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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts  —  A ‘pause’ of the Department of Homeland Security's newly created board comes after its head, Nina Jankowicz, was the victim of coordinated online attacks as the administration struggled to respond
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Nina Jankowicz's Faulty Record, Not Her Critics, Doomed the Disinformation Board  —  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has placed a “pause” on the newly-minted Disinformation Governance Board; its first executive director, Nina Jankowicz, has resigned.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Election Deniers Thrive Even as Trumpism Drifts: 5 Primary Takeaways  —  Pennsylvania's Republican Senate contest, the biggest and most expensive race of a five-state primary night, is a photo finish between David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon.
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Cook Political Report:
Post-Primary Update: Something For Everyone; PA GOV Moves To Lean Dem  —  There was something for everyone in the primary contests held in five states on Tuesday night.  Trump-backed candidates had a mixed record of success, as did those from the GOP's more centrist or ‘establishment’ wings.
J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Notes on the State of Politics: May 18, 2022  —  Dear Readers: This is the latest edition of Notes on the State of Politics, which features short updates on elections and politics.  — The Editors  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The race for the Pennsylvania Republican Senate …
Discussion: Reason, NBC News and The Dispatch
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Doug Mastriano does not plan to run from the middle
Discussion: York Dispatch
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump urges Oz to ‘declare victory’ before vote tally complete in Pa.
New York Times:
U.S. health officials say a third of people live in areas with so much virus they should consider masks indoors.  —  Federal health officials on Wednesday warned that one third of Americans live in areas where the threat of infection from the coronavirus is now so high that they should consider wearing …
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Mayor Eric Adams resists mask mandates as N.Y.C. enters a high alert level for the virus.  —  “If every variant that comes, we move into shutdown thoughts, we move into panicking, we're not going to function as a city,” the mayor said.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said on Wednesday …
Axios:
Scoop: DHS preparing for violence following abortion ruling  —  The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas Supreme Court upholds congressional map that splits diverse Wyandotte County  —  The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map that divides racially diverse Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years, finding the boundary lines don't violate the state constitution.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Wallace to anchor new show on CNN  —  Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's new parent company, plans to announce during its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday that Chris Wallace will host a Sunday evening show on CNN. … - CNN struck a multimillion-dollar contract with Wallace last year.
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General:
Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Colonel Yevgeny S. Vindman, U.S. Army (DODIG-2022-097)  —  We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint filed with the DoD Hotline on August 18, 2020, alleging that various administration officials, including former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: CNN
Insider:
Mark Cuban supports Biden's proposal to forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower as long as ‘ridiculous tuition fees’ are addressed alongside it: 'We don't want this being a perennial problem'  — Entrepreneur Mark Cuban told Insider that he's in favor of Biden's proposal to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower.
Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, The Hill and Forbes
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Warnock says he's meeting with Biden to push for student loan forgiveness
Discussion: CNN and The Root
The Economist:
The Putin Show  —  How the war in Ukraine appears to Russians  —  When vladimir putin was first elected president of Russia in 2000, he changed little in the office he inherited from Boris Yeltsin.  Yet in place of a pen on the desk, Mr Putin put a television remote control, one visitor noted.
Discussion: New York Times
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Brian Stewart / The Bulwark:
Pope Francis Is Dangerously Wrong About Ukraine
Discussion: Rational Exuberance and Reuters
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500's ESG index  — In a blog post Wednesday, the S&P explained why it kicked Tesla out of its ESG index earlier this month.  — It said that Tesla's “lack of a low-carbon strategy” and “codes of business conduct,” along with racism …
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Chinese Foreign Ministry sticks up for accused foreign agent Steve Wynn  —  Add embattled casino titan Steve Wynn to the list of irritants in the rivalry between the United States and China.  —  Justice Department officials sued to force Wynn to register as an agent of the Chinese government under …
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Analysts: Risk of Chinese invasion of Taiwan may be increasing
Bilge Ebiri / Vulture:
Tom Cruise's Last Stand  —  Thirty-six years after the original, Top Gun: Maverick eulogizes the actor's entire career.  —  I'd never noticed the curiously melancholy overtones of Harold Faltermeyer's famous Top Gun theme until the opening moments of the brand-new Top Gun: Maverick.
Discussion: The A.V. Club, Variety and Deadline
David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
At least someone at the New York Times found Idaho on a map  —  BOISE, Idaho — The New York Times sent Mike Baker from its Seattle bureau to Idaho recently.  I'm glad he found his way to Coeur D'Alene instead of ending up in Des Moines — I mean, who hasn't made that mistake before, right?
Washington Post:
Turkey blocks start of NATO talks on Finland's and Sweden's applications  —  BRUSSELS — Turkey blocked the start of Finland and Sweden's accession talks to NATO on Wednesday shortly after the Nordic nations submitted their formal applications, a signal of what could be a bumpy process to expand …
U.S. Soccer Official Website:
U.S. Soccer Federation, Women's And Men's National Team Unions Agree To Historic Collective Bargaining Agreements … The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Time to Prevent the Next Coup Attempt Is Now  —  Down-ballot, unsexy races at the state and local level will determine if there's a free and fair election in 2024.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  In 1980, because I was an idealistic conservative eager to do my bit for democracy, I volunteered for my local Republican party.
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Great Replacement Theory Is a Grand Delusion  —  When a killer expounds on his derangements, it poses a special challenge.  We have to take his words seriously without, at the same time, taking them seriously; to understand their import without paying them respect.
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The MAGA Formula Is Getting Darker and Darker
Discussion: Raw Story and News & Views …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Nearly 7 In 10 Favor A Limit On How Long SCOTUS Justices Can Serve, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 85 Percent Of Americans Expect Economic Recession In Next Year  — mail_outline  —  With all eyes on the Supreme Court following the leak of a draft opinion regarding abortion …
Grace Panetta / Insider:
Sarah Palin earned more from making Cameo video messages than she would in Congress  — Sarah Palin earned more from making videos on Cameo in 2021 than she would in Congress.  — Palin made $211,000+ from Cameo alone.  That's $37,529 more than the annual salary of a House member.
 
 
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Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Inside S.B.F.'s $12 Million Long Shot
Discussion: NBC News
Pamela Falk / CBS News:
Food shortages stemming from Ukraine war has world leaders scrambling
Zach Cunning / Heartland Signal:
Hawley, Hartzler campaigns accept donations from summer camp owner linked to sex abuse
Associated Press:
Biden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year
Discussion: Political Wire
Coral Murphy Marcos / New York Times:
Big Tech asks the Supreme Court to block a Texas law limiting content moderation.
Discussion: HotAir and TechCrunch
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court's History of Protecting the Powerful
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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