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11:45 PM ET, May 17, 2021

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Why Justice Breyer May Resist Calls for His Retirement  —  In a recent speech on “the peril of politics,” Justice Stephen G. Breyer said judges must renounce loyalty to “the political party that helped to secure their appointment.”  —  WASHINGTON — Many liberals say Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Is Taking Direct Aim at Roe v. Wade  —  On Monday morning, the Supreme Court announced that it will reconsider the constitutional prohibition against abortion bans before fetal viability.  This decision indicates that the ultra-conservative five-justice majority is prepared …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court issues rulings on policing, climate, criminal defendants' rights
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Court to weigh in on Mississippi abortion ban intended to challenge Roe v. Wade
Trevor Aaronson / The Intercept:
Hamas Official Denies Group Used Destroyed Gaza Media Tower for Intelligence … The Israeli government's claim that Hamas operated a military intelligence unit in a Gaza City building that housed the offices of the Associated Press and Al-Jazeera is false, a Hamas official has told The Intercept.
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Amnesty International USA:
Pattern of Israeli Attacks on Residential Homes in Gaza Must Be Investigated As War Crimes  —  Israeli forces have displayed a shocking disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians by carrying out a number of airstrikes targeting residential buildings in some cases killing entire families …
Discussion: Reuters, Insider and CBS News
Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal:   U.S. Blocks U.N. Statement on Violence in Gaza
Washington Post:
Biden calls for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas fighting as pressure mounts to halt violence
Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
‘Our democracy is imperiled’: Maricopa County officials decry 2020 recount as a sham and call on Arizona Republicans to end the process  —  The Republican-dominated Maricopa County board of supervisors Monday denounced an ongoing audit of the 2020 vote as a “sham” and a “con,” …
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
Arizona G.O.P. Is Split on Vote Review: 'We Can't Indulge These Insane Lies'  —  Top local Republicans are hitting back at Donald J. Trump and fellow party members in the State Senate over a review of Arizona ballots.  —  The Republican leaders of Arizona's most populous county issued …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Arizona Republicans erupt over Trump's lies, a big truth is exposed
Discussion: HotAir, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Justice Dept. Tried to Use Grand Jury to Identify Nunes Critic on Twitter  —  An unsealed court filing shows that the social media company fought the subpoena, which the Biden administration is said to have withdrawn.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under President Trump secretly obtained …
Robin Bravender / Insider:
EXCLUSIVE: Documents reveal how Trump is spending taxpayer money on his post-presidential offices — from printer toner to Stephen Miller's salary  — New documents show the inner workings of ex-president Donald Trump's team.  — Former White House aides Stephen Miller and Dan Scavino are still getting government salaries.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China  —  Apple built the world's most valuable business on top of China.  Now it has to answer to the Chinese government.  —  GUIYANG, China — On the outskirts of this city in a poor, mountainous province in southwestern China …
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
David Larimer, versatile Washington Post editor, dies at 47  —  David Larimer, a Washington Post editor who helped shape the paper's coverage of college athletics, conflict overseas and the coronavirus pandemic, died May 15 at a hospital in Washington.  He was 47.
Ali Velshi / MSNBC:
Israel's bombing of Gaza ignores Palestinians' right to exist … Here's something that gets lost these days when we talk about the Middle East: There is currently no existential threat to the state of Israel.  That's a matter guaranteed by the United States, whose long-standing technological assistance …
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Young Professionals / J Street:   BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MUST CHANGE COURSE, TAKE STRONGER ACTION TO SECURE IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
Donald G. McNeil Jr.:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Lab-Leak Theory*  —  In early spring 2020, I reported an article for The New York Times on which I put the tentative headline: “New Coronavirus Is ‘Clearly Not a Lab Leak,’ Scientists Say.”  —  It never ran.  —  For two reasons.
Perry Bacon / Washington Post:
The misguided identity politics of the anti-Trump Republicans  —  Opinion by  —  It's good that Republicans such as former president George W. Bush, Sen. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) have made clear that they oppose former president Donald Trump because of his anti-democratic and racist behavior.
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill and Political Wire
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Report: Kamala Harris Keeps Enemies List of Journalists Who Don't ‘Appreciate Her Life Experience’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris keeps a list of reporters and other political types who might be racist, according to a profile published in the Atlantic on Monday.  —  “The vice president and her team tend to dismiss reporters.
Discussion: HotAir, Power Line and The Atlantic
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Politico:
Republicans not sold on bipartisan Jan. 6 commission  —  After months of negotiations in the House culminated in a bipartisan deal on a Jan. 6 commission, Republicans might not go along with the agreement after all.  —  Several Senate Republicans on Monday evening expressed worries …
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CNN:   GOP leaders split on the January 6 probe but No. 2 Republican predicts Senate will pass bill ‘in some form’
Politico:
Mask controversy spurs CDC to rethink its pandemic response  —  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky is shaking up the agency's Covid-19 response to consolidate oversight amid mounting criticism over its guidance for vaccinated people, according …
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Politico:
CDC's second-in-command Anne Schuchat to step down
Discussion: STAT
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
How ‘Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff’ fooled a bunch of real retired generals and admirals  —  A group of more than 100 retired generals and admirals who have accused President Joe Biden of being a communist have been pranked by a faux flag officer going by the nom de guerre “Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff.”
