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New York Times:
Putin calibrates his message to Russians, not asking for much more from them. — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. — Against a backdrop of armored vehicles and soldiers in regalia, President Vladimir V. Putin hailed Russia's army for “fighting for the Motherland,” …
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
9 Theses on Putin's Fascism for 9 May — How Putin's myth of 2022 differs from the history of 1945 — How can Putin carry out obviously fascist policies, such as a genocidal war of destruction in Ukraine, while claiming the mantle of anti-fascism? As we saw again today in his Victory Day speech …
BBC:
Putin blames West for war in Ukraine — Updates from BBC correspondents: Jenny Hill and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow, Sarah Rainsford and James Waterhouse in Kyiv, Andrew Harding in Donbas, Laura Bicker in Zaporizhzhia, Lyse Doucet and Hugo Bachega in Dnipro, Joe Inwood and Sophie Williams in Lviv, and Caroline Davies in Odesa
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Putin Sounded Like a Loser In His ‘Victory Day’ Speech
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Monique Beals / The Hill:
Wordle swaps out word due to Supreme Court leak — The New York Times on Monday announced that the Wordle solution for that day was an “outdated answer” that unintentionally makes reference to the recent leaked draft Supreme Court opinion regarding abortion rights.
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Everdeen Mason / New York Times:
A Note About Today's Wordle Game — At New York Times Games, we take our role seriously as a place to entertain and escape, and we want Wordle to remain distinct from the news. — Give this article- - - Read in app — It's been just over three months since The New York Times acquired Wordle …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Winning after Roe — People want the vast majority of abortions to be legal — I think abortion should be very broadly legal. Without the constitutional protections offered by the Roe v. Wade decision, abortion is going to become much less broadly available, which is bad.
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Michigan's abortion ban is draconian and should be vacated, attorney general says
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on the Supreme Court Draft Ruling
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David Morgan / CBS News:
Eric Holder on gerrymandering: “Republicans have to cheat in order to win” elections
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The Hill, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Susan Rinkunas / Jezebel:
Rep. Henry Cuellar Tried to Discredit a Staffer He Fired at 28 Weeks Pregnant — Court documents show that the congressman himself requested staffers write letters about the woman's job performance after he fired her. — Alerts — In August 2018, Kristie Small was newly serving …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Joe Manchin becomes a villain in the 2022 Democratic primaries
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Politico:
How the Jan. 6 panel broke through Trump allies' stonewalling — Donald Trump's top election-subversion wingmen have stonewalled the Jan. 6 select committee for months, but investigators have found a reliable workaround: their deputies and assistants. — Time and again, the panel has managed …
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
Philippines Live Updates: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Appears Set for Sweeping Victory — Here's what you need to know: — Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears set to claim a sweeping victory. — MANILA — Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the former Philippines dictator …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The New York Times's Editorial Board Is Apparently Extremely Stupid — Over the weekend, the New York Times's editorial board submitted this paragraph for public consumption: … The people who wrote these words are stupid — yes, stupid — and they should all be unsurpassingly ashamed of themselves.
CNN:
Senators aim to quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices — Protesters chant outside Supreme Court justices' homes 01:31 — (CNN)Members of the US Senate are aiming to pass a bipartisan bill that would expand security protection to the family members of justices …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden Can Fight Inflation by Repealing Trump's Tariffs. Why Hasn't He? … Inflation is, by far, President Biden's gravest problem. It is eating up the wage gains thrown off by the hot labor market and forcing the Federal Reserve to risk triggering a recession by raising interest rates.
Steve Schmidt / The Warning:
No Books. No Money. Just the Truth. — This is a story about lying. Public lying. It is a story about Senator John McCain's lying, and the damage it has done to many people, including me. It is also a story about my lying because, ultimately, John McCain's lie became mine.
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Funding for COVID-19 and Ukraine — Ten days ago, I sent to Congress an urgent proposal to provide needed military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The plan was substantial in size, because the need is substantial …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
Suburban Phoenix is cautionary tale for Democrats hoping to galvanize voters on abortion — Laura Wilson is a mother of three who lives in the sprawling suburbs of north Phoenix, a hotly contested electoral area of Arizona that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate after November's congressional elections.
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Washington Post:
Twitter's top lawyer long weighed safety and free speech. Then Elon Musk called her out. — Vijaya Gadde has been targeted by the right as Elon Musk seeks to take over the company. But insiders say she's not the ‘chief censor’ critics imagine. — Vijaya Gadde came reluctantly …
Media Matters for America:
In segment on abortion protests, ABC News features Infowars host on trial for January 6 — Owen Shroyer has celebrated anti-abortion violence and previously said that former President Barack Obama “basically has a rope destined for his neck” … On the May 8 edition of World News Tonight …
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Insider
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Karine Jean-Pierre: 10 things to know about the new White House press secretary — Jen Psaki's last day in position will be May 13 — Jen Psaki has been less than truthful on a number of issues: Joe Concha — Karine Jean-Pierre will be President Biden's next White House press secretary, the administration announced last week.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside Mark Meadows's final push to keep Trump in power — The former congressman played a key role in Trump's effort to overturn the election, according to his texts, congressional investigations and interviews — Behind closed doors in a civic center outside Atlanta …
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Raw Story and Election Law Blog
David Roza / Task & Purpose:
Airman allegedly told he needed a ‘white complexion’ for special duty assignment — Leaders at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona are investigating an incident where an airman allegedly told another airman that he was not being considered for a position because “the Air Force is looking for somebody …
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Raw Story
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Madison Cawthorn's Campaign Gets Donation From Associate Of Sanctioned Russian Billionaire — Chalk up one more controversy for Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the North Carolina Republican who seems enveloped in it. Cawthorn's cash-strapped campaign for re-election received a donation Friday …
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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Eric Greitens leads in Senate GOP primary in Missouri per internal campaign poll — Former Gov. Eric Greitens leads the pack in the race for the Republican nomination for Senate in Missouri, according to a poll conducted for his campaign. — In the survey, Greitens led Rep. Vicky Hartzler 26% to 19%.
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The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
The Surprising Backstory of How the Steele Dossier Was Created — Report that rattled the political world often echoed chatter among three friends, one a former schoolmate of the main investigator — Former press aide Olga Galkina, PR executive Charles Dolan Jr. (center bottom) and researcher Igor Danchenko.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Herschel Walker's Winning Campaign in One Easy Trick — But what does he really stand for? And what do voters really know about him? — Short of some unforeseen implosion, Herschel Walker is going to handily win the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat from Georgia now held by Raphael Warnock.
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