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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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James D. Robenalt / Washington Post:
The original Roe v. Wade decision also was leaked to the press — The apparent leak to Politico of an initial draft of a Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey has been greeted with astonishment about not only the sweep of the ruling but also the fact that a draft opinion was leaked at all.
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CNN:
Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico — (CNN)In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare — The disclosure of a draft opinion in a Supreme Court case is a highly unusual occurrence. — Supreme Court historians, former law clerks and other court watchers say they cannot recall a previous instance before Monday's publication …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Breaking down Alito's Roe bombshell — DRIVING THE DAY — IN HIS OWN WORDS: “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Leaked draft opinion suggests Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade
Leaked draft opinion suggests Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Here's Where Abortion Will Likely Be Illegal If SCOTUS Overturns Roe
Here's Where Abortion Will Likely Be Illegal If SCOTUS Overturns Roe
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Politico:
Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade
Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 2, 2022 — Tonight, news broke of a leaked draft of what appears to be Supreme Court …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
10 key passages from Alito's draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade
10 key passages from Alito's draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Larry Hogan Says GOP Backing Trump Again Would Be ‘Definition of Insanity’ — Maryland governor and possible 2024 presidential candidate is the latest in a series of Reagan Library speakers — Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of Democratic-leaning Maryland and a possible 2024 presidential candidate …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive: Hogan predicts Trump loses GOP stranglehold post-midterms — Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.) tells Axios he envisions a 2024 presidential primary field with 15 or more Republicans — not necessarily including former President Trump — scrambling for Trump's base, while …
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David Siders / Politico:
George W. Bush to appear at fundraiser for Trump nemesis Kemp
George W. Bush to appear at fundraiser for Trump nemesis Kemp
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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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Popular Information, Axios, Raw Story and Political Wire
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
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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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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Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
Defendants in Key Proud Boys Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case Wrangle with Prosecutors Over Access to Pre-Trial Discovery — With an August trial date looming, members of the Proud Boys extremist group charged in a high-profile conspiracy case for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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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
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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Washington Post:
Russia planning to annex new areas of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence finds — Claiming Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson would be an attempt to control of much of the country's east despite setbacks on battlefield — Moscow is preparing to annex vast new swaths of Ukrainian territory in coming days …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
U.S. says Russia's progress in Donbas has been “minimal at best”
U.S. says Russia's progress in Donbas has been “minimal at best”
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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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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 …
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Washington Post:
Slight majority say Trump should be charged with crime over Jan. 6 role, poll finds — The Post-ABC survey finds that 52 percent say Trump should be charged while 42 percent say he should not — Sixteen months after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, a slight majority of Americans …
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Bill de Blasio / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden Can Learn From My Mistakes — Despite all the criticism thrown at him, President Joe Biden is actually a very good messenger. He's likable, relatable, and reassuring. And as they used to say about George W. Bush, I'm pretty sure he'd be fun to have a beer with.
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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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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyers Tried to Hide His Bizarre, Fruity Testimony — Donald Trump admitted in a deposition that he was very afraid of people throwing fruit at him. His lawyers were desperate to have that information scrubbed from the public's view. — After a transcript leaked last week …
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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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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
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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Jake Zuckerman / Ohio Capital Journal:
GOP gubernatorial candidate shares photo of self in front of swastika — A longshot candidate challenging Ohio's incumbent governor in a Republican primary shared a photo of himself in front of a sign depicting an image of syringes arranged as a swastika — the chosen symbol of Nazi Germany …
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