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PBS NewsHour:
What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reade's allegations  —  Over his decades-long career in the Senate, former Vice President Joe Biden was known as a demanding but fair and family-oriented boss, devoted to his home life in Delaware and committed to gender equality in his office.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘Manipulative, deceitful, user’: Tara Reade left a trail of aggrieved acquaintances  —  Harriet Wrye did a double take the first time she saw Tara Reade on television lodging sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden.  —  “Jim, that's Tara,” the 79-year-old author and psychologist called …
Discussion: Townhall
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg plots spending blitz to support Joe Biden's run for president  — Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is plotting a massive spending blitz to back Joe Biden's quest for the White House.  — The former New York mayor and his advisors are discussing whether …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Biden pledges not to pardon Trump
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
We need to prepare for the possibility of Trump rejecting election results
Discussion: Twitchy
Associated Press:   Biden campaign steps up hires despite money gap with Trump
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
The New CBS Reporter Driving Democrats—and Some of Her Own Colleagues—Crazy  —  THE POST-FOX LIFE  —  Since jumping from Fox News to CBS last year, the veteran journalist has frustrated Democrats and some of her own co-workers, who worry she pushes “GOP talking points.”
The Lancet:
Reviving the US CDC  —  The Lancet  —  The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the USA with 1  ·3 million cases and an estimated death toll of 80 684 as of May 12.  States that were initially the hardest hit, such as New York and New Jersey, have decelerated the rate …
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Washington Post:   Growing friction between White House, CDC hobbles pandemic response
CNN:
CDC guidelines shelved by Trump administration spell out far stricter road map to reopening
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump, Biden and the Myth of ‘But 2016’  —  There are members of both parties who believe the president has the ability to defy the normal rules of politics.  That view ignores electoral trends of recent years.  —  WASHINGTON — At first glance, there seems little in common between red-hat-wearing admirers …
Discussion: Fox News
Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP congressman on why he's not wearing a mask: 'There's just no need'  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida was spotted Friday walking around the Capitol and on the House floor without wearing a mask.  —  Asked why not, he told CNN: “There's just no need.”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Carissa Byrne Hessick / Slate:
What the Judge Overseeing Michael Flynn's Case Can Do Now  —  After months of speculation about whether President Donald Trump would pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, the Justice Department relieved the president of that responsibility by deciding to abandon its prosecution.
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New York Sun:
Judge Sullivan Ignores Shocking Record of False Guilty Pleas
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
Sweden Stayed Open.  A Deadly Month Shows the Risks.  —  While Sweden has avoided the worst outbreaks in Italy, Spain and Britain, it has also seen an extraordinary increase in deaths, mortality data shows.
Discussion: Althouse
Venessa Wong / BuzzFeed News:
Even If You're Trying To Avoid Grubhub By Calling Your Favorite Restaurant Directly, Grubhub Could Still Be Charging It A Fee  —  BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus.  To help keep this news free …
Mike Baker / New York Times:
F.D.A. Halts Coronavirus Testing Program Backed by Bill Gates  —  The program allows people in the Seattle area to easily take a coronavirus test at home.  Researchers say such testing is essential for future monitoring of the virus.  —  SEATTLE — An innovative coronavirus testing program …
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Kevin Quealy / New York Times:
The Richest Neighborhoods Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City  —  Map represents share of people who lived in New York over a two-week period in February but who were not living there on May 1.  Hundreds of thousands of New York City residents, in particular …
Discussion: VICE
Pam Fessler / NPR:
'It's Partly On Me': GOP Official Says Fraud Warnings Hamper Vote-By-Mail Push  —  Republican state officials who want to expand absentee and mail-in voting during the pandemic have found themselves in an uncomfortable position due to their party's rhetoric.
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department, State Attorneys General Likely to Bring Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google  —  Officials at Justice Department are focused on Google's ad business, how it has used its search dominance  —  WASHINGTON—Both the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general …
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Anticipating Phase Two of the Trumped Up “Obamagate”  —  President Donald Trump insists, against all evidence, that there is something called “Obamagate”: some crime, or perhaps series of crimes, that the preceding administration committed against him, or against his adviser Michael Flynn, or maybe against even more of the Trump team.
Discussion: NBC News, Reason and PREVAIL
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Law firm hackers double ransom demand, threaten Donald Trump  —  The ransom demand for the secret files of a cyber-attacked lawyer to A-list stars has doubled to $42 million — as the hackers now threaten to reveal “dirty laundry” on President Donald Trump in just a week if they are not paid in full.
