COVID-19 cases climb after White House media dinner

BY PETER SULLIVAN

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COVID-19 cases among attendees at the White House Correspondents Dinner last weekend are mounting, highlighting the continued threat of the virus as cases rise nationally. 

High-profile cases following the dinner include ABC reporter Jonathan Karl, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and reporters from The Washington Post, Voice of America, and other outlets.  

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Supreme Court leak becomes new top political mystery

BY HARPER NEIDIG

Opposing theories about the identity and motivations of whoever leaked the Supreme Court’s draft majority opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade are swirling nearly a week after it was published.

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McConnell says national abortion ban ‘possible’

BY LEXI LONAS

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in an interview with USA Today a national abortion ban is “possible” if Roe v. Wade gets overturned this summer.

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Harris tells graduates America’s ‘long-established’ principles are on ‘shaky ground’

BY LEXI LONAS

Vice President Harris said Saturday that young people are stepping into an “unsettled” world amid destabilizing forces such as the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine, adding that long-held principles in the U.S. are on “shaky ground.”

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5 things to know about the United States’ history of abortion

BY CAROLINE VAKIL

Earlier this week, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that the high court would eliminate federal-level abortion protections rattled the country as a final ruling on the matter is expected within the next two months.

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Abortion rights activists plan protests outside of Supreme Court justices’ homes

BY LEXI LONAS

Abortion rights activists are planning to protest outside of the homes of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court after a leaked draft of a majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was published earlier this week.

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Intel leaks show US success in Ukraine — but come with risks 

BY MORGAN CHALFANT, LAURA KELLY AND MIKE LILLIS

The Biden administration’s decision to step up aid to Ukraine is paying real-world dividends, providing not only the weapons to battle Russian forces but also the intelligence that’s helped Ukraine kill a stunning number of Russian generals and sink Moscow’s flagship vessel in the Baltic Sea. 

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Colonial Pipeline was cyber wake-up call; Ukraine war is escalator

BY INES KAGUBARE

One year ago, the Colonial Pipeline was hit by a disruptive ransomware attack forcing it to shut down operations for nearly a week.

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Despite popularity, taxes on the wealthy struggle to find a foothold in Congress

BY TOBIAS BURNS

Increasing taxes on wealthy Americans is not controversial among much of the U.S. electorate, with polls consistently showing that a majority of both Democratic and Republican voters believe the richest Americans should be contributing more to public coffers.

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Pro-Trump candidates look to harness populist energy after Ohio

BY TAL AXELROD

Donald Trump and his allies are looking to capitalize on their victory in Ohio Tuesday night as a slate of coming primaries pits populist candidates in the former president’s mold against more traditional conservatives. 

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Republican Party’s fear of debate highlights our slide toward authoritarianism

BY LAURA THORNTON

OPINION | One of the most rewarding aspects of my 25-year career overseas working for democracy organizations was organizing candidate debates. Particularly in countries where it had never been done. In 2013, we pulled off Cambodia’s first televised debate that included the participation of the ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) on a stage alongside the opposition. This was (and is) unheard of in the Cambodian political context where opposition leaders are more likely to be put in jail than given a microphone on mainstream media.

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Davis: Democrats can win the 2022 midterms by asking Republicans to answer two questions

BY LANNY J. DAVIS

OPINION | Here are two questions that Senate and House Democratic campaign committees should demand — through well-financed national and state ad campaigns, on broadcast network, cable news channels and social media — that Republicans answer, yes or no: 

1.  Will you repudiate publicly Donald Trump’s praise of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?  

2.  Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to make it a crime for a woman to have an abortion if they become pregnant as a result of rape or incest?  

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