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12:55 PM ET, May 5, 2022

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
The Sore Winners  —  Even when the right wins, they claim they are the victims. … 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 …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:
'We can't wait on the Supreme Court': In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder
Slate:
Why the Supreme Court's Leak Investigation Is a Sham
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Campaigning for Henry Cuellar, a Democratic U.S. House leader says party shouldn't shun abortion opponents
Discussion: Insider
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans, on cusp of abortion win, seek to change the subject
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democrats Aim to Use Abortion Rights to Jolt State Legislative Races
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CBS News
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
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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.
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 …
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
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Monique Beals / The Hill:
Abbott says Texas could challenge Supreme Court ruling that states educate all, including undocumented
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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.
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: 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
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.
 
 
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Mayorkas's claim that undocumented immigrants are ‘promptly removed’
Discussion: HotAir
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Biden's ATF pick endorsed by ex-Justice Department officials
Discussion: NBC News
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News contributor Joe Concha is scheduled to do a GOP fundraiser despite “Fox News employee policy”
Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Leaked audio reveals David Perdue's post-Trump runoff strategy
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Matt Egan / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden administration launches plan to refill emergency oil reserve
Matt Ott / Associated Press:
More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
 Earlier Items: 
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Bruce Thornton / Front Page Magazine:
High Noon in the USA
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
SEE IT: Cotton and GOP colleagues introduce bill to defund disinformation board
Discussion: Fox News and HotAir
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden eyes Anthony Foxx for top White House role
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Oath Keeper details pre-Jan. 6 planning, pleads to seditious conspiracy
 

 
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
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