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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Amy Coney Barrett Suggests Forced Pregnancy Is Fine Because of Adoption  —  YIKES  —  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday indicated she might not be inclined to protect a woman's right to an abortion, suggesting it wasn't necessary thanks to the option to give a child up for adoption.
Washington Post:
Fate of Roe v. Wade in the hands of the Supreme Court after spirited arguments … The Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled that it is on the verge of a major shift in its abortion jurisprudence after hearing nearly two hours of arguments from attorneys for Mississippi, an abortion provider from the state and the Biden administration.
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Mississippi Asks: If Women Can Have It All, Is Roe Necessary?  —  One argument in the abortion case before the Supreme Court is that balancing work and family is now less of a challenge, but research shows becoming a mother still has a large economic impact on women.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court conservatives look ready to gut Roe v. Wade during arguments in Mississippi abortion case
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
This Is How Roe Ends  —  This is how Roe v. Wade ends — without pretense or pretext …
Discussion: Jezebel and Off the Kuff
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on abortion
Discussion: Twitchy
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Roberts wonders: Is it a good thing that our abortion laws are closest to ... North Korea and China?
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
Washington Examiner:
Dobbs abortion case threatens Democrats' house of cards
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump tested positive for Covid few days before Biden debate, chief of staff says in new book  —  Mark Meadows makes stunning admission in new memoir obtained by Guardian, saying a second test returned negative  —  Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days before his first debate …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Tested Positive for Virus Days Before Debate, 2 Ex-Officials Say
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022  —  Stacey Abrams launched a campaign for Georgia governor on Wednesday with a pledge to fight for economic equality and expand healthcare access, setting up a potential rematch against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in one of the nation's …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Democrat Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost to Gov. Brian Kemp (R), announces bid for Georgia governor in a potential rematch  —  Stacey Abrams, Georgia's 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, announced Wednesday that she is pursuing a bid for governor in 2022.
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Politico:
Marty Walsh is weighing a run for Massachusetts governor
Discussion: Boston.com
Tori Richards / Washington Examiner:
Biden's labor secretary scopes out LA ports backlog
Discussion: NBC News and CBS Los Angeles
Boston Herald:
Full Text: Gov Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito letter on not seeking re-election
Discussion: Mercury News and The Daily Caller
CNN:
First confirmed US case of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in California  —  Tonight, CNN's Anderson Cooper and Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta host a global town hall on the Omicron coronavirus variant and Dr. Anthony Fauci will answer viewer questions.  Watch live at 9 p.m. ET on CNN.
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CNBC:
Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Sex crimes accuser testifies Jeffrey Epstein took her to meet Trump when she was 14  — A woman who says she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell testified that Epstein took her to meet Donald Trump at his Florida club when she was 14 years old.
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Anders Anglesey / Newsweek:
QAnon Followers Rush to Defend Donald Trump After Pilot Testifies He Was on Jeffrey Epstein's Jet
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
IOC member says Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai is ‘fine’ after video call  —  A long-standing member of the International Olympic Committee said people who spoke to missing Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai have reached the “unanimous conclusion” that she is “fine.”
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Joshua Robinson / Wall Street Journal:
Women's Tennis Suspends Events in China Following Allegation Against Government Official
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Marcus Lamb, head of Daystar, a large Christian network that discouraged vaccines, dies after getting covid-19  —  Marcus Lamb, founder of the large Christian network Daystar, died Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus.  Lamb's network during the pandemic has made the virus a huge focus …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Conservatives plot government shutdown over vaccine mandate  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FRIDAY'S SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN GETS REAL — Conservatives on both sides of the Capitol are privately plotting to force a government shutdown Friday in an effort to defund …
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
House Freedom Caucus asks McConnell to force government shutdown over Biden's vaccine mandate
Washington Post:
The best response to Russia's threats is a closer relationship with Ukraine  —  Michael McFaul is the director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Hoover fellow at Stanford University and a contributing columnist for The Post.  Oleksiy Honcharuk …
Discussion: Insider
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Tanya Snyder / Politico:
Peter DeFazio will retire from Congress in latest blow to Democrats  —  Rep. Peter DeFazio, the Oregon firebrand who leads the House's transportation committee, will step down after 36 years in Congress, spelling more bad news for Democrats in 2022 and taking with him an encyclopedic amount …
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Washington Post:
Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of transportation panel, to retire at end of his term
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Michigan Gunman's Parents Had Been Called Into School on Morning of Shooting  —  Ethan Crumbley, 15, had displayed “behavior in the classroom” that school officials “felt was concerning.”  —  The shooter who allegedly killed four students and injured seven, including a teacher …
Discussion: CITIZEN STRINGER and WTOP News
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New York Times:
Michigan School Shooting Live Updates: Suspect Faces Murder and Terrorism Charges
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Why the Discredited Dossier Does Not Undercut the Russia Investigation  —  Donald J. Trump and his backers say revelations about the Steele dossier show the Russia investigation was a “hoax.”  That is not what the facts indicate.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies …
Discussion: Just Security
Harvard University:
1. A majority (52%) of young Americans believe that our democracy is either “in trouble,” or “failing”  — Only 7% of young Americans view the United States as a “healthy democracy”; 27% described the nation as a “somewhat functioning democracy,” 39% a “democracy in trouble,” …
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
America Is Running Out of New Ideas  —  In film, science, and the economy, the U.S. has fallen out of love with the hard work of invention.  —  About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he writes about economics, technology, and the media, and is the author of the Work in Progress newsletter.
 
 
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Tim Redmond / 48 hills:
Supes pass key affordable housing bill with a veto-proof majority
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Virginia Beach police officer won't face charges in killing of Black man
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Alissa Walker / New York Magazine:
‘The Mayor Knew’  —  Eric Garcetti's top aide was a serial harasser, according to multiple accusers.
Discussion: The Hill and CBS Los Angeles
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Kim Ghattas / The Atlantic:
Iran Feels Cornered by the Biden Administration
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CNBC:
Trump SPAC social media company appears to miss its first product deadline
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge: Trump and allies ‘stoked the flames of fear’ that led to Jan. 6 violence
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Leighton Woodhouse / Glenn Greenwald:
How the Corporate Media Launched a Disinformation Campaign to Protect Fauci
Discussion: The Hill
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. voters angry, frustrated over homeless crisis, demand faster action, poll finds
Discussion: HotAir and The Hill
John Wright / Raw Story:
Trump supporter arrested after allegedly casting multiple ballots in Florida
Discussion: Villages-News
Wall Street Journal:
Racy Affair Saga Between Jeff Bezos and Enquirer Reaches Final Chapter
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Dr. Oz Quacks the Code of Republican Politics
Discussion: The Western Journal
Axios:
Clinton Foundation donations plummet 75%
Discussion: Breitbart and TheBlaze
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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