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10:55 PM ET, May 11, 2020

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Martha Raddatz / ABC News:
Acting DNI seeks to declassify any Obama officials involved in Flynn ‘unmasking’: Source  —  Grenell visited the Justice Department last week over the matter.  —  Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has sought to declassify a list of former Obama administration officials …
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Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
BREAKING: U.S. Officials Have Declassified List Of Obama Officials Who Were Involved In ‘Unmasking’ General Flynn  —  Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declassified the list of former Obama administration officials who were allegedly involved in the “unmasking” …
Jonathan Kravis / Washington Post:
I left the Justice Department after it made a disastrous mistake.  It just happened again.  —  Jonathan Kravis was a federal prosecutor for 10 years.  —  Three months ago, I resigned from the Justice Department after 10 years as a career prosecutor.  I left a job I loved because I believed …
Politico:
Senate Republicans break with Trump over ‘Obamagate’  —  President Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to encourage sweeping investigations of his predecessor Barack Obama met a unanimous response from Senate Republicans: No thanks.  —  Trump's Senate allies on Monday stopped short …
Discussion: Fox News, Redstate and New York Post
DOJ Alumni Statement / Medium:
DOJ Alumni Statement on Flynn Case  —  We, the undersigned, are alumni of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) who have collectively served both Republican and Democratic administrations.  Each of us proudly took an oath to defend the Constitution and pursue the evenhanded administration …
Washington Post:
The Flynn case isn't over until the judge says it's over  —  John Gleeson served as a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of New York and chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in that district.  David O'Neil served as the acting assistant attorney general …
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Why dismiss the Flynn case? Because the FBI can't prove it
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
Lee Smith / Just The News:
Newly declassified evidence undercuts former DNI Clapper's testimony to Congress
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
What Judge Sullivan Should Do  —  U.S. District Judge Emmet G …
NBC News:
Unreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities  —  President Trump's claim that cases are falling everywhere is contradicted by his own task force's report, obtained by NBC News, showing the virus spreading far from the coasts.
Discussion: MSNBC
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans have already decided Trump is going to lose  —  Come with me to a fantasy land where President Trump and his aides and allies have a sensible view of the political challenge he now confronts.  Between the pandemic and a horrific economic crisis, they realize that Trump cannot be reelected without heroic measures.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   McConnell: Obama ‘should have kept his mouth shut’ on Trump's coronavirus response
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump visit to Pennsylvania factory that produces PPE materials was scuttled after plant officials expressed concerns about health risks  —  President Trump was pushing to get out in the public eye in recent weeks and tout his leadership during the pandemic, and White House staff thought …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump abruptly ends briefing after contentious exchanges  —  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN.  —  Jiang asked Trump why he was putting …
Washington Post:
White House implements stringent mask policy — but not for Trump
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill, Politico and Fox News
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Coronavirus cases ripple through Trump administration: How it's affecting top officials
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump's Feeling Is, ‘Why Are We Losing Everywhere?’”:  With Advisers Feuding and Numbers Plummeting, Trump Eyes Campaign Shake-up  —  Brad Parscale (and his Ferrari) is in the hot seat.  Kushner is pushing for Nick Ayers, and against a Corey Lewandowski return.  But whose fault are the disastrous swing state numbers?
Discussion: Political Flare
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
The Indefensible Cult of Cuomo  —  To hear left-of-center opinion-makers tell it, the model of good governance in the pandemic has been set by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  —  The Empire State governor regularly ranks at the top of lists—a journalistic convention that translates subjective insights …
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill and Twitchy
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Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
Discussion: The Guardian
Jamie Dupree Cox Washington / WSB Radio:   CDC: large number of excess deaths in New York City during virus outbreak
Alison Borden / Colorado Public Radio:
Governor Suspends Castle Rock Restaurant's License After Mother's Day Opening Goes Viral  —  Gov. Jared Polis, calling the restaurant an “immediate health hazard,” has suspended the restaurant license of C&C Breakfast & Korean Kitchen in Castle Rock, a day after a video showing a packed dining room in defiance of public health rules.
