It’s Coming From Inside the White House

• Blomberg: Pence Self-Isolating After Aide Tests Positive for Coronavirus
• NYT: ‘Scary to Go to Work’: White House Races to Contain Virus in Its Ranks
• The Guardian: Fauci in quarantine as Trump projects confidence and urges states to reopen
• WaPo: White House aides rattled after positive coronavirus tests and officials send mixed messages on how to respond
• NBC News: Trump says he will get tested for coronavirus antibodies
• WaPo: Trump plays down coronavirus testing as U.S. falls far short of level scientists say is needed
• WaPo: Trump is now downplaying coronavirus testing. Deborah Birx just did the opposite.
• WaPo: The sharp hypocrisy of the White House position on testing
• Business Insider: Trump says doing too much coronavirus testing makes the US ‘look bad’ as he pushes for the country to reopen
• WaPo: As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Americans it’s safe to inch back to normal
• CNN: Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead 
• NYT: Two White House Coronavirus Cases Raise Question of if Anyone Is Really Safe
• AP: Face masks make a political statement in era of coronavirus
• CNN: Senate GOP breaks with Trump’s message on Covid-19 testing: ‘We ought to step it up’

Flynn-justice

• NPR: Michael Flynn Pleaded Guilty. Why Is The Justice Department Dropping The Charges?
• NYT: U.S. Drops Michael Flynn Case, in Move Backed by Trump
• Politico: DOJ drops criminal case against Michael Flynn
• WaPo: Justice Dept. moves to drop case against Michael Flynn
• WaPo: The long list of people who thought Flynn’s lies were material
• NYT: Bill Barr Twisted My Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Here’s the Truth
• WaPo: ‘A constant battle of you against the leadership of your country’: Justice Dept. rattled as Flynn fallout reaches FBI
• Vox: 11 legal experts agree: There’s no good reason for DOJ to drop the Michael Flynn case
• NYT: The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case
• WaPo: Pardoning Flynn would have looked bad. Dropping the charges is far worse.
• Cafe.com: Note From Elie: A DOJ Bailout For Michael Flynn 
• NYT: ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’: Experts Question Dropping of Flynn Prosecution 
• LA Times: Column: Michael Flynn is guilty as sin. Dismissing the charges against him is nothing short of sickening.
• CBS News: Attorney General William Barr on Michael Flynn, Obamacare and coronavirus restrictions
• CBS News: Attorney General Barr says what Michael Flynn did “was not a crime” 
• CNN: Barr defends dropping Flynn case: ‘I’m doing the law’s bidding’
• Lawfare: An Ugly Day for the Justice Department
• NY Mag: Trump’s DOJ Says It Can’t Prove Michael Flynn Did the Crime He Confessed To
• Slate: William Barr’s DOJ Is Now Covering Up Crimes for Trump in Broad Daylight
• AP: Flynn dismissal a surprise? AG Barr in sync with Trump
• NYT: Dropping of Flynn Case Heightens Fears of Justice Dept. Politicization
• CNN: FBI Director Wray comes under renewed Trump scrutiny after Justice Department drops Flynn’s WSJ: Trump Eyes FBI After Justice Drops Case Against Flynn 
• WaPo: Pardoning Flynn would have looked bad. Dropping the charges is far worse.

Obama speaks

• Yahoo: Exclusive: Obama says in private call that ‘rule of law is at risk’ in Michael Flynn case 
• Guardian – Trump charges Obama with ‘biggest political crime in American history’
• Rolling Stone – Trump Loses His Mother’s Day Mind Topping 100 Twitter Shares So Far
• WaPo: Obama says end to Michael Flynn case puts rule of law at risk, calls covid-19 response a ‘disaster’
• NYT: Obama Warns That Dropped Charges Against Flynn Put ‘Rule of Law’ at Risk
• Vox: Obama calls Trump’s coronavirus response a “chaotic disaster” in private call
• Politico: Kudlow baffled by Obama’s criticism of Trump administration

CA-25

• WaPo: Trump attacks decision to add in-person voting center in California House race
• Politico: Democrats are on verge of the unthinkable: Losing a swing district in California
• NPR – Democrats Fear Losing U.S. House Special Election In Southern California
• LA Times – During the pandemic, Republicans see a rare political opportunity in California 
• Slate: What Does the Pandemic Mean for California’s Swing-Seat Special Election?
• Vox: California becomes the first state to send all voters mail-in ballots for November election – In response to Covid-19, California will allow everyone to vote by mail.
• AP: Locked-Down California Sends Mail-In Ballots to Every Voter
• HuffPo: Democrats Are Prepared To Lose The First Special Election Of The Pandemic Era
• CNN: Trump increasingly engaged in legal battles unfolding over mail-in voting 
• CNN: As virus draws closer to him, Trump turns to 2020 and stokes fears about voter fraud
• Townhall – Modern Campaigning: Trump Victory’s Unprecedented Ground Game
• Fox News – RNC launches ProtectTheVote website to highlight election integrity efforts amid coronavirus pandemic
• Politico: Trump intensifies war with Democrats over voting laws – The GOP has doubled its budget to fight Democratic lawsuits to $20 million.
• Vox: Republicans plan to spend at least $20 million to combat voting rights lawsuits in 2020 – The GOP just upped its legal budget for the 2020 election to $20 million.
• NYT: Democrats’ Vote-By-Mail Effort Won in Wisconsin: Will It Work Elsewhere?
• Mother Jones – California Is Sending Every Voter a Ballot This Fall. The Rest of the Country Is Running Out of Time.
• NYT: A Fight Over the Future of the Mail Breaks Down Along Familiar Lines
• Reuters – As 2020 presidential contest looms, U.S. Supreme Court mulls power of ‘electors’