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Secret Service signs $179,000 contract to rent golf carts in Bedminster, N.J., this summer  —  The Secret Service this week signed a $179,000 contract to rent golf carts and other vehicles this summer in Bedminster, N.J., according to federal spending records — a rental that in past years …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Jared Yates Sexton / themuckrake:
A Delusional Nation In Decline: America Is Coming Apart At The Seams, And No One Seems To Notice  —  In recent weeks, the fabricated “Reopen America” movement, funded and focused by Right Wing billionaires and conservative media, has led to protests around the country, including in Michigan …
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Georgia Senate's Perdue Moves to Lean Republican  —  Both Georgia Senate seats are on the ballot this fall, but the regularly scheduled race where Republican Sen. David Perdue is seeking a second term has been overshadowed by the special election in the state, with appointed …
Andrew Ferguson / The Atlantic:
Biden's Virtual Campaign Is a Disaster  —  They say that if you live long enough, you'll get to experience nearly everything, and so it has been for Joe Biden, who has lived to see history's first Zoom presidential campaign.  Unfortunately for him, it's his.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Amy Graff / SFGATE:
South Lake Tahoe issues $1,000 fines to tourists and short-term rental owners  —  South Lake Tahoe is increasing enforcement of a local order allowing the city to issue $1,000 citations to people who violate the California stay-at-home order, which asks people to stay home except for local shopping …
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Traitor!’:  Local News Reporter Abused and Stalked By Lockdown Protestors on Long Island (VIDEO)  —  A local news correspondent was subjected to verbal abuse, threats, and was even stalked while trying to report from a demonstration protesting the lockdown in New York State Thursday.
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
Many Americans Are Getting More Money From Unemployment Than They Were From Their Jobs  —  The United States is not known for its generosity to the unemployed.  But the coronavirus crisis has transformed our system for compensating jobless workers.  As tens of millions of workers suddenly …
Discussion: Newsweek
detroitnews:
Detroit man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Whitmer, Nessel  —  Lansing — A 32-year-old Detroit man is facing a felony charge after allegedly making “credible threats to kill” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
Discussion: Newsweek, The Hill and Raw Story
Jacob Jarvis / Newsweek:
Wisconsin's new coronavirus cases rise as people flock to reopened bars after court overturns stay-at-home order  —  Wisconsin's coronavirus figures continue to rise with more than 300 newly confirmed cases as citizens return to normality after a stay-at-home order was lifted across the state.
Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
Hospitals Knew How to Make Money.  Then Coronavirus Happened.  —  Surgeries are canceled.  Business models are shifting.  Some of the hardest-hit hospitals may close, leaving patients with fewer options for care.  —  When the top-ranked Mayo Clinic stopped all nonemergency medical care in late March …
Discussion: The Hill, Althouse and Sara A. Carter
Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: New York Admits Knowingly Undercounting Nursing Home Deaths After Quietly Changing Reporting Rules  — The New York State Department of Health acknowledged that its recent reporting does not fully reflect the known carnage coronavirus has caused among nursing home and adult care residents.
Associated Press:
Poll: US believers see message of change from God in virus  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has prompted almost two-thirds of American believers to feel that God is telling humanity to change how it lives, a new poll finds.  —  While the virus rattles the globe, causing economic hardship …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Fox News:
Space Force flag unveiled in Oval Office, presented to Trump  —  President Trump on Friday was presented with the newly unveiled official flag of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) — the first official flag of a new U.S. military service in 72 years.  —  “This is a very special moment,” …
Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News and The Hill
CBS News:
Men accused in Ahmaud Arbery shooting hire attorneys  —  Decatur, Georgia — Attorneys for two white men accused of pursuing and killing a black man in Georgia said Thursday their clients have been vilified, and cautioned against a rush to judgment in a case that has drawn national attention.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Being Wrong Is Human and Will Happen.  But Staying Wrong Is a Choice.  —  On the menu today: We could all dunk on people who were wrong in their early assessments of this pandemic, but the more pressing question is who is not learning from getting things wrong during this outbreak …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Brad Parscale Conned Donald Trump  —  What if the Trump campaign's digital operation is a Potemkin Death Star?  —  1. Trump Digital  —  A lot has been written about the Trump campaign's super-sophisticated digital operation.  I am . . . not skeptical, exactly.  But let me say this:
Discussion: Raw Story
Robby Soave / Reason:
The ACLU Sues To Stop Rules That Strengthen Due Process  —  The ACLU vs. due process.  If you were looking for more evidence that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been losing its principled approach to civil liberties, look no further: The group has filed suit …
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Does Donald Trump Want to Be Re-Elected?  —  The president's inattention to the coronavirus doesn't suggest someone desperate to win in November.  —  It's becoming more and more obvious that President Donald Trump has simply stopped dealing with the coronavirus pandemic …
The Guardian:
World looks on in horror as Trump flails over pandemic despite claims US leads way  —  The president's outlandish behavior as Americans suffer has inspired horror and confusion while alienating allies  —  Julian Borger in Washington, Helen Davidson in Sydney, Leyland Cecco in Toronto …
 
 
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Sissi Cao / Observer:
JCPenney Paid Top Execs Huge Bonuses Before Firing Workers, Edging Toward Bankruptcy
Bloomberg:
Millions in U.S. Are On Edge, Waiting for Jobless Benefits
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Two Americas: Lockdown Left vs. Re-open Right
Discussion: Fox News and CBS News
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
GOP leader won't endorse Steve King's reelection in competitive primary
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
Top Trump campaign aide pushed anti-gay positions, said legalizing same-sex marriage would lead …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Rand Paul isn't a subliterate yawper like Trump.  But he's spreading the same deadly coronavirus lies
Emily Peck / HuffPost:
The Child Care Industry Is About To Collapse. There's No Bailout Coming.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
A Study in Leadership
Nicole Cobler / Austin American-Statesman:
Texas sees highest single-day hike in coronavirus deaths, cases
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
ABC News:
The Note: Public not seeing pandemic realities Trump is describing
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Scenes From the Class Struggle in Lockdown
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
It Really Could Be Warren
Discussion: NPR