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7:00 PM ET, May 13, 2020

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Politico:
Intel chief releases info on ‘unmasking’ of Flynn to Capitol Hill  —  Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell on Wednesday sent top Republican senators a list of former senior Obama administration officials who might have been involved in efforts that “unmasked” …
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Wall Street Journal:
More Than One Dozen Obama Officials Requested ‘Unmasking’ That Revealed Michael Flynn in Intelligence Reports  —  The list includes administration Vice President Joe Biden and CIA Director John Brennan  —  The National Security Agency received and approved requests from more than a dozen …
Discussion: NB Blog, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Fox News:
List of officials who sought to ‘unmask’ Flynn released: Biden, Comey, Obama chief of staff among them  —  Top Obama administration officials purportedly requested to “unmask” the identity of Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, according to a list of names from that controversial process made public on Wednesday.
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:   Biden and other Obama officials received ‘unmasking’ information on Michael Flynn, declassified records show
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Biden, Comey, Clapper tried to ‘unmask’ Flynn during Russia probe: report
Discussion: Fox News
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Pushes CDC to Revise Down Its COVID Death Counts  —  The president and members of his task force are skeptical of the numbers and want the methodology changed.  —  President Donald Trump and members of his coronavirus task force are pushing officials at the Centers for Disease Control …
Bloomberg:
If the President Tests Positive for the Virus, What Happens?  —  The news last week that President Trump's valet and Vice President Pence's press secretary had both contracted the coronavirus sent a scare through the White House.  While officials said both leaders subsequently tested negative …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
COVID-19 test used by Trump White House may miss nearly half of positive cases: NYU study
New York Times:
Kushner, Law Aside, Doesn't Rule Out Delaying 2020 Election
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden tops Trump nationwide, but battlegrounds tilt Trump  —  (CNN)Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump now stands at five points, but Trump has an edge in the critical battleground states that could decide the electoral college, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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New York Times:   Biden Has an Edge on Trump. So Why Are Democrats Worried?
CNN:
Rick Bright will warn Congress of ‘darkest winter in modern history’ without ramped up coronavirus response  —  Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint  —  (CNN)Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a key federal office charged with developing medical countermeasures …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Whistleblower to warn of “darkest winter in modern history” without coordinated virus response  —  A top vaccine doctor who was ousted from his position in April is expected to testify Thursday that the Trump administration was unprepared for the coronavirus, and that the U.S. could face the …
Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill and The Week
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump has a major vulnerability.  Democrats should keep pounding it.  —  It may seem like grotesque malpractice — both from a political and a public health standpoint.  But it's true: Amid a pandemic that has killed more than 80,000 Americans, President Trump and many Republicans …
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Bob Herman / Axios:
Coronavirus likely forced 27 million off their health insurance
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
John Cornyn Encourages People To Sign Up For Obamacare After Fighting To Repeal It
Bret Hayworth / Sioux City Journal:
Steve King says House leader will allow for ‘exoneration,’ return of committee assignments  —  SIOUX CITY — Northwest Iowa Congressman Steve King said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has agreed to a process by which the nine-term incumbent can get “exoneration” and back on committees …
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USA Today:   Republicans are hobbling Congress amid the coronavirus so Trump can keep abusing power
CNN:
Joe Biden's running mate list is shorter than you might think — for now, at least  —  Washington (CNN)Joe Biden says he has his eye on a dozen women as potential running mates, but those close to him believe the list of top prospects is likely far shorter as a deep vetting process gets underway …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   Elizabeth Warren Knows What Joe Biden Needs in a Vice President
New York Times:
Ex-F.B.I. Official Is Said to Undercut Justice Dept. Effort to Drop Flynn Case  —  Prosecutors questioned a former F.B.I. official whose notes were used to buttress their motion to dismiss the charge against the president's first national security adviser.  —  WASHINGTON — A key former F.B …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Vanity Fair
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
GOP wins special election in California after Democrat concedes  —  Republicans have won a special election for Congress in Southern California, reclaiming a suburban House seat that they lost to Democrats in the 2018 midterms.  —  Democrat Christy Smith, a state assemblywoman …
ABC News:
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort released to home confinement amid coronavirus concerns  —  Manafort's lawyers had requested release, citing age, pre-existing conditions.  —  President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been released from prison to serve the remainder …
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Washington Post:
Paul Manafort granted home confinement due to coronavirus fears
Discussion: Gothamist, Common Dreams and The Root
Sam Baker / Axios:
High-risk states are seeing fewer new coronavirus cases  —  The first stages of reopening haven't produced a surge in coronavirus cases in most states — at least, not yet.  —  Yes, but: The reopening process is still in its early stages, so a second wave of infections still remains distinctly possible.
