memeorandum: G7 To Ban Import of Russian Gold as Bombs Hit Kyiv Kindergarten (Jacqueline Feldscher/Defense One)

9:35 AM ET, June 27, 2022

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Stephania Taladrid / New Yorker:

Roe's Final Hours in One of America's Largest Abortion Clinics — In Houston, a day of dismay, confusion, and dread after the Supreme Court ends the constitutional right to abortion. — At seven o'clock on Friday morning, Ivy turned on the lights of the Houston Women's Clinic …

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Ned Oliver / Axios:

Scoop: Spanberger rival Yesli Vega doubts pregnancy after rape — Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee running against Democrat Abigail Spanberger for Congress, downplayed the possibility of becoming pregnant as a result of rape when asked about her stance on abortion at a campaign stop last month, according to audio obtained by Axios.

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Emma Colton / Fox News:

Graham tells abortion protesters to stop ‘trying to burn down America’: ‘Constitutional anarchists’ — Graham is urging AG Garland to arrest protesters targeting SCOTUS justices' homes — Lindsey Graham tells ‘constitutional anarchists’ to ‘quit trying to burn down America’

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New York Post:
Rudy Giuliani slapped by worker angry over abortion ruling at Staten Island supermarket

Yelena Dzhanova / Insider:
An abortion clinic in North Dakota has raised more than $500,000 in two days to fund its move to Minnesota

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Travis Schlepp / KTLA:
LAPD arrest man accused of attacking officer with torch during abortion rights protests

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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights — Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights …

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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:

Republican NeverTrumpers Should Thank Donald Trump for SCOTUS Overturning Roe v. Wade — Correcting the unconstitutional legalization of the killing of unborn human beings. — Bruce Thornton is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

Wall Street Journal: The Justices Didn't Lie to the Senate

John Fritze / USA Today: Ruling overturning Roe v. Wade sparks debate about Supreme Court's legitimacy amid partisan passions

Chris Quintana / USA Today:
Supreme Court overturning Roe sparks rapid law changes, confusion and uncertainty: What to know

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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Women who had their abortions canceled are now scrambling.

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Stephen Marche / The Guardian:
With the end of Roe, the US edges closer and closer to civil war

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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Erin Hawley's win in court

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court declares war on modern America

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Bloomberg:

Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918 — Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors. — For months, the country found paths around …

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Washington Post:

Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918: What to know — Russia has defaulted on its foreign currency debt for the first time in more than a century, as tough Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine restrict its ability to pay overseas creditors.

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Jacqueline Feldscher / Defense One:

G7 To Ban Import of Russian Gold as Bombs Hit Kyiv Kindergarten — Groups like the G7 and EU have played a critical role in punishing Moscow for its invasion and cushioning the war's global effects, experts said. — The G7 summit that began Sunday in Germany is expected to seek ways …

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The White House:
FACT SHEET: The United States and G7 to Take Further Action to Support Ukraine and Hold the Russian Federation Accountable

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Alex Lawson / The Guardian:
Concerns grow that India is ‘back door’ into Europe for Russian oil

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CNN:
Russian missiles hit Kyiv as G7 summit begins in Europe

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Alayna Treene / Axios:

McCarthy's coming headaches — Far-right candidates are surging in House races across the map: Republican leaders increasingly fear that a red wave will wash in a raft of conspiracy theorists and extremists. … House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy — on the doorstep of the speaker's office …

Washington Post:
Democrats seize on abortion ruling in midterms as Republicans tread carefully

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Associated Press:

More than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems — WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.

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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:

Time for Real Coverage of the Supreme Court — We need a new approach to an ambitious political actor … News coverage of the Supreme Court has always been difficult, but at this point it needs to be fundamentally re-thought. — It's always been difficult because many of the cases are complex …

New York Post:

Buffalo wingnut Carl Paladino is wrong for Western NY (and everywhere else, too) — Carl Paladino, who somehow became the GOP candidate for governor in 2010, is now running for Western New York's seat in Congress. He's the absolute last person Republicans there (or, heck, anywhere) need to represent them.

Natasha Anderson / Daily Mail:

‘F*** America’: Green Day Star Billie Joe Armstrong says he's renouncing his U.S. citizenship during London concert in wake of SCOTUS overruling Roe — Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong says he's renouncing his US citizenship — He made the declaration during a London concert Friday, saying: ‘F**k America’

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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:

Brian Kilmeade Becomes Latest Fox Host To Rip Trump Over Baseless Election Claims — “How you lose defines who you are,” Kilmeade said. — Fox News host Brian Kilmeade attacked Donald Trump on Sunday and said he has seen no evidence that proves the former president's claims of election fraud.

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Nick Visser / HuffPost:

Rudy Giuliani Has Grocery Store Worker Arrested For Slap On The Back — “All of the sudden I feel a shot on my back, like somebody shot me,” the former New York City mayor said. — A worker at a grocery store in New York was arrested after slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back and calling him a …

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