A former Labor strategist Kos Samaras offers up some analysis of the initial results to the Australian Financial Review after Labor’s victory in the 2022 Australian election.
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SNL bids adieu to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Pete Davidson
Watch highlights from the twentieth (and final) episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, with Japanese Breakfast as the musical guest, including the farewell appearances by four departing cast members.
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For decades, Patty Murray has blocked Republican attempts to limit abortion
This Washington Post profile by Mike DeBonis delves into some of the behind-the-scenes work Patty Murray has done to protect reproductive rights at the federal level, with one Republican senator stating on the record: “She’s very effective.”
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SNL takes aim at Depp-Heard courtroom conflict
Watch highlights from the nineteenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Selena Gomez, with Post Malone as the musical guest.
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The fall of Roe would also be an attack on religious liberty
“A ban on abortion in Missouri violates our freedom as Jews to control our bodies in a way that is consistent with our religious beliefs. As Jews, we understand religious persecution very well. Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion is also deeply troubling because it reveals his disturbing view of pregnant people as mere birthing vessels,” Stacy Newman and Dana Sandweiss write.
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Newly enacted Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act will subject judges and Supreme Court justices to new financial disclosure requirements
“The legislation was introduced after the Wall Street Journal reported in September that more than 130 federal judges had violated U.S. law and judicial ethics by overseeing court cases involving companies in which either they or members of their family owned stock,” Time’s Madeleine Carlisle explains.
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Abortion care has joined economic security as a top midterms issue, Monmouth finds
“The importance of abortion policy in the current midterms compared with four years ago has shifted the most among Democrats,” says the polling institute.
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SNL responds to leaked Alito draft assailing Roe v. Wade
Watch highlights from the eighteenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Benedict Cumberbatch, with Arcade Fire as the musical guest, including the Roe v. Wade cold open.
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Ray Luján: Don’t let Republicans off the hook for their obstruction
“I don’t think the attention should be taken off of those that are causing obstruction, especially those Republican members that were once on board with some of these policies,” the New Mexico senator said.
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Trevor Noah spares nobody in scorching White House Correspondents Dinner set
Watch comedian Trevor Noah’s complete remarks at the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, courtesy of C-SPAN.
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President Joe Biden roasts Republicans and big media at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Watch President Biden’s complete remarks at the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton, courtesy of C-SPAN.
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Battle for Donbas will be decisive, former British commander says
“Donbas could put the Russians back on a successful footing or bring them to what is essentially a defeat,” says General Sir Richard Barrons, the former commander of the UK’s Joint Forces Command.
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Meet the woman behind “Libs of TikTok,” secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine
“Libs of TikTok has become an agenda-setter in right-wing online discourse, and the content it surfaces shows a direct correlation with the recent push in legislation and rhetoric directly targeting the LGBTQ+ community,” The Washington Post reports.
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SNL skewers two favorite marks (MTG, Trump) in “Easter Wishes” cold open
Watch highlights from the seventeenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Lizzo (who also performed as the musical guest), including the Easter Wishes cold open.
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U.S. Representative Kim Schrier lauds federal funding for improved water treatment in Sammamish and Issaquah
Watch Kim Schrier’s April 11th press conference in Issaquah celebrating the appropriation of funds for the Sammamish Plateau Water District, which plans to upgrade its water treatment facilities to protect Washingtonians in its jurisdiction from toxic PFAS chemicals.
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“This was Trump pulling a Putin”
“Amid the current crisis, Fiona Hill and other former advisers are connecting President Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine to January 6th. And they’re ready to talk,” writes Robert Draper.
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SNL celebrates the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Watch highlights from the sixteenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal, with Camila Cabello as the musical guest, including the KBJ cold open.
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As climate damage accelerates, Americans increasingly turn to native plants
“Homeowners and landscapers are learning what ecologists have known for decades: It’s time to shed the mighty American lawn in favor of native plants and perennials,” Chris Moody writes.
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President Obama returns to the White House for the first time since 2016 for joint event with President Biden
Watch President Biden, Vice President Harris and former President Barack Obama deliver remarks on the Patient Protection Act and lowering healtcare costs for families. President Biden also announced additional actions to save families hundreds of dollars a month on their healthcare expenses.
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SNL serves up another Trump-themed cold open with FNC morning show spoof
Watch highlights from the fourteenth episode of SNL’s forty-seventh season, hosted by Jerrod Carmichael, with Gunna as the musical guest, including the Fox & Friends cold open.
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How Comcast and other telecoms scuttle rural WA broadband efforts
“The state Public Works Board is considering changes after private internet companies successfully objected to local government initiatives,” Crosscut’s Brandon Block reports.
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