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9:15 AM ET, May 6, 2022

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CNN:
John Roberts calls Supreme Court leak ‘absolutely appalling’  —  Atlanta (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts said Thursday that the leak of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade is “absolutely appalling” and stressed that he hopes “one bad apple” would not change “people's perception” …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Scooping the Supreme Court  —  The first Roe v. Wade leaks happened fifty years ago.  —  Supreme Court watchers have been calling the leak of a draft opinion in advance of the Court's abortion decision “unthinkable” and “unprecedented.”  Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered …
Discussion: Washington Post
Joseph Klein / Front Page Magazine:
Pro-Abortion Dems Disrespect the Democratic Process  —  What the “leak” is really about.  —  Politico set off a firestorm on the Left after it published a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade if it ends up as the Court's final ruling.
Politico:
Abortion bans and penalties would vary widely by state
Emily Leibert / Jezebel:
Jewish Leaders: Banning Abortion is ‘Absolutely’ a Violation of Religious Freedom
Discussion: Alienhood
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
How the leak might have happened
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Proposed Launching Missiles Into Mexico to ‘Destroy the Drug Labs,’ Esper Says  —  It is one of the moments in his upcoming memoir that the former defense secretary described as leaving him all but speechless.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CBS News:
Esper: Stephen Miller called for a “quarter-million troops” to respond to migrant caravan
Discussion: The Hill
John Nichols / The Nation:
Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP's Trumpian Cult of Personality  —  J.D. Vance was a loser.  Now, he's a nominee.  —  J.D. Vance secured Ohio's Republican US Senate nomination Tuesday not by impressing the voters of Ohio but by winning the favor of one man.
Discussion: Democrats
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Washington Post:
Trump, largely silent on abortion, to hold rally in Pennsylvania … Welcome to Post Politics Now.  —  Today, former president Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Pennsylvania with celebrity doctor and GOP Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz.  Among the things we'll be watching: What, if anything, Trump has to say about abortion.
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
White House works to tie ‘ultra-MAGA’ Republicans to Trump in midterm elections  —  The White House is embracing a new messaging strategy of pinning midterm Republican hopefuls to former President Donald Trump and his “ultra-MAGA” agenda, hoping to brand the GOP as a band of extremists.
Discussion: CNN and NBC News
NBC News:
U.S. intel helped Ukraine sink Russian flagship Moskva, officials say  —  Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukraine sink the Russian cruiser Moskva, U.S. officials told NBC News, confirming an American role in perhaps the most embarrassing blow to Vladimir Putin's troubled invasion of Ukraine.
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Ian Phillips / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia's war ‘drags on’
WALV-TV:
Boone County man charged with wife's murder wins Republican primary for town board  —  Nikki Wilhoite's body was recovered from a creek northwest of Lebanon March 26, after Andrew told detectives that he dumped her there.  —  LEBANON, Indiana — A Boone County man charged with his wife's murder …
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Sarah Nelson / The Indianapolis Star:
Lebanon man accused of killing wife among winners in Indiana primary race  —  A Lebanon man accused of killing his wife in March and dumping her body in a creek is among the candidates to advance in a local election after Indiana's primaries Tuesday.  —  Andrew Wilhoite, who's suspected …
Discussion: Fox 59, HuffPost, PennLive and Raw Story
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rudy Giuliani backs out of interview with Capitol attack committee
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story and New Republic
CNN:
Michigan State Police seizes voting machine as it expands investigation into potential breaches tied to 2020 election
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Scott Wong / NBC News:
‘We should not defund’: Democrats press Pelosi for vote on police funding  —  WASHINGTON — In an effort to address rising crime rates, 19 mostly moderate House Democrats are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold a vote soon on bipartisan legislation that would increase funding for police departments across the country.
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
How millions of Russians are tearing holes in the Digital Iron Curtain  —  A tremendous surge in VPN downloads represents a challenge to Putin and his version of the Ukraine war  —  RIGA, Latvia — When Russian authorities blocked hundreds of Internet sites in March, Konstantin decided to act.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Leaked robocall: ‘This is Pres. Donald J. Trump, hopefully your all time favorite president of all time’  —  Donald Trump is continuing to inject himself into races up and down the ticket ahead of Georgia GOP primaries.It's an ongoing byproduct of Trump's unparalleled involvement …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
New Evidence Undercuts Jan. 6 Instigator Conspiracy Theory  —  Recordings released to defense lawyers directly challenge assertions by prominent Republicans that an Arizona man named Ray Epps was a federal informant and helped start the Capitol riot.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Punchbowl News:
5/6/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … BEATTY SENT A LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE LAST MONTH EXPRESSING HER INTEREST IN THE POST, HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE SOURCES SAID.  —  BUT A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONFIRMATION PROCESS TOLD US THE WHITE HOUSE ALREADY HAS A CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION …
Discussion: The Hill
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Amid an uproar over Capitol staff mistreatment, meet the House's ‘worst boss’  —  Rep. Victoria Spartz topped a nonpartisan group's “Worst Bosses” list last year, winning the dubious title of most staff turnover in the House.  Her retention record is only getting worse.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
States line up for fight to go first in Democrats' next presidential primary  —  More than a dozen states and at least one territory are applying to be among the first to vote for Democrats' next presidential nominee — with the biggest pile-up coming out of the Midwest, where states are jockeying to take Iowa's long-held early spot.
Discussion: Vox
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
GOP senators want new TV rating for shows with LGBTQ characters  —  A group of Republican senators want a new TV rating created so parents can block their children from watching shows with LGBTQ characters.  —  The five senators from North Dakota, Kansas, Utah, Indiana and Montana sent …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
U.S. Department of Defense:
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing  —  Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby  —  PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: I'm so glad that you guys are so concerned about my wellbeing.  It's heartwarming really.  I appreciate that.  —  (CROSSTALK)  —  MR. KIRBY: (inaudible) feel better?
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Opinion The abortion battle may be the precursor to even larger struggles  —  As the prospect of Roe v. Wade being overturned looms large and the United States braces for another round of culture wars, I have been puzzling about why clashes over values seem to be more intense in this country than elsewhere …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Top Trump Lawyer Is a Longtime Tax Deadbeat  —  Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall has owed the IRS more than $100,000 for years.  —  Former President Donald Trump and his top election-fraud lawyer, Jesse Binnall, have a number of things in common—they both falsely believe the election was stolen …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
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Washington Post:
Sen. Collins voices opposition to Democratic legislation that would create statutory right to abortion
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Karine Jean-Pierre to become White House press secretary, the first Black and out LGBTQ person in the role
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Wall Street Journal:
Ron DeSantis Is Persona Non Grata at a Holocaust Memorial
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