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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 …
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Politics of Overturning Roe Are Bad for Republicans  —  On Tuesday, at a Republican press conference, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked three times about the big story of the week: A draft Supreme Court opinion, leaked to Politico, that exposed the Court's intention to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Why Are the Right Such Sore Winners?  —  I want to take a moment and share a few observations about the GOP reaction to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (with the obvious caveat that scope of the decision could still change before it becomes public next month).
NBC News:
With Roe likely to fall, Senate Republicans weigh nationwide abortion restrictions  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have fought for decades to end Roe v. Wade.  Now, with victory in sight, they are discussing whether to pursue nationwide restrictions on abortion if they gain power.
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.
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
What's Not Going to Happen After Roe Falls  —  Since someone leaked a draft of the Supreme Court's opinion in this year's big abortion case, two questions have emerged about the scope of conservative policy goals.  Will Republicans try to ban abortion by federal statute if Roe v. Wade is overruled, or leave the issue to the states?
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
It's Chief Justice Roberts' Court, but does he still lead?
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court's Alito cancels conference appearance after abortion ruling leak
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Liberal group calls for protests at conservative Supreme Court justices' homes
Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:
'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder
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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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Elon Musk expected to serve as temporary Twitter CEO after deal closes
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 …
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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
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Why a secretive tech billionaire is bankrolling J.D. Vance
The Times of Israel:
Putin apologizes for Russian envoy's ‘Jewish Hitler’ comments, Bennett's office says  —  Kremlin readout of call doesn't mention an apology, says president spoke with PM about ‘historic memory,’ the Holocaust and the situation in Ukraine  —  In a phone call Thursday, Russian President …
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Jonathan Lis / Reuters:
Bennett Says Putin Apologized Over FM Lavrov's Nazi Comments
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Biden Shouldn't Run in 2024, Most Voters Say  —  A majority of voters think President Joe Biden shouldn't seek reelection in 2024, and he would lose a rematch with former President Donald Trump by double-digit margins.  —  A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports …
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Politico:
A Biden-Trump rematch is increasingly likely. But neither side wants to move first.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Putting Together the Pieces on The Campaign to Stop Roberts  —  As I wrote below, the rapid-fire follow-up reporting on John Roberts' position on the Mississippi case, just hours after the Politico exclusive, made me think at the time that the leaked draft opinion wasn't a one off thing.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and New York Magazine
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Madison Cawthorn May Have a New Ethics Violation to Handle  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has been embroiled in scandal after scandal.  But this one, while much more traditionally Washington, could still be a problem. … Overpaying a staff member hardly seems like Rep. Madison Cawthorn's biggest scandal …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Morgan Watkins / Courier-Journal:
Mitch McConnell gives wry nod to Donald Trump with Kentucky Derby gift to GOP senators  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell brought the Kentucky Derby spirit to Capitol Hill Thursday — and had a little fun with former President Donald Trump's mocking nickname for him by gifting …
Ian Phillips / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia's war ‘drags on’  —  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko defended Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, but he said he didn't expect the 10-week-old conflict to “drag on this way.”
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Deliberately Caused Havoc in Australia to Influence New Law, Whistleblowers Say  —  When Facebook blocked news pages last year to pre-empt Australian legislation that would force it to pay for content, it also took down hospitals, emergency services and charities.
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Alfred Baldwin, chief Watergate eavesdropper and lookout, is dead at 83  —  Alfred C. Baldwin III, a former FBI agent who served as the chief eavesdropper and lookout for the Watergate burglars, but then became a key government witness in the scandal that brought down President Richard M. Nixon …
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 …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Voter check-in computers come back online after outage in Georgia  —  ‘Glitch’ snarled early voting Thursday morning  —  Georgia's voter check-in system was restored Thursday morning after a statewide outage had caused problems with early voting in the primary election, according to the secretary of state's office.
 
 
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