The Show Notes: SCOTUS Leak Edition
Welcome! The only story that matters today is the SCOTUS leak on Roe v. Wade.
NEW: Supreme Court opens investigation into Politico leak.
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Striking Down Roe
The Supreme Court appears to be on the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade according to a draft of a majority opinion by Justice Alito leaked to Politico. I wrote extensively about it here. Here’s what Alito said:
Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division.
Here are more headlines on the SCOTUS leak:
Original story: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows. - Politico
🚨 🚨 Supreme Court opens an investigation into Politico leak. - Axios
26 states where abortion will be illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned - NY Post
Biden says ‘basic fairness’ demands Roe v. Wade be upheld. - WaPo
Biden defends abortion rights after leak of Supreme Court draft striking down Roe v. Wade. - CNBC
Flashback: Progressive legal experts call Roe v. Wade constitutionally 'indefensible' - Fox News
How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare. - Politico
Primary Day: Ohio Senate Race
One of the most contentious primaries in the country is taking place today in Ohio. Five major GOP candidates are vying for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Rob Portman. Multiple candidates have notable endorsements from major political figures. JD Vance has the endorsement of Donald Trump. Josh Mandel has the backing of Ted Cruz. Jane Timken has the support of Rob Portman. Mike Gibbons is endorsed by Rand Paul. Matt Dolan has no major endorsements but has seen a spike in recent polling. Here’s a breakdown from FiveThirtyEight.
The most recent nonpartisan poll of the race, conducted April 20-24 by Fox News, gave Vance 23 percent, Mandel 18 percent, Gibbons 13 percent, Dolan 11 percent and Timken 6 percent, with 25 percent still undecided.
Job Openings Hit Record High
The number of job openings hit a record high of 11.5 million in March as employers struggle to find workers.
This is from Business Insider:
Much of the problem comes from the tepid recovery in labor force participation. While the economy has recovered about 93% of all the jobs it lost during the pandemic, there are still millions of once-working Americans still sitting on the sidelines and not seeking out work. The labor force participation rate rose to 62.4% in March, marking the highest reading since the health crisis began but still an entire percentage point below early 2020 levels.
Redistricting In Every State
FiveThirtyEight has an incredible map that shows how redistricting impacted every state. Check it out here.
The rest of the news:
It’s not just Hispanics. The Democrats are losing the Black vote. - Newsweek
Citi says a trader error caused Europe’s ‘flash crash’. Here’s how it unfolded. - CNBC
Stocks and bonds falling in lockstep at pace not seen in decades. - WSJ
Top Pence aide joins staff of Trump enemy Brian Kemp. - Axios
U.S. reclassifies WNBA star Brittney Griner as 'wrongfully detained' by Russia, sources say. - ESPN
Culture wars over race and sexuality are dominating Texas school board elections. - NBC
Russia races to avert historic default as bondholders wait for dollar payments., - CNBC
The voter turnout gap may be even bigger than we think. - CNN
Stacey Abrams got special treatment in office and even got wealthy on the taxpayer dime. - Fox News
Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say. - CNN
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