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Politico:
Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows — The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO.
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
The next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban
The next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban
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Jezebel, Activate and Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Ivanka Trump talked to January 6 committee about what was happening inside White House that day, panel chairman says — The Trump family's cooperation with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol - and Ivanka Trump's appearance in particular …
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Bidenworld wants to make the midterms more about Trump and hopes Elon Musk helps
Bidenworld wants to make the midterms more about Trump and hopes Elon Musk helps
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jan. 6 panel seeks info from three GOP House members
Jan. 6 panel seeks info from three GOP House members
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NPR, Washington Post, Michigan Advance, The Root, Raw Story and CBS News
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge rejects RNC bid to block email, fundraising data from Jan. 6 panel
Judge rejects RNC bid to block email, fundraising data from Jan. 6 panel
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Politico, NBC News, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, RedState, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Election Law Blog
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
What Trevor Noah Got Desperately Wrong at the White House Correspondents' Dinner — Saturday marked the first White House correspondents' dinner in three years and the first one with an actual president in attendance since 2016. The most notable part of an event that has felt in recent years …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Everybody Used to Be In On the Same Joke at the White House Correspondents' Dinner — I was at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night — pushing rubbery food around my plate while President Biden admonished that “American democracy is not a reality show.”
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Breitbart and Power Line
Annie Karni / New York Times:
As Feinstein Declines, Democrats Struggle to Manage an Open Secret — Democrats have quietly accepted the California senator's memory issues as the status quo, even as her inner circle frets that the spectacle of her difficulties on the job could tarnish her legacy. — Give this article- - - Read in app
NBC News:
A note to our readers — To our readers: — A review by NBC News has found 11 articles written by a reporter over the last year that did not meet our standards for original material. The articles contained passages from other news organizations that were used without attribution.
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Ben Orner / WCMH-TV:
Vance leads, Dolan surging in last-minute Ohio GOP Senate poll — COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the remaining undecided voters pick their candidates, three Republican U.S. Senate candidates have emerged as the final frontrunners in a major pollster's last poll before Ohio's primary election Tuesday.
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Politico, The Hill, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Cincinnati.com and Breitbart
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Arizona GOP Senate frontrunner loses lead amid air assault
Arizona GOP Senate frontrunner loses lead amid air assault
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Washington Examiner and Arizona Republic
David Siders / Politico:
George W. Bush to appear at fundraiser for Trump nemesis Kemp — Former President George W. Bush will appear at a fundraiser for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in Texas this month, wading into one of the year's highest profile primaries to help a Republican targeted for extinction by Donald Trump.
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Fox News and Associated Press
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Phoning it in, Trump predicts Georgia GOP defeats if Kemp wins nomination
Phoning it in, Trump predicts Georgia GOP defeats if Kemp wins nomination
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Axios, Raw Story and Political Wire
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
Herschel Walker, other candidates test skipping debates
Herschel Walker, other candidates test skipping debates
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Washington Examiner, RedState, CBS News, HotAir and POLITICUSUSA
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: “Can't you just shoot them?
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former Marine who kicked officer on Jan. 6 sentenced to more than 2 years in prison — WASHINGTON — A military veteran from Georgia who attacked police officers at the Capitol as part of a pro-Trump mob attempting to overturn the 2020 election results was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison Monday.
