- China shuts down conspiracy theorists claiming U.S. eateries use coronavirus corpses for burgers (nydailynews.com)
- Thousands of USCIS employees could be furloughed without more funds (cbsnews.com)
- Chicago McDonald’s employees file lawsuit alleging company failed to provide adequate protection against coronavirus (nydailynews.com)
- In the age of coronavirus, Rep. Carolyn Maloney wants to ensure federal insurance against pandemics (nydailynews.com)
- Democrats and Republicans split on accuracy of coronavirus death statistics, polling shows (rss.cnn.com)
- DOJ closes investigations into three senators who made stock transactions ahead of the pandemic (rss.cnn.com)
- Federal immigration agency to furlough employees unless Congress provides funding (rss.cnn.com)
- New York lawmakers need to do more to protect renters: tenant advocates (nydailynews.com)
- Here are 5 ways to make voting easier for everyone — even in a pandemic (alternet.org)
- In Audacious Move, Georgia and Florida Governors Offer to Host G.O.P. Convention (nytimes.com)
- Brian Kemp offers to “safely host” GOP convention in Georgia after COVID-19 cases spike over holiday (salon.com)
- Coronavirus cluster reported on cargo ship docked in Australia, local officials say they were never told (nydailynews.com)
- Cuomo throws cold water on de Blasio-backed plan to let NYC borrow billions (nydailynews.com)
- Trump spokeswoman says it’s ‘peculiar’ for Biden to wear mask in public, contradicting federal guidelines (nydailynews.com)
- No masking it: Biden eyes stark contrast with Trump over virus (rdtdaily.com)
- Trump is waging a ’war on reality’ because it’s his ‘one real chance at reelection’: columnist (alternet.org)
- Health officials urge ‘reckless’ partygoers to self-quarantine for 14 days after packing Lake of the Ozarks on holiday weekend (nydailynews.com)
- Are Waves Of New Coronavirus Cases Breaking Out Where You Live? (buzzfeednews.com)
- Are Waves Of New Coronavirus Cases Breaking Out Where You Live? (buzzfeednews.com)
- Recovered from coronavirus, Pence’s aide returns to work and announces she’s pregnant (nydailynews.com)
- A Security Flaw In Qatar’s Contact Tracing App Exposed Hundreds Of Thousands Of People’s Personal Data (buzzfeednews.com)
- Northern Ireland marks first day without a coronavirus death (nydailynews.com)
- The Swedish government didn’t enforce social distancing — and now it’s paying the price (alternet.org)
- Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Order to Move Inmates From Virus-Ravaged Prison (nytimes.com)
- Bill Barr promised to release prisoners threatened by coronavirus. The Feds secretly made it harder for them to get out (alternet.org)
- Economist Paul Krugman: Trump’s bungled coronavirus response shows ‘much damage a leader with an infallibility complex can inflict’ (alternet.org)
- The federal government has abandoned America’s small towns as the coronavirus depletes their budgets (alternet.org)
- Trump trolls the libs with 100,000 dead and 39 million out of work — and his fanboys love it (alternet.org)
- Gov. Cuomo selects 37 donors for New York coronavirus advisory board: campaign filings (nydailynews.com)
- With 100,000 dead and 39 million out of work, Trump trolls the libs — and his fanboys love it (salon.com)
- Trump’s threat to pull GOP convention came as surprise to Republicans working on event (rss.cnn.com)
- Pence press secretary back to work after coronavirus (rss.cnn.com)
- Creep who assaulted WGN-TV reporter on air and yelled profanity arrested (nydailynews.com)
- Richest hospitals sitting on billions in cash got golden bailouts compared to those serving poorest (alternet.org)
- Third man arrested for murder in Ahmaud Arbery shooting as DOJ considers hate crime charges (alternet.org)
- Trump Threatens to Pull Republican National Convention From North Carolina (nytimes.com)
- Democrat Val Demings Slams Trump for Using Race to Attack Joe Biden (politicususa.com)
- Welcome to a failed state in slow motion: The ludicrous mask ‘debate’ is just the latest example of a country devolving into chaos and tribal anarchy (alternet.org)
- Trump demanded churches re-open after polls found ‘staggering decline’ in support from Christian conservatives (alternet.org)
- GRIFT: The Feds gave a former Trump White House official $3 Million to supply Chinese-made masks to Navajo hospitals. They may be unsuitable for medical use (alternet.org)
- Trump implores ‘forensic geniuses’ to investigate former GOP congressman Joe Scarborough for murder (alternet.org)
- “The church of QAnon”: How a bizarre conspiracy theory is linked to evangelical Christianity (salon.com)
- Half Of The Twitter Accounts Pushing To Reopen America Are Fake (politicususa.com)
- SCANDAL DERP: GOP Tried To Weaponize Tara Reade Even After She Was Exposed (rdtdaily.com)
- Welcome to a failed state in slow motion: The United States of America (salon.com)
- Republican corruption and carelessness led to devastation in Michigan. Does Trump care? (salon.com)
- One America News Network’s defamation suit vs. Rachel Maddow tossed (nydailynews.com)
Top wire stories
- ‘I can’t breathe’: Suspect dies after Minneapolis cop filmed restraining him with knee against his neck (nydailynews.com)
- Trump’s ‘weaponized’ Twitter account has become a ‘window into into his diseased mind’: conservative (alternet.org)
- New poll shows just how toxic Mitch McConnell is in every single Senate battleground (alternet.org)
- Fintan O’Toole on America the “pitiful,” corrupted by Trump’s malignant spectacle (salon.com)
- Trump’s struggles to stand still didn’t go unnoticed during Memorial Day visit to Arlington (nydailynews.com)
- Biden leaves home to lay Memorial Day wreath (rss.cnn.com)
- Chris Wallace rips into Kayleigh McEnany for questioning faith of White House reporters: ‘I never saw a White House press secretary act like that’ (alternet.org)
- Staunch Trump ally to end tumultuous tenure as U.S. envoy in Germany (cbsnews.com)
- Corporate America Wants a Free Hand to Kill Workers and Customers (dcreport.org)
- Trump pegged as ‘the least masculine’ president in modern times by Naval War College professor in scathing op-ed (alternet.org)
- Republican National Committee sues California to halt vote-by-mail for November general election (rss.cnn.com)
- Trump imposes travel restrictions on Brazil (cbsnews.com)
- In unusual electoral strategy, Trump declares war on must-win Michigan (alternet.org)
- Conservatives think they control the concept of ‘freedom.’ But progressives have a deeper, richer tradition (alternet.org)
- Michigan AG calls Trump ‘a petulant child’ for refusing to wear mask during Ford visit (alternet.org)
- Failed Republican candidate hilariously mocked for rage-tweeting Pottery Barn over COVID-19 policies (alternet.org)
- A staggering percentage of top accounts supporting reopen push are bots in ‘a propaganda machine’: report (alternet.org)
- Lindsey Graham featured front and center in new anti-Trump attack ad (salon.com)
- Judge in Michael Flynn case hires prominent DC law firm to help with appeal (rss.cnn.com)
- Joe Biden wins delayed Hawaii presidential primary (nydailynews.com)
- Sessions fires back at Trump after president’s scolding (cbsnews.com)
- Biden expresses regret for saying black voters who consider backing Trump “ain’t black” (cbsnews.com)
- A historian explains why the anti-Trump ‘Mourning in America’ ad could seal Trump’s fate in November (alternet.org)
- Biden’s ‘Breakfast Club’ Controversy Shows What His Rivals Already Knew (nytimes.com)
- Texans fear to vote in person during a pandemic. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick laughs at them. (salon.com)