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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Biden signs abortion rights executive order amid pressure  —  President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday morning directing his health department to expand access to abortion pills, beef up enforcement of Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate and stand up an army of pro bono lawyers …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services  —  Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated a woman's Constitutional right to choose.  This decision expressly took away a right …
The White House:
Executive Order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Policy.  Nearly 50 years ago, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 …
CNN:
White House says Americans should be ‘really careful’ about using period tracker apps
Discussion: Politico and Metro.co.uk
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights
Washington Post:
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is assassinated by gunman  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  TOKYO — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a towering political figure at home and abroad, died after being shot at a campaign event Friday, doctors said, shocking a nation where firearms laws …
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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Two loud sounds, a plume of smoke and then Abe collapsed.  —  The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara.  He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020.  —  A 41-year-old man is in custody, accused of shooting Mr. Abe.
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Michael Flynn?  —  Michael Flynn faced the camera with brow creased and lips compressed.  He hadn't been born yesterday, his expression said.  He was not going to fall for trick questions.  —  “General Flynn, do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn cited for unauthorized foreign payments  —  Retired general and former Trump adviser was notified by the Army that it was seeking to recoup nearly $40,000 from him  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and onetime adviser to President Donald Trump …
Ezra Dyer / Car and Driver:
North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash  —  Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trust in news collapses to historic low  —  Americans' confidence in newspapers and television news has plummeted to an all-time low, according to the latest annual Gallup survey of trust in U.S. institutions. … - Political party affiliation has become the primary driver of opinions …
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FiveThirtyEight:
What Happens When Americans Don't Trust Institutions?
Discussion: ABC News
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person …
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Drew Holden / Washington Free Beacon:
How Journalists and Democrats Whipped Up Border Patrol Disinformation  —  U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed an investigation into alleged misconduct at the southern border Friday, officially concluding there was “no evidence any agent struck—intentionally or otherwise—any migrant with their reins.”
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Border Patrol agents on horseback used ‘unnecessary’ force in Del Rio incident but investigation found no evidence they struck migrants with reins, CBP report states
Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:   ‘No Evidence Any Agent Struck Migrant’: Report Clears Border Patrol of Whipping Migrants
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oath Keepers leader offers Jan. 6 testimony — but only if it's live  —  Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes says he will waive his Fifth Amendment rights and testify to the Jan. 6 select committee if they permit him to testify in person.  —  Rhodes, who is currently incarcerated …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Billy House / Bloomberg:   Jan. 6 Committee Is Considering a Prime-Time Hearing for Next Week
Lis Smith / Politico:
‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider's Account on the Fall of Cuomo  —  “Governor.  Stop.  It's over,” the voice broke through on the conference call line.  —  Six months earlier, it would have been inconceivable that anyone, let alone a mere political consultant, would cut off the most high-profile …
Discussion: Insider, HotAir, New York Post and Fox News
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Lis Smith Loves Politics (If Not All Politicians)
Discussion: Insider
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer ups pressure on McConnell in USICA-reconciliation dance  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Former Japanese Prime Minister SHINZO ABE was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan.  He was 67.
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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Morton's condemns abortion rights protesters for disrupting Kavanaugh's freedom to ‘eat dinner’
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Twitter Is Ready for a Potential Legal Battle With Elon Musk  —  Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform.  —  Elon Musk may be preparing for the next chapter in his Twitter takeover journey: court.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Film offers inside look at Roger Stone's ‘Stop the Steal’ efforts before January 6  —  Footage shows key moments of planning with fellow activist Ali Alexander to overturn election results in Trump's favor  —  Weeks before the Capitol attack, top Republican political activists Roger Stone …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
David French / The Atlantic:
Tim Miller Asks the Question Every Conservative Must Answer  —  The No. 2 book on the New York Times nonfiction list is a searing personal reflection by a former Republican strategist named Tim Miller.  It's called Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell …
Discussion: Politico
Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Armed officers swarm Stephen K. Bannon's house after false report  —  Police were falsely told that a man with a gun was inside and had shot someone  —  Gift Article  —  Heavily armed police on Friday swarmed around the Capitol Hill rowhouse where former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon lives …
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
The (Fairly Serious) Case for Jon Stewart in 2024  —  Walsh, a public affairs advisory firm based in D.C. She has advised a wide range of Republican candidates and officials, including Dick Cheney, Rudy Guiliani, Steve Forbes and John Ashcroft.  —  Joe Biden should run for president in 2024.
Discussion: Twitchy
Washington Post:
By firing his enemies, Trump made their taxes more interesting to the IRS  —  James B. Comey and Andrew McCabe became highly paid self-employed taxpayers, who are likelier to be audited by a research program  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The tax audits that examined the returns …
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Fetterman to attack Oz's residency in ads — including with airplane banner over New Jersey beaches  —  A TV advertisement and an airplane.  —  That's what U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman will launch this weekend in an attempt to contrast his Pennsylvania roots — born and raised …
Discussion: Insider, PoliticusUSA and The Wrap
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say  —  Longstanding weaknesses in the public health system are giving the virus a chance to become entrenched.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  As epidemics go, the monkeypox outbreak should have been relatively easy to snuff out.
Discussion: Vox, UPI, WGN-TV and Epi(demiology) Matters
Wall Street Journal:
WWE's Vince McMahon Agreed to Pay $12 Million in Hush Money to Four Women  —  The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity  —  Vince McMahon, WWE's longtime leader …
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
The Far-Right Christian Quest for Power: ‘We Are Seeing Them Emboldened’  —  Political candidates on the fringe mix religious fervor with conspiracy theories, even calling for the end of the separation of church and state.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
 
 
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Lisa Rubin / MSNBC:
Matt Gaetz's wingman just filed ‘sensitive information’ under seal.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Sorry, but the Constitution contains no right to eat dinner
Politico:
‘Operation Higher Court’: Inside the religious right's efforts to wine and dine Supreme Court justices
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Even conservative justices have a right to privacy
James D. Walsh / New York Magazine:
The Painful Wait  —  FDA officials took months to inspect a critical plant in Europe …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wonking Out: Rockets, Feathers and Prices at the Pump
Discussion: Twitchy
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
With Abortion Bans, a Bewildering New Reality for Courts and Law Enforcement
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 Earlier Items: 
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
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Chip Roy / Fox News:
Don't draft our daughters for front-line combat
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Glaring Contradiction of Republicans' Rhetoric of Freedom
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
Steve Bannon's lawyer asks to leave Jan. 6-related case, says he may be witness
Discussion: Raw Story
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Eric Swalwell is unfit for Congress and owes Lauren Boebert an apology
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