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White House scrambles for ways to protect abortion — The White House is looking for actions it can take to protect abortion rights, but its options are limited — In the hours after a leaked Supreme Court document signaled the court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, NPR, The Hill, Insider, HotAir, Progress Report, 7 Bridges, Eschaton, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Fox News and americamagazine.org

William Saletan / The Bulwark:

The Politics of Overturning Roe Are Bad for Republicans — The polling is conclusive and overwhelming. — On Tuesday, at a Republican press conference, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked three times about the big story of the week: A draft Supreme Court opinion, leaked to Politico …

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Associated Press, Vox, The Atlantic and Townhall, more at Mediagazer »

Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:

Why Are the Right Such Sore Winners? — I want to take a moment and share a few observations about the GOP reaction to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (with the obvious caveat that scope of the decision could still change before it becomes public next month).

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Daily Briefing

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

The media fell for ‘pro-life’ rhetoric — and helped create this mess — A conversation with the journalist son of the doctor who endured Buffalo's abortion wars (and delivered my firstborn). — About three decades ago, an obstetrician and gynecologist named Shalom Press delivered my first child at Children's Hospital in Buffalo.

Discussion: Raw Story

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: The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost, Raw Story, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, Politico, Washington Post and The Texas Tribune

Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:
'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder

Discussion: Rolling Stone, Louisiana Illuminator, Forbes, WELLREAD, Joe.My.God., POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Boing Boing, The Vajenda, Jezebel, New York Times, Hartford Courant and Washington Post

Slate:
Why the Supreme Court's Leak Investigation Is a Sham

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, Forever Wars, Slate, Washington Free Beacon, Streams of Crunchiness, Althouse, Talking Points Memo, Jill Filipovic, Churchatopia, In The Long Run, Breitbart, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Atlantic, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine

Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
What's Not Going to Happen After Roe Falls

Discussion: The Hill, Slate, Vox, Los Angeles Times and National Review

Peter Baker / New York Times:
With Roe Under Threat, Biden Is an Unlikely Abortion Rights Champion

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, UPI, Why Evolution Is True, CBS News, The Blueprint and Wide World of News

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Liberal group calls for protests at conservative Supreme Court justices' homes

Discussion: The Bulwark, RedState, TheBlaze, The Boston Globe, The Western Journal, ABC News and Deseret News

Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Campaigning for Henry Cuellar, a Democratic U.S. House leader says party shouldn't shun abortion opponents

Discussion: Insider, Washington Post, Associated Press and Politico

Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Gavin Newsom torches Democrats, DeSantis on Supreme Court Roe v. Wade draft opinion

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Townhall

Philippe J. Fournier / Politico:
338Canada: Why Canada's conservatives are keeping quiet on abortion

Discussion: ABC News, HuffPost and Jacobin

New York Times:
Abortion Pills Stand to Become the Next Battleground in a Post-Roe America

Discussion: NPR, CBS News and Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
The Fight Over Abortion History

Discussion: Consider, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Shouting Into the Wind, The American Independent and Ann Coulter

Politico:
The possible post-Roe roadmap

Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post, NBC News, Insider, Conservative Guardian, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Reason, Dispatches from the Arena and National Review

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

U.S. Department of Justice:

$300 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov Seized by Fiji at Request of United States — Fijian law enforcement executed a seizure warrant freezing the Motor Yacht Amadea (the Amadea), a 348-foot luxury vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

Discussion: Associated Press, CNBC, CBS News, The Hill, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Washington Post

Mari Saito / Reuters:

Love letter, ID card point to Russian units that terrorised Bucha — Eyewitness testimony, discarded documents and social media posts point to the Russian soldiers and chain of command in the bloody occupation of the Ukrainian town of Bucha — At the end of March, when Russian troops retreated from Bucha …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, National Review, Washington Post, Мед … and Washington Post

Washington Post:
Kremlin is targeting Ukraine resupply infrastructure, officials say