Bloomberg:
Powell Warns of Broad Virus Danger, Bats Down Negative Rates  — Fed chair says outlook uncertain, downside risks significant  — Says more fiscal aid may be worth cost to limit long-term harm  —  The U.S. economy faces unprecedented risks from the coronavirus if fiscal …
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Powell Says Washington Will Need to Spend More to Battle Downturn
Discussion: Raw Story and Mother Jones
Ezra Klein / Vox:
We don't have a president, or a plan  —  A member of the Secret Service stands wearing a surgical mask as President Trump arrives for a news conference at the White House on May 11.  Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images  —  60 days into the coronavirus crisis, the White House does not have a plan …
Discussion: The Mahablog
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Get Ready for a Vaccine Information War  —  Social media is already filling up with misinformation about a Covid-19 vaccine, months or years before one even exists.  —  The other night, midway through watching a clip from “Plandemic” — a documentary that went viral on social media last week …
New York Times:
As Coronavirus Restrictions Lift, Millions in U.S. Are Leaving Home Again  —  Where people started leaving home again  —  Percentage point change in the share of people staying home  —  Note: The map shows the change in the average share of people sheltering at home from May 1 to May 8 …
Los Angeles Times:
The two big reasons why California is struggling to control coronavirus  —  California hasn't seen the huge death toll from the coronavirus like New York and other hot spots, but the state is still struggling with a growing number of fatalities and confirmed cases.  —  COVID-19 deaths in California remain at a stubborn plateau.
Discussion: The Root and KTLA
Nina Lakhani / The Guardian:
New US coronavirus hotspots appear in Republican heartlands  —  New coronavirus hotspots are emerging in Republican heartland communities across multiple states, contradicting Donald Trump's claims that infection rates are declining across the nation.  —  Fauci says US reopening …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
Who You Calling Sleepy Joe?:  Biden on His Youth Agenda, Internet Memes, and Fighting Trump From His House  —  “Young people want the truth,” says the presumptive Democratic nominee.  And “I sometimes say more than I mean, but no one doubts I mean what I say.”
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Airs Digital Show Starring Alex Berenson, Coronavirus Truther  —  Public-health experts have taken issue with the former reporter's militantly contrarian takes on the pandemic, but he's found a home in the right-wing media ecosystem.  —  Fox News recently aired a new one-off documentary …
Neel V. Patel / MIT Technology Review:
Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes  —  The news: Thousands of droplets produced from the mouths of people who are talking loudly can stay in the air for between eight and 14 minutes before disappearing, according to a new study.
Orooj Hakimi / Reuters:
Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and its peace process  —  Orooj Hakimi, Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Hamid Shalizi  —  KABUL (Reuters) - After struggling to get pregnant for years, Zainab, 27, gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday morning at a small hospital in the southwestern corner of Kabul.
Kyle Olson / Breitbart:
Gretchen Whitmer Targets 77-Year-Old Barber's Livelihood, Strips Operating License ‘Without a Hearing’  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is waging an increasingly high-profile battle against an elderly barber, and he appears to be winning in both the courts of law and public opinion.
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Aspen Institute think tank receives $8 million federal small-business loan  —  Decision to accept funds despite $115 million endowment and billionaire board members divides group's leadership  —  The Aspen Institute think tank accepted more than $8 million in federal small-businesses funds despite having …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Think we have military primacy over China?  Think again.  —  Here's a fact that ought to startle every American who assumes that because we spend nearly $1 trillion each year on defense, we have primacy over our emerging rival, China.  —  “Over the past decade, in U.S. war games against China …
Nick Robins-Early / HuffPost:
The Strange Origins Of Trump's Hydroxychloroquine Obsession  —  How a “philosopher” who tweets anti-Semitism, two bitcoin bros and right-wing media helped put an idea in the president's head.  —  President Donald Trump's obsession with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment …
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
NeverTrump becomes NeverRepublican
Discussion: Raw Story
Meg Cunningham / ABC News:
States have enough money to begin safely reopening: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Senate rejects FISA amendment to bar warrantless surveillance of web browser history
Marty Johnson / The Hill:
Texas sees 1,000 new coronavirus cases 5 days in a row
Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri Republicans put plan to overturn ‘Clean Missouri’ on ballot
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
BuzzFeed pulls plug on UK and Australian news operations
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Justices fear ‘chaos’ from rogue Electoral College delegates
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
April Glaser / NBC News:
Current and ex-employees allege Google drastically rolled back diversity and inclusion programs
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Under Trump border rules, U.S. has granted refuge to just two people since late March, records show
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
DC extends stay-at-home order to June 8
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Agence France-Presse:
Jewish State Not Feeling Blessed By ‘God TV’
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
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Story Hinckley / Christian Science Monitor:
For some seniors, virus is shifting their views of Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Cruelty of Conspiracy: A Personal Story
Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast