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9:45 PM ET, May 14, 2020

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The 2016 nightmare is already repeating itself  —  The latest developments in the Michael Flynn case should prompt us to revisit one of the most glaring failures in political journalism, one that lends credibility to baseless narratives pushed for purely instrumental purposes, perversely rewarding bad-faith actors in the process.
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Washington Post:
How a Flynn theory became central to the Trump reelection campaign  —  On the day Attorney General William P. Barr moved to drop criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, again winning the adulation of President Trump, he was paid a special visit.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Obamagate” Is Niche Programming for Trump Superfans  —  Donald Trump will not shut up about Barack Obama—not now, not ever.  On Thursday morning, amid the gravest economic crisis in a century and a deadly pandemic that will have killed more than a hundred thousand Americans by the end of this month …
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
An ‘Unmasking’ Q&A  —  U.S. intelligence gathering and the case of Michael Flynn  —  WASHINGTON—Republican senators on Wednesday released the names of Obama administration officials who had requested and received the identity of a U.S. citizen mentioned in classified foreign intelligence …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump exults in his Mueller revenge play
NBC News:
Trump allies push ‘Obamagate,’ but record fails to back them up
Discussion: CNBC
Elie Honig / CNN:
Judge slams the brakes on William Barr's abuse of power
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Top health officials vanish from national TV interviews as White House refocuses messaging  —  New York (CNN Business)The nation's top physicians have stopped appearing on national television for interviews as the White House exerts increased control over communications during the coronavirus pandemic …
Discussion: VICE
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Politico:   A metrics-obsessed White House struggles to define success on coronavirus
Joseph Farah / WND:   Why Trump is the most polite president
Bloomberg:
Trump to Receive New Space Force Flag at White House on Friday
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
CDC offers brief checklists to guide businesses, schools and others on reopening  —  With hundreds of millions of people still seeking advice on resuming their lives safely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a scant six pages of recommendations Thursday to guide schools …
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. …
Mara Gay / New York Times:
Coronavirus Is Making Young People Very Sick.  I Was One of Them.  —  Young, healthy people like me are getting very, very sick from the disease caused by the coronavirus.  —  Ms. Gay is a member of the editorial board.  —  The day before I got sick, I ran three miles, walked 10 more …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A sweeping setback for Trump's foreign business dealings  —  President Trump's decision not to divest himself of his businesses, in particular his foreign holdings or holdings that derive income from foreign governments, was a fateful error that flew in the face of precedent, clean government and the Constitution.
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:   CREW Statement on Emoluments Ruling
Washington Post:
Trump encourages Pompeo to run for Senate but secretary of state rebuffs him  —  President Trump recently encouraged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reconsider running for the U.S. Senate in Kansas but Pompeo rebuffed the request, according to two people familiar with the conversation.
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Economist:   Mike Pompeo's politicisation of foreign policy is so damaging
Washington Post:
Postal Services launches review of package delivery fees as Trump influence grows  —  Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman will leave before new agency head Louis DeJoy takes the helm  —  Weeks before a Republican donor and top White House ally becomes postmaster general …
Politico:
How Burr's stock scandal shocked the Senate  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday met as usual in a classified room in the Capitol.  During the meeting, Chairman Richard Burr discussed the next time the secretive panel would gather.  —  Less than 24 hours later …
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David Welch / Bloomberg:
Michigan Cancels Legislative Session to Avoid Armed Protesters  —  Michigan closed down its capitol in Lansing on Thursday and canceled its legislative session rather than face the possibility of an armed protest and death threats against Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Discussion: detroitnews and Daily Kos
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Whitmer's stay-at-home orders protested outside Michigan Captiol as scuffle breaks out
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Coronavirus is now invading Trump counties in the swing states  —  The novel coronavirus continues to shift our political geography.  The latest development: It's now penetrating counties in the battleground states that were carried by President Trump, which raises the possibility …
New York Times:
De Blasio Relies on Aide Who Saw ‘No Proof’ Closures Curb Virus  —  The head of New York City's public hospitals pushed to keep the city open in early March.  Now Mayor de Blasio has put him in charge of contact tracing, deepening a rift with the Health Department.
Washington Post:
Trump's company has received at least $970,000 from U.S. taxpayers for room rentals  —  The U.S. government has paid at least $970,000 to President Trump's company since Trump took office — including payments for more than 1,600 nightly room rentals at Trump's hotels and clubs …
Erik Ortiz / Yahoo News:
ACLU sues Betsy DeVos over new campus sexual assault rules  —  revised federal guidelines on how sexual assault allegations should be handled on college and K-12 campuses is the target of a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, claiming the changes would “inflict significant harm” on victims and “dramatically undermine” their civil rights.
Discussion: Twitchy
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Private jet company founded by Trump donor gets $27 million bailout  — A private jet company founded by a donor to President Donald Trump received nearly $27 million in government funding under a program run by the Treasury Department, according to government filings.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
The New York Times Surrendered to an Outrage Mob.  Journalism Will Suffer For It.  —  In a time in which even a virus has become the subject of partisan disinformation and myth-making, it's essential that mainstream journalistic institutions reaffirm their bona fides as disinterested purveyors of fact and honest brokers of controversy.
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Feared Testing Too Many People for Virus Would Spook Stock Markets, Says Report  —  FAILURE TO ACT  —  President Trump was wary of making preparations for the coronavirus pandemic because he was concerned doing so would sent the stock market into a panic, the Financial Times reports.
Cathy Young / Quillette:
Tara Reade's Dubious Claims and Shifting Stories Show the Limits of #BelieveWomen  —  Last year, a then-56-year-old California woman named Tara Reade publicly accused Joe Biden of sexual assaulting her in 1993.  The issue caused an awkward rift among Democrats, one that has only widened since Biden became …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Obama's former aides angry, hurt over Ronny Jackson's embrace of Trump's conspiracy theories  —  Former Obama officials expressed anger and a sense of betrayal after onetime White House doctor Ronny L. Jackson echoed President Trump's baseless conspiracy theories about their former boss, President Barack Obama.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and IJR
Associated Press:
Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance  —  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns.  —  The Centers for Disease Control …
Discussion: NPR, Axios and Vox
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Nonprofit run by Trump nominee to head U.S. media agency is under investigation, senator says  —  A nonprofit organization that is run by President Trump's nominee to lead a federal media agency with oversight of Voice of America and other news outlets is under investigation by the District …
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Deadline
CBS News:
Company tied to Trump campaign manager gets PPP loan  —  A company whose largest shareholder is Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale received nearly $800,000 from the federal coronavirus relief fund for small businesses, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
William Mersey / New York Daily News:
Congratulations, Paulie: An ex-cellmate wishes the best to Paul Manafort  —  It was just about this time last year that I was lying in my cell's upper bunk and asking my bunky if he ever entertained the fantasy that the president would somehow engineer a pardon and get him released early.
The Hill:
Trump says testing may be ‘frankly overrated’  —  President Trump on Thursday suggested the practice of widespread coronavirus testing may be “overrated,” even as health experts insist it is critical to safely loosen restrictions and reopen businesses.  —  Trump boasted about the United …
Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire and Breitbart
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Democrats scrutinize State Department plan to overhaul Social Security  —  The Democratic chairmen of two House panels are scrutinizing a State Department plan to overhaul Social Security that they say unfairly takes away Americans' entitlement benefits in exchange for a quick cash payment.
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Barack Obama Speaks Out After Mitch McConnell Tells Him To Keep His ‘Mouth Shut’  —  The former president calls for “better policy decisions” on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged a better government response to the coronavirus pandemic …
Discussion: NBC News, IJR and Vox
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Transcripts: Clinton Aides Allied With Fusion GPS Pair After Election — to Re-Push Anti-Trump Dossier  —  Above, Hillary Clinton with her 2016 campaign chairman John Podesta.  He testified that he backed a new post-election, anti-Trump effort with Fusion GPS's principals and Daniel Jones …
 
 
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Robin Bravender / Michigan Advance:
Betsy DeVos said her husband would halt ‘political contributions.’ He hasn't.
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
Michael Flynn's Fired Lawyers Just Filed Court Papers to Reappear in His Case
Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Wired:
Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Swing states hit as coronavirus rips small businesses
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump to Salena Zito: 'Joe has absolutely no idea what's happening'
The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott is limiting enforcement of COVID-19 orders, but many cities already took a lax approach
 Earlier Items: 
Anna Wilde Mathews / Wall Street Journal:
New York Sent Recovering Coronavirus Patients to Nursing Homes: ‘It Was a Fatal Error’
Rasmussen Reports:
23% of Republicans Think GOP Should Nominate Someone Other Than Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Washington Times
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump Brings in the Infantry for His War on Blue America
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Curious Case of the People Who Want to “Reopen” America—But Not Wear Masks
CBS News:
Trump's marks for handling COVID-19 outbreak decline - CBS News poll
Discussion: Slate, Washington Post, IJR and The Hill
 

 
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