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6:45 PM ET, May 6, 2022

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CNN:
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape  —  (CNN)Americans remain broadly opposed to overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, following the leak …
Discussion: HotAir and Political Wire
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Pence hits Harris over abortion remarks: ‘How dare you?’  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence blasted Vice President Harris in a speech Thursday over her support of abortion rights as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.  —  On Tuesday at an EMILY's List conference …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
PR giant advising corporate clients to stay silent on abortion rights  —  A massive public relations firm, Zeno, is privately advising its high-profile corporate clients to avoid commenting on the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, according to an internal communication obtained by Popular Information.
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 …
David French / The Atlantic:
Why Justice Alito's Draft Opinion in Dobbs Doesn't Threaten Gay Marriage
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Roe v. Wade Will Be Good for America
Emily Galvin Almanza / Teen Vogue:
The Criminalization of Abortion: What to Expect In a Post-Roe United States
Discussion: Mother Jones
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection, finding that a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility failed to prove she engaged in insurrection after taking office.
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Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Esper: Trump Wanted To Activate Retired Four-Stars To Court-Martial Them For Disloyalty  —  Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's new book recounts the episode.  —  President Donald Trump demanded that the military recall two retired four-star officers who criticized him so they could be court-martialed, a new book says.
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner  —  The nation's top medical adviser expressed private frustration that elite D.C. no longer seems to take the Covid threat seriously.  —  Anthony Fauci this week privately criticized the decision to hold the White House …
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Biden makes head-scratching remark about American students learning Spanish
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
New White House press secretary announcement - is there a conflict of interest here?
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison  —  A New York City judge's son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison.  —  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” …
Discussion: NBC News, HuffPost, Axios and NBC New York
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘Caveman’ Costumed Son of Brooklyn Judge Receives Eight-Month Sentence After Felony Conviction Over Jan. 6 Siege
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Starbucks Broke Law By Firing And Threatening Pro-Union Workers, Labor Board Alleges  —  An official with the National Labor Relations Board filed a wide-ranging complaint accusing the coffee chain of violating workers' rights.  —  Updated a few seconds ago
Discussion: Jacobin
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New York Times:
Amazon Abruptly Fires Senior Managers Tied to Unionized Warehouse  —  Company officials said the terminations in Staten Island were the result of an internal review while the fired managers saw it as a response to the recent union victory.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland  —  Long after his turn as a key witness at Donald Trump's first impeachment, the former E.U. ambassador wants another kind of public hearing  —  Gordon Sondland is a walking asterisk, a footnote that was once a headline, a man who made some history without really changing the course of it.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Landler / New York Times:
U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is on Track to Win in Northern Ireland  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  In a seismic shift, the pro-unity Sinn Fein bloc is emerging as the largest in the North.  —  LONDON — The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, was on track Friday night to emerge …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Pompeo Bastes Oz Over Turkey Ties  —  Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo wants celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to talk Turkey.  Speaking at a press conference Friday, the ex-spy chief said the Pennsylvania Senate candidate owes voters an explanation about his decision to vote …
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MEF:
Adopted the freezing decree of the boat Scheherazade  —  Pursuant to Article 11 of Legislative Decree n. 109/2007, the investigations conducted by the Nucleo Speciale di Polizia Valutaria (Guardia di Finanza) highlighted the presence of significant economic and business links of the beneficial owner …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Rolling Stone
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin's Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme  —  Russian troops have begun sharing tips with one another on how to deliberately damage Russian tanks and disobey orders, according to Ukrainian intelligence.  —  Russian fighters have been sharing tips …
Pew Research Center:
America's Abortion Quandary  —  A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances  —  A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Man accused of killing his wife wins GOP primary from jail  —  An Indiana man who is accused of killing his cancer-stricken wife as she was seeking a divorce won his GOP primary this week from jail and will be on the ballot in November — if he has not been convicted.
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Sarah Nelson / The Indianapolis Star:
Lebanon man accused of killing wife among winners in Indiana primary race
Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
My Story: How I Was “Groomed” by My Elementary School Teachers … Anyone following the news knows the U.S. right is now obsessively accusing public school teachers, especially ones who are LGBTQ+, of being “groomers” — i.e., pedophiles.  It's both astonishingly vile and horrifyingly cynical.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
In Pennsylvania, a Doug Mastriano win would cost the GOP the House and Senate in that state  —  Democrat Josh Shapiro wants Doug Mastriano to win the Pennsylvania Republican primary for governor on May 17.  That is not mere speculation — the well-funded Democratic gubernatorial candidate …
Wall Street Journal:
TikTok's Work Culture: Anxiety, Secrecy and Relentless Pressure  —  Former U.S. staffers tell of sleep deprivation, work on weekends and mandatory meetings with colleagues on the other side of the globe  —  Former TikTok employee Chloe Shih in front of her camera set up at home where she films her YouTube videos.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
FBI pulls clearances of employees at Jan. 6 rally before Capitol riot  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI is quietly suspending the security clearances of employees who attended protests before last year's Capitol riot, The Post has learned.  —  The decision is drawing pushback from Republicans …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to lift Twitter ban  — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter.  — The social media giant had banned Trump in January 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence …
Associated Press:
Tesla covers travel costs for workers seeking abortions  —  Tesla is covering travel costs for employees seeking out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of major companies who've introduced a similar policy to benefit workers affected by new restrictions in the past few months.
Discussion: HotAir, austonia and The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Pentagon sending Ukraine laser-guided rockets, surveillance drones  —  U.S. officials said Friday that the Biden administration would spend $136 million on commercially available weapons and military equipment  —  The Biden administration is expanding its delivery of commercially available weapons …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Reuters:
U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops  —  One police instructor who has taught 560 officers in recent years has joined one extremist group and supported other far-right movements.  Others have echoed QAnon and other fringe conspiracy theories on social media, a Reuters examination found.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Biden administration bracing for challenging fall and winter of COVID-19  —  Up to 30% of people could get infected, a senior administration official said.  —  The White House is bracing for a challenging COVID-19 surge this fall and winter that could infect up to 30% of Americans …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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CNN:
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Dave Levinthal / Insider:
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University of Chicago Press:
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
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