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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.
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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Nancy Cook / Politico:   Trump projects a sense of normal, but West Wing has a ways to go
New York Times:
How Many Covid Deaths? Don't Ask President Trump
Discussion: Fox News
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, Raw Story, 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
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 …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
What Donald Trump Shares with Joseph McCarthy  —  The President's capacity to create confusion and turmoil is emerging as the mainstay of his reëlection campaign.  —  On January 6, 2017, at around 8:30 a.m., Donald Trump undoubtedly had serious matters on his mind.
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 …
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
How Democrats Lost a House Seat in California  —  Getting to the bottom of the shocking loss in the 25th Congressional District  —  Ayla Johnson votes while holding her son Logan at a mobile voting station during a special election for California's 25th Congressional District seat, May 12, 2020, in Lancaster, California.
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 …
Joan E Greve / The Guardian:
Democrats feel tide turning their way in battle to flip US Senate  —  The electoral map does not favor Republicans and the pandemic has helped put them on defense in states they once thought safe  —  Just three months ago, centrist Democrats were panicking.
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
Rebecca Woolington / Tampa Bay Times:
In Florida, 83 percent of coronavirus deaths are people 65 and older  —  The Tampa Bay Times analyzed data and reports from the Florida Department of Health and medical examiners offices around the state.  —  As the novel coronavirus has spread across Florida, much has remained uncertain …
 
 
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Hacked celebrity law firm says it has not worked with Trump
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Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Vaccine Front-Runners Emerge, Rollouts Weighed
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Chad Livengood / Crain's Detroit Business:
Trump to tour Ford's ventilator assembly plant in Ypsilanti on Thursday
Discussion: The Hill
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Biden's VP search puts spotlight on how long he'll serve
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AOC owes $2,000 in unpaid taxes from failed business venture
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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
Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:
‘There is no pain to this’: Gov. Cuomo undergoes live coronavirus test to encourage people …
Discussion: Twitchy
Wyatt Massey / timesfreepress.com:
Chattanooga software firm Transcard terminates employee after firestorm over Obama noose meme
Discussion: Raw Story
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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