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, HotAir and The Guardian

New York Times:

In Musk's Past, a South Africa Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege — Elon Musk grew up in elite, nearly all white enclaves littered with anti-Black government propaganda and sheltered from the atrocities of apartheid. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy, New York Post and The Daily Caller

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Elon Musk expected to serve as temporary Twitter CEO after deal closes

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Forbes, Axios, Insider, New York Post, Right Side Broadcasting …, The Daily Wire, The Verge and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

The Independent:
Elon Musk - latest: Tesla boss backed by Binance, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to buy Twitter

Discussion: Fortune, Al-Monitor, The Daily Caller, The Verge, Forbes and Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »

Politico:

Trump reasserts his GOP dominance — Mitt Romney and Josh Hawley, polar opposites in today's GOP, agree on one thing: Donald Trump's status as Republican kingmaker. — After the former president's endorsement of a former critic rocketed J.D. Vance to the GOP Senate nomination in Ohio …

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, Insider, BizPac Review, Washington Post, Today's Edition Newsletter, Mediaite, The Federalist, Puck, Vanity Fair and New Republic

Politico:

POLITICO Playbook: The book J.D. Vance doesn't want you to read — DRIVING THE DAY — TWO TOP POLITICS READS: — “A Biden-Trump rematch is increasingly likely. But neither side wants to move first,” by Jonathan Lemire and Meridith McGraw: “President JOE BIDEN and former President DONALD TRUMP …

Discussion: New York Times, ABC News, Political Wire, Bloomberg and Insider

Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
J.D. Vance Knew What Republican Voters Wanted

Discussion: Articles Archive, The Hill, The Guardian and MSNBC

Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vance's Ohio Senate Victory Isn't a Big Win for Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Fox News, USA Today and OpenSecrets.org

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: Joe.My.God., Common Dreams, The Newsletter with ECM, Daily Kos and Political Wire

Monique Beals / The Hill:
Abbott says Texas could challenge Supreme Court ruling that states educate all, including undocumented

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA

CNN:
The Satanic Temple requests that Boston fly its flag after Supreme Court ruling

Discussion: Reason, Daily Kos, Associated Press and The Daily Wire

J. Lee Hammond / Joe Pags:
WATCH: TX Gov Tells Pags ‘Abortion Should be Regulated by the People Who Are Elected’

Discussion: Daily Kos

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

‘Not Good for Learning’ — New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities. — Give this article- - - Read in app — When Covid-19 began to sweep across the country in March 2020, schools in every state closed their doors.

Discussion: HotAir, Washington Free Beacon, Twitchy and Radio Free Europe/Radio …

Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:

Madison Cawthorn May Have a New Ethics Violation to Handle — Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has been embroiled in scandal after scandal. But this one, while much more traditionally Washington, could still be a problem. … Overpaying a staff member hardly seems like Rep. Madison Cawthorn's biggest scandal …

Discussion: Raw Story

Mark Maxwell / KSDK-TV:

Miller campaign volunteer was convicted for luring young boy for sex — The conservative firebrand quickly made a name for herself in Congress purporting to protect children from ideas she considers offensive — ST. LOUIS — If you signed a petition to help put U.S. Rep. Mary Miller …

Discussion: The American Independent and Joe.My.God.

Jennifer Medina / New York Times:

In Arizona, a Swing State Swings to the Far Right — In the run-up to an August primary, a number of Republicans on the ballot in Arizona — like those in Ohio — have rushed to embrace Donald J. Trump and his stolen-election falsehoods. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Washington Post, Election Law Blog, NBC News and Raw Story

Michael Graham / DV Journal:

Mastriano Meltdown: GOP Gov. Candidate Abruptly Ends Podcast Interview Over Questions About QAnon-Linked Rally — GOP gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Doug Mastriano abruptly ended a podcast interview with Delaware Valley Journal, angry over questions about his participation in a rally linked to QAnon conspiracy advocates.