claims, this one is pure fiction. When the sportswriter Rick Reilly investigated for his book Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump …
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Lindsey Graham On George Floyd, Supreme Court snd Circuit Vacancies, Witnesses For Obamagate Hearings, Sanctions on the CCP Over Hong Kong, Regulating Big Tech, Joe Biden and More — Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsay Graham joined me this AM: — 05-28hhs-graham — Transcript:
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HuffPost:
Kellyanne Conway Voted By Mail — But She Thinks You Should Have To Wait In Line — She argued that if you'd wait an hour to buy a cupcake, you ought to be able to wait that long to vote. Yet in 2018, she ditched the line and voted by mail. — WASHINGTON — White House aide Kellyanne Conway …
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Washington Post:
Breaking precedent, White House won't release formal economic projections this summer that would forecast extent of downturn — The president's aides will not publish updated economic forecasts, citing volatility in U.S. economy — White House officials have decided not to release updated …
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Sen. Cortez Masto withdraws name from Biden VP consideration — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada said Thursday that she's not interested in serving as running mate to presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden. — Cortez Masto, who in 2016 became …
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Washington Post and Axios
CNN:
GOP operatives worry Trump will lose both the presidency and Senate majority — Washington (CNN)A little more than three months ago, as Democrats cast their ballots in the Nevada caucuses, Republicans felt confident about their chances in 2020. The coronavirus seemed a distant, far-off threat.
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Washington Post, Daily Kos and Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Administration initially dispensed scarce covid-19 drug to some hospitals that didn't need it — Officials describe early missteps that delayed treatment to critically ill patients. — The Trump administration mishandled the initial distribution of the only approved coronavirus medication …
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Raw Story and Common Dreams
Craig Brandhorst / University of South Carolina:
1 tweet, 1 sandwich, 1 beer — White House reporter Josh Dawsey tells it like it is — Josh Dawsey is a lowlife reporter. — That's not us talking. That's straight from the mouth of Donald J. Trump. Or straight from his thumbs anyway. Here's the original tweet …
The Charleston Chronicle:
Rep. Moore: “We Are In The Valley” — The recent murders of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, Ahmad Aubrey in Georgia, and George Floyd in Minneapolis bring back the trauma of Walter Scott being murdered right here in North Charleston. Unequivocally, these events have shaken our community to its core.
Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP's no-mask caucus: ‘Can you smell through that mask?’ — Trump takes jab at journalist for wearing mask — (CNN)Call them the no-mask caucus. — A contingent of House Republicans continues to defy the recommendations of public health experts and Congress' top physician to wear face coverings …
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Raw Story
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Lori deserves better. So does America. — One is a politician so obsessed with a morning cable news show that he has sought retribution by repeatedly defaming a dead woman's memory. — The other is a soft-spoken Air Force engineer who has worked on projects for 32 years with the singular goal …
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New York Times and Techdirt
Evan Walker / Surveys:
Missouri Statewide General Election Survey Results — We Ask America, a nationally recognized polling firm, today released the first in a series of 2020 statewide public opinion polls from across the country. The first state tested is Missouri and produced very strong approval ratings …
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POLITICUSUSA
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Get Republicans to Vote Against Trump? This Group Will Spend $10 Million to Try — A new organization, Republican Voters Against Trump, is testing the premise of whether there are really any persuadable voters left. — WASHINGTON — Four years ago, 50 of the country's …
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Washington Post and Washington Monthly
New York Times:
F.B.I. Once Investigated Trump Campaign Adviser's Ties to Egypt — Investigators scrutinized ties between Walid Phares and the Egyptian government. He was never charged with a crime. — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. and the special counsel's office investigated whether a former Trump campaign …
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Fired State Department inspector general was cleared in leak inquiry prior to his removal, sources say — Pompeo defends Trump in firing of inspector general — Washington (CNN)Administration officials said President Donald Trump fired the State Department's inspector general this month …
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Vox
Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
Americans on Unemployment Benefits Post First Drop of Pandemic — Continuing claims fell to 21.1 million in week ended May 16 — Initial jobless claims totaled 2.12 million last week — U.S. states' jobless rolls shrank for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic …
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NBC News:
How private jet owners got a subsidy from coronavirus relief funds — Congress and President Donald Trump enacted the loan program, known as PPP, to prevent workers at small businesses from being laid off during the coronavirus crisis. The company, Clay Lacy Aviation of Van Nuys …