memeorandum: The CDC's Guidance for Summer Camps Is Insane (Robby Soave/Reason)

8:55 PM ET, May 4, 2021

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Kadia Goba / Axios:

Scoop: McCarthy trashes Cheney on hot mic — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he's “lost confidence” in Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a moment of candor caught on a hot mic, a tape reviewed by Axios shows. — What he's saying: “I think she's got real problems …

Wall Street Journal:

Purging Liz Cheney — GOP leaders shouldn't have to lie about 2020 to keep their job. — By The Editorial Board — This should be a hopeful moment for House Republicans. While they're playing defense in the minority for now, their prospects for picking up the five net seats they need …

Discussion: Mediaite and IJR

Axios:

Trump and inner circle hang on Facebook verdict — Donald Trump and his inner circle are anxiously awaiting Facebook's decision about whether to reinstate him to the platform, viewing it as the propellant for an increasingly likely second presidential campaign in 2024.

Discussion: Forbes, The Week, Breitbart and Raw Story

Henry Olsen / Washington Post:

Liz Cheney's biggest problem has nothing to do with Trump — Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) is purportedly again at risk of losing her position as House Republican Conference chair, the third-ranking member of the House GOP leadership. For most Republicans, the reason is that she crossed President Donald Trump …

Discussion: CNN, The Signorile Report, Real America's Voice News, Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Times

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Republicans Are Purging Liz Cheney for Opposing Trump's Insurrection — In the few days after January 6, it appeared the Republican establishment that had tolerated four years of naked corruption and frequently undisguised racism had finally lost its patience with Donald Trump.

Discussion: USA Today, RedState, Washington Examiner, National Review, Washington Post, HuffPost, Associated Press, The Hill, Daily Kos, Raw Story, ABC News, New York Times and ijr.com

Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy: Master of Strategery

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Hill, RedState, Breitbart, The Moderate Voice, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Washington Post, Insider, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
McCarthy confirms living arrangements with Luntz after tip to Tucker Carlson

Discussion: Daily Mail, HotAir, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, CNBC, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Mediaite and The Week

Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
From the GOP Leadership: Help Wanted - Non-Threatening Female

Discussion: Forbes, CNN, ijr.com, POLITICUSUSA, HuffPost, Occupy Democrats, The Hill, HotAir, TheBlaze and Washington Post

Brooke Singman / Fox News:

Trump launches new communications platform months after Twitter, Facebook ban — The space will allow Trump to post comments, images, and videos

Politico:
'It really f—ks the other ‘24 wannabes’: How Facebook could give Trump a huge boost

Discussion: Raw Story, HotAir and Mediaite

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Judge orders release of DOJ memo justifying not prosecuting Trump — A federal judge has ordered the release of a key Justice Department memo supporting former Attorney William Barr's conclusion that former President Donald Trump should not be prosecuted for obstruction of justice …

Discussion: Fox News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, The Intellectualist, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times and Insider

Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Secret William Barr memo saying not to charge Trump must be released, judge says

Discussion: New York Times

Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW: Judge orders DOJ release Trump obstruction memo

New York Times:

Giuliani's Legal Bills Are Growing. His Allies Want Trump to Pay Them. — As Rudolph Giuliani faces an escalating federal investigation and defamation suits, his advisers believe he should benefit from a $250 million Trump campaign war chest. — As a federal investigation …

Discussion: Law & Crime, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, Crooks and Liars and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Rebecca Davis O'Brien / Wall Street Journal:

Prosecutors Seek Outside Review of Materials Seized From Rudy Giuliani — Attorney-client privilege concerns cited in letter to Manhattan federal judge — Manhattan federal prosecutors have asked a judge to appoint an outside authority known as a “special master” to oversee a review …

Discussion: New York Daily News, Bloomberg, Insider, IJR, Law & Crime and New York Post

Ariel Zilber / Associated Press:

Derek Chauvin juror LIED about protest: Cop's hope of appeal boosted after picture emerges of juror at BLM rally wearing ‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks’ T-shirt despite telling court he'd never been on a march — Brandon Mitchell was one of 12 jurors who convicted Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Raw Story, National Review, Fox News, The New Neo, Washington Times, WCCO | CBS Minnesota and Twitchy

JONATHAN TURLEY:
Juror 52: Does Chauvin Have A New Challenge Over Juror Brandon Mitchell?

Discussion: One America News Network, The Daily Wire and HotAir

Chao Xiong / Star Tribune:
Chauvin juror defends participation in March on Washington after social media post surfaces

Discussion: National Review, Washington Post, New York Times, TheBlaze, The Western Journal, FOX 46 Charlotte, Law & Crime, NewsOne, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, RedState, Townhall, Washington Examiner and The Hill

David Zweig / New York Magazine:

Experts: CDC's Summer-Camp Rules Are ‘Cruel’ and ‘Irrational’ — From the peak on January 8 to today, following the trajectory of new COVID cases in the U.S. is like a descent on the Matterhorn. The mortality rate has taken a similar plunge over the past few months.

Discussion: HotAir

Robby Soave / Reason:

The CDC's Guidance for Summer Camps Is Insane — Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidance to help summer camps mitigate their coronavirus risk. Given that summer camps involve both children and the outdoors—two factors that render COVID-19 …

Emma Green / The Atlantic:

The Liberals Who Can't Quit Lockdown — Lurking among the jubilant Americans venturing back out to bars and planning their summer-wedding travel is a different group: liberals who aren't quite ready to let go of pandemic restrictions. For this subset, diligence against COVID-19 remains …

Discussion: Truth and Consequences, The Western Journal, HotAir and Breitbart

Hans Nichols / Axios:

Scoop: Biden weighs posting LA Mayor Garcetti to India — President Biden is considering naming Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to a high-profile ambassadorship, possibly India, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. — Why it matters: The potential exit of the Democratic executive …

Ian Haworth / The Daily Wire:

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People Are Going To Be Very, Very Happy When I Make A Certain Announcement!’ Donald Trump Hints At 2024 Run — One question at the forefront of the minds of supporters and critics alike of former President Donald Trump is whether he will return to the campaign trail and run for president once more in 2024.

Discussion: IJR, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and The Western Journal

Jessie Balmert / USA Today:
Ohio GOP will discuss possible censure of Rep. Anthony Gonzalez for impeaching Trump

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

Why Rising Diversity Might Not Help Democrats as Much as They Hope — Voters of color make up an increasing percentage of the United States electorate, but that trend isn't hurting Republicans as much as conservatives fear. — The Census Bureau released two important sets of data last week …

Discussion: HotAir and Althouse

Sam Levin / The Guardian:

'We're terrorized': LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report — Los Angeles sheriff's department has routinely retaliated against victims' relatives who speak out, NLG and ACLU say in report — Los Angeles sheriff deputies frequently harass the families …

Discussion: WEB OF EVIL

CNN:

Biden's plan to fight domestic terror will mark shift from Trump — Here's how DHS Secretary Mayorkas plans to address domestic terrorism — (CNN)The Biden administration will release i ts highly anticipated national strategy for fighting domestic terrorists in the coming weeks …

Discussion: Breitbart

Washington Post:

Biden sets new vaccine goals as White House grapples with its message — President Biden declared a new goal Tuesday that 70 percent of adults will have at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the Fourth of July, as the White House grappled with how to send Americans a complex message …

Discussion: ABC News, The Guardian, Breitbart, National Review, UPI, IJR, Washington Examiner and Politico

Sarah Mucha / Axios:
Biden's new goal: 160 million Americans fully vaccinated by July 4th

Discussion: Political Wire

Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Mass Georgia voter cancellations begin using info from other states — Turnout helps reduce size of voter purge from record highs — Georgia election officials plan to start canceling voter registrations as soon as this week, on a smaller scale than in past years and, for the first time …

Discussion: Democracy Docket

Teo Armus / Washington Post:

Are the Bidens giants? Are the Carters tiny? Or are our eyes failing us? — On first glance, the photograph seems typical enough. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden kneel beside their predecessors in the White House, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, during a trip to Georgia last week.

