May 6: Mariupol defenders continue to hold out. Will Democrats break from Biden?

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: May 6, 2022 / 05:22 AM CDT

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☀ Good morning! It’s Friday May 6, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Ukraine repels attacks, Mariupol defenders make their stand

A man walks past a destroyed apartment building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People’s Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

2. Will Democrats break from Biden on economy before midterms?

President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Washington. Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in Wednesday remarks at the White House. He intends to note that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

3. Severe weather causes damage in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas

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4. Leaked SCOTUS draft leads to data privacy question

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court’s secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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