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In fact, the very sentence after the one the Virginia court ruled on specifically emphasized that federal law worked by “establishing a particular day as ‘the day’ on which these actions must take place.”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

"She is ashamed of her actions, and doesn't recognise the person she sees as having committed these crimes," she said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“Today’s actions are not a cost-cutting exercise or an assessment of individuals’ performance,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Indeed, maxxing transforms a generic resolution or aspiration into measurable actions, Olschewski says.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Ellsberg, now facing up to thirty-five years in prison, insisted that the contents of the Pentagon Papers justified his actions.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin