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The Daily Beast:
Why Have Women's Groups Gone Dead Silent on Biden Sex-Assault Accusation?  —  In the wake of the #MeToo movement, prominent women came forward expressing regret they didn't take allegations against then-President Bill Clinton seriously in the 1990s.  —  Women's groups and prominent feminist figures …
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BuzzFeed News:
Democrats Will Have To Answer Questions About Tara Reade.  The Biden Campaign Is Advising Them To Say Her Story “Did Not Happen.”  —  While Joe Biden has remained publicly silent about a sexual assault allegation made against him, his presidential campaign has sought to coordinate …
Washington Examiner:
The media owe Brett Kavanaugh an apology  —  Without a shred of evidence that Brett Kavanaugh had ever even met Christine Blasey Ford, the news media decided the then-Supreme Court nominee was guilty of an unconscionable sexual assault four decades ago.  Kavanaugh went overnight from being understood …
Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall and HuffPost
Politico:
Roger Stone search warrants reveal new clues — and mysteries — about 2016  —  Nearly three-dozen search warrants unsealed late Tuesday reveal a web of contacts between longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and other key figures in the long-running probe …
Discussion: Fox News
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CNN:
Mueller investigators said Roger Stone orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts in political influence scheme  —  (CNN)Investigators from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation told a judge that Trump political adviser Roger Stone orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
FBI documents reveal communication between Stone, Assange
Discussion: Raw Story
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Antibody tests support what's been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu  —  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 Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Discussion: The Week, ProPublica and Raw Story
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The American People Should See Trump's Coronavirus Briefings in Their Entirety  —  We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … To get to the White House Rose Garden during the pandemic, you first walk through a tent outside of the grounds, where your temperature is checked …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Mass layoffs begin in cities and states amid coronavirus fallout, threatening education, sanitation, health and safety  —  Millions of municipal workers could find themselves out of a job or without pay, according to local leaders, who say programs would fall into disarray unless Washington intervenes
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis and Trump tout Florida a coronavirus success as state announces 83 new deaths  —  The Republican governor from the Oval Office took aim at governors issuing strict orders.  'Florida's done better,' he said.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared Florida a coronavirus success story …
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Police Investigating Death of Arizona Man From Chloroquine Phosphate  —  The Mesa City Police Department's homicide division is investigating the death of Gary Lenius, the Arizona man whose wife served him soda mixed with fish tank cleaner in what she claimed was a bid to fend off the coronavirus.
Ben Domenech / Wall Street Journal:
How My Joke on Twitter Became a Federal Case  —  The NLRB is investigating me for a humorous tweet about Vox's labor dispute.  —  I'm under federal investigation for making a joke on Twitter.  —  In June 2019, employees at the left-liberal Vox Media Inc. walked off the job demanding a new collective bargaining agreement.
Discussion: Reason
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Justin Amash to seek Libertarian Party nomination for president  —  Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan will seek the Libertarian Party's nomination for president, ending months of speculation that the former Republican would run as an alternative to President Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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Axios:
Justin Amash forms exploratory committee for third-party presidential run
Discussion: The Dispatch, Washington Post and IJR
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Treasury wants stimulus payments to dead people repaid  —  Economic stimulus payments errantly sent to the deceased should be returned, according to the Treasury Department.  —  A Treasury spokesperson indicated the department is developing a plan to retrieve the coronavirus-related payments, but didn't provide details.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Axios returns PPP loan
Politico:
‘Whack-a-mole stuff’: Trump's oil rescue hits a slippery path  —  President Donald Trump and his advisers are offering a barrage of increasingly urgent ideas for propping up faltering oil producers — but people in the industry are skeptical that anything will come of it.
NBC News:
Trump administration asks intelligence agencies to find out whether China, WHO hid info on coronavirus pandemic  —  A specific “tasking” seeking information about the outbreak's early days was sent last week to the Defense Intelligence Agency.  The CIA got similar instructions.
