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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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Don't be 'Putin's altar boy,' Pope warns Russian Orthodox leader — Pope Francis warned the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church not to be “Putin's altar boy” and justify the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine. — In a Tuesday interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera …
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New York Times, CNN, NPR, Religion News Service and Raw Story
Associated Press:
AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike — LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — She stood in just her bathrobe in the freezing basement of the Mariupol theater, coated in white plaster dust shaken loose by the explosion. Her husband tugged at her to leave and begged her to cover her eyes.
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 …
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David French / The Atlantic:
What Alito Got Right — Sign up for David's newsletter, The Third Rail, here. — We do not know if Justice Samuel Alito's leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health represents the current consensus of a majority of the Supreme Court. We certainly don't know yet if it's a preview of the Court's actual ruling.
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Punchbowl News, Mother Jones, Washington Post and The Intercept
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Blackburn Warns Dems Could Try To Pack Court With Ketanji Brown Jackson Before Breyer Retires To Try To Save Roe v. Wade — Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn warned Wednesday that Democrats could try to pack the Supreme Court by adding Ketanji Brown Jackson …
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The Daily Signal
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
The Fight Over Abortion History
The Fight Over Abortion History
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Shouting Into the Wind, Washington Examiner and The American Independent
Jill Lepore / New Yorker:
Why There Are No Women in the Constitution — There is little mention of abortion …
Why There Are No Women in the Constitution — There is little mention of abortion …
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HuffPost, Tom's FI News, The Hill, Mercury News and Substack, more at Mediagazer »
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Militia group leader tried to ask Trump to authorize them to stop the transfer of power — The justice department has alleged that Oath Keepers leadership called the president's confidant to allow them to use force — Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers militia group leader charged …
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ABC News:
DOJ, Jan. 6 committee staff clash in interview with former U.S. attorney: Sources — The DOJ feared investigators' questions could impact their ongoing prosecutions. — Attorneys with the Department of Justice recently clashed behind closed doors with staff members for the House select …
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 …
Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. interviews with Jan. 6 select panel
Donald Trump Jr. interviews with Jan. 6 select panel
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CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday
Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday
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Bloomberg, CBS News, USA Today, The Hill, Associated Press and POLITICUSUSA
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Third Oath Keepers defendant pleads guilty to sedition in Capitol riot case
Third Oath Keepers defendant pleads guilty to sedition in Capitol riot case
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The Daily Beast and Occupy Democrats
C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Oath Keepers leader Elmer Stewart Rhodes asked to speak with Donald Trump on January 6: court filing
Oath Keepers leader Elmer Stewart Rhodes asked to speak with Donald Trump on January 6: court filing
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NBC News, The Hill, New York Times, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Cliff Schecter / New Republic:
Ohio Republicans Send Marin County Wine-Sipper Into November Battle … The MAGA circus was back in town on Tuesday night, my town of Cincinnati, this time in the person of past and more recent Ohioan J.D. Vance, looking to secure the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.
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New York Times:
Tucker, Thiel and Trump: How J.D. Vance Won in Ohio — A big endorsement was decisive, but a cable news megaphone and a huge infusion of spending helped pave the way to victory. — Give this article- - - Read in app — CINCINNATI — It was only hours after J.D. Vance had announced …
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Axios:
J.D. Vance's Trump-like effect
J.D. Vance's Trump-like effect
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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 …
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Breitbart, The Arizona Sun Times and The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
As Leak Theories Circulate, Supreme Court Marshal Takes Up Investigation
As Leak Theories Circulate, Supreme Court Marshal Takes Up Investigation
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Washington Examiner, NPR and Fox News
Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:
'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder
'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder
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Louisiana Illuminator and Jezebel
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
Can Republicans Stop Patients From Leaving the State for an Abortion? Some Are Willing to Try. — It sounds so simple, idealistic even. Roe v. Wade and its descendants, writes Justice Samuel Alito in his leaked draft opinion, have not “ended debate over the issue of a constitutional right …
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Indiana Lawmakers Who Introduced Full Abortion Ban Lose GOP Primaries
Indiana Lawmakers Who Introduced Full Abortion Ban Lose GOP Primaries
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GC News, Wall Street Journal and Daily Kos
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Democratic Leaders Are Getting the Abortion Story Wrong — Again
Democratic Leaders Are Getting the Abortion Story Wrong — Again
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Insider, Mediaite, Politico, New York Magazine, National Review, Breitbart, Washington Post, NBC News, National Review, Washington Post, All in Her Head, Politico, Fox News and CNN
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House says Biden has been ‘struck’ by Trump's ‘hold’ on GOP
White House says Biden has been ‘struck’ by Trump's ‘hold’ on GOP
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, Power Line, Supercreator, Raw Story, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire and Politico
NBC News:
Covid's toll in the U.S. reaches a once unfathomable number: 1 million deaths — The U.S. on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world's highest recorded toll from the virus.
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The Hill, Newsbusters and Common Dreams
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Jennifer Millman / NBC New York:
5th Wave? New York COVID Hospitalizations Top 2,000, Nearly Tripling in a Month
5th Wave? New York COVID Hospitalizations Top 2,000, Nearly Tripling in a Month
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Governor Kathy Hochul and The Hill
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.
CNN:
New audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and said the process …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed raises rates by half a percentage point — the biggest hike in two decades — to fight inflation — The Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, in line with market expectations. — In addition, the central bank outlined a program …
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Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Mass Student Debt Cancellation Legally Risky, Says Top Obama Education Lawyer — Former Education Department general counsel warned it is ‘doubtful’ courts would accept Biden canceling debt for all student borrowers — President Biden would be on shaky legal ground if he were to pursue …
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Washington Examiner
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion An upset win over the ‘enjoy rape’ MAGA candidate speaks volumes — “Hate Won't Win.” — That hashtag went viral last month after Mallory McMorrow, an obscure Democratic state senator from Michigan, delivered a blistering takedown of a GOP colleague who'd falsely labeled her a “groomer.”
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NBA Star Snaps at ESPN Pundit for Sounding Like Fox News — “The people on Fox News talk about athletes that way,” Redick scolded Russo on Wednesday for telling Warriors star Draymond Green to “shut up and play.” — Former NBA player JJ Redick laid into shock jock Chris “Mad Dog” …
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Raw Story and The Daily Wire
New York Times:
J.R. Majewski, a G.O.P. House nominee, has expressed fringe views on QAnon and Jan. 6. — Mr. Majewski, a surprise victor this week in Ohio, has voiced sympathy for QAnon believers and suggested that the F.B.I. drove much of the violence at the Capitol riot.
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The Daily Beast, The American Independent, Media Matters for America and Washington Post