Top Items:
Washington Post:
Russia conducts new military exercises as Biden, Europeans intensify diplomacy on Ukraine — MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the United States on Tuesday of “building up tension” over Ukraine, as Russia launched simultaneous military exercises across the country involving thousands …
RELATED:
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘would change the world’
Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘would change the world’
Discussion:
Insider, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Bloomberg, Metro.co.uk, Slate, Forbes, The Partitioner, New York Post, news.com.au, One America News Network, NPR, Politico, TASS and Fox News
Sara Sirota / The Intercept:
Democrats Are Rushing Through a Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
Democrats Are Rushing Through a Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
Discussion:
Alternet.org, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Weakness in the White House: Biden Grovels to Lowly Journalist as Putin Threatens Ukraine
Weakness in the White House: Biden Grovels to Lowly Journalist as Putin Threatens Ukraine
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, HotAir and The Daily Wire
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
Discussion:
CNBC and New York Post
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
DontBrowbeatMyPete 😡 — I still haven't stopped shaking after last night's attack. Standing at the White House podium, the president of the United States — the most powerful man in the world — launched a violent incursion against my friend Peter Doocy, the finest reporter in history.
Discussion:
Hold The Press
RELATED:
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Biden's ‘son of a bitch’ moment is nothing like Trump's attacks on reporters
Why Biden's ‘son of a bitch’ moment is nothing like Trump's attacks on reporters
Discussion:
National Review, FOX News Radio and The Daily Caller
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
CNN's Acosta on Doocy and Biden: ‘We never got an apology’ from Trump
CNN's Acosta on Doocy and Biden: ‘We never got an apology’ from Trump
Discussion:
Fox News, BizPac Review, SHERO, TheBlaze, TheGrio and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Biden Starts Year Two With Diminished Public Support and a Daunting List of Challenges — Views of economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved — Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand the public's views …
Discussion:
IJR and Political Wire
RELATED:
Pew Research Center:
1. Views of Joe Biden — As major pieces of President Joe Biden's agenda remain bogged down in Congress and the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, his approval rating continues to decline among many demographic and political groups. Today, 41% of U.S. adults say they approve …
Axios:
America can't quit polarizing politicians — New data finds that the nation's most polarizing politicians are often the ones that garner the most attention online. — Why it matters: Online engagement helps politicians build a bigger national profile and more fundraising power …
RELATED:
Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:
DeSantis is Trump's mini-me
DeSantis is Trump's mini-me
Discussion:
HotAir, The Hill and New York Magazine
Politico:
The unusual origins behind the splashiest, newest political news site — The launch of the website Grid earlier this month represented the latest bet that the market for explainer journalism still exists in the digital space. — But unlike others in the field, Grid has a unique origin story …
RELATED:
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Rep. Jim Cooper retires after Tennessee district dismantled — Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper, a 32-year veteran of Congress, will retire at the end of this year, after Tennessee Republicans shredded his Nashville-based seat into three pieces in redistricting. — He is the 29th House Democrat …
Discussion:
Fox News, Associated Press, The Hill, Roll Call and CNN
RELATED:
Liz Stark / CNN:
Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses — Why the Supreme Court decided against vaccine mandate — (CNN)The Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses …
RELATED:
Bloomberg:
DeSantis Touts Covid Treatments After FDA Says They Don't Work — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on regulators to allow use of two monoclonal antibody therapies for Covid-19 after the Food and Drug Administration halted their use in a ruling neither manufacturer disputes.
RELATED:
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’ — Neil Young posted a since-deleted letter to his management team and record label demanding that they remove his music from Spotify. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines …
Discussion:
Toronto Star, The Guardian, Deseret News, HotAir, CBS News, Newsweek, One America News Network, TheStreet, Newsbusters, UPI, Vanity Fair, ABC7, OutKick, Deadline, BizPac Review, NBC10 Philadelphia, RedState, Twelve Thirty Six, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, New York Post, TechCrunch, Raw Story, Alternet.org, Gizmodo, Variety, Twitchy, The Verge, TheBlaze, The Stranger, KFOR-TV, Washington Examiner, Instapundit, The Wrap, Stereogum, HillReporter.com, The Daily Beast, Breitbart and Insider, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
McConnell plots GOP midterm strategy amid Trump's primary influence — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has been relentless in his attacks against Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, making Republicans uneasy as they battle for the majority in the November midterms.
