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11:55 PM ET, May 8, 2022

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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.
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
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Isobel Koshiw / The Guardian:
‘Surrender is not an option’: Azov battalion commander in plea for help to escape Mariupol
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
First lady Jill Biden visits Ukraine in rare trip to war zone
The White House:
FACT SHEET: United States and G7 Partners Impose Severe Costs for Putin's War Against Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg, UPI and rbc.ru
Washington Post:
Russia's ultimate political survivor faces a wartime reckoning
Discussion: Spiegel Online
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Ukraine “preparing for everything” as Putin plots next move, ambassador says
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
YouTube:
Roe v. Wade Cold Open - SNL  —  After Justice Samuel Alito's leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, a flashback to 13th century England shows the exact moment three men (Benedict Cum...
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Washington Post:
Miss. governor doesn't rule out banning contraception if Roe falls  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on Sunday refused to rule out the possibility that his state would ban certain forms of contraception, sidestepping questions about what would happen next if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Julia Cherner / ABC News:
‘Fall will be swift’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill, Politico and Fox News
Anna Fazackerley / The Guardian:
British scientist says US anti-abortion lawyers misused his work to attack Roe v Wade
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Mark Esper details his time in President Trump's Cabinet  —  Mark Esper is a Washington insider who spent his whole career flying below the radar - until he became President Donald Trump's second secretary of defense.  A West Point graduate and paratrooper, Esper spent 10 years as a by-the-book Army officer.
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Esper: We had to stop Trump team ideas for military action in Venezuela, Iran  —  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper told CBS in an interview broadcast Sunday he helped prevent a series of “dangerous things that could have taken the country in a dark direction” during his time in the Trump administration.
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, CBS News and Raw Story
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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New York Times:
Anti-Abortion Group in Wisconsin Is Hit by Arson, Authorities Say  —  A Molotov cocktail was used against Wisconsin Family Action in Madison and did not ignite, but another fire was set, the police said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The headquarters of an anti-abortion group in Madison …
Rolling Stone:
Even Trump Is ‘Completely Weirded Out By’ Madison Cawthorn's Antics  —  You just can't pretend to be horny on cam  —  Donald Trump helped make Rep. Madison Cawthorn a star of the MAGA movement, but now the lawmaker risks falling out of The Donald's good graces.
Trafalgar Group:
PA Sen GOP May 2022  —  See Report Here
Discussion: Political Wire
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: Political Wire and Insider
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:   Senate Democrats shop revamped child care reconciliation proposal
Washington Post:
Dozens feared dead and injured after Russia bombs school in eastern Ukraine  —  BERESTOVE, Ukraine — A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian school that was serving as a bomb shelter for civilians has left dozens of people feared injured and dead, a Ukrainian official and several survivors said Sunday.
Discussion: Newsweek, RedState and The Daily Wire
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.
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.
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
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
The New York Times Ignores Its 20th Century Homophobia  —  What their Ed Koch feature missed  —  On Saturday, the New York Times published a 5,000-word investigation into the sexuality of New York's 105th mayor, Ed Koch.  Koch, who served from 1978 through 1989, was the city's most iconic mayor …
Discussion: New York Post and New York Times
 
 
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CNN:
J.R. Majewski, an Ohio GOP congressional candidate, was a January 6 participant and has repeatedly shared pro-QAnon material
Discussion: Mediaite
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
When does life begin? Religions don't agree
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Maria Bartiromo: Supreme Court leaker's identity will be revealed in ‘short order’
Discussion: The Hill and Power Line
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
Discussion: The Guardian
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
 Earlier Items: 
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?
Dara Horn / Common Sense:
At Harvard, Facts Are For Losers
Discussion: Why Evolution Is True
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
TikTok May Be More Dangerous Than It Looks
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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