Jake Thomas / The Intellectualist:
States Warn That Workers Will Lose Unemployment If They Refuse To Return To Jobs  —  Workers who worry about contracting the coronavirus will not be granted an exception.  —  As states begin to reopen their economies after weeks of stay-at-home orders, some are warning employees …
Discussion: Slate, The Texas Tribune and The Hill
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus  —  Half the country has been personally economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and overwhelming numbers of Americans do not think schools, restaurants or sporting events with large crowds should reopen until there is further testing …
Discussion: The Week and PBS NewsHour
Associated Press:
U.S. economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as virus struck  —  The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record.
Discussion: Breitbart
Danika Fears / The Daily Beast:
Pence Flouts Mask Policy While Visiting Staff, Patient at Mayo Clinic  —  WHY???  —  Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday refused to wear a mask during his visit to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, which requires all staff, patients, and visitors to wear a face covering while at the medical center.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Democrats Urge Lindsey Graham To Focus Hearings On COVID-19, Not More Judges  —  “Now is not the time to process routine judicial nominations,” reads a letter signed by every Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.  —  WASHINGTON ― Every Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
COVID-19 turning out to be huge hoax perpetrated by media  —  Media hyped the virus and alarmed Americans to the point of shutting down the economy  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  When the postmortem is done on the media's coverage of COVID-19 (and it will be), it will be clear that the virus …
Discussion: Associated Press
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Pelosi to Trump: Ice cream in freezer is 'better than having Lysol in somebody's lungs'  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday hit back at President Donald Trump for mocking her quarantine stash of ice cream, saying that her vice is less harmful than some of his musings on coronavirus treatments.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Breitbart
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
'Governors Don't Do Global Pandemics': Cuomo Faults Others Over Virus  —  The governor accused various world and federal health groups, as well as the news media, of not sufficiently warning the world of the coronavirus outbreak.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — A day after seemingly expressing regret …
Discussion: The Week
ABC News:
How the pro-Trump message machine is seizing on anti-lockdown fever  —  Amid the president's mixed messages, some supporters go against health experts.  —  Outside groups tied to President Trump's re-election bid have ramped up recent efforts to promote back-to-work protests …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB discussing plan to start season in late June, playing in home stadiums with realigned league  —  Maybe it's a dream scenario.  —  Maybe it's premature to get excited.  —  Then again, maybe it just might work.  —  Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic …
Discussion: CBS Boston and The Week
Associated Press:
The Latest: 52 positive cases tied to Wisconsin election  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local):  —  More than 50 people who voted in person or worked the polls during Wisconsin's election earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19 so far.
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Two men in Georgia drank disinfectants in efforts to prevent COVID-19, officials say  —  Officials say two men in Georgia who have suffered from psychiatric problems ingested household chemicals in an effort to protect themselves against COVID-19, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Americans losing faith in what Trump says about the coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic, with almost everyone rejecting Trump's remark that COVID-19 may be treated …
Discussion: Mediaite
Byron York / Townhall:
When Would Joe Biden Reopen the Country  —  The most pressing problem facing Americans today is how and when states and local areas reopen after the coronavirus lockdowns.  President Trump, stressing the terrible economic damage the lockdowns have done, has (mostly) pressed for reopening sooner rather than later.
Lucas Aulbach / Courier-Journal:
Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes to Tupac Shakur over Kentucky coronavirus unemployment claim  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Tupac Shakur have squashed their beef.  —  State officials are working to resolve an unemployment claim filed last month by Shakur, a Kentucky man not related …
Discussion: Fox News
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Mary Spicuzza / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
‘He just really took the time to hear us’: Milwaukee ICU nurse talks about Zoom video chat with Joe Biden
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House investigators grill companies marketing questionable coronavirus antibody tests
Scott Shackford / Reason:
Hawaiian Brewery Under Investigation for Hand Sanitizer Giveaway
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson Beats Sean Hannity as Trump Briefings Give Fox News a Boost
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Andrew Yang sues over New York's shutdown of presidential primary
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Redstate
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump's allies sound alarm over his attacks on independent watchdogs
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Trump's Response to Virus Reflects a Long Disregard for Science
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Laris / Washington Post:
Scientists know ways to help stop viruses from spreading on airplanes.  They're too late for this pandemic.
Wall Street Journal:
‘A Bargain With the Devil’—Bill Comes Due for Overextended Airbnb Hosts
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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