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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: Townhall, Politico, The Hill and Fox News
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Warn of G.O.P. Effort to Restrict Abortion Nationwide  —  The alarms came after Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, called such a ban “possible” if a leaked Supreme Court opinion became final and his party gained control in Washington.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Anna Fazackerley / The Guardian:   British scientist says US anti-abortion lawyers misused his work to attack Roe v Wade
Laura Crimaldi / The Boston Globe:   Abortion rights protesters, led by women dressed as handmaids, gather at State House
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 …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: United States and G7 Partners Impose Severe Costs for Putin's War Against Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg, Associated Press, UPI and rbc.ru
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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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: 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 …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 7, 2022  —  I told this story here two years ago, but I want to repeat it tonight, as the reality of women's lives is being erased in favor of an image of women as mothers....  If you google the history of Mother's Day, the internet will tell you that Mother's Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother.
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
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden targets GOP on inflation as prices skyrocket  —  President Biden is preparing a major speech Tuesday to address inflation, and will contrast his plans to lower costs for American families with those offered by congressional Republicans, an administration official told Axios.
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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J.R. Majewski, an Ohio GOP congressional candidate, was a January 6 participant and has repeatedly shared pro-QAnon material
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Isobel Koshiw / The Guardian:
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Why Selling Off Russian Oligarchs' Assets Will Take Years
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Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Can Motherhood Be a Mode of Rebellion?
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘The New York Times’ can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize
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NBC News:
Biden wants to sell infrastructure. His problem: Few buyers.
Discussion: CNN
Nick Cohen / The Guardian:
Fox News deals in Kremlin propaganda. So why not freeze Rupert Murdoch's assets?
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At Harvard, Facts Are For Losers
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
TikTok May Be More Dangerous Than It Looks
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Todd Farley / New York Post:
Jewish gangsters once took on Nazis in the streets of NYC
Sky News:
Only disabled actors should play Richard III, says outgoing Royal Shakespeare Company boss Gregory Doran
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Russian Airstrike Kills Villagers Taking Shelter at School, Ukraine Says
 

 
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