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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Death of Roe Is Going to Tear America Apart — In his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito blamed that 1973 abortion decision for sparking “a national controversy that has embittered our political culture for a half century.” He quoted Justice Antonin Scalia …
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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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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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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Roe v. Wade Will Be Good for America — The mistaken abortion decision, a product of vanity, roiled and distorted our politics and poisoned our culture. — 1x — Let's start with true anger and end with honest hope. The alarm many felt at the leaking of an entire draft …
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Emily Galvin Almanza / Teen Vogue:
The Criminalization of Abortion: What to Expect In a Post-Roe United States
The Criminalization of Abortion: What to Expect In a Post-Roe United States
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Mother Jones
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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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Scooping the Supreme Court
Scooping the Supreme Court
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Hannah Hartig / Pew Research Center:
Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated — At a pivotal moment in the country's decades-long debate over abortion rights, public attitudes about the legality of abortion are largely divided along partisan lines - and to a greater extent than in past decades.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Most Americans want Roe v. Wade to stay, but draft abortion opinion 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 …
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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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Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
Georgia judge says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene qualified to stand for reelection — A Georgia judge has recommended that a challenge to GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's reelection eligibility be dropped, with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger set to make the final decision.
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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.
CNN:
Peter Thiel plans to wind down his involvement in 2022 after Vance's victory in Ohio — (CNN)Billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel won big when his longtime friend J.D. Vance succeeded in Tuesday's Ohio Senate GOP primary, surging to victory in the final days of the race after a last-minute endorsement …
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP's Trumpian Cult of Personality
Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP's Trumpian Cult of Personality
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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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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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Sarah Nelson / The Indianapolis Star:
Lebanon man accused of killing wife among winners in Indiana primary race — A Lebanon man accused of killing his wife in March and dumping her body in a creek is among the candidates to advance in a local election after Indiana's primaries Tuesday. — Andrew Wilhoite, who's suspected …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Pompeo Bastes Oz Over Turkey Ties — Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo wants celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to talk Turkey. Speaking at a press conference Friday, the ex-spy chief said the Pennsylvania Senate candidate owes voters an explanation about his decision to vote …
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Biden makes head-scratching remark about American students learning Spanish — Biden appeared to misspeak during Cinco de Mayo comments about Spanish education — President Biden made an odd remark during his speech at the White House's Cinco de Mayo event on Thursday, as he talked about students in the U.S. learning Spanish.
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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.
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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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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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 …
New York Times:
Amazon Abruptly Fires Senior Managers Tied to Unionized Warehouse — Company officials said the terminations in Staten Island were the result of an internal review while the fired managers saw it as a response to the recent union victory. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payroll growth accelerated by 428,000 in April, more than expected as jobs picture stays strong — Nonfarm payrolls grew by 428,000 for April, a bit above the Dow Jones estimate of 400,000 and identical to March. — The unemployment rate held at 3.6% after being expected to nudge lower to 3.5%.
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Sam LaGrone / USNI News:
Warship Moskva was Blind to Ukrainian Missile Attack, Analysis Shows — The crew of RTS Moskva (121) was blind to and not ready for the Ukrainian missile attack that sank Russia's Black Sea flagship, according to a new analysis of the April 13 strike reviewed by USNI News.
Dave Levinthal / Insider:
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper violated a federal conflicts-of-interest law by failing to properly disclose his wife's gold mining investment — Sen. Tom Carper was months late disclosing one of his wife's stock trades. — The late disclosure violates the federal Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.
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 …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Amid an uproar over Capitol staff mistreatment, meet the House's ‘worst boss’ — Rep. Victoria Spartz topped a nonpartisan group's “Worst Bosses” list last year, winning the dubious title of most staff turnover in the House. Her retention record is only getting worse.
Ronda Kaysen / New York Times:
A Landlord ‘Underestimated’ His Tenants. Now They Could Own the Building. — When a new landlord bought their building in the Bronx and threatened to raise rents and kick them out, tenants banded together. They never expected how far they might get: the chance to buy their apartments for $2,500 each.