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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Overturning Roe Is a Radical, Not Conservative, Choice — Dear Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Barrett, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Thomas: — As you'll no doubt agree, Roe v. Wade was an ill-judged decision when it was handed down on Jan. 22, 1973. — It stood on the legal principle …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Alito's Plan to Repeal the 20th Century — If you are an American with a young daughter, she will grow up in a world without the right to choose when and where she gives birth, and in which nothing restrains a state from declaring her womb its property, with all the invasive authorities that implies.
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Washington Examiner:
Roe will not be missed — The leaked draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision remains a mystery in some respects. But two things are certain. First, the leak has damaged the court's credibility. Chief Justice John Roberts is right to initiate a full investigation by the marshal of the court.
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Edward Whelan / New York Post:
Alito makes masterful argument to ‘overturn’ Roe v. Wade — Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center is a masterful account of why Roe v. Wade was wrong from the start and why it should be jettisoned. For liberals shocked by the prospective ruling …
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Elise Foley / HuffPost:
Newsmax Host Suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson, Who Isn't On Supreme Court Yet, Leaked Draft
Newsmax Host Suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson, Who Isn't On Supreme Court Yet, Leaked Draft
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Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:
The Institutionalist's Dilemma — Sometimes when I am explaining the somewhat eclectic variety …
The Institutionalist's Dilemma — Sometimes when I am explaining the somewhat eclectic variety …
Kara Voght / Rolling Stone:
They're the ‘Last Line of Defense’ to Protect Abortion Rights
They're the ‘Last Line of Defense’ to Protect Abortion Rights
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The case against SCOTUS — The Court was the midwife of Jim Crow, the right hand of union busters …
The case against SCOTUS — The Court was the midwife of Jim Crow, the right hand of union busters …
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Washington Post:
Opinion The Supreme Court might never recover from overturning Roe v. Wade
Opinion The Supreme Court might never recover from overturning Roe v. Wade
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Inside Politico's Historic Scoop
Inside Politico's Historic Scoop
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New York Times:
Leaked Threat to Roe v. Wade Stuns, Then Energizes Americans
Leaked Threat to Roe v. Wade Stuns, Then Energizes Americans
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Unpacking the Draft Supreme Court Opinion Set to Overrule Roe
Unpacking the Draft Supreme Court Opinion Set to Overrule Roe
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Slate:
How Samuel Alito Is Like Donald Trump
How Samuel Alito Is Like Donald Trump
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Democratic Leaders Are Getting the Abortion Story Wrong — Again — With Roe at death's door, will the party finally change its tune? — The news of Samuel Alito's draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade on Monday didn't just break — it shattered. It was the unexpected timing, yes.
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These 13 corporations have spent $15 million supporting anti-abortion politicians since 2016 — A draft Supreme Court opinion, published by Politico on Monday evening, would strike down Roe v. Wade — eliminating the constitutional protections for abortion that have been in place for 48 years.
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NBC News:
Rep. Cuellar attacked on his anti-abortion stance by opponent Cisneros in Texas Democratic run-off — WASHINGTON — Texas Democratic House candidate Jessica Cisneros is demanding her party's congressional leaders drop their support of her primary opponent, Rep. Henry Cuellar, over his opposition to abortion.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
With Roe at risk, GOP faces pressure to support families after birth
With Roe at risk, GOP faces pressure to support families after birth
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Politico:
Democrats skeptical SCOTUS will save them in November
Democrats skeptical SCOTUS will save them in November
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Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
What Americans Really Think about Abortion — Americans are far more supportive of pro-life policy …
What Americans Really Think about Abortion — Americans are far more supportive of pro-life policy …
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CNN:
GOP tries to steer clear of abortion politics as midterm plans take shape
GOP tries to steer clear of abortion politics as midterm plans take shape
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Axios:
J.D. Vance's Trump-like effect — If J.D. Vance follows his Tuesday night victory in Ohio's Senate primary with a general election win in November he'll arrive in a Washington filled with enemies and be seen as arguably the hardest-edged populist nationalist in the Senate GOP.
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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 — Tech billionaire Peter Thiel had already donated a record-breaking amount of money to support J.D. Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary — but last week, the Silicon Valley tycoon decided he wanted to give even more.
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Associated Press:
Tim Ryan wins Ohio Democratic Senate primary
Tim Ryan wins Ohio Democratic Senate primary
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
Which Trumpism Won in Ohio?
Which Trumpism Won in Ohio?
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance — and Don Jr. — initiate the GOP's 2022 purge of the neocons
JD Vance — and Don Jr. — initiate the GOP's 2022 purge of the neocons
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New York Times:
Who Won and Who Lost in the Ohio and Indiana Primary Elections
Who Won and Who Lost in the Ohio and Indiana Primary Elections
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New York Times:
Ohio U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
Ohio U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
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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.
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Reuben Johnson / You searched for:
Russian troops held me captive at gunpoint for two weeks in Ukraine. Here's what I learned. — On March 4, Breaking Defense correspondent Reuben Johnson was captured by Russian soldiers outside of Kyiv and taken prisoner. This is the story of what happened next.
Sarah Longwell / New York Times:
J.D. Vance Is More Proof That Trump Is King of the Republican Party — J.D. Vance's come-from-behind victory in the Ohio Republican primary was the first test of Donald Trump's influence in 2022 election cycle as well as the future of the Republican Party. Spoiler alert: He's influential.
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KFF:
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: April 2022 — Key Findings — With news that Moderna has asked the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for young children, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds that about one in five parents of children under age 5 (18%) …
Detroit Free Press:
Democrat upsets candidate who made controversial rape comments in bid for Michigan House — Clara Hendrickson Arpan LoboDetroit Free Press — In an upset win Tuesday, Democrat Carol Glanville defeated Republican Robert “RJ” Regan in a special election for a Michigan House seat that had only ever been held by a Republican.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Journalists from multiple news outlets test positive after White House Correspondents Dinner weekend — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. — Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming …
CNN:
DHS watchdog says Trump's agency appears to have altered report on Russian interference in 2020 election in part because of politics — Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security delayed and altered an intelligence report related to Russian interference …
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Ron DeSantis and the Unlearned Lessons of the G.O.P.'s Culture War — Previous clashes between Republican lawmakers and prominent businesses in the states they control have not always worked out as planned. — In late March, when Governor Ron DeSantis, of Florida, in an act of Trumpian belligerence …
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