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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Death of Roe Is Going to Tear America Apart — In his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito blamed that 1973 abortion decision for sparking “a national controversy that has embittered our political culture for a half century.” He quoted Justice Antonin Scalia …
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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 …
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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.
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Politico:
Abortion bans and penalties would vary widely by state — Abortion bans set to take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned could mean lengthy prison sentences for people who have an abortion, the physicians who perform them or those who help people access the procedure.
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Emily Leibert / Jezebel:
Jewish Leaders: Banning Abortion is ‘Absolutely’ a Violation of Religious Freedom
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Opinion The abortion battle may be the precursor to even larger struggles
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Governor Ready to Challenge Schooling of Migrant Children
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John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Repeal of Roe risks exacerbating the US's most shameful statistic
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Law enforcement officials brace for potential violence around SCOTUS draft opinion
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
How the Supreme Court could proceed with the Roe leak probe
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Politico:
Trump set the stage for Roe's demise. For now, he doesn't wanna talk about it.
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Newsmax host, without evidence, accuses Ketanji Brown Jackson of leaking Roe draft before she's sworn in
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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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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.
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Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
Biden was always going to be radically pro-abortion — President Joe Biden has worked to present himself as the moderate alternative to the progressives in his party. If you're paying attention, his attempt to do so falls flat. Biden's slow, grandfatherly mannerisms may work to make him appear less threatening.
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
White House works to tie ‘ultra-MAGA’ Republicans to Trump in midterm elections
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payroll growth accelerated by 428,000 in April, more than expected as jobs picture stays strong — Nonfarm payrolls grew by 428,000 for April, a bit above the Dow Jones estimate of 400,000 and identical to March. — The unemployment rate held at 3.6% after being expected to nudge lower to 3.5%.
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Millions retired early during the pandemic. Many are now returning to work, new data shows.
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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.
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.
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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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
We Just Lost a ‘Paul Revere’ in the Fight to Save Democracy — DARK MONEY IS COMING! DARK MONEY IS COMING! — Rob Stein predicted the right's takeover of our institutions. And America lost him the same week it lost Roe v. Wade. … Rob Stein saw it coming.
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Billionaire Ken Griffin adds $25 million to his investment in Richard Irvin's GOP bid for governor — Billionaire Ken Griffin has upped his investment in Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's Republican bid for governor, kicking in an additional $25 million to the campaign after seeding Irvin's candidacy …
Selwyn Duke / American Thinker:
Is the left agitating for war with Russia so it can cement domestic tyranny? — It has been odd and alarming watching the powers-that-be relentlessly escalate the proxy war our government is waging against Russia. It's not just that we're sending billions of dollars of weapons into Ukraine …
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 …
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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 …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Pelosi announces House will vote on bill next week that would allow staffers to unionize — (CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a letter to her colleagues Friday morning the chamber will vote on legislation that would allow Capitol Hill staffers to unionize next week …
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Andrea Drusch / San Antonio Report:
Cuellar ducks abortion issue while campaigning through challenger's stronghold — Wednesday night's rally alongside a member of Democratic leadership sought to boost support for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in a part of his district that helped his progressive primary challenger push the longtime incumbent into a runoff.
Paula Reid / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani's expected appearance before January 6 committee canceled but talks continue, his lawyer says — Rudy Giuliani's appearance before the January 6 committee, set for Friday, has been canceled, his attorney told CNN. — Robert Costello said his client had been expected to appear virtually before the panel on Friday.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Karine Jean-Pierre to become White House press secretary, the first Black and out LGBTQ person in the role — (CNN)Karine Jean-Pierre will become the new White House press secretary when Jen Psaki departs her role next week, President Joe Biden announced in a statement Thursday …
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