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Inside the campaign to pressure Justice Stephen Breyer to retire — The Supreme Court justice's decision to step down followed an extraordinary campaign designed to pressure him to retire and make way for a new nominee to be named by a Democratic president.
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Off The Mall
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
White House pushes back after Republican senator says Supreme Court pick will be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
White House pushes back after Republican senator says Supreme Court pick will be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Cloud of Supreme Court Confirmation Bitterness Hangs Over Coming Fight
Cloud of Supreme Court Confirmation Bitterness Hangs Over Coming Fight
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Associated Press, The Western Journal, Against the Grain, TheGrio, Mercury News and The Blue State Conservative
John Fritze / USA Today:
Biden considering Judge J. Michelle Childs and may be casting wider net for Supreme Court vacancy
Biden considering Judge J. Michelle Childs and may be casting wider net for Supreme Court vacancy
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Forbes, Los Angeles Times, CNN, UPI, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, CBS News, CNBC and Washington Post
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Sen. Roger Wicker says Biden's Supreme Court nom will be a ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
Sen. Roger Wicker says Biden's Supreme Court nom will be a ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
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HuffPost, Townhall, The Guardian and CNN
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Wicker: Black Woman Supreme Court Pick An Affirmative Action ‘Beneficiary’
Wicker: Black Woman Supreme Court Pick An Affirmative Action ‘Beneficiary’
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Mother Jones, CNN, HuffPost, No More Mister Nice Blog, Boston Herald, YouTube, PolitiFact, New Yorker, The Daily Beast and New York Times
Stephanie Cutter / New York Times:
How Democrats Should Nominate a New Supreme Court Justice
How Democrats Should Nominate a New Supreme Court Justice
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Raw Story, The New Neo, CNN, Fox News and Newsbusters
Aidin Vaziri / Datebook:
Spotify loses $4 billion in market value after Neil Young controversy — Spotify lost $4 billion in market value this week after rock icon Neil Young called out the company for allowing comedian Joe Rogan to use its service to spread misinformation about the COVID vaccine on his popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
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Variety, The Wrap, One America News Network, Fortune and Stereogum, more at Mediagazer »
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Joni Mitchell Says She's Removing Music From Spotify: ‘Irresponsible People Are Spreading Lies’ … Joni Mitchell has pledged to remove her music from Spotify, just a few days after fellow singer-songwriter icon Neil Young did the same. — In a note on her official website titled …
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Joni Mitchell pulls music from Spotify in stand with Neil Young against covid misinformation
Joni Mitchell pulls music from Spotify in stand with Neil Young against covid misinformation
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Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Althouse and The Guardian
Joni Mitchell:
News Item — I Stand With Neil Young! — I've decided to remove all my music from Spotify.
News Item — I Stand With Neil Young! — I've decided to remove all my music from Spotify.
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Los Angeles Times, HillReporter.com, TechCrunch, New York Post, Mashable, The Atlantic, NPR, POLITICUSUSA, The Verge, The Guardian, WGN-TV, Common Dreams, WSVN-TV, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, Deadline, Rolling Stone, UPI, Stereogum and Insider
CNN:
US officials: Indications Russia has moved blood supplies to Ukraine border — Gen. Milley has message for Russia about Ukraine — (CNN)The US has seen indications that Russia has positioned supplies of blood near Ukraine's borders, two senior US defense officials told CNN Saturday …
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The Hill, Associated Press, RedState and Reuters
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Timothy Snyder / Washington Post:
Putin's case for invading Ukraine rests on phony grievances and ancient myths
Putin's case for invading Ukraine rests on phony grievances and ancient myths
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Fox News, TL;DR'd, The Fog, Al Jazeera and Bangor Daily News
Washington Post:
U.S. and allies debate the intelligence on how quickly Putin will order an invasion of Ukraine — or whether he will at all
U.S. and allies debate the intelligence on how quickly Putin will order an invasion of Ukraine — or whether he will at all
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NPR, BizPac Review, Fox News and The Kyiv Independent
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
TikTokers spam Virginia GOP governor's tip line for snitching on teachers — Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a vocal opponent of critical race theory, encouraged parents to report “inherently divisive practices” at schools. TikTokers devised a brilliant way to troll him.
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Hackwhackers
NBC News:
DNC chair Jaime Harrison has considered early exit amid White House tensions — WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison is frustrated, isolated and trapped in a job he long thought he wanted, according to party insiders, a dynamic driven by escalating tensions with the White House over his role.
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Fox News and National Review
Scott Wartman / Cincinnati.com:
After outcry, Vance moves Sunday's Marjorie Taylor Greene event from Loveland to Mason — The management at the Landing Event Center in Loveland didn't know much about the event that was scheduled for Sunday, the general manager told The Enquirer. — Just that a client asked to rent …
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Raw Story
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
NO BAIL: Oath Keepers leader's estranged wife exclusively shares his escape plans — The leader of the Oath Keepers national right-wing paramilitary organization charged with seditious conspiracy for attempting to keep Trump in power on January 6th just got denied bail …
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Texas GOP Governor Faces Backlash Over Problems With National Guard Deployment at Border — Gov. Greg Abbott faces challenges from fellow Republicans and Democrats over pay problems and poor morale among National Guardsmen — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is being blamed by GOP opponents …
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Raw Story and Christopher Six's Pick Six
Nate Gartrell / Mercury News:
Federal judge bucks prosecutors, jails CA man who mailed 75 racist death threats to anti-Trump politicians — Cards included racist language, ‘KKK’ signature — SAN FRANCISCO — In a rare rebuke of prosecutors, a federal judge handed down a jail sentence to a California man who spent …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Has Peter Strzok testified before a Durham grand jury? — And - what Durham has collected thus far — The Evidence Thus Far. — In this post I'll be detailing the evidence, testimony, and documents we know - or can assume - Special Counsel John Durham has obtained during his investigation.
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SistersInLaw are Now in Session — Politicon brings a brilliant team of political and legal masterminds together for an exciting new podcast, #SistersInLaw. — Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr pull back the curtain on how our government actually works …
New York Times:
Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020. — A New York Times analysis reveals how the left outdid the right at raising and spending millions from undisclosed donors to defeat Donald Trump and win power in Washington. — Ken Vogel's reporting from Washington focuses …
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don't want to scrap the law, but they do want to make significant changes.
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Democrats consider endorsing in Senate primary — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Democratic Party committee members will meet Saturday in suburban Harrisburg to vote on whether to endorse in the party's hotly contested primary race for U.S. Senate.
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Politico, The Hill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and WTAJ