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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
NYPD veteran first Jan. 6 defendant to be convicted of assaulting police officer
NYPD veteran first Jan. 6 defendant to be convicted of assaulting police officer
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Associated Press, Washington Post, ABC News and New York Magazine
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Former N.Y.P.D. Officer Convicted of Assault in Jan. 6 Case
Former N.Y.P.D. Officer Convicted of Assault in Jan. 6 Case
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BuzzFeed News, NBC News, Associated Press, Balloon Juice, CBS News and Political Wire
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin met with Hunter Biden in Moscow over potential investment deal before meeting TWICE more in New York and DC - and is now sanctioned by the UK (but NOT the US) — Emails obtained by DailyMail.com reveal Hunter Biden had courted Vladimir Yevtushenkov …
Alfredo Corchado / Dallas Morning News:
Mexico: Rail link worth billions won't go through Texas after Abbott used trade as ‘political tool’ — Instead, the proposed rail line would be routed along the far edge of West Texas up through Santa Teresa, N.M., about 20 miles west of downtown El Paso. — SANTA TERESA, N.M. …
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New York Post and Talking Points Memo
The Seattle Times:
Herrera Beutler, Newhouse went further than previously known in attempts to oust Trump, new book says — Washington Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse, two of the 10 Republican representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Raw Story
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Says ‘Hard For Israel’ to Remain Neutral After Russia Claimed Hitler Had Jewish Heritage — NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell weighed in on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's outlandish claims that Adolf Hitler had Jewish ancestry …
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Myra Noveck / New York Times:
Israel condemns Russian foreign minister's comments as antisemitic.
Israel condemns Russian foreign minister's comments as antisemitic.
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Raw Story, CBS News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and BBC
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court rules for group in dispute with Boston over flying Christian Flag — The court ruled the city of Boston violated the group's First Amendment rights. — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment when it denied a civic group …
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NBC News, Deseret News, NPR, Washington Examiner and Washington Post
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian group in Boston flag flap
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian group in Boston flag flap
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and IJR
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is planning to endorse Nina Turner in a rematch for an Ohio House seat. — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, one of the nation's most prominent left-wing officials, is planning to endorse Nina Turner's congressional bid in the final hours …
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CBS News, Associated Press, Punchbowl News and Political Wire
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Amazon to reimburse U.S. employees who travel for abortions, other treatments — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, told its staff on Monday it will pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for non-life threatening medical treatments including abortions, according to a message seen by Reuters.
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire and Big League Politics
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Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Amazon to get hearing that could overturn New York union vote
Amazon to get hearing that could overturn New York union vote
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Jacobin, VICE, Washington Post, New York Times, Associated Press, Fortune, The Labor Report, FreightWaves, The Entermation Age, Mother Jones and The Hill
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
National Democrats Make Last-Gasp Push to Keep N.Y. District Maps — Democrats are seeking to reinstate congressional district maps that were declared unconstitutional last week by New York's highest court. — Give this article- - - Read in app — With the balance of the House …
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New York Post
Politico:
Why Kamala Harris is the frontrunner in a Biden-less field — President JOE BIDEN has said he intends to run for reelection in 2024. — If he doesn't, however, Vice President KAMALA HARRIS is best positioned to take the party's mantle. — That's not just because she's currently first in line for the presidency.
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Darvio Morrow / Newsweek:
It's Not Just Hispanics. The Democrats Are Losing the Black Vote — , CEO OF THE FCB RADIO NETWORK — The Democratic Party has a huge problem. For decades now, they have been hemorrhaging white rural and working class voters to the Republicans, a trend they have managed to offset with super majorities of voters of color.
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HotAir
Nick Pinto / Hell Gate:
NYPD's Stonewalling Attorney Called Out for Lying and Forging Emails — Delay and obstruction have been the primary weapons that the NYPD's taxpayer-funded attorneys have used to fight the package of civil rights lawsuits filed in the aftermath of the 2020 protests against racist police violence.
Wall Street Journal:
EU Prepares Ban on Russian Oil — The bloc's executive expected to propose a phased-in embargo on Russian oil, taking effect by year-end, after Germany comes out in support of a ban — The European Union is likely to propose ending purchases of Russian crude oil by the 27-country bloc …
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Reuters
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Biden administration making $3 billion investment in lithium ion battery production — Nevada's extinct supervolcano may hold largest lithium deposit in the world — (CNN)President Joe Biden is building on his electric vehicle goal with a $3 billion investment Monday aimed at boosting …
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NBC News, The Verge, Fox News, The Hill and Associated Press
Zachary Basu / Axios:
U.S. says Russia's progress in Donbas has been “minimal at best” — The Pentagon assesses that Russia's progress in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region has been “minimal at best,” with Russian forces continuing to suffer from “poor” command and control, low morale and recurring logistical problems …
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HotAir, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Reuters, nationalinterest.org and Fox News