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6:35 PM ET, May 8, 2022

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Julia Cherner / ABC News:
‘Fall will be swift’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned: Sen. Amy Klobuchar  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., appeared on ABC's “This Week” Sunday.  —  “The fall will be swift” if the Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe v. Wade, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday, adding that the Senate will do everything …
Discussion: Politico, Townhall, The Hill and Fox News
CBS News:
Transcript: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on “Face the Nation,” May 8, 2022  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that aired Sunday, May 8, 2022, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: And we go to the top Democrat in Congress …
Laura Crimaldi / The Boston Globe:   Abortion rights protesters, led by women dressed as handmaids, gather at State House
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady  —  UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with the nation's first lady, Olena Zelenska, as Russia presses its punishing war in the eastern regions.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Western allies unveil new Russia sanctions on V-E Day  —  The U.S., G7 and European Union agreed to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia ahead of its symbolic Victory Day holiday on May 9, including additional export controls and a commitment to phase out Russian oil.
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The White House:
G7 Leaders' Statement  — Today, on 8 May, we, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), alongside Ukraine and the wider global community, commemorate the end of the Second World War in Europe and the liberation from fascism and the National Socialist reign of terror, which caused immeasurable destruction …
Alexander Shur / madison.com:
Watch now: Madison anti-abortion headquarters hit by apparent Molotov cocktail, vandalism, graffiti  —  Vandals set a fire inside the Madison headquarters of the anti-abortion group Wisconsin Family Action late Saturday or early Sunday, police and an official with the group said Sunday.
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Financial Times:
Transcript: Vladimir Putin 'doesn't believe he can afford to lose' — William Burns, CIA director  —  Intelligence chief discusses Russian president and war in Ukraine at FT Weekend Festival in Washington  —  This is the edited transcript of a discussion between William Burns, CIA director …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Ukraine “preparing for everything” as Putin plots next move, ambassador says
Discussion: Politico and nationalinterest.org
Spiegel Online:
Putin's Disaster and What Could Happen Next  —  The world has overestimated Putin's power.  His army is much weaker than thought, his intelligence services have failed and sanctions are starting have an impact.  Will all this weaken the Russian president or make him more dangerous?
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Washington Post:   Russia's ultimate political survivor faces a wartime reckoning
New York Times:
A U.N. Agency Gave $61 Million to One Family.  It Didn't Go Well.  —  A little-known United Nations agency decided to make an impact by doling out loans and grant money — all to a single family.  It did not go well.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  At the United Nations, two officials had a problem.
NBC News:
Manchin says he'd pass parts of Biden's agenda.  But Democrats may have to write the bill for him.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin says he's still interested in passing major pieces of President Joe Biden's agenda — but sources close to the West Virginia senator say Democrats may be making …
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Insider
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
When does life begin?  Religions don't agree  —  In a bill introduced this past week, a Louisiana lawmaker describes human life as “created in the image of God” and seeks to make abortion a homicide from the moment of fertilization - sparking concerns from reproductive rights advocates …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘The New York Times’ can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize  —  The New York Times is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most of any news organization — when the 2022 recipients for journalism are announced on Monday.
Discussion: Althouse
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Maria Bartiromo: Supreme Court leaker's identity will be revealed in ‘short order’  —  The identity of the Supreme Court leaker will be revealed in “short order,” according to Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo.  —  The host of Sunday Morning Futures made the prediction, previewing her show …
Discussion: The Hill and Power Line
 
 
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consilium.europa.eu:
Hong Kong: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the Chief Executive election held on 8 May
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Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Can Motherhood Be a Mode of Rebellion?
NBC News:
Biden wants to sell infrastructure. His problem: Few buyers.
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Nick Cohen / The Guardian:
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Sky News:
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Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter