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CNN:
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape — (CNN)Americans remain broadly opposed to overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, following the leak …
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Rich Mckay / Reuters:
After abortion leak, Justice Thomas warns Supreme Court can't be ‘bullied’ — Following protests sparked by the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision indicating the justices are poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, Justice Clarence Thomas said on Friday that the court cannot be “bullied.”
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Pence hits Harris over abortion remarks: ‘How dare you?’ — Former Vice President Mike Pence blasted Vice President Harris in a speech Thursday over her support of abortion rights as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. — On Tuesday at an EMILY's List conference …
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Root and The Daily Wire
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
PR giant advising corporate clients to stay silent on abortion rights — A massive public relations firm, Zeno, is privately advising its high-profile corporate clients to avoid commenting on the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, according to an internal communication obtained by Popular Information.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding
Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding
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CNBC, Everything's All Right, The Blue State Conservative and Line of Fire
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Death of Roe Is Going to Tear America Apart
The Death of Roe Is Going to Tear America Apart
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David French / The Atlantic:
Why Justice Alito's Draft Opinion in Dobbs Doesn't Threaten Gay Marriage
Why Justice Alito's Draft Opinion in Dobbs Doesn't Threaten Gay Marriage
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New York Times, Vox and Raw Story
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to lift Twitter ban — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter. — The social media giant had banned Trump in January 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence …
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection — ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection, finding that a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility failed to prove she engaged in insurrection after taking office.
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Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
Judge rules GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on ballot
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Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
Georgia judge says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene qualified to stand for reelection
Georgia judge says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene qualified to stand for reelection
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Starbucks Broke Law By Firing And Threatening Pro-Union Workers, Labor Board Alleges — An official with the National Labor Relations Board filed a wide-ranging complaint accusing the coffee chain of violating workers' rights. — Updated a few seconds ago
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison — A New York City judge's son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison. — U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Esper: Trump Wanted To Activate Retired Four-Stars To Court-Martial Them For Disloyalty — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's new book recounts the episode. — President Donald Trump demanded that the military recall two retired four-star officers who criticized him so they could be court-martialed, a new book says.
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
How Dare They! — The left's attitude problem when it comes to democracy. — To say that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling prompted an elite meltdown would be a gross understatement. This was a culture war 9/11. “I have typed and deleted a great many comments,” Roxane Gay tweeted.
Pew Research Center:
America's Abortion Quandary — A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances — A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases …
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Axios, HuffPost, Samizdata, The Hill, Tampa Bay Times, Religion News Service, Los Angeles Times, Deseret News and Political Wire
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
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New York Times, Washington Post and ABC News
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland — Long after his turn as a key witness at Donald Trump's first impeachment, the former E.U. ambassador wants another kind of public hearing — Gordon Sondland is a walking asterisk, a footnote that was once a headline, a man who made some history without really changing the course of it.
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Raw Story
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin's Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme — Russian troops have begun sharing tips with one another on how to deliberately damage Russian tanks and disobey orders, according to Ukrainian intelligence. — Russian fighters have been sharing tips …
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and 19FortyFive
New York Times:
Inside Elon Musk's Big Plans for Twitter — Here's what Mr. Musk is projecting for Twitter's finances over the next few years, according to a pitch deck he presented to investors. — Elon Musk has never been accused of dreaming small. He has reinvented at least two industries with Tesla …
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Fortune, IJR and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Ken Armstrong / ProPublica:
Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape — Justice Alito's leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can't be prosecuted for raping their wives, who sentenced women to death as …
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Balloon Juice
MEF:
Adopted the freezing decree of the boat Scheherazade — Pursuant to Article 11 of Legislative Decree n. 109/2007, the investigations conducted by the Nucleo Speciale di Polizia Valutaria (Guardia di Finanza) highlighted the presence of significant economic and business links of the beneficial owner …
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Reuters:
U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops — One police instructor who has taught 560 officers in recent years has joined one extremist group and supported other far-right movements. Others have echoed QAnon and other fringe conspiracy theories on social media, a Reuters examination found.
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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner — Anthony Fauci this week privately criticized the decision to hold the White House Correspondents' Dinner, singling it out as a troubling sign that many Americans no longer view Covid as a serious threat, four people who heard his remarks told POLITICO.
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HotAir, Washington Examiner and CBS News
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The War Is Getting More Dangerous for America, and Biden Knows It — If you just followed news reports on Ukraine, you might think that the war has settled into a long, grinding and somewhat boring slog. You would be wrong. — Things are actually getting more dangerous by the day.
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The Western Journal, Washington Post and The Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
TikTok's Work Culture: Anxiety, Secrecy and Relentless Pressure — Former U.S. staffers tell of sleep deprivation, work on weekends and mandatory meetings with colleagues on the other side of the globe — Former TikTok employee Chloe Shih in front of her camera set up at home where she films her YouTube videos.
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Byline Times:
‘Wipe Jews Off the Face of the Earth’: Racism and Antisemitic Slurs of Viral YouTuber Exposed — A recording exclusively obtained by Byline Times exposes YouTuber and Infowars alumnus Paul Joseph Watson using racist, homophobic and antisemitic slurs — GET THE CURRENT EDITION OF BYLINE TIMES NOW
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Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
My Story: How I Was “Groomed” by My Elementary School Teachers … Anyone following the news knows the U.S. right is now obsessively accusing public school teachers, especially ones who are LGBTQ+, of being “groomers” — i.e., pedophiles. It's both astonishingly vile and horrifyingly cynical.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
In Pennsylvania, a Doug Mastriano win would cost the GOP the House and Senate in that state — Democrat Josh Shapiro wants Doug Mastriano to win the Pennsylvania Republican primary for governor on May 17. That is not mere speculation — the well-funded Democratic gubernatorial candidate …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is on Track to Win in Northern Ireland — Here's what you need to know: — In a seismic shift, the pro-unity Sinn Fein bloc is emerging as the largest in the North. — LONDON — The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, was on track Friday night to emerge …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Dozens of mail ballots are going to a GOP ward leader's South Philly P.O. box, raising ‘ballot harvesting’ concerns — A mail ballot mystery is unfolding at an otherwise unremarkable post office box in South Philadelphia.City elections officials last week received applications …
Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Meghan McCain's New Memoir ‘Bad Republican’ Flops With Fewer Than 300 Copies Sold — Meghan McCain's new book has flopped with fewer than 300 copies sold since its release, according to a report. — McCain dropped Bad Republican: A Memoir on April 26. — According to a listing …
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Washington Examiner
Ethan Freedman / The Independent:
Earth's CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history — Unprecedented level comes as greenhouse gas emissions continue around the world — Timelapse shows impact of climate change across different locales around planet — Monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) levels …