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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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Fox News, The Daily Caller and American Greatness
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.
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Cook Political Report:
Post-Primary Update: Something For Everyone; PA GOV Moves To Lean Dem — There was something for everyone in the primary contests held in five states on Tuesday night. Trump-backed candidates had a mixed record of success, as did those from the GOP's more centrist or ‘establishment’ wings.
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Mock Paper Scissors and PennLive
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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NBC News and The Dispatch
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Doug Mastriano does not plan to run from the middle
Doug Mastriano does not plan to run from the middle
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York Dispatch
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year
POLITICO Playbook: Takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year
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Jezebel, Ace of Spades HQ, Law & Crime and The Daily Beast
New York Times:
Primaries Show Limits, and Depths, of Trump's Power Over G.O.P. Base
Primaries Show Limits, and Depths, of Trump's Power Over G.O.P. Base
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, NPR, New York Magazine and Commentary Magazine
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism
What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism
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USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
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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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Deseret News, The White House and WPRI-TV
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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. — “If every variant that comes, we move into shutdown thoughts, we move into panicking, we're not going to function as a city,” the mayor said. — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said on Wednesday …
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Bloomberg, Deseret News, abc7NY and NBC New York
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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Kansas City Star:
Kansas Supreme Court upholds congressional map that splits diverse Wyandotte County — The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map that divides racially diverse Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years, finding the boundary lines don't violate the state constitution.
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Washington Examiner and Election Law Blog
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Fearing ‘Extinction-Level Event,’ N.Y. Democrats Turn Against Each Other
Fearing ‘Extinction-Level Event,’ N.Y. Democrats Turn Against Each Other
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HuffPost, Fox News, Washington Free Beacon, NewsOne, BizPac Review, Punchbowl News, Townhall and Politico
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.
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New York Times
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Brian Stewart / The Bulwark:
Pope Francis Is Dangerously Wrong About Ukraine
Pope Francis Is Dangerously Wrong About Ukraine
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Reuters and Rational Exuberance
Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
A Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian pleads guilty in a Kyiv court.
A Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian pleads guilty in a Kyiv court.
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Associated Press, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Raw Story
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 …
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Chinese Foreign Ministry sticks up for accused foreign agent Steve Wynn — Add embattled casino titan Steve Wynn to the list of irritants in the rivalry between the United States and China. — Justice Department officials sued to force Wynn to register as an agent of the Chinese government under …
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Uniic Media, Townhall, POLITICUSUSA and Snopes.com
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Analysts: Risk of Chinese invasion of Taiwan may be increasing
Analysts: Risk of Chinese invasion of Taiwan may be increasing
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Politico and Washington Free Beacon
Insider:
Mark Cuban supports Biden's proposal to forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower as long as ‘ridiculous tuition fees’ are addressed alongside it: 'We don't want this being a perennial problem' — Entrepreneur Mark Cuban told Insider that he's in favor of Biden's proposal to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower.
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Philippe Naughton / The Daily Beast:
Knife-Edge Pennsylania GOP Senate Race May Come Down to Party-Despised Mail-In Votes — FULL CIRCLE — When 2 million mail-in ballots carried Joe Biden over the line in Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump was the first to cry foul.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump urges Oz to ‘declare victory’ before vote tally complete in Pa.
Trump urges Oz to ‘declare victory’ before vote tally complete in Pa.
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CNN, Associated Press, Politico, New York Magazine, Fox News, The Hill, The Guardian, Deseret News, Forbes and Washington Times
David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
At least someone at the New York Times found Idaho on a map — BOISE, Idaho — The New York Times sent Mike Baker from its Seattle bureau to Idaho recently. I'm glad he found his way to Coeur D'Alene instead of ending up in Des Moines — I mean, who hasn't made that mistake before, right?
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 …
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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.
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Time to Prevent the Next Coup Attempt Is Now — Down-ballot, unsexy races at the state and local level will determine if there's a free and fair election in 2024. — (SHUTTERSTOCK) — In 1980, because I was an idealistic conservative eager to do my bit for democracy, I volunteered for my local Republican party.
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Patterico's Pontifications and New Republic
Grace Panetta / Insider:
Sarah Palin earned more from making Cameo video messages than she would in Congress — Sarah Palin earned more from making videos on Cameo in 2021 than she would in Congress. — Palin made $211,000+ from Cameo alone. That's $37,529 more than the annual salary of a House member.
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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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Nearly 7 In 10 Favor A Limit On How Long SCOTUS Justices Can Serve, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 85 Percent Of Americans Expect Economic Recession In Next Year — mail_outline — With all eyes on the Supreme Court following the leak of a draft opinion regarding abortion …
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Washington Times and Political Wire
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Stefanik joins House resolution to expunge second Trump impeachment — Rep. Mullin's resolution won't pass Dem-controlled House, but underscores GOP support for Trump — Biden brands ‘MAGA crowd’ the ‘most extreme political organization’ — FIRST ON FOX: House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik …
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Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Human Events, WKBN-TV, Political Wire and The Daily Beast
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Progressives hoped for big 2022 primary gains, but the results have been mixed — WASHINGTON — Progressives are blaming a flood of super PAC money for the disappointing showing of several of their candidates in Tuesday's primaries, though they remain confident about two races where NBC News has yet to declare a winner.
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Washington Post, New Republic, The Lever, Jacobin and Common Dreams
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
Idaho Secretary of State Primary Election Results — Republican Primary — Phil McGrane wins the Republican primary. — Race called by The Associated Press. … Candidate Votes Pct. 114,347 — 43.1% — 109,898 — 41.4% — 41,201 — 15.5% — Total reported — 265,446