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Mike Allen / Axios:
The great GOP divide on abortion — Republicans are deeply split on their abortion strategy, with top officials pushing restraint, even silence, while activist GOP candidates demand an all-out campaign for a national ban and harsher penalties. — Why it matters: Republicans' confidence …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
It's time for Democrats to use the leaked Roe opinion as a battering ram against the GOP — Democrats could pick up Republican seats in states where majorities support broad access to legal abortion by double-digit margins. — “Saturday Night Live” used to have a segment called “What if? …
CNN:
GOP dismisses talk of legislation to ban abortion after McConnell suggests 'it's possible' — Protesters chant outside Supreme Court justices' homes 01:31 — (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slightly nudged the door open last week when he said “it's possible” the GOP could move to ban abortion nationwide.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Opinion What other brilliant ideas are in Alito's medieval law book? — Many have speculated that Samuel Alito, in his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, is trying to take us back to the 1950s, when White Christian men still ruled. — The Supreme Court justice is actually revisiting the 1250s …
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RedState, Alexander Moss, Forbes and Raw Story
Grid News:
Your OB-GYN might miss out on critical training in a post-Roe world — Performing abortions and caring for miscarriages use many of the same skills. Many doctors won't get those lessons. — If Roe v. Wade falls later this year, abortion will become illegal in about half of states.
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The Hill
Peter Canellos / Politico:
Will Alito Crown A New ‘Great Dissenter’? — The very first Supreme Court justice mentioned in Samuel Alito's draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade is neither a judicial eminence from American history nor a current colleague ripe for flattery. It's the late football star turned Rhodes Scholar Byron …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Daily News
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Chris Murphy's urgent abortion warning reveals a hidden GOP threat
Opinion Chris Murphy's urgent abortion warning reveals a hidden GOP threat
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American Greatness, National Review, pjmedia.com and Washington Free Beacon
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Another primary day test for Donald Trump
POLITICO Playbook: Another primary day test for Donald Trump
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Fox News and The Daily Wire
ABC News:
Nebraska, West Virginia primaries highlight GOP divisions over Trump and the ‘big lie’
Nebraska, West Virginia primaries highlight GOP divisions over Trump and the ‘big lie’
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Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Washington Post, Raw Story, CNN, FiveThirtyEight, The Hill, NPR and New York Times
Dennis Welch / KASW-TV:
Senate GOP candidates say national abortion ban is ‘possible’
Senate GOP candidates say national abortion ban is ‘possible’
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CNN and Al Jazeera
Politico:
Republicans splinter on how to handle a post-Roe world
Republicans splinter on how to handle a post-Roe world
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Townhall, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story and Todd Starnes
Lia Russell / Bangor Daily News:
Pro-abortion chalk message appears on Susan Collins' Bangor sidewalk — Sen. Susan Collins was confronted with a pro-abortion rights message Saturday night when an unknown person or persons wrote in chalk on the sidewalk outside her West Broadway home in Bangor, prompting a police response.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House says it has ‘not seen violence’ against Supreme Court justices, as protests erupt outside homes
White House says it has ‘not seen violence’ against Supreme Court justices, as protests erupt outside homes
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Insider, LifeNews.com, RedState, Washington Post, National Review, Townhall, Breitbart, USA Today, Washington Examiner, CNN and Breitbart
Bruce Thornton / Front Page Magazine:
Attacks on Supreme Court Justices are the Real Assaults on Democracy
Attacks on Supreme Court Justices are the Real Assaults on Democracy
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The Daily Signal, Fox News and Washington Post
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Nearly Encircled, Ukraine's Last Stronghold in Luhansk Resists Russian Onslaught — With no power, water, cellphone coverage or access to news, remaining residents in a Donbas regional city shelter in basements, hoping to survive — SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine—The 26 people who live with four dogs …
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U.S. Department of Defense
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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Missiles strike Odessa; U.S. lawmakers to debate $40B Ukraine aid bill
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Missiles strike Odessa; U.S. lawmakers to debate $40B Ukraine aid bill
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NBC News
John Ismay / New York Times:
Russian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say
Russian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say
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The Guardian, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Beast
Tom Porter / Insider:
Pro-Trump OAN network admits there was no widespread fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election after extensively pushing the claim — One America News Network said in a statement that there was “no widespread voter fraud” in the 2020 election. — It was responding to a defamation lawsuit …
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Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Irv Randolph / The Philadelphia Tribune:
In the Democratic primary, Fetterman for U.S. Senate — The contest to replace outgoing Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who is not seeking reelection, is one of the most closely watched races in the nation, as the seat could tilt control of the U.S. Senate. — The race is among the most crucial in the country.
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The Lewsletter
John Haltiwanger / Insider:
Trump was the ‘biggest leaker of all’ in his administration and it was ‘generally bad’ for the country, his former Pentagon chief says — Trump was the “biggest leaker” in his administration, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. — “Leaks were a chronic problem” …
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CNN, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, HuffPost and Townhall
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Clip Emerges of Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Telling Joy Reid Fox News is ‘Racist’ — Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described Fox News as a “racist” network in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. — On March 15, 2020 …
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Louder With Crowder and IJR
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘Ultra-MAGA’ longshot roars into contention in key Senate race — PHILADELPHIA — Kathy Barnette has been outspent 358-to-1 on TV in Pennsylvania's GOP primary for the Senate. She hasn't run for statewide office before. She doesn't have former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dispatch and Raw Story
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Emboldened by wins, GOP goes all in on the culture wars — Republicans believe they've found an edge in the culture wars. — On the campaign trail, they're railing against critical race theory and gender identity discussions in schools. In state legislatures and via executive fiat …
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The Daily Beast:
Inside the Relentless Campaign to Ruin Madison Cawthorn — Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has faced one of the most aggressive opposition research campaigns ever. His enemies are proud of that. — Multiple embarrassing traffic stops. A credible accusation of insider trading.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
House Democrats' campaign arm forms largest union in Democratic Party — WASHINGTON — Employees at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Tuesday they have formed the organization's first union, making it the largest collective bargaining unit in the Democratic Party.
Wall Street Journal:
‘Woke, Inc.’ Author's Startup to Take On BlackRock — Backed by Peter Thiel and Bill Ackman, Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive will tell CEOs to stay out of politics — An upstart financial firm backed by Peter Thiel and Bill Ackman has a message for American corporations: Focus on making money, not taking stands.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Chuck Schumer Is on the Cusp of Butt-Fumbling the Biden Agenda — He's been waiting for Joe Manchin to write a bill for him—and reconciliation turns into a pumpkin in a few months. — Nothing in politics causes my eyes to glaze over quite like the arcana of congressional rulemaking.
Bianca Padró Ocasio / Miami Herald:
DeSantis signs bill mandating communism lessons in class, as GOP leans on education — Public school teachers in Florida will soon be required to dedicate at least 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of Communism Day” to teach students about communist leaders around the world and how people suffered under those regimes.
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National Review, American Greatness, NBC 6 South Florida, Real News Revolt, The Hill and Florida Politics
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
More People Watched Newsmax Than CNN in Prime Time Friday, Thanks to a Trump Rally — On Friday evening, right-leaning cable network Newsmax beat out CNN in terms of total viewers across prime time, due to former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally.
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Todd Starnes
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: GOP heavyweights launch “anti-woke” lobbying group — A new business lobby backed by Republican heavyweights is looking to build clout with GOP leaders amid high-profile splits between the party's policymakers and key segments of corporate America, Axios has learned.
Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
U.S. says it will increase pressure on Taliban if it does not reverse decisions on women, girls — The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of women and girls if the hardline group shows …