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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 Edwards / Raw Story:
Ex-RNC chair: Republicans will ‘absolutely’ kill filibuster to pass nationwide abortion ban — Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele warned that Republicans will “absolutely” do away with the Senate filibuster in order to enact a federal abortion ban if they take over the chamber next year.
Joseph Cox / VICE:
Facebook Is Banning People Who Say They Will Mail Abortion Pills — A Facebook user and Motherboard both faced consequences for posting about mailing abortion pills on Facebook on the same day the Supreme Court overturned protections offered by Roe v. Wade.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Rules and Power and Roe
Christopher Brito / CBS News:
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says he'll renounce his U.S. citizenship after Roe v. Wade was overturned
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says he'll renounce his U.S. citizenship after Roe v. Wade was overturned
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Judge blocks Louisiana abortion ‘trigger law’ from taking effect
Judge blocks Louisiana abortion ‘trigger law’ from taking effect
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The last institutionalists are the leaders of the Democratic Party
The last institutionalists are the leaders of the Democratic Party
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Roe's End and the Phony Doctrine of ‘Potential Life’
Roe's End and the Phony Doctrine of ‘Potential Life’
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
John Eastman searched and had phone seized by federal agents last week, he says — (CNN)The FBI seized the phone of former President Donald Trump's election attorney John Eastman last week, according to a new court filing from the lawyer. — Eastman disclosed the search and seizure …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Agents Seized Phone of John Eastman, Key Figure in Jan. 6 Plan — The action suggests that the criminal inquiry into efforts to help overturn the results of the 2020 election is accelerating. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Federal agents armed with a search warrant …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a case — Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case. — The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
High school football coach scores big win at Supreme Court over post-game prayer
High school football coach scores big win at Supreme Court over post-game prayer
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers at the 50-Yard Line
Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers at the 50-Yard Line
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Alex Wagner to Succeed Rachel Maddow at MSNBC — MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that Ms. Wagner's experience covering politics would be crucial as the network prepares to cover the midterm elections. — Give this article- - - Read in app — MSNBC has named Alex Wagner …
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New York Post:
Rudy Giuliani's alleged attacker walks free after charges downgraded — MORE ON: — The ShopRite worker arrested for allegedly hitting Rudy Giuliani on the back inside a Staten Island supermarket walked free from court Monday after his charges were downgraded.
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Thomas wants Supreme Court to revisit long-standing media libel precedent
Thomas wants Supreme Court to revisit long-standing media libel precedent
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Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
New York City's Noncitizen Voting Law Is Struck Down
New York City's Noncitizen Voting Law Is Struck Down
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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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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Trump's social network deal is under grand jury scrutiny. — A federal grand jury in Manhattan has issued subpoenas regarding the merger, which is also under investigation by financial regulators. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The public listing of former President Donald …
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Abruptly Sets Tuesday Hearing on ‘Recently Obtained Evidence’ — The panel, which had planned at least two additional hearings next month, had not been scheduled to meet this week. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Roe Is the New Prohibition — The culture war raged most hotly from the '70s to the next century's '20s. It polarized American society, dividing men from women, rural from urban, religious from secular, Anglo-Americans from more recent immigrant groups. At length, but only after a titanic …
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John Irish / Reuters:
Powers need to study all oil options, including Iran, Venezuela -France — The international community should explore all options to alleviate a Russian squeeze of energy supplies that has spiked prices, including talks with producing nations like Iran and Venezuela, a French presidency official said on Monday.
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I think you're clear': VOICEMAIL from Joe Biden to Hunter about NY Times report on his Chinese business dealings proves he DID speak to his son about his relationship with criminal dubbed the ‘spy chief of China’ — Joe Biden called Hunter in December 2018 saying he wanted …
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New York Post:
'It's bad': Eric Adams admits being ‘shocked’ by the sorry state of NYC — Mayor Eric Adams had no idea how rotten the Big Apple was at its core before taking office — telling The Post he was “shocked” to learn just “how bad this place is.” — During an exclusive interview conducted …
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
A missile strike hit a shopping center with 1,000 people inside, Zelensky says. — KYIV, Ukraine — A shopping center in Ukraine's central Poltava region was hit by a Russian missile strike on Monday afternoon, the Ukrainian authorities said. — An estimated 1,000 people were inside the building …
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden unwittingly helped finance Hunter's trysts with Russia-linked escorts — President Joe Biden apparently unwittingly financed his son's participation in an escort ring tied to Russia, records from a copy of Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop show. — spent over $30,000 on escorts …
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Erika D. Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Is California ready for more Black people to legally carry guns in public? — Nathan W. Jones leads the Bay Area chapter of the Black Gun Owners Assn. But until a few years ago, he wasn't even into guns. — Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. And George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police …
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Abraham Riesman / New York Magazine:
She Was WWE's First Female Referee. She Says Vince McMahon Raped Her. … On August 28, 2021, Rita Chatterton, a sandy-haired 64-year-old woman, stood at a podium in Albany to receive a “Trailblazer Award” from the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Elliot Smith / CNBC:
Russia slides into historic debt default as payment period expires — Interest payments totaling $100 million were due on May 27 and subject to grace period which expired on Sunday night. — Sweeping sanctions imposed by Western powers in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
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The Hill:
Gonzalez withdraws as Biden's ICE nominee — President Biden's nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Ed Gonzalez, said Monday that he was withdrawing himself from consideration after his nomination hit roadblocks following domestic violence allegations.
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America Is Sliding Into the Long Pandemic Defeat — In 2018, while reporting on pandemic preparedness in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I heard many people joking about the fictional 15th article of the country's constitution: Débrouillez-vous, or “Figure it out yourself.”