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Jason Kilar, the WarnerMedia Chief, Is Said to Be Negotiating His Exit  —  Jason Kilar has hired a legal team to negotiate his departure as chief executive of WarnerMedia, according to two people briefed on the matter.  AT&T, which owns WarnerMedia, said on Monday that it had agreed to spin off …
Bloomberg:
Biden to Send U.S.-Authorized Vaccines Abroad for First Time  —  President Joe Biden plans to send an additional 20 million doses of U.S. coronavirus vaccines abroad by the end of June — including, for the first time, shots authorized for domestic use, where supply is beginning to outstrip demand, Bloomberg News reports.
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Shawna Chen / Axios:   Biden administration to send 20 million U.S.-authorized vaccine doses abroad
CNN:
Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to six federal charges  —  Washington (CNN)Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, formally pleaded guilty on Monday morning to six federal charges in a court hearing, admitting to a federal judge …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham: ‘I accept the results of the election’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he accepts the results of the 2020 election, and urged Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, to focus on the upcoming midterm where the party wants to win back control of Congress.
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Kansas Chamber cuts ties with U.S. Chamber of Commerce over Sharice Davids endorsement  —  The Kansas Chamber of Commerce has cut ties with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after the national business group endorsed Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids last year.  —  The U.S. Chamber's decision …
William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Inside the Military's Secret Undercover Army  —  The largest undercover force the world has ever known is the one created by the Pentagon over the past decade.  Some 60,000 people now belong to this secret army, many working under masked identities and in low profile, all part of a broad program called “signature reduction.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for a sprawling disinformation network, researchers say  —  Guo Wengui, living in self-exile in New York City, is at the center of a digital web pushing election and covid falsehoods, according to Graphika research
New York Times:
Cuomo Set to Receive $5.1 Million from Pandemic Book Deal  —  The New York governor reported earning $3.1 million last year from his leadership memoir, with additional payments coming in the next two years.  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported earning $3.12 million last year from his memoir …
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
They're Vaccinated and Keeping Their Masks On, Maybe Forever  —  Face coverings have been a political flash point for more than a year.  But now, the backlash is directed at people who don't plan to take them off.  —  Whenever Joe Glickman heads out for groceries, he places an N95 mask …
Lateshia Beachum / Washington Post:
Black Lives Matter activists said a man tried to hit them with his car.  The suspect turned out to be a judge.  —  A North Carolina court of appeals judge was summoned by a criminal court Friday after being accused of nearly hitting Black Lives Matter protesters at a demonstration in downtown Fayetteville on May 7.
Sally Quinn / Washington Post:
The end of D.C.'s elite social scene  —  It will never be the same after Trump and covid.  And that's a good thing.  —  One night in 2017, soon after Donald Trump was inaugurated, several top administration officials showed up at Cafe Milano, a popular Washington hangout run by Franco Nuschese for the past three decades.
Jakob Rodriguez / KSAT-TV:
Abbott: Texas opting out of federal pandemic unemployment benefits effective June 26  —  This includes the $300 weekly unemployment check from federal officials  —  AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott announced to the U.S. Department of Labor on Monday that the state will be opting …
Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
‘So I raped you.’ Facebook message renews fight for justice  —  MOORESTOWN, New Jersey (AP) — Shannon Keeler was enjoying a weekend getaway with her boyfriend last year when she checked her Facebook messages for the first time in ages.  A name popped up that stopped her cold.
Discussion: The US Sun and New York Post
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Crenshaw tries to whitewash Republican brief supporting lawsuit that sought to overturn election  —  ‘Seditious’: See Tapper's reaction to GOP election lawsuit  —  Washington (CNN)Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw tried Sunday to downplay his December decision to sign on to a legal brief …
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California recall candidates use auto-donation tactic Trump made famous  —  OAKLAND — California recall candidates are charging donors recurring campaign contributions through a tactic made famous by former President Donald Trump — and condemned by federal election officials.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
 
 
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Buddy Roemer, Reformer as a Louisiana Governor, Dies at 77
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New York Times:
Biden Is Developing a Pardon Process With a Focus on Racial Justice
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Erin Murphy / Sioux City Journal:
State board requests information from group that claimed involvement in Iowa elections bill
Discussion: Raw Story
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
New Grassroots Group Launches To Take War Against Cancel Culture On Offense
CNN:
For the sake of children, keep wearing your mask
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Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
Republican Glenn Youngkin has a surprisingly good chance of winning Virginia governorship
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EXPLAINER: How Ohio's Vax-a-Million lottery will work
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Vaccine-hesitant Americans cite inaccurate side effects
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Dylan Tokar / Wall Street Journal:
White House to Nominate National Security Veteran for DOJ Post
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
My Life After COVID  —  It's been almost four months since Joe Biden's inauguration …
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