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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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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.
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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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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Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
3 key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries — Trump finds success with J.D. Vance while centrist Democrats reigned supreme. — Politically minded eyes were on Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, as the Republican and Democratic parties faced renewed identity crises …
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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 Is More Proof That Trump Is King of the Republican Party
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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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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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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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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Abortion Poll Hints at More Democratic Energy Than GOP Over Roe
Abortion Poll Hints at More Democratic Energy Than GOP Over Roe
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These 13 corporations have spent $15 million supporting anti-abortion politicians since 2016
These 13 corporations have spent $15 million supporting anti-abortion politicians since 2016
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Weighs Future Role and Final Word on Abortion
Live Updates: Supreme Court Weighs Future Role and Final Word on Abortion
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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Jill Lepore / New Yorker:
Why There Are No Women in the Constitution — There is little mention of abortion in a four-thousand-word document crafted by fifty-five men in 1787. This seems to be a surprise to Samuel Alito. — Within a matter of months, women in about half of the United States may be breaking the law if they decide to end a pregnancy.
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Elise Foley / HuffPost:
Newsmax Host Suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson, Who Isn't On Supreme Court Yet, Leaked Draft — A host on the right-wing network has no actual evidence that the future justice has anything to do with the leak. But he's still directing ire her way. — Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield suggested on Tuesday …
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Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
The Right to Move Is Under Attack — For much of American history, freedom from an oppressive legal system could be found by picking up and leaving. During the Great Migration, millions of Black Americans abandoned the Jim Crow South for the North, Midwest, and West; at a smaller scale …
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.
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Meme coin leader's admission could land Madison Cawthorn in more hot water — The leader of the “Let's Go Brandon” cryptocurrency revealed that Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) traded the meme coin three weeks before NASCAR driver Brandon Brown announced he had struck a sponsorship deal with the coin …
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Taxpayers Sue DeSantis to Block Repeal of Reedy Creek that Would Stick Counties With $1 Billion Bond Debt; More Lawsuits Expected Soon — The first of multiple expected lawsuits challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) repeal of the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) was filed in a federal court in Central Florida on Tuesday.
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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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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 …
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 …