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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Mueller drew up obstruction indictment against Trump, Michael Wolff book says — A new book from Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff says special counsel Robert Mueller drew up a three-count obstruction of justice indictment against Donald Trump before deciding to shelve it …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court compromise on Indiana abortion law keeps issue off its docket — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to a compromise on a restrictive Indiana abortion law that keeps the issue off its docket for now. — The court said a part of the law dealing with disposal of the “remains” of an abortion could go into effect.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
We just got the first Supreme Court abortion opinion of the Kavanaugh era — In 2016, while serving as the governor of Indiana, Vice President Mike Pence signed an anti-abortion law that appears designed to troll liberals and give late night fodder to Fox News.
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Supreme Court won't hear case on transgender school bathroom policy
Supreme Court won't hear case on transgender school bathroom policy
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court leaves intact block on Indiana abortion restriction, but allows fetal burial to go into effect
Supreme Court leaves intact block on Indiana abortion restriction, but allows fetal burial to go into effect
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court's Indiana abortion law ruling reflects conservative reluctance to tackle Roe
Supreme Court's Indiana abortion law ruling reflects conservative reluctance to tackle Roe
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Bipartisan Report
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court leaves Pennsylvania school transgender student bathroom policy in place
Supreme Court leaves Pennsylvania school transgender student bathroom policy in place
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Washington Post and Daily Wire
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Sidesteps Abortion Question in Ruling on Indiana Law
Supreme Court Sidesteps Abortion Question in Ruling on Indiana Law
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Indianapolis Star, Daily Wire and Political Wire
Kate Smith / CBS News:
Missouri's last abortion clinic says it may lose its license this week — St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. — In a statement to be released later Tuesday …
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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Missouri Could Soon Become First State Without A Clinic That Performs Abortions
Missouri Could Soon Become First State Without A Clinic That Performs Abortions
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Wall Street Journal:
Transportation Secretary Still Owns Stock She Pledged to Divest — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has retained shares in a construction-materials company more than a year after the date she promised to relinquish them, federal disclosure forms show.
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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Netflix says it will rethink its investment in Georgia if ‘heartbeat’ abortion law goes into effect — KEY POINTS — After Georgia earlier this month passed a law to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, some in the entertainment industry are speaking out.
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Ashley Rodriguez / Business Insider:
Netflix says it would rethink its ‘entire investment in Georgia’ if an anti-abortion law is adopted
Netflix says it would rethink its ‘entire investment in Georgia’ if an anti-abortion law is adopted
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Raw Story
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Texas secretary of state resigns after leading botched voter purge that questioned the citizenship of almost 100,000 people — Texas's acting secretary of state David Whitley (R) resigned Monday just months after leading the botched voter purge of nearly 100,000 suspected noncitizens …
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Chuck Lindell / Austin American-Statesman:
David Whitley resigns as end-of-session deadline nears
David Whitley resigns as end-of-session deadline nears
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Ex-defense secretary Jim Mattis has book coming this summer — NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has a book coming out this summer, but he warns that it will not be a “tell-all” about President Donald Trump. — “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead” will be published July 16, Random House announced Tuesday.
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Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Ocasio-Cortez featured among America's ‘enemies of freedom’ in baseball team's Memorial Day video — Among the “enemies of freedom” portrayed in a Memorial Day tribute video at a minor league baseball game: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, former Cuban president Fidel Castro and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Gains Ground in 2020 Field, One Plan at a Time — NEWTON, Iowa — To the crowd of Iowans gathered in a school gym on Saturday night, Senator Elizabeth Warren made a request: They should pose a question to the other presidential candidates who come to Iowa seeking their vote.
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Kevin M. Kruse / USA Today:
Democrats need to get past impeachment jitters. It's not 1998 and Trump is no Clinton. — If Democrats think Trump committed impeachable acts, launch the process and stop assuming it will be a political loser. That misreads history. — CONNECT — As House Democrats consider impeaching …
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Raw Story and Washington Post
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Japan Rolled Out the Red Carpet. Trump Veered Off Into Personal Fixations. — TOKYO — It was just after 6 a.m. on the final day of a state visit to Japan designed to flatter and entertain him, and President Trump was in his comfort space: Twitter. — Hours earlier, he had been the honored guest …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Beto O'Rourke Apologizes to Campaign Staff for Being a ‘Giant Asshole’ — In a revealing exclusive clip from the HBO doc ‘Running With Beto,’ which premieres May 28, the Texas Senate candidate apologizes to his staffers for his domineering behavior. — 05.28.195:17 AM ET
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Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Trump's Campaign Manager Has a Plan to Punish Twitter — Brad Parscale is reportedly nudging his boss to join Twitter competitor and far-right hub Parler. — Donald Trump's beef with social-media giants is well-documented—just last month, he brought Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey to the White House …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Amid censorship fears, Trump campaign ‘checking out’ alternative social network
Amid censorship fears, Trump campaign ‘checking out’ alternative social network
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Big League Politics and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Pro-Sandinista Past Is a Problem, and His Response Is Not Good — A week ago, the New York Times reported on Bernie Sanders's 1980s-vintage foreign-policy stands, which at times crossed over from mere opposition to American policy to outright support for communist governments.
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New Republic and RedState
Ivana Kottasová / CNN:
MacKenzie Bezos, worth nearly $37 billion, will give half her fortune to charity … The newly minted billionaire has signed the Giving Pledge, which encourages the world's richest people to dedicate a majority of their wealth to charitable causes, either during their lifetimes or in their wills.
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Wants States to Get DOJ Permission Before Passing Anti-Abortion Laws — The 2020 contender wants to institute a pre-clearance requirement modeled on the Voting Rights Act. — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Tuesday evening will unveil a new plan, a Reproductive Rights Act …
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Leah C. Stokes / Washington Post:
Alabama state legislators are wrong about their voters' opinions on abortion.
Alabama state legislators are wrong about their voters' opinions on abortion.
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Axios and Mother Jones
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
‘My Rudy’: Trump's lawyer wants to be the campaign's No. 1 hatchet man — Get ready for more Rudy. — Done sparring with Robert Mueller, Donald Trump's personal attorney is training his attacks on the president's potential 2020 campaign rivals. Giuliani plans to meet with the president …
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Associated Press:
Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2 — KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) — A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you!” attacked a group of schoolgirls near a school bus parked at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump Character Ratings Improved, but Still a Weakness — WASHINGTON, D.C. — More Americans today (40%) than two years ago (33%) believe President Donald Trump has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have, although that still represents a minority of the public.
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CNN:
How Joe Biden worked with and praised a longtime opponent of civil rights — (CNN)In August 1985, 42-year-old Delaware Sen. Joe Biden was preparing for his first presidential bid. Courting southern support, Biden traveled to Mississippi to honor the 84th birthday of Democratic Sen. John Stennis …
David French / National Review:
Decency Is No Barrier to Justice or the Common Good — My mentor in the practice of law, the person who taught me more than anyone else about life as a lawyer and an advocate, is a former Marine JAG officer and former chairman of one of the largest law firms in the Southeast.