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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
SCOTUS Will Gaslight Us Until the End — Perhaps it would be refreshing if the conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court no longer felt the need to lie to us. The lying, after all, is becoming nearly untenable—especially for an institution that relies on public confidence.
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Overturning ‘Roe’ would be the easy part for the pro-life movement
Overturning ‘Roe’ would be the easy part for the pro-life movement
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The religious right wants states' tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree
The religious right wants states' tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree
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Raw Story
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Roberts Searches for Middle Ground in Abortion Case
Roberts Searches for Middle Ground in Abortion Case
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The Moderate Voice, Human Events and Georgia Recorder
Eduardo Cuevas / The Journal News:
Westchester DA investigates anti-abortion activists arrested for entering health clinic
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into law
GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into law
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
‘Roe’ is dead. The Roberts Court's ‘stench’ will live forever.
‘Roe’ is dead. The Roberts Court's ‘stench’ will live forever.
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Majority of court appears poised to roll back abortion rights
Majority of court appears poised to roll back abortion rights
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Abortion Will Be Outlawed in Purple States Too
Abortion Will Be Outlawed in Purple States Too
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Politico:
Symone Sanders to leave the VP's office — Symone Sanders, the senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year, according to five administration officials familiar with the matter.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Handful of fanatics’ to blame for Capitol riot, Trump ally Meadows says in book — Ex-chief of staff downplays Trump involvement in insurrection and says mob had ‘absolutely no urging’ from the president — In his new memoir, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows blames just …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon's Jan. 6 Legal Strategy: ‘Blowing Up the Whole System’
Steve Bannon's Jan. 6 Legal Strategy: ‘Blowing Up the Whole System’
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mark Meadows Agrees With Trump That His New Book Is ‘Fake News’
Mark Meadows Agrees With Trump That His New Book Is ‘Fake News’
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Voters Lived in Germany, They'd Be in the Fascist Party … A recent global poll, which came to my attention via the Liberal Patriot, framed the political choice facing the public in an interesting way. It asked which position comes closest to the poll taker's own belief …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
We may have already missed our last, best chance to bolster American democracy — In last year's election, Americans did not punish Republicans for their radical, anti-democratic turn with a resounding electoral defeat. Now, more than a year later, we can clearly see horrible and potentially irreversible implications of that.
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
‘Magic dirt’: How the internet fueled, and defeated, the pandemic's weirdest MLM — The social media posts started in May: photos and videos of smiling people, mostly women, drinking Mason jars of black liquid, slathering black paste on their faces and feet, or dipping babies and dogs in tubs of the black water.
Washington Examiner:
Biden's COVID failure — “I will end this,” then-candidate Joe Biden promised during his second presidential debate with President Donald Trump. “220,000 Americans dead — anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of America.”
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to extend transit mask mandate through mid-March - sources
Exclusive: U.S. to extend transit mask mandate through mid-March - sources
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Politico:
Hill leaders strike short-term funding deal as shutdown looms — The House is expected to vote Thursday on a short-term funding patch to avert a government shutdown in less than 48 hours and punt the new deadline to mid-February. — The vote comes after House Democrats announced …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: Biden to Announce New Virus Plan as Omicron Reaches U.S. — Here's what you need to know: — Biden's winter Covid plan includes insurance reimbursement for at-home tests. — President Biden will announce Thursday that the more than 150 million Americans …
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Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Alec Baldwin exclusive: 'The trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger' — George Stephanopoulos' exclusive interview airs Thursday on ABC, streams on Hulu — Actor Alec Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview that he had “no idea” …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Two Election Workers Targeted by Pro-Trump Media Sue for Defamation — The two Georgia workers were falsely accused of manipulating ballots by Trump allies and right-wing news sites. Election officials said the workers did nothing wrong. — Two Georgia election workers who were the targets …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump intervenes in Ohio Senate primary — for himself — The Ohio Senate race is turning into one of the most brutal contests of next year's midterm elections — and former President Donald Trump is worried it could hurt him if he waged a 2024 comeback bid.
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Mohamed Younis / Gallup:
Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the peak of holiday shopping approaches and winter temperatures drive up heating costs across the U.S., 45% of American households report that recent price increases are causing their family some degree of financial hardship.
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Gableman hires investigator who has brought legal challenges seeking to overturn Wisconsin's presidential results — MADISON - Michael Gableman as part of his election review for Republicans hired one investigator who has sought to overturn the presidential results and another …
Washington Post:
Trump could pocket $100 million in deal for money-losing D.C. hotel — He lost millions running his D.C. hotel, according to financial documents, but could set a record with a $375 million sale — When Donald Trump offered to spend $200 million overhauling one of Washington's …
Associated Press:
AP: US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world — The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried — about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election. — And so, block by block, he stole 13 pounds (6 kilograms) of C4 plastic explosives from the training ranges of Camp Lejeune.
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Fox News:
Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks says he feels ‘dehumanized,’ ‘demonized’ in first jailhouse interview — Darrell Brooks Jr. spoke to Fox News Digital on Wednesday in Waukesha County Jail — The latest on Waukesha parade tragedy — WAUKESHA, Wis. - EXCLUSIVE …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Florida Power & Light execs worked closely with consultants behind ‘ghost’ candidate scheme, records reveal | Special Report — Top executives at utility giant Florida Power & Light worked closely with the political consultants who orchestrated a scheme to promote spoiler candidates …
Politico:
A Fauci no longer in the Fox house — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With Allie Bice. — Dr. ANTHONY FAUCI, the Biden administration's go-to communicator on Covid-19, has almost entirely stopped appearing on Fox News since July.
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The American Mind:
Own Nothing and Love It — An unholy alliance of planners, financiers, and leftists wants everyone to live in mass social housing developments. — From the ancient world to modern times, the class of small property owners have constituted the sine qua non of democratic self-government.