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10:20 AM ET, May 10, 2022

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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 …
Discussion: New York Daily News
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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 …
Discussion: NPR and Ace of Spades HQ
Peter Canellos / Politico:
Will Alito Crown A New ‘Great Dissenter’?
Discussion: Fox News
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Another primary day test for Donald Trump
Discussion: The Daily Wire and New York Times
Dennis Welch / KASW-TV:
Senate GOP candidates say national abortion ban is ‘possible’
Discussion: CNN, Al Jazeera and HotAir
CNN:
Senators quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices
Washington Post:
Opinion Leave the justices alone at home
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House says it has ‘not seen violence’ against Supreme Court justices, as protests erupt outside homes
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.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
OAN Finally Admits ‘No Widespread Voter Fraud’ After Settling Defamation Suit  —  Georgia election workers were dragged through the mud on OAN by right-wing conspiracy theorists like Rudy Giuliani.  Now the network is finally acknowledging there was no fraud.
Discussion: Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Tom Porter / Insider:
Pro-Trump OAN network admits there was no widespread fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election after extensively pushing the claim
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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 …
Discussion: Louder With Crowder and IJR
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Politico:
John Edwards' shadow
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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Insider:
Trump wanted to court-martial the retired Navy SEAL who led the bin Laden raid for criticizing him, former defense chief says
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
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.
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.
Discussion: The Lewsletter
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.
Discussion: Todd Starnes
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Jamie Lauren Keiles / New York Times:
How Ben Got His Penis  —  Phalloplasty — the surgery to make a penis — has grown more popular among trans men.  But with a steep rate of complications, it remains a controversial procedure.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Nothing about Benjamin Simpson's transition was inevitable, certainly not his penis.
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.
 
 
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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Nearly half of Republicans agree with ‘great replacement theory’
Discussion: Associated Press, Opinion Today and Mic
Bloomberg:
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