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12:15 PM ET, May 5, 2022

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Washington Post:
White House scrambles for ways to protect abortion  —  The White House is looking for actions it can take to protect abortion rights, but its options are limited  —  In the hours after a leaked Supreme Court document signaled the court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks …
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court's Alito cancels conference appearance after abortion ruling leak  —  (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has canceled an appearance at a judicial conference set to begin on Thursday after a draft decision he wrote indicating the high court would overturn …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media fell for ‘pro-life’ rhetoric — and helped create this mess  —  A conversation with the journalist son of the doctor who endured Buffalo's abortion wars (and delivered my firstborn).  —  About three decades ago, an obstetrician and gynecologist named Shalom Press delivered my first child at Children's Hospital in Buffalo.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washingtonian
Slate:
Why the Supreme Court's Leak Investigation Is a Sham  —  The unprecedented leak of Justice Samuel Alito's initial draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has prompted a widespread outcry among Republicans and their media allies.  Many appear desperate to focus on the fact of leak …
Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:
'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Campaigning for Henry Cuellar, a Democratic U.S. House leader says party shouldn't shun abortion opponents
Discussion: Insider
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democrats Aim to Use Abortion Rights to Jolt State Legislative Races
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CBS News
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
‘Pissed’ in Pennsylvania  —  Presented by Connected Commerce Council
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and ABC News
New York Times:
U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say  —  Targeting assistance is part of a classified effort by the Biden administration to provide real-time battlefield intelligence to Ukraine.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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U.S. Department of Justice:
$300 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov Seized by Fiji at Request of United States  —  Fijian law enforcement executed a seizure warrant freezing the Motor Yacht Amadea (the Amadea), a 348-foot luxury vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.
Mari Saito / Reuters:
Love letter, ID card point to Russian units that terrorised Bucha  —  Eyewitness testimony, discarded documents and social media posts point to the Russian soldiers and chain of command in the bloody occupation of the Ukrainian town of Bucha  —  At the end of March, when Russian troops retreated from Bucha …
New York Times:
In Musk's Past, a South Africa Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege  —  Elon Musk grew up in elite, nearly all white enclaves littered with anti-Black government propaganda and sheltered from the atrocities of apartheid.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
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Politico:
Trump reasserts his GOP dominance  —  Mitt Romney and Josh Hawley, polar opposites in today's GOP, agree on one thing: Donald Trump's status as Republican kingmaker.  —  After the former president's endorsement of a former critic rocketed J.D. Vance to the GOP Senate nomination in Ohio …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The book J.D. Vance doesn't want you to read  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TWO TOP POLITICS READS:  — “A Biden-Trump rematch is increasingly likely.  But neither side wants to move first,” by Jonathan Lemire and Meridith McGraw: “President JOE BIDEN and former President DONALD TRUMP …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vance's Ohio Senate Victory Isn't a Big Win for Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Fox News
Niki Griswold / Austin American-Statesman:
Abbott says Texas could ‘resurrect’ SCOTUS case requiring states to educate all kids  —  Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that Texas would consider challenging a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring states to offer free public education to all children, including those of undocumented immigrants.
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J. Lee Hammond / Joe Pags:
WATCH: TX Gov Tells Pags ‘Abortion Should be Regulated by the People Who Are Elected’
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
‘Not Good for Learning’  —  New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  When Covid-19 began to sweep across the country in March 2020, schools in every state closed their doors.
Mark Maxwell / KSDK-TV:
Miller campaign volunteer was convicted for luring young boy for sex  —  The conservative firebrand quickly made a name for herself in Congress purporting to protect children from ideas she considers offensive  —  ST. LOUIS — If you signed a petition to help put U.S. Rep. Mary Miller …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
NBC New York:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says He Was With Dave Chappelle After ‘Horrific’ Onstage Attack  —  Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled onstage during a performance at LA's Hollywood Bowl  —  New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was with Dave Chappelle later in the night after the comedian was tackled onstage …
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
In Arizona, a Swing State Swings to the Far Right  —  In the run-up to an August primary, a number of Republicans on the ballot in Arizona — like those in Ohio — have rushed to embrace Donald J. Trump and his stolen-election falsehoods.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Oath Keeper details pre-Jan. 6 planning, pleads to seditious conspiracy  —  William Todd Wilson of North Carolina is the third member of far-right group to cooperate with prosecutors in Capitol riot cases  —  For two months after the 2020 presidential election, William Todd Wilson …
Michael Graham / DV Journal:
Mastriano Meltdown: GOP Gov. Candidate Abruptly Ends Podcast Interview Over Questions About QAnon-Linked Rally  —  GOP gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Doug Mastriano abruptly ended a podcast interview with Delaware Valley Journal, angry over questions about his participation in a rally linked to QAnon conspiracy advocates.
 
 
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Biden's ATF pick endorsed by ex-Justice Department officials
Discussion: NBC News
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News contributor Joe Concha is scheduled to do a GOP fundraiser despite “Fox News employee policy”
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Madison Cawthorn May Have a New Ethics Violation to Handle
Discussion: Raw Story
Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Leaked audio reveals David Perdue's post-Trump runoff strategy
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Egan / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden administration launches plan to refill emergency oil reserve
Matt Ott / Associated Press:
More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Intuit Will Pay Millions to Customers Tricked Into Paying for TurboTax
 Earlier Items: 
Bruce Thornton / Front Page Magazine:
High Noon in the USA
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
SEE IT: Cotton and GOP colleagues introduce bill to defund disinformation board
Discussion: Fox News and HotAir
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden eyes Anthony Foxx for top White House role
Bloomberg:
U.S. Considers Unprecedented Sanctions on China Tech Giant Hikvision
Discussion: Al Jazeera and TechCrunch
CNN:
New audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack
 

 
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
SCOTUS says it will hear a challenge on January 10 to a new law that could lead to a TikTok ban in the US, ahead of the law taking effect on January 19

Hayden Field / CNBC:
OpenAI rolls out a way to talk to ChatGPT by dialing 1-800-CHATGPT for 15 minutes of free access per month in the US or messaging it via WhatsApp globally

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has halted work on a project to build an iPhone hardware subscription service, which had been in development since around 2022
 
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