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J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Notes on the State of Politics: May 18, 2022 — Dear Readers: This is the latest edition of Notes on the State of Politics, which features short updates on elections and politics. — The Editors — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The race for the Pennsylvania Republican Senate …
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Politico:
Inside the last-minute Trump endorsement that enraged Pa. Republicans — Donald Trump and some of his top lieutenants spent the last year privately disparaging Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano. — The far-right lawmaker played an instrumental role pushing forward Trump's conspiracies …
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Cook Political Report:
Post-Primary Update: Something For Everyone; PA GOV Moves To Lean Dem
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Election Deniers Thrive Even as Trumpism Drifts: 5 Primary Takeaways
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Say it clearly: Republicans just nominated a pro-Trump insurrectionist
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New York Times:
Primaries Show Limits, and Depths, of Trump's Power Over G.O.P. Base
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump urges Oz to ‘declare victory’ before vote tally complete in Pa.
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts — A ‘pause’ of the Department of Homeland Security's newly created board comes after its head, Nina Jankowicz, was the victim of coordinated online attacks as the administration struggled to respond
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Nina Jankowicz's Faulty Record, Not Her Critics, Doomed the Disinformation Board — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has placed a “pause” on the newly-minted Disinformation Governance Board; its first executive director, Nina Jankowicz, has resigned.
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
White House says DHS disinformation board ‘never met,’ denies involvement in pause
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Michaeleen Doucleff / NPR:
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry? — There's a monkeypox outbreak in England, Portugal and Spain. The outbreak is quite small - just 36 suspected cases spread across the three countries, including 8 in England and 20 in Portugal.
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Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
1st monkeypox case in US this year reported in Massachusetts — It comes after nine cases of monkeypox were detected in the U.K. this month. — A Massachusetts resident has tested positive for monkeypox, health officials confirmed Wednesday, making it the first case of the rare virus detected in the United States this year.
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Rare monkeypox case confirmed in Massachusetts — Massachusetts health authorities confirmed a case of monkeypox Wednesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was monitoring the possible spread of the rare but potentially serious viral illness.
New York Times:
U.S. health officials say a third of people live in areas with so much virus they should consider masks indoors. — Federal health officials on Wednesday warned that one third of Americans live in areas where the threat of infection from the coronavirus is now so high that they should consider wearing …
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Mayor Eric Adams resists mask mandates as N.Y.C. enters a high alert level for the virus.
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500's ESG index — In a blog post Wednesday, the S&P explained why it kicked Tesla out of its ESG index earlier this month. — It said that Tesla's “lack of a low-carbon strategy” and “codes of business conduct,” along with racism …
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John Haltiwanger / Insider:
Fiona Hill says Putin got ‘frustrated many times’ with Trump because the Russian leader ‘had to keep explaining things’ to him — Putin often became frustrated with Trump over his lack of knowledge on big issues, Fiona Hill said. — “He had to keep explaining things, and Putin doesn't like to do that,” Hill said.
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Department of Defense Office of Inspector General:
Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Colonel Yevgeny S. Vindman, U.S. Army (DODIG-2022-097) — We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint filed with the DoD Hotline on August 18, 2020, alleging that various administration officials, including former President Donald J. Trump …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Wallace to anchor new show on CNN — Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's new parent company, plans to announce during its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday that Chris Wallace will host a Sunday evening show on CNN. … - CNN struck a multimillion-dollar contract with Wallace last year.
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Georgia's GOP primary race for governor sees Kemp holding wide lead over Perdue — Former NFL star Herschel Walker dashes ahead by 58 points in Republican Senate primary contest — Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 — Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp leads former …
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Inside S.B.F.'s $12 Million Long Shot — Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried lost big on Tuesday despite airdropping a historic sum into a congressional race in Oregon. What was he thinking? The logic, the math, and the aftermath. — It was after 11 p.m. on Monday evening …
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Bilge Ebiri / Vulture:
Tom Cruise's Last Stand — Thirty-six years after the original, Top Gun: Maverick eulogizes the actor's entire career. — I'd never noticed the curiously melancholy overtones of Harold Faltermeyer's famous Top Gun theme until the opening moments of the brand-new Top Gun: Maverick.
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Veterans panel announces bipartisan military toxic exposure healthcare deal — The leaders of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee announced a bipartisan agreement on comprehensive legislation that will provide toxic-exposed veterans with healthcare and benefits.
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Analysts: Risk of Chinese invasion of Taiwan may be increasing
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NBC News:
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to address nationwide shortage of baby formula — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act in a major step to boost the supply of baby formula. — The announcement means the federal government will prioritize key ingredients …
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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.
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
US intel shows Russians fear Mariupol abuse will backfire — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has gathered intelligence that shows some Russian officials have become concerned that Russian forces in the ravaged port city of Mariupol are carrying out grievous abuses, a U.S official familiar with the findings said Wednesday.
CNBC:
Dow drops 1,100 points for its biggest decline since 2020 as the sell-off this year on Wall Street intensifies — The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest loss since 2020 on Wednesday after another major retailer warned of rising cost pressures, confirming investors' worst fears …
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Washington Post:
Turkey blocks start of NATO talks on Finland's and Sweden's applications — BRUSSELS — Turkey blocked the start of Finland and Sweden's accession talks to NATO on Wednesday shortly after the Nordic nations submitted their formal applications, a signal of what could be a bumpy process to expand …
Kyle Clark / KUSA-TV:
GOP candidate for Colorado governor says eliminate one-person, one-vote system — Under Greg Lopez's proposal, the 2018 gubernatorial race would have been a runaway win for Republicans, who lost the actual race by double-digits. — DENVER — Coloradans have elected just one Republican governor in the last 50 years.
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Davis Winkie / Army Times:
Officer ‘motorboated’ subordinate at promotion ceremony, retires after guilty plea — A former Louisiana National Guard officer was allowed to retire after a general court-martial convicted him of charges stemming from “motorboating” a subordinate soldier during an informal promotion ceremony …
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Zach Cunning / Heartland Signal:
Hawley, Hartzler campaigns accept donations from summer camp owner linked to sex abuse — Last month, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called child exploitation and sex trafficking an “exploding epidemic” in Missouri and around the country. Last year, he received the maximum individual donation allowed …
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Can dogs be pets, N.Y. judge asks lawyer trying to free Happy the elephant — Would granting a female elephant some of the same rights as humans mean people could no longer keep dogs as pets? — That was among the questions that judges on New York state's top court during arguments in Albany …
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