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10:20 AM ET, May 11, 2022

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Politico:
Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe is still the only one circulated inside Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court is set to gather Thursday for the first time since the disclosure that it voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, and there's no sign that the court is changing course from issuing that ruling by the end of June.
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CNN:
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead while covering Israeli military operation in West Bank  —  Jerusalem (CNN)Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Provide some cover’: New Eastman emails shed light on his push to overturn Biden's win  —  Attorney John Eastman urged Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to retabulate the state's popular vote — and throw out tens of thousands of absentee ballots — in order to show Donald Trump with a lead …
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CNN:
Multiple fake electors cooperating in Georgia criminal probe of Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  (CNN)Prosecutors in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election have interviewed several individuals who served as fake GOP electors from the state …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Trump Kept Asking if China Was Shooting Us With a ‘Hurricane Gun’  —  The then-leader of the free world also inquired whether the U.S. could bomb China in retaliation for the alleged hurricane attack  —  Near the beginning of Donald Trump's time in office, the then-president had a pressing question …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Food prices rose again in April, with increases in the cost of eggs, cereal and other products.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Charles Herbster, Accused Of Groping 8 Women, Loses Nebraska Gubernatorial Race  —  Herbster had the strong support of former President Donald Trump in the Nebraska race.  —  Charles Herbster, accused of sexually assaulting eight women, lost the Republican primary for Nebraska governor Tuesday …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
4 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia  —  A mixed night for Trump-endorsed candidates, with fresh evidence of an urban-rural divide within the G.O.P.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  A federal candidate backed by former President Donald J. Trump won …
Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:   GOP donors increasingly split over support for Trump as midterms approach
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Three-way race in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary election  —  The race remains wide open as 18% of voters are undecided on who they will back in the May 17 primary.  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for May 10  —  Mehmet Oz and Kathy Barnette gain significant ground as support …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:   Pa. GOP insiders are plotting an 11th-hour plan to stop Doug Mastriano in the governor's race
Politico:
Senate Republicans decry ‘unsavory’ attacks on Oz's dual citizenship
Discussion: Breitbart and Mediaite
New York Times:
A Baby Formula Shortage Leaves Desperate Parents Searching for Food  —  Some parents are driving hours at a time in search of supplies.  Others are watering down formula or rationing it, hoping for an end to the shortage.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Althouse, Jezebel, Reason and Deseret News
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Angela Yang / NBC News:
Black women's lacrosse team pulled over in Georgia, searched for drugs  —  ‘Disappointed, not surprised’: Black women's lacrosse team bus searched for drugs after pulled over  —  The women's lacrosse team at Delaware State University, a historically Black university, was heading home …
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Kevin Tresolini / USA Today:
Delaware State University ‘incensed’ after lacrosse team's bus stopped, searched in Georgia
New York Times:
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia  —  After more than a decade of activism, Maria Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the police — and a widening crackdown by President Vladimir Putin.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Lindsey Graham said Joe Biden is ‘best person’ to lead US, tapes reveal  —  Republican senator and Trump loyalist made comments in wake of January 6 US Capitol attack to authors of new book  —  Democrat Joe Biden is “the best person” to lead the US, the Republican senator …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Sen. Josh Hawley's Move to Strip Disney's Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ … Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to revoke Disney's copyrights, as Republicans are seeking to outdo each other in attacking the “woke” corporation.
Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Economist Lisa Cook to become first Black woman on Fed board  —  Her Senate confirmation comes as the central bank is trying to slash inflation and stabilize a recovery that serves all Americans  —  The economist Lisa Cook was confirmed Tuesday as the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board …
Discussion: CBS News, UPI, TheGrio and Associated Press
