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8:55 AM ET, May 5, 2022

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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.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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.
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 …
Slate:
Why the Supreme Court's Leak Investigation Is a Sham  —  The unprecedented leak of Justice Samuel Alito's initial draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has prompted a widespread outcry among Republicans and their media allies.  Many appear desperate to focus on the fact of leak …
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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 and Washington Post
Peter Baker / New York Times:
With Roe Under Threat, Biden Is an Unlikely Abortion Rights Champion  —  Over the course of a half-century in national politics, President Biden has evolved from an outright critic of Roe to a seemingly reluctant and largely quiet supporter.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject  —  They had been on the rhetorical offensive against Democrats.  After the Supreme Court leak, it's the GOP searching for the right message.  —  Every January, congressional Republicans have marked the anniversary …
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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Politico:
The possible post-Roe roadmap  —  HURDLES, RISKS, DECISIONS — If the Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade entirely, as the draft opinion published on Monday by POLITICO suggests, patients who want to terminate a pregnancy but live in a state that outlaws doing so will have three choices …
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
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
Rolling Stone:
The Jan. 6 Committee Has a Subpoena for Parler's Founder
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vance's Ohio Senate Victory Isn't a Big Win for Trump  —  The ex-president's pick barely won his primary, showing the risks of endorsement.  —  1x  —  After a bruising seven-way primary in Ohio, Donald Trump's choice for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination—venture capitalist and author J.D. Vance—won Tuesday.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Farewell to the dumbest Senate primary ever
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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Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Mass Student Debt Cancellation Legally Risky, Says Top Obama Education Lawyer
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
CNN:
New audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack  —  House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and said the process …
Bloomberg:
U.S. Considers Unprecedented Sanctions on China Tech Giant Hikvision  —  Shares of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. tumbled 10% as the U.S. considers imposing new sanctions on surveillance-technology giant, potentially the harshest measures so far against a major Chinese company.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and TechCrunch
NBC News:
Covid's toll in the U.S. reaches a once unfathomable number: 1 million deaths  —  1 million people in the U.S. have now died from Covid  —  The U.S. on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country …
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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
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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
Associated Press:
Sinn Fein eyes historic win in Northern Ireland election
Discussion: Foreign Policy
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals
 
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