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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas's “Stop the Steal” Texts — Several experts say that Thomas's husband, the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, must recuse himself from any case related to the 2020 election. — Several of the country's most respected legal scholars …
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Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
Ginni and Clarence Thomas Have Done Enough Damage — Give this article- - - Read in app — What did Justice Clarence Thomas know, and when did he know it? — The question usually gets directed at politicians, not judges, but it's a fair one in light of the revelation on Thursday …
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Justice Thomas discharged from hospital, faces mounting ethics scrutiny — Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital earlier today, a court spokesperson said, a development which comes amid mounting ethical scrutiny of the conservative justice.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
What Matters About Ginni Thomas's Texts — She reportedly lobbied for Sidney Powell to be “the lead and the face” of Trump's legal team. — The breaking news is not that the longtime conservative activist Ginni Thomas, who is married to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
‘Morning Joe’ shock over Ginni Thomas points to a hidden Jan. 6 truth
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discharged from hospital
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Wesley Hawkins, talk of the Jackson hearings, describes life after pornography sentence — Wesley Hawkins heard a few weeks ago that a Black woman had been nominated to the Supreme Court and wondered why her name, Ketanji Brown Jackson, sounded so familiar. Then, he saw her picture and knew.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Manchin says he supports Jackson for Supreme Court — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) said Friday that he intends to support President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, essentially ensuring Jackson's confirmation. — Manchin, who has been a roadblock …
Lisa Mascaro / ABC News:
Supreme Court nominee's ‘empathy’ is flashpoint for Senate — Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice — WASHINGTON — Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg rolling over in grave at Ketanji Brown Jackson's answers
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’
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Nellie Bowles / Common Sense:
TGIF: What Is a Woman? — Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ginni Thomas, Madeleine Albright and more.
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Alia E. Dastagir / USA Today:
Marsha Blackburn asked Ketanji Brown Jackson to define ‘woman.’ Science says there's no simple answer.
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Russian forces secure a partial land corridor, Ukrainian officials say, but have had few recent territorial gains. — Russia says its focus is eastern Ukraine, not major cities, and the Pentagon says Ukrainians are fighting to retake a strategic region. President Biden met U.S. troops in Poland.
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Associated Press:
Ukraine says 300 died in theater attack, hunger grips cities
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Politico:
McCarthy nudges convicted Rep. Fortenberry to resign — PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday suggested Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign from Congress, hours after the Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to the FBI over illegal campaign contributions.
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Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
‘Speaker’ Greene? MTG says, ‘They would really hate it’
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Financial Times:
Germany vows to end dependence on Russian gas by 2024 as US offers extra shipments — America plans to deliver at least 15bn cubic metres of LNG to Europe as west ramps up moves to reduce reliance on Moscow — Germany vowed to all but wean itself off Russian gas by mid-2024 as the US …
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FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe's Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels
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Bloomberg:
U.S., EU Reach LNG Supply Deal to Cut Dependence on Russia
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Judge throws out Maryland congressional map over ‘extreme’ gerrymandering — A Maryland judge has thrown out the state's congressional map, calling it an “extreme partisan gerrymander” in what is a victory for Republicans who said Democrats in the state General Assembly sought to silence their votes.
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Putin: The west wants to cancel Russia just like it canceled J.K. Rowling for criticizing transgenderism — “When you know your audience,” sniffed Jane Coaston of this soundbite, which is obviously aimed at rallying western conservatives to Russia's side. As poorly as Putin has done …
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Andy Hayes / Sky News:
JK Rowling cited by Vladimir Putin as he accuses the West of ‘trying to cancel’ Russia
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Reuters:
Russia signals scaled-back war aims, Ukrainians advance near Kyiv — Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
She Was a Candidate to Lead Levi's. Then She Started Tweeting. — Jennifer Sey left Levi's after her advocacy against school closures and mask mandates for children gained attention. She says it's a matter of free speech. The company disagrees. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Venture capital fund backed by Russian oligarch Abramovich removes all traces of operations online — A venture capital fund backed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich appears to be avoiding attention since the Chelsea owner is sanctioned by U.S. allies.
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica — An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. — The collapse, captured by satellite images …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Bannon's escape plan: how the Trump strategist is trying to dodge prison — Bannon is advancing a high-stakes defense as he battles a case that could mean up to a year in federal prison and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted — s the House select committee investigating …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Giuliani ally Lev Parnas pleads guilty to fraud fundraising for ‘Fraud Guarantee’ — A Florida man who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani on former President Donald Trump's drive to get Ukraine to open an investigation that would be politically damaging to President Joe Biden pleaded guilty Friday …
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Financial Times:
Russia says Ukraine offensive to focus on Donbas in new ‘phase’ — Statement made by high-ranking Russian army official met with caution by Kyiv and its western allies — Russia said it was refocusing its month-long military offensive in Ukraine on the country's eastern Donbas region …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Has Goldman Sachs's Dina Powell Finally Gone Too Far? — The Republican Party these days is full of plutocrats turned populists who think the only way to make it is to fake it as MAGA true believer. But sometimes ... you might wish they had a little more dignity.
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Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Texas attorney general says Austin school Pride Week celebration breaks state law — An annual Pride Week celebration in Austin schools is breaking state law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week — the state's latest move to confront LGBTQ rights.
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Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Israel to Host 3 Arab Foreign Ministers in Historic Meeting — The gathering of top diplomats from Israel, the U.A.E., Bahrain and Morocco, as well as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, is a sign of how quickly Middle Eastern alliances are shifting. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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