Discussion:
Media Matters for America and Greensburg Tribune-Review
Associated Press:
Florida state Sen. Lauren Book fights back over nude images stolen from her — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State Sen. Lauren Book often has told the story about how she was sexually abused by her nanny for six years when she was a child. She channeled the pain into a lifetime of helping other abuse survivors.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, CBS Miami and Florida Politics
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham: DNC lawyer Marc Elias has given grand jury testimony — And - the criminal investigation of Sussmann is ongoing. — Today, Special Counsel John Durham provided a “discovery Update” to the court in the Michael Sussmann case. In this filing, available here, he disclosed that his team …
Mary Katharine Ham / The Atlantic:
Kids Shouldn't Have to Be ‘Resilient’ — Six years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, I got a call from a law-enforcement officer telling me that my husband had died in a bike wreck during a charity race for cancer research. I had a toddler and was pregnant with my second daughter at the time.
Kurt Andersen / The Atlantic:
The Anti-vaccine Right Brought Human Sacrifice to America — In the early phases of the pandemic, as the coronavirus spread in the United States and doctors and pharmacists and supermarket clerks continued to work and risk infection, some commentators made reference—metaphorical reference …
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Speaker Pelosi announces she is running for reelection — The California Democrat made the announcement in a video statement — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that she is running for reelection, citing the “crucial” need to defend American democracy through legislation on voting rights and other issues.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, NBC News, Insider, The Hill, ABC News, New York Post, Mercury News, CBS San Francisco and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Ron Klain had the perfect résumé. His first year showed the limits of that experience. — As Joe Biden closed in on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, top advisers approached him with a careful process for choosing and vetting a potential White House chief of staff.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Alex Jones says he spoke to Jan. 6 committee and pled the Fifth ‘almost 100 times’ — Conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones said on his show Tuesday that he was deposed by the House committee investigating Jan. 6 and that he exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination “almost 100 times.”
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, The Hill, New York Post, UPI, Metro.co.uk, Forbes, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and CNN
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Omicron's big numbers — Two new Biden administration initiatives — mailing at-home COVID-19 tests to those who ask and making free N95 masks available — are hugely popular, each backed by 84% of Americans in the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
TOP / Associated Press:
San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco expressed despair over the increase in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders last year, up an astonishing 567% from the previous year …
Discussion:
CBS San Francisco
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Two Covid Americas — The unvaccinated are less worried than the boosted, according to a poll. — Covid's starkly different impact on the young and old has been one of the virus's defining characteristics. It tends to be mild for children and younger adults but is often severe for the elderly.
Discussion:
Reason and Washington Post
CNN:
Exclusive: Federal prosecutors looking at 2020 fake elector certifications, deputy attorney general tells CNN — Trump ends interview after being pressed about false 2020 election claims — (CNN)Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications that declared former …
Discussion:
Alternet.org and NPR
Steve Reilly / Grid News:
Fake vaccine cards are everywhere. It's a public health nightmare. — Thousands of fake vaccine card vendors threaten to gut the effectiveness of U.S. vaccine mandates, a Grid investigation reveals. Major platforms and app stores aren't stopping them, law enforcement isn't catching them, and political leaders are AWOL.
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The presidency has changed. Biden needs to adapt. — I wrote last week that Joe Biden's approach to the presidency is outdated and ineffective. Now, I will offer an alternative path. — American presidents were once the leader of the whole country. Congress used to pass legislation on major issues across party lines.
Discussion:
PolitiFact and Roll Call