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Why Michael Flynn is making regular appearances on Trump’s Twitter feed: |
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© Getty Images This morning, President Trump tweeted his support for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, calling him a ‘war hero,’ after documents were unsealed in his criminal case. https://bit.ly/2SjvEKH Trump tweeted: “What happened to General Michael Flynn, a war hero, should never be allowed to happen to a citizen of the United States again!” https://bit.ly/2SotTMr He also tweeted: “DIRTY COP JAMES COMEY GOT CAUGHT!” https://bit.ly/2W67R1W More from Trump’s Michael Flynn tweetstorm: https://cnb.cx/2zKJAHq Back story: “New documents unsealed late Wednesday in Flynn’s case [show] FBI agents debating how to approach Flynn for an interview in January 2017, when he was serving as White House national security adviser. In one handwritten note, an unnamed FBI agent asks whether it is their goal to ‘get him to lie.’” Read the FBI field note: https://bit.ly/3f7zMrh |
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| It’s Thursday — today is the last day of May. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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You know I have to do this…: |
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These days, Thursdays mean more depressing numbers on unemployment claims: |
| Another 3.8 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://bit.ly/2KS637v For context: Over the past six weeks, 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits. |
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| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 1,042,874 Deaths in the U.S.: 61,187 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| WHICH STATES ARE RE-OPENING: |
| https://nyti.ms/2W60Jmc |
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Free testing. Come and get your free testing: |
| Via CNN’s Madeline Holcombe, Los Angeles has become the first city to provide free, unlimited coronavirus testing to its residents. https://cnn.it/3cZi33e Do patients need to be symptomatic: Mayor Eric Garcetti said priority will be given to symptomatic residents, but asymptomatic residents can be tested, as well. Details: https://cnn.it/3cZi33e |
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Businesses are worried about liability: |
| Via The Hill’s Alex Gangitano and John Kruzel, “The business community is pressuring the White House and Congress to shield companies from lawsuits as they seek to reopen, setting up a politically charged battle as coronavirus restrictions around the country are beginning to ease.” https://bit.ly/2KKVnHM Expect to hear about this issue in the coming weeks: “The debate over liability protections has quickly emerged as a new sticking point as Congress weighs another round of coronavirus relief aid. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said the GOP-controlled Senate won’t pass a bill providing more assistance to state and local governments if it doesn’t include those legal protections.” How this could play out: https://bit.ly/2KKVnHM |
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| LATEST WITH CORONAVIRUS RELIEF | |
Democrats are in the passenger’s seat: |
| Via The Hill’s Cristina Marcos and Mike Lillis, “House Democrats are facing a disadvantage in the political battle over the coronavirus pandemic, with the one chamber controlled by their party delaying its return to Washington while Senate Republicans come back in session next week.” https://bit.ly/2KS70N7 The optics game: Even though Democrats are working on relief proposals and communicating with constituents virtually, Senate Republicans have the advantage of being in Washington. |
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Democrats are starting to confront the Biden allegations: |
| Via The Hill’s Jonathan Easley and Amie Parnes, “Top Democrats are defending former Vice President Joe Biden against allegations made by Tara Reade, a former aide who says the then-senator sexually assaulted her in 1993.”https://bit.ly/2KLTXwL For example — defending Biden: “Two powerful Democratic women – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a former rival to Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Stacey Abrams, a top candidate to be Biden’s running mate, have come to Biden’s defense, saying that women have the right to be heard but that they do not believe Reade’s allegations against Biden.” Where the Biden campaign stands: The campaign denied the allegations. Biden has not addressed the allegations himself. |
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| A FEW DAYS AGO — READE’S FORMER NEIGHBOR CORROBORATED HER STORY: |
| Via Business Insider’s Rich McHugh, “A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual-assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s.” The full story: https://bit.ly/2KIPLhk |
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| READ THE ORIGINAL STORY OF WHAT TARA READE IS ALLEGING: |
| https://n.pr/3bR503N Op-ed: https://bit.ly/2SnwCpl |
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This morning — Pelosi is ‘satisfied’ with Biden’s response: |
| In an interview on CNN’s “New Day,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she is “satisfied” with how former Vice President Joe Biden responded to the allegation of sexual assault. In Pelosi’s words: “I have great sympathy for any women who bring forth an allegation. I’m a big strong supporter of the 'Me Too' movement. I think it’s been a great contribution to our country. And I do support Joe Biden. I’m satisfied with how he has responded. I know him. I was proud to endorse him on Monday.” Watch Pelosi’s full reaction: https://bit.ly/3bTacUD |
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Interesting read — Justin wants to create A-mess: |
| Via Politico’s Tim Alberta, “Justin Amash [I-Mich.] wants to destroy the system that created Trump: But critics fear his third-party White House bid will only serve to reelect the president.” https://politi.co/3ffAjrc Who is Amash?: An independent congressman who left the GOP last summer after clashing with President Trump and congressional Republicans. Earlier this week, he launched an exploratory committee for a third-party presidential bid. https://bit.ly/3f6J9HC |
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Oh. Yup. That’s him. — this is pretty cringeworthy: |
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© Twitter Watch: https://bit.ly/3aSvNv4 |
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The abbreviation for ‘work from home’ is now in the dictionary: |
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© Twitter Watch the gif from Merriam-Webster: https://bit.ly/2KM8kBd By the way, here’s a list of the words Merriam-Webster added to the dictionary: https://bit.ly/2yT0enU |
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| The House and Senate are back. President Trump is in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence is in Indiana today. 11 a.m. EDT: President Trump met with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) in the Oval Office. 12:50 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence lands in Kokomo, Ind. 1:45 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence tour the GM/Ventec Ventilator Production Facility in Indiana. 5:30 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence lands in Washington, D.C. |
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| This morning: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) held a press conference. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2ygaCG5 This morning: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) gave an update on his state’s COVID-19 response. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3f6I3vu 1 p.m. EDT: The Senate’s pro forma session. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2Yo4M03 2:25 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence holds a roundtable discussion with GM and Ventec Life Systems employees. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3bQSiSL 4 p.m. EDT: President Trump delivers remarks on senior citizens. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3aSEwxm |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day. It’s also National Raisin Day. Justice for oatmeal cookies who always have to be associated with raisins. Even their holidays are combined!? |
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| And because you made it this far, here are puppies chilling in hammocks: https://bit.ly/2VOjRX2 |
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