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4:40 PM ET, June 25, 2022

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The End of Roe Is Just the Beginning  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  By any reasonable political science theory, any normal supposition about how power works in our republic, this day should not have come.  —  The pro-life movement has spent half a century trying to overturn …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances.  Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.  —  “Roe is 45 years old, it has been reaffirmed many times, lots of people care about it a great deal,” the justice told the senator, according to notes from a private meeting before his confirmation.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Constitution Is Whatever the Right Wing Says It Is  —  The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing state governments to force women to give birth, is the result of decades of right-wing political advocacy, organizing, and electoral victory.
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith: We've Seen What Will Happen Next to America's Women  —  Ms. Warren is a Democratic senator from Massachusetts.  Ms. Smith is a Democratic senator from Minnesota — and the only senator to have worked at Planned Parenthood.  —  The Supreme Court has spoken: Roe is gone.
Politico:
18 Ways the Supreme Court Just Changed America  —  The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will create two Americas when it comes to abortion access — the mostly red states where abortion is illegal in most circumstances, and the mostly blue states where it is mostly available with restrictions.
NBC News:
Sens. Warren, Smith urge Biden to declare public health emergency following abortion ruling  —  Two of the leading Democratic senators in the reproductive rights space are urging President Joe Biden to declare a public health emergency as nearly two dozen states move to ban the procedure following Roe v. Wade's official repeal Friday.
Discussion: The Hill
Jeannie Suk Gersen / New Yorker:
When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right
Discussion: NBC News and The Moderate Voice
adflegal.org:
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Requiem for the Supreme Court
Discussion: More to Hate
Alexa Gagosz / The Boston Globe:
Providence off-duty police officer on paid leave after allegedly assaulting political opponent at abortion rights rally  —  Rally organizer and R.I. Political Cooperative co-founder Jennifer Rourke was attempting to deescalate a conflict when Jeann Lugo, her Republican opponent for State Senate District 29 …
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Amy Russo / The Providence Journal:
Hundreds rally for abortion rights at RI State House; chaos erupts within crowd  —  PROVIDENCE — Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the State House on Friday, voicing rage, fear and resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion.
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden signs landmark gun legislation: 'God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives'  —  ‘Lives will be saved’: President Biden signs landmark gun legislation into law  —  President Joe Biden signed into law the most sweeping legislation aimed at preventing gun violence in 30 years …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Supreme Court steps into a void left by congressional dysfunction
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
White House Report Card: Biden could get bounce from Dobbs
Bloomberg:
Americans in 26 States Will Have to Travel 552 Miles For Abortions  —  Now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, millions of Americans will soon find themselves in abortion deserts, meaning they will have to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to access the medical procedure.
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Washington Post:
Many states with anti-abortion laws have pro-choice majorities
Washington Post:
Two killed in attack on Oslo LGBTQ club; Norway raises terror alert  —  At least two people were killed and 10 seriously injured early Saturday in a shooting attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Oslo.  Norwegian authorities raised the country's terror threat to its highest level Saturday.
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New York Times:
Norway Mass Shooting Is Being Investigated as Terrorism, Police Say
New York Times:
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing  —  No bloviating speeches or partisan rancor.  Lots of video and a tight script.  The story of Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold on to power is being unspooled in a way totally new to Capitol Hill.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
DFRLab:
US right-wing influencers stoke fears of left-wing mass violence after Supreme Court ruling on abortion  —  Contextualizing narratives about political violence surrounding the Dobbs v Jackson ruling  —  Conservative US political figures pre-empted and reacted to the United States Supreme Court's rollback …
Discussion: Townhall and Human Events
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden met with Russian oligarch now wanted for murder  —  When his father was the second most powerful man in the world, Hunter Biden met in Russia with at least four oligarchs closely aligned with Vladimir Putin — including one who is now wanted for murder in the country, The Post has learned.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Russia will soon exhaust its combat capabilities, Western assessments predict  —  Small shifts in territorial control matter less than the overall balance of forces, which analysts say could shift back in favor of Ukraine in the coming months  —  The Russian military will soon exhaust …
Sam Metz / Associated Press:
‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent GOP primary attack  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney isn't up for reelection this year.  But Trump-aligned Republicans hostile toward the Utah senator have made his name a recurring theme in this year's primaries, using him as a foil …
 
 
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Adrienne Breaux / Apartment Therapy:
This ‘New York Times’ Political Reporter's Brooklyn Loft Is All About Color, Art, and Dramatic Flair
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex
Bloomberg:
US to Join G-7 in Ban of New Russian Gold Imports to Hit Putin
Nikkei Asia:
Japan needs to update sanctions laws to face future challenges
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran-U.S. nuclear talks to resume ‘in the coming days’, Tehran and EU say
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee, DOJ seek footage of Roger Stone from Danish filmmakers
Discussion: Deadline
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Biden signs gun control bill in wake of deadly mass shootings: ‘Lives will be saved’
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Gasps, tears and fear: Inside a Texas abortion clinic the moment Roe was overturned
 Earlier Items: 
Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
My pregnancy was unlucky. My abortion wasn't.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
The Dobbs decision looks to history to rescind Roe
Discussion: New York Times
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Group aims to strip Fox News of ad revenue over ‘fueling next insurrection’
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Creator ‘Q’ Returns After Nearly Two-Year Hiatus
Discussion: Raw Story
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
GOP lawmaker says she trusts Utah women to control their ‘intake of semen’ as abortion trigger law goes into effect
Discussion: Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
The Guardian:
A Florida power company didn't like a journalist's commentary. Its consultants had him followed
CNN:
Suspected Russian spy was well-liked by classmates, but something just seemed a little off
Grid News:
It's not just period trackers: The post-Roe digital data dragnet is bigger than you think
Discussion: STAT
 

 
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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