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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Are Republicans Now Going to Endorse Doug Mastriano?  —  Doug Mastriano is an insurrectionist, period.  —  The winner of tonight's GOP primary for the governorship of Pennsylvania bused supporters to the Capitol on January 6th, was photographed on the Capitol grounds, and ever since has sought …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  LATEST FROM THE OZ-MCCORMICK NAIL-BITER — “McCormick and Oz neck-and-neck in Pennsylvania as Fetterman gets Dem Senate nod,” by Natalie Allison, Zach Montellaro & Ally Mutnick
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Election Deniers Thrive Even as Trumpism Drifts: 5 Primary Takeaways  —  Pennsylvania's Republican Senate contest, the biggest and most expensive race of a five-state primary night, is a photo finish between David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon.
Myah Ward / Politico:
Cawthorn loses primary in North Carolina  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost the Republican primary for his House seat in North Carolina on Tuesday — halting the young, pro-Trump congressman's rise after a series of scandals plagued his short tenure in Washington.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Democrats Wanted Doug Mastriano, and Now They've Got Him  —  Politico reports that, in Pennsylvania: … How? … And: … It took Republican primary voters — not scheming Democrats — to choose Mastriano once he was on the ballot.  Had those primary voters wanted to, they could …
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Don't Read Too Much Into Madison Cawthorn's Defeat  —  The GOP isn't turning the corner.  —  Come next January, Democrats won't have Madison Cawthorn to kick around anymore.  The freshman North Carolina congressman lost his primary tonight in a close race—33 to 32 percent, as of this writing—to a state senator.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Doug Mastriano, a far-right 2020 election denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans' choice for governor.
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Madison Cawthorn Loses Primary After Brutal Barrage Of GOP Attacks
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
North Carolina 11th Congressional District Primary Election Results
Discussion: NewsNation, Townhall and RedState
Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
A Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian pleads guilty in a Kyiv court.  —  The Russian Defense Ministry said that nearly 1,000 fighters had surrendered to Kremlin custody at the Azovstal steel plant.  Finland and Sweden formally asked to join NATO, potentially the alliance's biggest expansion in decades.
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Request Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee  —  The committee has interviewed more than 1,000 people so far, and the transcripts could be used as evidence in potential criminal cases or to pursue new leads.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Fearing ‘Extinction-Level Event,’ N.Y. Democrats Turn Against Each Other  —  Newly drawn congressional maps have led some House members to quickly lay claim to certain districts, even if it means challenging fellow incumbents.  —  Two weeks ago, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney warned fellow Democrats …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Politico and CBS News
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Punchbowl News:
5/18/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM.
Discussion: HotAir and Oregonian
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
‘South Park’ Writer Beats Rep. Elise Stefanik To Her Own Website  —  The website mocks the congresswoman's controversial ads echoing the “great replacement theory” in the wake of the Buffalo mass shooting.  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) may have to look for a new domain name come midterms.
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Axios:
Scoop: DHS preparing for violence following abortion ruling  —  The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios.
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Dems Pick Hospitalized Fetterman in Crucial Pennsylvania Race  —  The Democratic socialist lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, who suffered a stroke days before the primary and drew ire on the campaign trail for pulling a gun on an unarmed black man, cruised to victory in Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
John Fetterman Wins on Vibes
Brian Stewart / The Bulwark:
Pope Francis Is Dangerously Wrong About Ukraine  —  Sending weapons to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion is not “madness.”  —  Since Vladimir Putin's renewed war of conquest in Ukraine in late February, Pope Francis has offered perfunctory condemnations of the “violent aggression against Ukraine.”
Discussion: Reuters
Axios:
Scoop: White House tries to soothe solar probe fallout  —  White House officials told Democratic senators they're committed to resolving the uncertainty the solar industry is facing because of an investigation into whether China is secretly manufacturing solar panels destined for U.S. markets, Axios has learned.
Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Soccer and Top Players Agree to Guarantee Equal Pay  —  Landmark labor agreements with members of the men's and women's national teams will include higher paychecks and shared World Cup prize money.  —  For the first time, soccer players representing the United States men's …
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
All Those Celebrities Pushing Crypto Are Not So Vocal Now  —  Crypto boosters such as Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow have been criticized for hyping virtual currency without highlighting the risks.  —  In the latest commercial from the virtual currency exchange Crypto.com …
New York Times:
As Adams Praised a New Police Tool, a Close Ally Had a Stake in the Maker  —  Mayor Eric Adams and his chief of staff, Frank Carone, say Mr. Adams's endorsement of BolaWrap was entirely coincidental.  —  For years, as an elected official and candidate for New York City mayor …
Rachel Monahan / Willamette Week:
Crypto-Backed Oregon Congressional Candidate Lost to Andrea Salinas Despite $13 Million in Backing  —  Salinas projected to be the Democratic nominee in the new Sixth Congressional District.  Carrick Flynn appears to have lost.  —  Expand  —  Oregon's new congressional district saw unprecedented spending …
Susannah George / Washington Post:
U.S. watchdog details collapse of Afghan security forces  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Paranoia riddled the most senior levels of the Afghan government, and chaos overwhelmed the country's security forces in the days and months leading up to their collapse, according to a U.S. government watchdog …
The Economist:
The Putin Show  —  How the war in Ukraine appears to Russians  —  When vladimir putin was first elected president of Russia in 2000, he changed little in the office he inherited from Boris Yeltsin.  Yet in place of a pen on the desk, Mr Putin put a television remote control, one visitor noted.
Christina Prignano / The Boston Globe:
Map: A county-by-county look at COVID-19 transmission in the United States  —  As the Northeast and other parts of the country grapple with a highly transmissible offshoot of the Omicron variant, community transmission levels are once again rising, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Christopher F. Rufo / City Journal:
“Banging Beyond Binaries”  —  The School District of Philadelphia encouraged teachers to attend a conference on “kink,” “BDSM,” “trans sex,” and “masturbation sleeves.”  —  Education  —  The Social Order  —  Last year, the School District of Philadelphia encouraged teachers to attend a conference on …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
 
 
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin throwing a wrench into Democrats' push for broader gun control
Discussion: Townhall
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
China draws North Korea closer than ever as Biden visits region
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump Has Uncorked a ‘Toxic Blend of Extremist Orientations’
Discussion: Raw Story
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Carone, state Sen. Alexander among those disqualified from primary ballot
Discussion: Raw Story
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Billionaire Pal Watered Down GOP Platform on 9/11 for Saudis
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Inside a Widow's Scorched-Earth Bid for Her Husband's Old Seat in Congress
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Anna Tong / The San Francisco Standard:
DA Boudin and Fentanyl: Court Data Shows Just 3 Drug Dealing Convictions in 2021 as Immigration Concerns Shaped Policy
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Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
China cut tech exports to Russia after U.S.-led sanctions hit
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The Times of Israel:
Report: In 1st, US refuelers to take part in major Israeli drill for strike on Iran
Discussion: Axios and The Absurd Word
Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis' office considered a bill to target libel laws, records show
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
A pro-Trump film suggests its data are so accurate, it solved a murder. That's false
Discussion: Mediaite and Crooks and Liars
Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
White supremacists are convicted of training for a civil war in Michigan
Discussion: Detroit Metro Times
Axios:
America more interested in Depp-Heard trial than abortion
Discussion: Breitbart and Substack
Washington Post:
Opinion All eyes are on Ukraine, but another crisis is brewing in Iran
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Double Jeopardy: Princeton Prepares To Axe Star Professor Who Raised Hell Over Woke Lunacy
Discussion: National Review