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Washington Post:
White House scrambles for ways to protect abortion  —  The White House is looking for actions it can take to protect abortion rights, but its options are limited  —  In the hours after a leaked Supreme Court document signaled the court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks …
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.
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
Slate:
Why the Supreme Court's Leak Investigation Is a Sham
Philippe J. Fournier / Politico:
338Canada: Why Canada's conservatives are keeping quiet on abortion
Discussion: Vox, NBC News and Jacobin
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
‘Pissed’ in Pennsylvania  —  Presented by Connected Commerce Council
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and ABC News
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:   Campaigning for Henry Cuellar, a Democratic U.S. House leader says party shouldn't shun abortion opponents
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Gavin Newsom torches Democrats, DeSantis on Supreme Court Roe v. Wade draft opinion
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Townhall
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Liberal group calls for protests at conservative Supreme Court justices' homes
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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Mari Saito / Reuters:
Love letter, ID card point to Russian units that terrorised Bucha  —  Eyewitness testimony, discarded documents and social media posts point to the Russian soldiers and chain of command in the bloody occupation of the Ukrainian town of Bucha  —  At the end of March, when Russian troops retreated from Bucha …
Washington Post:
Kremlin is targeting Ukraine resupply infrastructure, officials say
Washington Post:   Oligarch's effort to broker peace falters even as it shields him from sanctions
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
J.D. Vance Knew What Republican Voters Wanted  —  Yes, as the punditocracy has declared, Ohio's Republican primary demonstrates once again that this is Donald Trump's party.  —  But Tuesday's vote showed us something else, as well: The GOP circa 2022 is also the party of MTG and Matt Gaetz.
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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 …
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 …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vance's Ohio Senate Victory Isn't a Big Win for Trump
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
New York Times:
In Musk's Past, a South Africa Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege  —  Elon Musk grew up in elite, nearly all white enclaves littered with anti-Black government propaganda and sheltered from the atrocities of apartheid.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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 …
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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Hannah Sparks / New York Post:
Sunny Hostin blames Donald Trump for Dave Chappelle attack on ‘The View’
Discussion: The Hill, NewsOne and The Daily Caller
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 …
Michael Graham / DV Journal:
Mastriano Meltdown: GOP Gov. Candidate Abruptly Ends Podcast Interview Over Questions About QAnon-Linked Rally  —  GOP gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Doug Mastriano abruptly ended a podcast interview with Delaware Valley Journal, angry over questions about his participation in a rally linked to QAnon conspiracy advocates.
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.
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
 
 
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Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
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