GOP moves closer to ousting Liz Cheney for Trump loyalist

Fauci: 'No doubt' COVID-19 deaths have been undercounted.

By Liza Hearon TOP STORIES   Monday, May 10 MCCARTHY BACKS OUSTING LIZ CHENEY Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy publicly endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post of No. 3 leader, cementing the party conference's support of the Donald Trump loyalist over Rep. Liz Cheney, who has criticized the former president for his lies that the 2020 election was stolen. House Republicans could vote as early as Wednesday to remove Cheney. [AP]   IS THE GOP REARRANGING DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC? Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said the sharply divided Republican Party is in a "slow sink," like the Titanic, doomed by leaders' stubborn fascination with reelection loser Trump. Kinzinger and Cheney were among 10 Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. [HuffPost]   FAUCI: 'NO DOUBT' COVID-19 DEATHS UNDERCOUNTED Dr. Anthony Fauci said he has "no doubt" the number of Americans killed by COVID-19 is much higher than what has been officially reported. A recent study counted nearly double the amount recorded by federal health officials. [HuffPost]   PALESTINIANS, POLICE CLASH AT JERUSALEM HOLY SITE At least 50 Palestinians were hospitalized after being injured in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site. It's the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption. [AP] Experts predict what life will be like without herd immunity. How to get your confidence back if it's shattered right now. Pregnant women face vaccine confusion. How safe is it to go back to work? Sen. Ron Johnson cites commonly misused data to suggest vaccines linked to deaths. Get the latest coronavirus updates on our dedicated page 7 DEAD, INCLUDING GUNMAN, IN COLORADO BIRTHDAY PARTY SHOOTING A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, killing six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. [AP]   KENTUCKY DERBY-WINNING HORSE FAILS DRUG TEST Medina Spirit, the winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 1, failed a postrace drug test, trainer Bob Baffert said. Churchill Downs announced the suspension of the Hall of Fame trainer as officials consider stripping the horse of its title. [HuffPost]   WHAT'S BREWING   JOSH HAWLEY SALUTED RIOTERS: WE CHECKED On Jan. 6, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) walked outside the U.S. Capitol and saluted a group of protesters with a raised fist before going inside to try and throw out November's election results. Hawley later insisted that he was saluting peaceful protesters. But HuffPost has looked into the matter further. [HuffPost]   MATT GAETZ SEEMS TO MAKE LIGHT OF SEX ALLEGATIONS Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) appeared to reference the sex allegations against him during a rally with QAnon conspiracy theory-endorsing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Florida. Gaetz is under federal investigation over claims he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel with him, potentially violating sex trafficking laws. [HuffPost]   CHINA SAYS ROCKET DEBRIS BURNED UP ON REENTRY China's space agency said most of the debris from its biggest rocket burned up above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean upon reentry early Sunday. "An ocean reentry was always statistically the most likely. It appears China won its gamble … But it was still reckless," said Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. [AP]   4-YEAR-OLD AMONG 3 HIT BY STRAY BULLETS IN TIMES SQUARE A 4-year-old girl was among three people shot in New York City's Times Square on Saturday after a fight broke out between several people, police said. All three are believed to have been bystanders and were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The 4-year-old required surgery. Police released surveillance images of a male person of interest in the case. [HuffPost]   FACEBOOK WAS RIGHT TO BAN TRUMP, SAYS BOARD MEMBER Michael McConnell, a co-chair of Facebook's independent Oversight Board, strongly defended the decision to uphold a ban on Trump, saying the former president clearly violated rules when he "egged on" the Capitol mob as lawmakers "cowered in fear" for their lives. The Board said Facebook must reexamine its indefinite suspension on Trump within six months. [HuffPost] THE BEST OF THE REST  Small whale freed after getting stuck along London's River Thames. The psychedelic revolution is coming. 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