--- description: In the news: Pro-Russian militants assert that eastern Ukraine voters opted for some sort of self-rule; Nigeria's missing girls; 2014 midterms; ex-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's new book; Pope Francis and the Devil title: Morning Must Reads: May 12 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: May 12 by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 12:06 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 12:06 PM CUT * “Residents of two regions of eastern Ukraine turned out in significant numbers Sunday to vote in support of self-rule in a referendum that threatens to deepen divisions in a country already heading perilously toward civil war.” \[[WashPost](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraines-rebels-say-they-are-seeking-a-mandate-not-independence-in-referendum/2014/05/11/ac02688a-d8dc-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778%5Fstory.html?hpid=z1 "undefined")\] * “European Union foreign ministers were set to modestly expand sanctions on Russia Monday as they began a potentially more divisive debate—how tough should be their response if Moscow undermines Ukraine’s upcoming presidential vote.” \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303851804579557371640346660 "undefined")\] * Inside a Nerve Center of Ukraine’s Shadow War \[[Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/inside-a-nerve-center-of-ukraines-shadow-war "undefined")\] * Nigeria’s Missing Girls: The End of Terror is Nowhere in Sight \[[TIME](http://time.com/95580/nigeria-missing-girls-2/ "undefined")\] * “House Republicans have no scheduled votes or hearings on ObamaCare, signaling a shift in the party’s strategy as the White House rides a wave of good news on the law.” \[[Hill](http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/205752-gop-goes-quiet-on-o-care "undefined")\] * How 2014 became the year of the gun-toting candidate \[[Slate](http://www.slate.com/articles/news%5Fand%5Fpolitics/politics/2014/05/republicans%5Fshooting%5Fguns%5Fgop%5Fcandidates%5Fare%5Fadvertising%5Fhow%5Fthey%5Ffire%5Fa.html "undefined")\] * Keystone, Possible Runoff Create Long Slog for Landrieu \[[RCP](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/05/12/keystone%5Fpossible%5Frunoff%5Fcreate%5Flong%5Fslog%5Ffor%5Flandrieu%5F%5F122598.html "undefined")\] * Show Us the Drone Memos \[[NYT/Sen. Rand Paul](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/opinion/show-us-the-drone-memos.html "undefined")\] * “Cory Booker, Chris Christie, and Mark Zuckerberg had a plan to reform Newark’s schools. They got an education.” \[[New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/19/140519fa%5Ffact%5Frussakoff?currentPage=all "undefined")\] * Geithner: On landing a (financial) plane that’s on fire \[[USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/12/timothy-geithner-on-stress-tests-and-lessons-learned-in-the-financial-crisis/8937033/ "undefined")\] * Hillary and Me \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/hillary-clinton-and-me-2008-campaign-106568.html?hp=t1#.U3C1XeawITQ "undefined")\] * In Washington, Walk on the Grass, but Step Gently \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/us/in-washington-walk-on-grass-but-step-gently.html?hp "undefined")\] * A Modern Pope Gets Old School on the Devil \[[WashPost](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-modern-pope-gets-old-school-on-the-devil/2014/05/10/f56a9354-1b93-4662-abbb-d877e49f15ea%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] * “European Union foreign ministers were set to modestly expand sanctions on Russia Monday as they began a potentially more divisive debate—how tough should be their response if Moscow undermines Ukraine’s upcoming presidential vote.” \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303851804579557371640346660 "undefined")\] * Inside a Nerve Center of Ukraine’s Shadow War \[[Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/inside-a-nerve-center-of-ukraines-shadow-war "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/95886/morning-must-reads-may-12/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/95886/morning-must-reads-may-12/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: May 12","datePublished":"2014-05-12T12:06:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:46:45.639Z","description":"In the news: Pro-Russian militants assert that eastern Ukraine voters opted for some sort of self-rule; Nigeria's missing girls; 2014 midterms; ex-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's new book; Pope Francis and the Devil","url":"https://time.com/95886/morning-must-reads-may-12/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Rogers","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/95886/morning-must-reads-may-12/","name":"Morning Must Reads: May 12"}}]}] ```