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The Fresno Bee reports: The attorney for Rep. Devin Nunes said on Friday that he is at a “dead end” in attempting to identify anonymous people who criticize the California Republican on Twitter as he asked a Virginia judge to hold the company responsible for social media criticism. Nunes, R-Tulare, filed a lawsuit against Twitter last year alleging he was …

The Guardian reports: Trump is apparently using his press conference to declare both the coronavirus crisis and the George Floyd protests to be over. “Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying, ‘This is a great thing happening for our country,” Trump said of Floyd, who died in police custody last week. “A great day for him, a great …

Axios reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter Friday to the Justice and Treasury departments, is calling for a criminal investigation of Twitter over allegations the company is violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. The big picture: Twitter is already under fire from the Trump administration over its decision to put a fact-checking label on two of the president’s tweets. …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Tuesday said he found it “unusual” that Joe Biden wore a mask to a Memorial Day ceremony the previous day. “Biden can wear a mask, but he was standing outside with his wife, perfect conditions, perfect weather. They’re inside they don’t wear masks,” Trump said during a Rose Garden event on insulin prices. “And …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump struck back at those criticizing him for playing golf this weekend, firing off several tweets attacking former Vice President — and Trump’s presumptive Democratic opponent — Joe Biden. On Saturday, the president was spotted golfing on his course in Sterling, Virginia, for the first time since early March. Photographs of Trump were met with immediate …

Late last night after spending the day golfing, the president of the United States apparently searched Twitter for attacks on the appearances of leading Democratic women. Trump somehow landed on the account of one John K. Stahl, who ran for the US House in 2012 in California’s District 52, finishing fourth in the open primary. Below are Stahl’s tweets that …

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump headed to the golf course for the first time in over two months, engaging in his personal passion as well as attempting to show how the country can return to normal after stay-at-home orders taken against the coronavirus. Trump arrived at the Trump National Golf Club in suburban Virginia around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. …

The New York Times reports: Even by President Trump’s standards, it was a rampage: He attacked a government whistle-blower who was telling Congress that the coronavirus pandemic had been mismanaged. He criticized the governor of Pennsylvania, who has resisted reopening businesses. He railed against former President Barack Obama, linking him to a conspiracy theory and demanding he answer questions before …

Mediaite reports: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday blasted Dr. Rick Bright as a “deserter in the war on the China Virus” for criticizing the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “He’s not just a disgruntled employee, in my judgment. He is a deserter in the war on the China virus,” Navarro said in an interview with …

The Hill reports: President Trump’s campaign tweeted out a video Monday showing the president as Yoda decapitating cable news networks. The video, timed for May 4 and “Star Wars Day” and taken from a scene from “Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,” pastes the president’s face on Yoda. It begins with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s face on …

Word of Hillary Clinton’s coming endorsement of Joe Biden leaked out a couple of hours ago, giving the Trump campaign time to prepare a video which ridicules the time in 2016 that she appeared to collapse in the New York heat after attending an hours-long 9/11 memorial service in downtown Manhattan. As you will surely recall, the Trump campaign had …

The New York Post reports: Donald Trump Jr. took a swipe at Hillary Clinton Saturday, joking to his Twitter followers that she was behind the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The remark came in response to a Clinton jab at his father, President Trump, for his “sarcastic” suggestion to Americans that disinfectant could be used to treat COVID-19. “Please …

The Associated Press reports: Trump boasts that his administration has paved the way for 3.5 million tests nationwide — more than any other nation. But the U.S. lags several nations in testing on a per capita basis, including Germany and South Korea. The president counters that “areas of our country that have been hotspots have done much more.” Trump’s push …

“Barack Obama spent much of the last five years urging Joe Biden not to run for president out of fear that he would embarrass himself. Now that Biden is the only candidate left in the Democrat field, Obama has no other choice but to support him. Even Bernie Sanders beat him to it. Obama was right in the first place: …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump attacked Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, mockingly claiming the New York governor was “begging” for federal government assistance to fight the coronavirus. Trump’s tweet comes after Cuomo repeatedly swatted down the president’s claim to have “total authority” on when states will end their coronavirus lockdowns in a series of interviews. Cuomo said on Monday night that …

Law & Crime reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) and several of his neighbors — whose properties on the Gulf Coast of Florida have private beaches — have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a county government ordinance which temporarily closes all beaches. The county took the step in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Huckabee and his neighbors claim …

Mediaite reports: Everyone’s new big Netflix obsession is the docuseries Tiger King. Joe Exotic, the “star” of the show, is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after being convicted last year on a number of charges, including murder-for-hire. Donald Trump Jr. appeared on SiriusXM’s The Jim and Sam Show Monday, and they all joked about the possibility of a pardon …

The Hill reports: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro had a heated exchange with CNN anchor John Berman on Monday after he explained why his training in statistical studies as an economist made him qualified to disagree with health experts on the use of an anti-malaria drug to treat the coronavirus. Toward the end of his interview with Navarro, Berman …

Gothamist reports: Franklin Graham, the son of prominent minister Billy Graham, has specifically sought to recruit Christian medical staff to the Central Park facility. According to the group’s website, all volunteers, including health care workers, should read and adhere to a statement of faith, in which marriage is defined as “exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic …

Fox News reports: President Trump taunted Mitt Romney on Wednesday after the Utah senator tested negative for coronavirus, ostensibly cheering the news before going on to slam his record as a presidential candidate and member of Congress. “This is really great news! I am so happy I can barely speak. He may have been a terrible presidential candidate and an …