Abortion Legacy of 7 Justices: More Than 62 Million Dead Babies

After President Richard Nixon appointed then-Appellate Court Judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, Blackmun somehow convinced members of the U.S. Senate that he embraced judicial restraint and felt a duty to protect “little persons.” When Blackmun’s nomination came up for a vote, Sen. John McClellan, D-Ark., made the case for confirmation. “He does not believe it is either the duty or the prerogative of the court to change the historical interpretations of the Constitution so as to be tantamount to amending that great document by edicts…

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As Lockout Begins, Baseball’s Hall of Fame Blacklists Curt Flood—Again

<p class=”is-style-sans-serif”><em>This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.</em></p> <p>On Thursday morning, Major League Baseball (MLB)’s owners locked out its players, sending the sport into its first work stoppage since 1994. The owners and the players union were at a bargaining impasse over how to share baseball’s growing revenues and profits. In the five years since the last collective bargaining agreement was signed, &nbsp;players have received a declining proportion of their teams’ revenues, which come not only from ticket sales but also from local…

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Teasing 2024 White House bid, Christie urges GOP to move past Trump

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie helped build Donald Trump up in the 2016 presidential primary and now he’s trying to tear him down before the 2024 election. He says it’s time for the Republican Party to move on from the boisterous former president and his stolen election claims. The … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Wisconsin Republicans’ Election Investigator Threatens To Jail Mayors Of Green Bay, Madison

<p>An attorney leading an investigation of the 2020 elections for Wisconsin&#8217;s legislative Republicans has threatened to jail the mayors of Wisconsin’s second- and third-largest cities if they don&#8217;t meet his demands.</p> <p>The mayors, for their part, say the attorney is wildly distorting reality, and that their attempts to reach him have gone unanswered.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Joe Biden democracy summit invite list proves divisive

The goal behind President Biden’s upcoming “Summit for Democracy” was to feature U.S. leadership and unify like-minded democracies, including many the administration hopes will work together to counter communist China’s rise as a rival, autocratic global power. But the summit, a key promise of Mr. Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, might … The Washington Times stories: White House

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The Struggle to Overcome Mass-Shooting Cynicism

At first, the footage offers a perspective we’ve seldom seen: an inside-the-classroom view of high-school students trying to evade an active shooter. Kids crouch below their desks and strategize in hushed tones. The lights are off. Fearing that the voice on the other side of the door is that of a killer, they flee. Then, as teenagers push open a window and thrust themselves to safety, the scene starts to look familiar. The video from Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon evoked the April 20, 1999, Columbine massacre with eerie…

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