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The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Comparing Elon Musk and Barack Obama underscores why entrepreneurs, not politicians, are the more effective agents of social change.

Reason

How the ‘pro-life’ movement killed Roe v Wade

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion Democrat Bob Casey announces support for legislation to codify Roe

Casey’s father is the namesake behind Planned Parenthood v Casey, the 1992 Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to an abortion

The Independent UK

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States band together to block immigration policy

On the morning of April 28, Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed his 11th immigration-related lawsuit against the Biden administration, submitting his paperwork before a U.S. District Court judge in the panhandle city of Amarillo and then issuing a news release about it.

Tribune News Service

Jesus, endless war and American fascism

As Democrats fight (and lose) a rear-guard culture war on abortion, the Christian fascists march toward victory

Salon

LZ Granderson: Representation matters. Biden's new LGBTQ press secretary has a big job ahead

Ten years ago this month I gave a TEDx Talk titled "The Myth of the Gay Agenda." It was shortly after President Barack Obama announced his public support for same-sex marriage, becoming the first commander in chief to do so while still in office. During the talk, I shared some…

Los Angeles Times

Biden team sees tilt to China buoyed as Putin falters in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: As Europe's largest conflict since World War II rages in Ukraine, top Biden administration aides are increasingly convinced it could provide the US with an unexpected advantage -- against China.

The Times of India

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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through May 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 77 vacancies. Seventy-five of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime terms.

Ballotpedia

Supreme Court leak shakes trust in one more American pillar

It's been clear in recent years that people in the United States don't have much faith in their institutions

The Independent UK

Kate Middleton's introduction to royal life - princess school, alliances & Queen meeting

The Duchess of Cambridge is 11 years into her official role and has become one of the most influential members of the royal family - but her transition to public life wasn't always easy

Daily Mirror

5 Things You Might Not Know About Karine Jean-Pierre, Joe Biden's New Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki previously announced she would be leaving the role on May 13.

Benzinga

Ninth Circuit panel issues decisions in three public-sector union cases

On April 28, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued decisions in three cases we’re tracking related to public-sector union policy. In each case, the judges upheld the decision of the district court.

Ballotpedia

Michelle Obama says presidential centre will have section honouring her mother Marian Robinson

‘I simply wouldn’t be who I am today without my mom,’ the former first lady said of her mother Marian Robinson

The Independent UK

Republicans are lying to you about Roe

GOP talking points include calling forced childbirth "compassion" and concealing plans for a national abortion ban

Salon

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

Who’s Karine Jean-Pierre? 5 things to know about the next White House press secretary

WASHINGTON — Karine Jean-Pierre is slated to step into her new role as the next White House press secretary within just a few weeks, the White House announced Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Why we need term limits for Supreme Court justices

The Supreme Court's now-confirmed intention of overturning the half-century-old protection for abortion rights in Roe v. Wade is energizing the debate over how to rein in the court's extreme conservative slant.

The Guardian - UK

There’s rage at this Roe v Wade mess – and those on the left who didn’t see it coming

From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - US

Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century

The man who wrote the draft supreme court opinion overturning Roe v Wade is known for his quick temper and ‘traditional’ values

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The Independent UK

Karine Jean-Pierre: Who is the incoming White House press secretary?

Ms Jean-Pierre will take on the new role on 13 May

Los Angeles Times

US refuses to invite Cuba to Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to exclude Cuba from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, a major global meeting to be held in Los Angeles in June that typically welcomes all governments in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. official told The Times.

Tribune News Service

Alito abortion draft pushes little-known justice into spotlight

Justice Samuel Alito mostly avoided the limelight for 16 years, even while being arguably the most conservative member of the U.S. Supreme Court. But that low profile is changing after he authored a draft opinion that would overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade.

Salon

Honoring free speech: But do we have it?

Joe Biden says the right things. But outrage around the SCOTUS leak makes clear how fragile press freedom really is

Miami Herald

Editorial: Supreme Court may have handed Florida Democrats a gift. Will they fumble their chance?

It was Florida Democrats’ worst nightmare materializing. With the party’s chances of winning elections looking bleaker, out-of-state donors began writing the state off, the Miami Herald reported last week.

WEKU

Andy Slavitt on what new wave in case growth tells us about endemic covid

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Andy Slavitt, a former adviser to the Biden administration on COVID, about the new rise in cases — and what it could tell us about what endemic COVID looks like.

The Guardian - UK

A Native American faces teargas, baton charges and rubber bullets – Camille Seaman’s best photograph

Dan Nanamkin would show up at the Standing Rock pipeline protest in full regalia every day. On the other side of the blockade was a massive armed force – but he sang all the time

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