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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Texas judge delivers on the hopes of his antiabortion world  —  Matthew Kacsmaryk has long been immersed in a community that is staunchly opposed to abortion  —  When Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk was a young father, his wife captured much of their daily life on a parenting blog that highlighted the family's strong anti abortion beliefs.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The worst federal judge in America now has a name  —  Congratulations are in order for Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.  The competition is fierce and will remain so, but for now he holds the title: worst federal judge in America.  —  Not simply for the poor quality of his judicial reasoning, although more, much more, on this in a bit.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Ignore the courts?  Some Democrats say Texas abortion pill ruling demands it.  —  The Biden administration swiftly appeals abortion pill ruling as Dems split on going further.  —  The Biden administration has rushed to appeal a Texas judge's ruling that could suspend the approval …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Biden administration appealing Texas judge's decision blocking abortion pill approval
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Chuck Schumer Blasts ‘Complicit’ Republicans Over Abortion Pill Ruling
New York Times:
With Dueling Rulings, Abortion Pill Cases Appear Headed to the Supreme Court
Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
A Texas judge just issued a national ruling against medication abortion. What now?
ACLU:
ACLU Comment on Court Decision Blocking Approval of Mifepristone, a Medication Used in Half of Abortions in the United States
Sylvie McNamara / Washingtonian:
Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts  —  Harlan Crow also reportedly has a garden full of dictator statues. … “I still can't get over the collection of Nazi memorabilia,” says one person who attended an event at Crow's home a few years ago and asked to remain anonymous.
Washington Post:
Israeli spy chiefs led secret revolt against Netanyahu reforms, leaked documents say  —  As the Biden administration races to investigate a leak of classified U.S. documents, Washington and Jerusalem are remaining silent about a particularly sensitive disclosure within the trove of files …
Discussion: Al-Monitor and Sputnik News
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Yahoo News:
Tranche of purported U.S. and allied military secrets leaked online in possible major intelligence breach
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Russia likely behind U.S. military document leak, U.S. officials say
Natalie Allison / Politico:
No One Should Be That Shocked by What's Happening in Tennessee  —  I covered the statehouse for years.  It's been heading in this direction for a while.  —  Former Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivers remarks during his expulsion proceedings on the floor of the Tennessee House chamber.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A dizzying, divisive week in politics spotlights America's raging battle
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Elon Musk Wants You to Hear About Substack Notes  —  He's boosting the Substack competitor to Twitter that he wants to kill.  Plus: Killer AI sounds fake to me.  —  Dear readers,  —  You may have heard that Substack will soon be launching a feature called Notes, which will be a place to …
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New York Times:
Twitter Takes Aim at Posts That Link to Its Rival Substack
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies  —  Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died.
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:   Benjamin B. Ferencz, Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor, Dies at 103
John Q. Barrett / The Jackson List:   Benjamin B. Ferencz (1920 - ထ)
Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Greg Abbott announces he will push to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder  —  Tony Plohetski Claire Osborn Ryan AutulloAustin American-Statesman  —  Less than 24 hours after a jury in Austin found Daniel Perry guilty of shooting to death a protester, Gov. Greg Abbott announced …
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Texas AG Paxton slams ‘Soros-backed’ prosecutor after jury convicts Army sergeant for shooting protester
Wall Street Journal:
The Smearing of Clarence Thomas  —  The left gins up another phony ethics assault to tarnish the Supreme Court.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The left's assault on the Supreme Court is continuing, and the latest front is the news that Justice Clarence Thomas has a rich friend who has hosted …
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Conover Kennard / Crooks and Liars:
FBI Arrests Founder Of ‘Protect Our Kids’ For Possessing Lewd Child Photos  —  He had 1,997 images and five videos of child pornography on his computer.  —  Video  —  Can you help us out?  —  For 18 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit …
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Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:   Founder of “Protect Our Kids First” arrested for allegedly downloading child sex abuse material
NBC News:
How a tight circle of aides is trying to keep Trump out of (more) trouble  —  It might involve playing a lot of Sinead O'Connor and the J6 choir.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When he wrapped up remarks following his arraignment Tuesday with a familiar promise to “Make America Great Again,” …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Abortion was a 50/50 issue.  Now, it's Republican quicksand.  —  Six in 10 voters support legal abortion in most cases.  Just over a third want it to be entirely or mostly illegal.  —  Conservatives are finding out the hard way that abortion isn't a 50-50 issue anymore.
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
New York Times:
Georgia Looms Next After Trump's Indictment in New York  —  Former President Donald J. Trump now faces a very different legal challenge in the culmination of a more than two-year Atlanta investigation into election interference.  —  ATLANTA — The indictment of Donald J. Trump in New York …
Discussion: Raw Story and Financial Times
 
 
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
New report outlines the deep political polarization's slow and steady march
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Ties That Blind … Dear Reader (excluding the runaway black hole that is being chased through space …
Discussion: Space.com
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
For DeSantis, Overflowing War Chest Obscures the Challenges Ahead
Joseph Spector / Politico:
Tish James and Hochul seek to toss House lines in New York
Discussion: Gothamist, Political Wire and Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells
Discussion: The Hill
Michael Cavna / Washington Post:
Jerry Craft drew a positive Black story. Then the calls for a ban began.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
GOP Beware: Bragg's Case Is Just the Start of Trump's Legal Jeopardy
New York Times:
The Russians Took Their Children. These Mothers Went and Got Them Back.
Discussion: Bloomberg
 

 
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