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

Washington Post:

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: Insider, The Hill, HotAir, Eschaton, 7 Bridges, New Republic, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, americamagazine.org, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, The BRAD BLOG and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

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, Washingtonian and No More Mister Nice Blog

Peter Baker / New York Times:

With Roe Under Threat, Biden Is an Unlikely Abortion Rights Champion — Over the course of a half-century in national politics, President Biden has evolved from an outright critic of Roe to a seemingly reluctant and largely quiet supporter. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CBS News, UPI, The Hill, The Blueprint and Wide World of News

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:

Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject — They had been on the rhetorical offensive against Democrats. After the Supreme Court leak, it's the GOP searching for the right message. — Every January, congressional Republicans have marked the anniversary …

Discussion: The Boston Globe, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, The Bulwark, NPR, Civilization …, Jill Filipovic, Washington Free Beacon, Florida Politics, Mississippi Free Press, The Nation, Newsbusters, Associated Press, Plain Dealer, Politico, An American Werewoolf … and The American Independent

Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:

'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder — A Louisiana legislative committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to make abortion a crime of homicide in which the mother or those assisting her in terminating the pregnancy can be charged.

Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator, Daily Kos, Raw Story, The Vajenda, Jezebel and Hartford Courant

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

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic, Churchatopia, Breitbart, Progress Report, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, New York Times, New York Magazine and Bolts

Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
‘Pissed’ in Pennsylvania — Presented by Connected Commerce Council

Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and Los Angeles Times

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

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and Jacobin

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

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

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Townhall

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

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

Molly Crabapple / Forever Wars:
Despair Is Premature And Rage Is Insufficient

Discussion: The Trauma-Informed …, Rewire News Group, Jacobin and Washington Post

Politico:
The possible post-Roe roadmap

Discussion: Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Bulwark, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Conservative Guardian, Reason, Dispatches from the Arena and National Review

Slate:
The New Season of Slow Burn Tells the Story of How We Got Roe v. Wade

Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News and Washington Post

New York Times:
As Leak Theories Circulate, Supreme Court Marshal Takes Up Investigation

Discussion: In The Long Run, USA Today, Washington Examiner and NPR

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: The Hill, CBS News and CNBC

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

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Guardian

Mari Saito / Reuters: Love letter, ID card point to Russian units that terrorised Bucha

Washington Post: Oligarch's effort to broker peace falters even as it shields him from sanctions

Washington Post:
Don't be 'Putin's altar boy,' Pope warns Russian Orthodox leader

Discussion: Insider, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, New York Times, Balloon Juice, NPR, Religion News Service, CNN and Raw Story

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: Political Wire, Bloomberg, Insider and Fox News

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: The Hill, Insider, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Federalist, Puck, Today's Edition Newsletter and New Republic

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

Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian, New York Times and MSNBC

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

Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News

New York Times:
Tucker, Thiel and Trump: How J.D. Vance Won in Ohio

Discussion: Bloomberg, Election Law Blog, FOX News Radio, CBS News, Vanity Fair, NewsHounds blog, Media Matters for America, USA Today and OpenSecrets.org

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 …

NBC New York:

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says He Was With Dave Chappelle After ‘Horrific’ Onstage Attack — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled onstage during a performance at LA's Hollywood Bowl — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was with Dave Chappelle later in the night after the comedian was tackled onstage …

Discussion: NBC News, NewsOne, NBC Los Angeles and The Wrap

Hannah Sparks / New York Post:
Sunny Hostin blames Donald Trump for Dave Chappelle attack on ‘The View’

Discussion: The Hill, NewsOne and The Daily Caller

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: Daily Kos and Political Wire

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 …

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

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: Radio Free Europe/Radio …

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

Matt Egan / CNN:

First on CNN: Biden administration launches plan to refill emergency oil reserve — New York (CNN Business)The Biden administration plans to seek bids this fall to buy 60 million barrels of crude oil as the first step in a years-long process aimed at replenishing America's emergency oil reserve, an Energy Department official told CNN.