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12:00 AM ET, May 5, 2022

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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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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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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.
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Signal
Politico:
The possible post-Roe roadmap  —  HURDLES, RISKS, DECISIONS — If the Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade entirely, as the draft opinion published on Monday by POLITICO suggests, patients who want to terminate a pregnancy but live in a state that outlaws doing so will have three choices …
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
The Fight Over Abortion History
Washington Post:
Opinion Alito's aggressive ruling would reach way beyond Roe
New York Times:
Supreme Court Weighs Future Role and Final Word on Abortion
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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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Democratic Leaders Are Getting the Abortion Story Wrong — Again
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 …
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ABC News:   DOJ, Jan. 6 committee staff clash in interview with former U.S. attorney: Sources
Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. interviews with Jan. 6 select panel
Rolling Stone:
The Jan. 6 Committee Has a Subpoena for Parler's Founder
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Farewell to the dumbest Senate primary ever  —  Nearly every politician commits an occasional gaffe, and nearly every election features at least one news cycle about something stupid that a candidate did or said.  —  Even so, the recently concluded Ohio Republican Senate primary was uniquely stupid, by almost any standard.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
A mole hunt, a secret website and Peter Thiel's big risk: How J.D. Vance won his primary
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
J.D. Vance Is a Dangerous Authoritarian
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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Jennifer Millman / NBC New York:
5th Wave? New York COVID Hospitalizations Top 2,000, Nearly Tripling in a Month
Discussion: Governor Kathy Hochul and The Hill
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Blinken tests positive for coronavirus, State Department says
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.”
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Politico:
The Harris-Biden student debt divide
Discussion: ABC News and Los Angeles Times
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” …
Discussion: 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.
Hannah Sparks / New York Post:
Sunny Hostin blames Donald Trump for Dave Chappelle attack on ‘The View’  —  Donald Trump's presidency sparked a shock wave of violence, according to the women of “The View.”  —  Following the shocking assault of comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday, host Sunny Hostin blamed Trump …
Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
Few Transgender Children Change Their Minds After 5 Years, Study Finds  —  But the study, which began in 2013, may not fully reflect what's happening today, when many more children are identifying as trans.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Young children who transition …
ABC News:
Dr. Oz's vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism  —  The celebrity doctor scored a key endorsement from Donald Trump last month.  —  As Dr. Mehmet Oz embarks on a bid for the U.S. Senate, the television star has largely shied away from discussing his ties to Turkey …
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Post and Mediaite
 
 
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