Roe v. Wade
Tara Palmeri
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July 5, 2022
Ro Khanna Psychoanalyzes His Own Party
In a wide-ranging and deeply revealing conversation, the progressive Silicon Valley congressman discusses Biden’s re-election odds, Kavanaugh’s politics, Kamala Harris’s future, and the politics within his own conference as the Pelosi retirement rumors swirl.
Julia Ioffe
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June 28, 2022
The G.O.P. Inside Conversation on Roe
During the past few days, I’ve been talking to Republican operatives across D.C. They were all careful not to gloat, but they’ve also been shocked at how little the Democratic Party is doing to fight back.
Tara Palmeri
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June 27, 2022
D.C. Insiders Grapple with the Politics of Roe
Since the ruling dropped on Friday, I’ve been working the phones to canvas political insiders about what they’re hearing and projecting. Here are the handful of themes that people are privately talking about right now.
Eriq Gardner
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June 27, 2022
Kavanaugh & The New Fortune 500 Civil War
In a post-Roe world, each and every subject related to abortion will invite legal scrutiny: new attempts to regulate corporate behavior will come not just from states hostile to abortion, but also blue states that wish to punish those who interfere with someone’s ability to get an abortion.
Matthew Belloni
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June 26, 2022
Hollywood’s Abortion Backlash & CAA Fat-Trimming
News and notes from across the entertainment industry, on an A-list abortion rights strategy session, a producer turned mineral water mogul, and CAA-ICM synergies.
Peter Hamby
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May 15, 2022
Joe’s Roe Problems
The conventional media narrative portrays the end of Roe as electoral rocket fuel for Democrats. The polling is more complicated.
Baratunde Thurston
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May 15, 2022
The Real Tragedy of Samuel Alito’s Logic
The Justice’s search for Constitutional validation to support his anti-abortion ruling is another sign that the arc of the American experiment doesn’t always bend toward justice—and that not every institution is focused on closing the gap between our country’s promise and what we actually deliver for our citizens.
Peter Hamby
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May 9, 2022
The Dark Truth Behind the SCOTUS Ruling
The conservative justices angling to overturn Roe are also the embodiment of a ruthless fifty-year political campaign. To re-enshrine abortion rights, Democrats will need to fight even harder.
Eriq Gardner
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May 9, 2022
Was Politico’s Supreme Court Leaker an Inside Man?
Four reasons why the media speculation may be overlooking a more mysterious culprit. Plus, what the legal fallout could mean for Julian Assange and James O’Keefe.