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Senate confirms Biden Fed nominee Lisa Cook after bruising nomination fight
Matthew Dowd / MSNBC:
4 polling takeaways ahead of the 2022 midterm election  —  This election is likely to be one of the most important in at least a generation.  And we need to free our analysis from old mantras that are no longer applicable.  —  Are Democrats prepared for the midterms?
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The J. D. Vance I Knew  —  Last week, Politico reported on a strange leak from the J. D. Vance campaign.  A super PAC supporting the Ohio Republican—who won the party's nomination for Senate on May 3—had commissioned opposition research to help Vance defend against his vulnerabilities.
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A trio of GOP governors will rally for Brian Kemp  —  The show of support comes weeks ahead of the May 24 primary  —  Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is headed to Georgia this weekend for a spate of campaign stops with Gov. Brian Kemp.  Two other well-known state executives are right behind him.
Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
How Trump Caused Inflation  —  Trump Blocked Regulations Against Price Manipulation; Biden Has Yet to Acknowledge the Problem  —  Pres. Trump signs an executive order on Feb. 3, 2017, deregulating Wall Street and now blamed for rising prices of gas and other commodities.  —  It was just one loophole.
Karen Schwartz / Washington Post:
Jewish passengers accuse Lufthansa of discrimination for flight ban  —  The airline says it is reviewing an incident in Frankfurt, Germany, in which workers appeared to single out Jewish travelers based on appearance and names  —  Several Jewish travelers say the airline Lufthansa discriminated …
Daniel Greenfield / Front Page Magazine:
Who's Paying Protesters to Harass Justices and Churches?  —  It's not an “insurrection” when leftists do it.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
Heritage Action For America:
Ukraine Aid Package Puts America Last … - This evening, the U.S. House is expected to vote on a $39.8 billion aid package in Ukraine. … - The legislation does not include several important measures - there are no spending offsets, no accountability for where each dollar will be spent …
Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
After Elon: Inside Larry Ellison's New G.O.P.  —  In his twilight years, the yacht-racing, barrel-chested, private-island-dwelling former Democrat is helping to liberate Twitter from the left and placing a massive bet on what could be an unlikely Republican 2024 contender.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The One Group That Can Stop Elon Musk From Unbanning Trump on Twitter  —  Elon Musk's apparent decision to restore former President Donald Trump's privileges to post on Twitter if his purchase of the company closes is a dangerous one for American democracy.  And there's one group that has by far …
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump
Glenn Greenwald:
Biden Wanted $33B More For Ukraine.  Congress Quickly Raised it to $40B.  Who Benefits?  —  Tens of billions, soon to be much more, are flying out of U.S. coffers to Ukraine as Americans suffer, showing who runs the U.S. Government, and for whose benefit.  —  From the start of the Russian invasion …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
J.D. Vance's claim that Biden is targeting ‘MAGA voters’ with fentanyl  —  “If you wanted to kill a bunch of MAGA voters in the middle of the heartland, how better than to target them and their kids with this deadly fentanyl? ...  It does look intentional.  It's like Joe Biden wants to punish …
Discussion: UPI and Althouse
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Many GOP candidates are bashing each other for ties to China  —  The rhetoric reflects the Republican Party's increasingly negative views of China after two years of the coronavirus and Trump's criticism of the country  —  The advertisement strikes an ominous tone from a familiar voice …
Discussion: The Hill
Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
Recall of Chesa Boudin just got its first endorsement from an elected S.F. official  —  District Two Supervisor Catherine Stefani became the first San Francisco elected official to publicly support the removal of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a progressive prosecutor facing a highly contentious recall election on June 7.
 
 
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Bryce Covert / New Republic:
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Conor Lamb calls for ‘delicate balance’ on U.S.-Israel relations in Pa. Senate bid
Christopher D. Johnston / Nature:
Negativity bias, personality and political ideology
Associated Press:
‘Succession’ star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest
Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
'We've Become Hostages': U.S. Blacklisting Of Revolutionary Guards Splits Iranian Families
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Discussion: Politico
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Still in Contempt, Trump Now Owes New York $150,000
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Inside the Republican campaign to take down Madison Cawthorn
Discussion: Raw Story and BuzzFeed News
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
How Politics Poisoned the Evangelical Church
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

 
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