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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
J.D. Vance Is a Dangerous Authoritarian … The GOP Establishment is shocked and appalled that J.D. Vance won the race to the bottom that was the Ohio Republican Senate primary. A Senate Republican leadership source had previously said “that of all the Ohio Senate candidates …
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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The key to Vance's primary win: Uniformity
The key to Vance's primary win: Uniformity
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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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Roe will not be missed — The leaked draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court's …
Roe will not be missed — The leaked draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court's …
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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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Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Actually, It's Perfectly Rational for Republicans to Be Furious About That Supreme Court Leak
Actually, It's Perfectly Rational for Republicans to Be Furious About That Supreme Court Leak
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Edward Whelan / New York Post:
Alito makes masterful argument to ‘overturn’ Roe v. Wade
Alito makes masterful argument to ‘overturn’ Roe v. Wade
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Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
3 key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries
3 key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries
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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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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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The Hill, New York Times and The Cut
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden says ‘MAGA crowd’ is 'most extreme political organization that's existed' in recent American history
Biden says ‘MAGA crowd’ is 'most extreme political organization that's existed' in recent American history
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NBC News:
Rep. Cuellar attacked on his anti-abortion stance by opponent Cisneros in Texas Democratic run-off
Rep. Cuellar attacked on his anti-abortion stance by opponent Cisneros in Texas Democratic run-off
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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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Politico:
Democrats skeptical SCOTUS will save them in November
Democrats skeptical SCOTUS will save them in November
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Just over half favor banning abortions after 15 weeks
Fox News Poll: Just over half favor banning abortions after 15 weeks
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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.
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 …
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Biden touts economic growth, debt and deficit reduction ahead of Fed rate hike
Biden touts economic growth, debt and deficit reduction ahead of Fed rate hike
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Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
Biden Is Rightsizing the COVID Crisis
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.”
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Latest Developments — The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase and announced plans to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio starting next month in a double-barreled effort to reduce inflation that is running at a four-decade high.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — Although overall economic activity edged down in the first quarter, household spending and business fixed investment remained strong. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined substantially.
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Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
The Right to Pick Up and Leave — Declining rates of interstate mobility show that many Americans are stuck where they are, consigned to the political decisions of governments they may profoundly oppose. — For much of American history, freedom from an oppressive legal system could be found by picking up and leaving.
Natalie L. Kahn / The Harvard Crimson:
I Am a Crimson Editor and I Stand with Israel — On April 29, I woke up to a flurry of messages from students, alumni, and journalists regarding a new piece published by The Crimson's Editorial Board declaring it was “proud to finally lend our support to both Palestinian liberation and …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Crime Overshadows All Other Issues As The Most Urgent In NYC, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; But Half Of Voters Say They Expect Tourism To Increase — mail_outline — Crime tops the list as the most urgent issue facing New York City say voters of all political parties …