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Politico:
Trump, RNC narrowly outraise Biden, Dems in April  —  President Donald Trump's political operation narrowly outraised Joe Biden in April, according to fundraising totals released Monday.  —  The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee raked in $61.7 million, they said late Monday …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:   Battleground Biden ad says Trump's coronavirus response “destroyed” economy
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats move to allow remote voting or a virtual summer convention
Discussion: The Hill and Vanity Fair
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
As States Rush to Reopen, Scientists Fear a Coronavirus Comeback  —  Officials are under pressure to restart the economy, but many states are moving too quickly, researchers say.  The costs may be measured in lost lives.  —  Millions of working people and small-business owners who cannot earn money …
Discussion: The Smoke Eater
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr's Surveillance Powers  —  Welcome to the Trump-era Patriot Act: a law that protects politicians while giving the government greater knowledge of the websites you searched for and visited.  —  Days after the Justice Department controversially dropped charges …
Discussion: Washington Post
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Voters Sour on Biden as Reade Allegations Find Higher Platform  —  Despite dip in popularity, former VP's lead over Trump is virtually unchanged  — 48% of voters view Biden unfavorably, up 3 points since the surge of Tara Reade coverage, while 43% view him favorably, down 2 points since then.
Discussion: Douglas H. Wigdor, NB Blog and Reason
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweets  —  Chicago (AP) — Twitter announced Monday it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.  —  The new rule is the latest in a wave of stricter policies that tech companies are rolling out to confront …
Dana Loesch:
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery  —  Consistency is important, particularly when it comes to due process.  So, too, is discussion of self defense rights.  —  I've seen the video of Ahmaud Arbery's killing (a link to this video is provided for context only, please be advised that a man's death is shown) …
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Biden Is Planning an FDR-Size Presidency He thinks he'll survive Tara Reade's accusation.  But he knows he can't be an average-Joe Democrat anymore.  —  When fourth-term senator Joe Biden built his Wilmington, Delaware, home in 1996, he had no plans to turn it into a backup office …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Jeffrey Katzenberg Blames Pandemic for Quibi's Rough Start  —  Downloads of the $1.8 billion short-form streaming app, meant for phones, are paltry.  “I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus,” Mr. Katzenberg said.  “Everything.”  —  LOS ANGELES — Jeffrey Katzenberg …
WSFA-TV:
Alabama tops 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - It took 59 days, just shy of two months, for Alabama to reach 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.  —  The milestone happened Monday, the same day Gov. Kay Ivey's order to loosen restrictions on gatherings and business reopenings took effect.
Los Angeles Times:
California's coronavirus outlook worse than researchers expected, as cases and deaths rise  —  While California has avoided the grim death toll of coronavirus hot spots like New York, there are growing concerns that the state's most populous regions have not yet seen the rapid decline in deaths …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators worry Trump, COVID-19 could cost them their majority  —  Senate Republicans looking at polls showing GOP incumbents losing ground are concerned that President Trump's handling of the pandemic has put their majority in danger.  —  The two biggest criticisms of Trump …
Discussion: Associated Press
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
It's not Alabama's State House that needs replacing  —  This is an opinion column.  —  The federal government gave Alabama a blank check for $1.8 billion.  —  It should have known better.  —  That money was supposed to help Alabama protect its citizens from COVID-19 and cover the costs …
Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Yahoo Finance:
Buffett-Backed Solar Project Near Vegas Wins Trump Blessing  —  (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration on Monday approved the largest solar installation in U.S. history, giving its blessing to a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary's 690-megawatt project just north of Las Vegas.
Agence France-Presse:
Do it yourself: Ikea masturbation video goes viral in China  —  Beijing (AFP) - Ikea has said it will take “more careful” security measures in its shops in China after an explicit video of a woman masturbating in one of its stores went viral online.  —  The pornographic clip shows …
 
 
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WH Adviser Belittles Media Coverage Of Staggering Unemployment As ‘Pity Party’
David Zweig / Wired:
The Case for Reopening Schools
David Marcus / The Federalist:
The President Of The United States Should Not Wear A Mask
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Bill Gates Has Regrets
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Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

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