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New York Times:
U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say  —  Targeting assistance is part of a classified effort by the Biden administration to provide real-time battlefield intelligence to Ukraine.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Washington Post:
Kremlin is targeting Ukraine resupply infrastructure, officials say  —  The Kremlin is carrying out strikes on infrastructure that is critical to Ukraine's efforts to resupply its forces in their defense against Russia's invasion, Ukrainian officials and the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject
Philippe J. Fournier / Politico:
338Canada: Why Canada's conservatives are keeping quiet on abortion
Molly Crabapple / Forever Wars:
Despair Is Premature And Rage Is Insufficient
Slate:
The New Season of Slow Burn Tells the Story of How We Got Roe v. Wade
Discussion: Bloomberg
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court's Alito cancels conference appearance after abortion ruling leak  —  (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has canceled an appearance at a judicial conference set to begin on Thursday after a draft decision he wrote indicating the high court would overturn …
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Blackburn Warns Dems Could Try To Pack Court With Ketanji Brown Jackson Before Breyer Retires To Try To Save Roe v. Wade
Discussion: HotAir and Politico
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
The Fight Over Abortion History
Politico:
Trump reasserts his GOP dominance  —  Mitt Romney and Josh Hawley, polar opposites in today's GOP, agree on one thing: Donald Trump's status as Republican kingmaker.  —  After the former president's endorsement of a former critic rocketed J.D. Vance to the GOP Senate nomination in Ohio …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The book J.D. Vance doesn't want you to read  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TWO TOP POLITICS READS:  — “A Biden-Trump rematch is increasingly likely.  But neither side wants to move first,” by Jonathan Lemire and Meridith McGraw: “President JOE BIDEN and former President DONALD TRUMP …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vance's Ohio Senate Victory Isn't a Big Win for Trump
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
Niki Griswold / Austin American-Statesman:
Abbott says Texas could ‘resurrect’ SCOTUS case requiring states to educate all kids  —  Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that Texas would consider challenging a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring states to offer free public education to all children, including those of undocumented immigrants.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Oath Keeper details pre-Jan. 6 planning, pleads to seditious conspiracy  —  William Todd Wilson of North Carolina is the third member of far-right group to cooperate with prosecutors in Capitol riot cases  —  For two months after the 2020 presidential election, William Todd Wilson …
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ABC News:   DOJ, Jan. 6 committee staff clash in interview with former U.S. attorney: Sources
Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. interviews with Jan. 6 select panel
NBC New York:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says He Was With Dave Chappelle After ‘Horrific’ Onstage Attack  —  Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled onstage during a performance at LA's Hollywood Bowl  —  New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was with Dave Chappelle later in the night after the comedian was tackled onstage …
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Politico:
A Biden-Trump rematch is increasingly likely.  But neither side wants to move first.  —  The 2024 election begins as a high-stakes staring contest.  —  President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both told aides and confidants that they're more likely to run for the White House next cycle …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
‘Not Good for Learning’  —  New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  When Covid-19 began to sweep across the country in March 2020, schools in every state closed their doors.
Mark Maxwell / KSDK-TV:
Miller campaign volunteer was convicted for luring young boy for sex  —  The conservative firebrand quickly made a name for herself in Congress purporting to protect children from ideas she considers offensive  —  ST. LOUIS — If you signed a petition to help put U.S. Rep. Mary Miller …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media fell for ‘pro-life’ rhetoric — and helped create this mess  —  A conversation with the journalist son of the doctor who endured Buffalo's abortion wars (and delivered my firstborn).  —  About three decades ago, an obstetrician and gynecologist named Shalom Press delivered my first child at Children's Hospital in Buffalo.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Independent:
Elon Musk - latest: Tesla boss backed by Binance, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to buy Twitter  —  The billionaire has received $7.1 billion from supporters  —  Elon Musk has received $7.1 billion from nearly two dozen investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and others to fund his purchase of Twitter.
Matt Ott / Associated Press:
More Americans apply for jobless aid last week  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years.  —  Jobless claims in the U.S. rose by 19,000 to 200,000 …
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
‘Pissed’ in Pennsylvania  —  Presented by Connected Commerce Council  —  With help from Nicholas Wu and Marianne LeVine here at the Capitol and Sarah Ferris in Allentown, Pa.  —  ON THE WILD SIDE — “People are pissed.”  —  That's the message from Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) …
Discussion: ABC News
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
In Arizona, a Swing State Swings to the Far Right  —  In the run-up to an August primary, a number of Republicans on the ballot in Arizona — like those in Ohio — have rushed to embrace Donald J. Trump and his stolen-election falsehoods.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden eyes Anthony Foxx for top White House role  —  President Biden is considering former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to replace Cedric Richmond as the head of the White House Office of Public Engagement, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
 
 
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Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Intuit Will Pay Millions to Customers Tricked Into Paying for TurboTax
Bruce Thornton / Front Page Magazine:
High Noon in the USA
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Running in Moderate Districts Still Have Extreme Jan. 6 Views
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
SEE IT: Cotton and GOP colleagues introduce bill to defund disinformation board
Discussion: HotAir
Bloomberg Government:
Democrats Raise $12 Million After Top Court Draft Leak (Correct)
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Oligarch's effort to broker peace falters even as it shields him from sanctions
Katrina Manson / Bloomberg:
U.S. Sent Cyber Team to Lithuania Over Threat of Russian Hacking
Bloomberg:
U.S. Considers Unprecedented Sanctions on China Tech Giant Hikvision
Discussion: Al Jazeera and TechCrunch
 Earlier Items: 
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NBA Star Snaps at ESPN Pundit for Sounding Like Fox News
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Wire
Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
Few Transgender Children Change Their Minds After 5 Years, Study Finds
Discussion: UPI
CNN:
New audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack
 

 
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Laura Kukkonen / Columbia Journalism Review:
After a reporter for Aamulehti, Finland's second-largest daily, acknowledged in his autobiography that he fabricated stories, the paper removes 551 articles

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Warner Music Group sells Uproxx, HipHopDX, and other assets to a new company, Uproxx Studios, formed by Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello, and will.i.am

Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
Memo: Boston public radio station WBUR CEO Margaret Low says 31 employees, or ~14% of its staff, are leaving, with 24 of them taking a voluntary buyout

 
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