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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding — ATLANTA — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that the judiciary is threatened if people are unwilling to “live with outcomes we don't agree with” and that recent events at the Supreme Court might be “one symptom of that.”
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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.”
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Bill Maher pushes back at pro-choice alarmists: 'We're not going back to 1973' if Roe v Wade is overturned — Maher casts doubt that reversing Roe v Wade would affect other rights like interracial, same-sex marriage — Protests of Supreme Court justices may flout US code
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Clarence Thomas references Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak, says Supreme Court can't be ‘bullied’
Clarence Thomas references Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak, says Supreme Court can't be ‘bullied’
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RedState, The Gateway Pundit, FOX News Radio and Joe Pags
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A glaring omission from Trump's Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion
A glaring omission from Trump's Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion
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Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Justice Thomas on SCOTUS decisions: People need to 'live with outcomes we don't agree with'
Justice Thomas on SCOTUS decisions: People need to 'live with outcomes we don't agree with'
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Reason, Off The Mall and Raw Story
CNN:
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape
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New York Times:
Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
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Ken Armstrong / ProPublica:
Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape
Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape
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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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Myah Ward / Politico:
Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
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New York Times, Bloomberg Law, ThinkCivics+ and Axios
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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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
US intelligence told to keep quiet over role in Ukraine military triumphs — CIA veterans advise successors against ‘unwise’ intelligence boasts that could trigger escalation from Russia — Former US intelligence officers are advising their successors currently in office to shut …
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New York Times:
The Secrets Ed Koch Carried — To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor. But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation. — Edward I. Koch looked like the busiest septuagenarian in New York.
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Washington Post:
White House alarmed that Commerce probe is ‘smothering’ solar industry — The investigation is examining allegations that China is illegally circumventing U.S. tariffs. — Top climate officials in the Biden administration are warning that a federal investigation into alleged dodging …
Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
GOP donor described botched vote fraud probe in recording, prosecutors say — On Oct. 17, 2020, influential GOP donor Steven F. Hotze made an urgent request during a phone call with a top federal prosecutor in Texas, according to a court filing Friday by the Houston district attorney's office.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Fred Savage Fired As ‘The Wonder Years’ EP/Director Following Investigation Into Inappropriate Conduct — EXCLUSIVE: Disney is severing ties with Fred Savage following multiple complaints of misconduct in his role as executive producer and director on the freshman ABC comedy series The Wonder Years …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
The Limits of Privilege — The new abortion regime is going to affect everyone. — In 2015, the Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country.” If you have paid attention …
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.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Nebraska, a Trump-Inspired Candidate Cracks Open Divide in the G.O.P. — Charles W. Herbster's bid for governor has set off a bitter fight for power in a state once known for its genteel politics. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WAHOO, Neb. — In his run for governor of Nebraska …
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Leaked Audio Underscores Dark Side of Far-Right YouTube Subculture — In leaked audio first reported by the U.K. outlet Byline Times, a voice that seems to belong to YouTube performer Paul Joseph Watson utters a string of racist and anti-gay epithets before stating that he wishes someone would …
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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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John Paul Mac Isaac / New York Post:
The night I met Hunter Biden: Mac Shop owner John Mac Isaac recounts fateful encounter in exclusive excerpt — On a fateful night in April 2019, John Paul Mac Isaac was working at his store, The Mac Shop in Wilmington, Del., when a customer walked in who would upend his life.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 defendant, who prosecutors say chased Officer Goodman, has cooperated with committee — Greg Rubenacker, who joined the Jan. 6 mob that chased Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, has become the first known defendant facing assault charges to cooperate with lawmakers investigating the attack, court filings reveal.
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Politico:
Idaho GOP riven by primary civil war — Idaho's dominant Republican Party is at war with itself up and down the ballot ahead of its May 17 primaries. — It's not just Gov. Brad Little, whose reelection campaign became national news when Donald Trump endorsed a primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.
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Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's New Fund Plans to Invest Saudi Money in Israel — Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund committed $2 billion to Mr. Kushner's Affinity Partners, agreeing to allow investment in Israeli firms for the first time — Jared Kushner's new private-equity fund plans to invest millions …
Washington Post:
Coronavirus wave this fall could infect 100 million, administration warns — The projections for fall and winter are part of a pitch for additional funding for vaccines, treatments and tests. — The Biden administration is warning the United States could see 100 million coronavirus infections …
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Rewards offered after dolphin ‘harassed to death’ on Texas beach, another impaled in Florida — The dolphin that died in Texas was killed by drowning, NOAA said. A number of people allegedly harassed it after it was beached last month. — Rewards are being offered in two recent deadly …
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Insider:
How Democrats could accidentally hit Americans with big health insurance bills right before the midterms — Millions of Americans could see big hikes in next year's insurance premiums right before the November midterms. — That's if Democrats fail to extend subsidies in a new economic spending bill.
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Russia's offensive in Donbas bogs down — The Battle of Donbas is raging high, but it's not going the way Russia wanted it to. — Almost 20 days in, the much-anticipated and feared grand offensive falls short of expectations. — It is still not even close to achieving its ultimate goal …
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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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
A federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit seeking to reinstate his Twitter account.
A federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit seeking to reinstate his Twitter account.
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