Discussion: Breitbart, HotAir, Instapundit, The Western Journal, KTVX-TV, The Guardian, spectator.us, Fox News, Snopes.com, Townhall and ABC7

The Yeshiva World:

Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Has Been Released Early From Prison — Sources tell YWN that NY Assemblyman Sheldon Silver has been released from prison and is on his way home. He was released five years earlier than his six year sentence. His original release date was March 10, 2026.

Discussion: Associated Press

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

Yamiche Alcindor Is Named Host of ‘Washington Week’ on PBS — She succeeds Robert Costa at a program best known as the longtime home of the anchor Gwen Ifill. — Last month, when Yamiche Alcindor learned she would become the next moderator of the PBS current-affairs show “Washington Week …

Discussion: TheGrio, WETA, The Federalist, Variety, RedState, The Hill, Twitchy, Washingtonian, TVNewser and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »

Charles Sykes / Politico:

Paul Ryan, It's Time for You to Stand Up to Fox — Dear Paul: — I'm often asked whether we are still friends. I usually answer: Yes, but we're taking a break and seeing other people. — I'd like to talk to you about some of those other people today, specifically your colleagues at Fox.

Discussion: Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA, CNN and Media Matters for America

Will Carless / USA Today:

Proud Boys saw wave of contributions from Chinese diaspora before Capitol attack — The donations started coming in about 10 p.m. on Dec. 17. — A donor named Li Zhang gave $100. A few minutes later, someone named Jun Li donated $100. Then Hao Xu gave $20, followed shortly by $25 from a Ying Pei.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Raw Story and Reuters

Tom Krattenmaker / USA Today:

Corporations aren't ‘woke,’ they just know their customers. Watch and learn, Republicans. — Why are corporations for democracy, against racism and invested in fighting climate change? They're trying to please people and turn profits. — Have corporations been absorbed by the “woke mob …

Discussion: The Editorial Board

The Intercept:

DOJ Threatened MIT Researchers With Subpoena in Collaboration With Bolivian Coup Regime … A Justice Department trial attorney repeatedly contacted Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers asking, eventually under threat of subpoena, about research they had conducted …

Reuters:

Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise — The first secretary at the Swiss embassy in Tehran was found dead on Tuesday after falling from a high-rise building where she lived in the north of the city, a spokesman for emergency services was quoted as saying by Iranian news agencies.

Discussion: BBC, The Guardian, CBS News, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Al Jazeera, The Western Journal, Insider and Fox News

The Intercept:

Claims by Scott Stringer Accuser Unravel as Progressives Flee New York Mayoral Candidate … In the wake of the allegations made by Tara Reade against then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in 2020, Maya Wiley co-authored a thoughtful essay framing how to respond to such claims in a fraught time.

Discussion: Gothamist

Elaina Plott / New York Times:

The G.O.P. Won It All in Texas. Then It Turned on Itself. — The Republican Party trounced the Democrats at every level in Texas in November, only to see its politicians turn on one another over the pandemic and voter-fraud conspiracy theories. — To hear more audio stories from publications …

Discussion: Fox News, The Texas Tribune, Forbes, The Week, Townhall and KEYE

Rebecca Boone / Associated Press:

Idaho intern faced ‘overwhelming’ hassle after rape report — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The harassment began soon after a report by a 19-year-old intern, who alleged an Idaho lawmaker raped her, became public. — One state representative sought a copy of the police report and made inquiries …

Discussion: Insider and Raw Story

The Guardian:

‘Out-of-control’ Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry — Long March 5B is doing 27,600km/h in failing orbit, with eventual crash site unknown, after launching space station hub — Part of a huge rocket that launched China's first module for its Tianhe space station …

Discussion: Snopes.com, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, CBS News, UPI and Fox News