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Washington Post:
Fired inspector general was examining whether Pompeo had a staffer walk his dog, handle dry cleaning, official says  —  The State Department inspector general fired by President Trump was looking into allegations that a staffer for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was performing domestic errands …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?  —  He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time.  But a close examination reveals the weaknesses in what may be called an era of resistance journalism.  —  It was a breathtaking story, written by The New Yorker's marquee reporter …
The Daily Beast:
Busted: Pentagon Contractors' Report on ‘Wuhan Lab’ Origins of Virus Is Bogus  —  TRY AGAIN  —  A military contractors' report circulating on Capitol Hill claims to have evidence that COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese lab.  It's filled with information that's just plain wrong.
CBS News:
Full Transcript: Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 60 Minutes interview on economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic  —  Jerome Powell lays out his thoughts on getting the economy back to its pre-coronavirus numbers.  The transcript from the Federal Reserve chairman's interview with Scott Pelley.
Discussion: Axios, Fox News and Politico
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:   Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the coronavirus-ravaged economy
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swing-state Republicans warn Trump's reelection is on shaky ground  —  Donald Trump has made clear he will attack Joe Biden unmercifully in order to ensure the election is a choice between him and Joe Biden — rather than an up-or-down vote on the president's handling of the coronavirus.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Axios:   Former top Clinton adviser says electoral map has realigned for the first time since 1992
Washington Post:
Faced with a Trumpian barrage of attacks, Joe Biden chooses to look the other way
Discussion: Associated Press and Slate
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
The government whistleblower who says the Trump administration's coronavirus response has cost lives  —  Dr. Rick Bright says he's trained his entire life to recognize outbreaks and viruses.  But when he sounded the alarm about the impending coronavirus pandemic, he says the Trump administration ignored …
Discussion: Townhall, IJR, Deadline and The Hill
CNN:
A person who was Covid-19 positive attended a church service and exposed 180 people, officials say  —  (CNN)A person who later learned they were positive for Covid-19 attended a California religious service on Mother's Day, exposing 180 other people to the novel coronavirus, according to local health officials.
Discussion: Fox News
Nick Valencia / CNN:
Senior CDC official rebukes White House trade adviser's criticism as tensions escalate over reopening strategy  —  (CNN)A senior official from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday offered a pointed rebuke of White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's scathing criticism …
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and New York Post
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6abc:
Drexel study: 45-day shutdown saved 6,202 lives, kept 57,072 out of hospital  —  UNIVERSITY CITY (WPVI) — After more than 6 weeks of closed schools and businesses, and staying at home, some people are wondering whether it's been worth it.  —  A new Drexel University study says it has paid off.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Deborah Birx is the real power doctor  —  Don't be fooled by the grandmotherly demeanor and whimsical scarf collection.  Administration officials say they've been taken aback by Deborah Birx's masterful political skills — including a preternatural ability to get what she wants while telling people what they want to hear.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests  —  Devices associated with protesters travelled up to hundreds of miles after rallies where few precautions were taken  —  Cellphone location data suggests that demonstrators at anti-lockdown protests …
Ranjan Roy / Margins and Can Duruk:
Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage  —  There is such a thing as a free lunch  —  If capitalism is driven by a search for profit, the food delivery business confuses the hell out of me.  Every platform loses money.  Restaurants feel like they're getting screwed.  Delivery drivers are poster children for gig economy problems.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Trump is gambling the health of the nation for his reelection  —  Many of us are not surprised to see President Trump putting his own welfare above that of the nation.  But why would he embrace a policy that seems to jeopardize his own reelection?  That is more of a puzzle.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
As coronavirus testing expands, a new problem arises: Not enough people to test  —  Four months into the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, tests for the virus finally are becoming widely available, a crucial step toward lifting stay-at-home orders and safely returning to normal life.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Where New Yorkers Moved to Escape Coronavirus  —  Top 50 metropolitan destinations outside New York City  —  Top 50 metropolitan destinations outside New York City  —  Top 50 metropolitan destinations  —  outside New York City  —  New York City has long been a cheek-to-jowl town with cramped apartments and determined strivers.
Discussion: Twitchy, New York Post and Instapundit
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Weekend of Scandal Was Hiding in Plain Sight  —  It's going on right now and no one can see it because of the chaff.  —  The Washington Post published a picture of Stacey Abrams wearing a cape this weekend.  —  You may have seen it, since in certain corners of the conservative news media …
Scott Gottlieb / Wall Street Journal:
Cut Through the Fog of Coronavirus War  —  The CDC needs to streamline and publish clinical data to help doctors on the front lines.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made its first definitive statement last week describing a rare but disturbing condition in children related to Covid-19.
Discussion: The Hill
BBC:
Coronavirus: Hospitals in Brazil's São Paulo ‘near collapse’  —  The mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases.  —  Bruno Covas said the city's public hospitals …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
If Democrats hold a big convention, will anybody come?  —  The Times interviewed 59 delegates who will help nominate Joe Biden.  Most said they don't want to risk their own health, or the health of others, by attending a full-scale convention in Milwaukee.  —  WASHINGTON — Three months …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump projects a sense of normal, but West Wing has a ways to go  —  As President Donald Trump urges businesses across the country to reopen and Americans to return to work, he and his administration are projecting a sense of normal after months of disruption because of the coronavirus.
Charles C. Camosy / New York Times:
Coronavirus Is Hitting Nursing Homes Hard.  How We Treat the Elderly Made It Inevitable.  —  After decades of mistreatment, older Americans are bearing the worst of the pandemic.  —  Dr. Camosy teaches bioethics and moral theology at Fordham University.  —  We knew it from the beginning.
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Biden's VP search puts spotlight on how long he'll serve  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has longed to win the White House for more than three decades.  If he finally makes it there after November's election, he's already talking about leaving.  —  In an effort to ease concerns about his age …
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Seeking: Big Democratic Ideas That Make Everything Better
Discussion: Common Dreams and Associated Press
Sophia Ankel / Business Insider Nederland:
Trump tweets video of a reporter being hounded by anti-lockdown protesters, calling them ‘great people’  —  Foto: Kevin Vesey/Twitter Screenshots taken from a video posted by journalist Kevin Vesey of anti-lockdown protests in Long Island, New York on on May 14, 2020.
Discussion: HuffPost, The Intercept and Breitbart
Wyatt Massey / timesfreepress.com:
Chattanooga software firm Transcard terminates employee after firestorm over Obama noose meme  —  An employee at a local software company was terminated after a social media firestorm identified him as the person who posted a racist meme showing former president Barack Obama with a noose around his neck.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Rebecca Woolington / Tampa Bay Times:
In Florida, 83 percent of coronavirus deaths are people 65 and older
Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Vaccine Front-Runners Emerge, Rollouts Weighed
Discussion: Mother Jones
Chad Livengood / Crain's Detroit Business:
Trump to tour Ford's ventilator assembly plant in Ypsilanti on Thursday
Discussion: The Hill
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
In the Shadows of America's Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
AOC owes $2,000 in unpaid taxes from failed business venture
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump calls into NBC golf broadcast to discuss return of sports, coronavirus response
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
So far, no spike in coronavirus in places reopening, U.S. health secretary says
Discussion: Power Line
 Earlier Items: 
Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:
‘There is no pain to this’: Gov. Cuomo undergoes live coronavirus test to encourage people …
Discussion: Twitchy
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
There is a huge difference between Christine Blasey Ford and Tara Reade
The Daily Beast:
Is The National Enquirer in Its Final ‘Death Spiral’?
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Nevada congressman admits to affair with intern after podcast exposé
Talia Kaplan / Fox News:
President Trump discusses bombshell revelations in Flynn case in exclusive interview with Maria Bartiromo
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and ABC News
USA Today:
Wisconsin's economy is reopening and it's a hot coronavirus mess. Don't do what we did.
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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