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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: As Ukraine tensions escalate, 62% of Republicans say Putin is a ‘stronger leader’ than Biden — With at least 100,000 Russian troops massing on the border of Ukraine, more than 6 in 10 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents (62 percent) now say Russian President Vladimir Putin is …
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Max Bergmann / Center for American Progress:
How the United States Should Respond if Russia Invades Ukraine
How the United States Should Respond if Russia Invades Ukraine
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Tensions With Ukraine
Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Tensions With Ukraine
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, One America News Network, The Nation and The Unz Review
The White House:
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia Ukraine Economic Deterrence Measures
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia Ukraine Economic Deterrence Measures
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New York Times, New York Post, Forbes and Ineptocracy Chronicles
Washington Post:
Russia conducts new military exercises as Biden, Europeans intensify diplomacy on Ukraine
Russia conducts new military exercises as Biden, Europeans intensify diplomacy on Ukraine
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’
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
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Sara Sirota / The Intercept:
Democrats Are Rushing Through a Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
Democrats Are Rushing Through a Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
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New York Times:
A Political Scientist Warns the Democratic Party Is Off Course — Ruy Teixeira was co-author of one of the most influential political books of the 21st century. Now, he says, Democrats are getting its lessons all wrong. — A funny thing happened on the way to the emerging Democratic majority.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Shows Biden Grace After His Insult to Peter Doocy: ‘The Fact He Called After is a Great Sign’
Fox & Friends Shows Biden Grace After His Insult to Peter Doocy: ‘The Fact He Called After is a Great Sign’
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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
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 …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Reviewing Role of Fake Trump Electors, Top Official Says — Lisa O. Monaco, the deputy attorney general, told CNN that she could not “say anything more on ongoing investigations.” — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating the fake slates of electors …
Axios:
Scoop: White House plans expedited resettlement for Afghan refugees — President Biden's advisers are crafting a plan to accelerate bringing potentially thousands of Afghans to the U.S. from Qatar, according to a source with direct knowledge of the administration's internal deliberations on the subject.
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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
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The Tennessean:
US Rep. Jim Cooper will not seek reelection after GOP redraws Nashville congressional district — Melissa Brown Adam FriedmanNashville Tennessean — U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, the Nashville Democrat who has spent more than three decades representing Tennessee in Congress …
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Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Tennessee House Republicans approve redistricting plan to divide Davidson County into three congressional districts
Tennessee House Republicans approve redistricting plan to divide Davidson County into three congressional districts
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Rep. Jim Cooper retires after Tennessee district dismantled
Rep. Jim Cooper retires after Tennessee district dismantled
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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 …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’? — The challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn's re-election bid could set a precedent to challenge other Republicans who encouraged the Jan. 6 attack. — WASHINGTON — A group of lawyers is working to disqualify …
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Raw Story
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.
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Washington Examiner, WSVN-TV, CBS Miami and Florida Politics
Michael Powell / New York Times:
How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School — Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech and other schools across the country are under pressure to end entrance exams. Students have complicated feelings about that. — Tausifa Haque, a 17-year-old daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants …
Matt Kaufax / FOX Carolina:
Newly proposed SC law would make it a crime to ask about vaccine status — A new bill proposed in South Carolina could make it illegal to ask anyone about their vaccination status — GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) - A newly proposed law in the South Carolina Statehouse would make it a criminal offense …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:
Redmond officer who killed woman had been fired from another law-enforcement agency — The Redmond police officer who shot and killed Andrea Churna, an unarmed 39-year-old mother as she tried to surrender to officers in September 2020, had been dismissed as a probationary Whatcom County …
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The Hill
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 …
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Mike Lindell's lawyers are dodging meetings for Dominion's defamation lawsuit and refusing to hand over discovery material, court documents show — Mike Lindell's lawyers are refusing to show up to scheduling conferences for Dominion's defamation lawsuit.
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Raw Story
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 …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Election Dead-Enders Won't Say Who Wrote the Coup Plan Down — SHAGGY DEFENSE — MAGA diehards who were coup-crazy just a year ago claim they've never seen a newly published draft of the Trump executive order outlining their brazenly authoritarian blueprint.
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 …
Josh Vriens / Task & Purpose:
‘My only regret is not doing more’ — Why I reported Eddie Gallagher for war crimes — “Not a single one of us could have imagined that we would have to report a friend and mentor.” — “Uncompromising integrity is my standard. My character and honor are steadfast. My word is my bond.”
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.
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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.
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.
Insider:
2022 is shaping up to be a legal nightmare for Trumpworld. Here's a timeline of upcoming court cases and legal obstacles. — Donald Trump and his allies are facing a flurry of legal challenges this year. — The New York investigations into his company's finances are ongoing …
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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.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Dr. Oz stumbles out of the gate in Senate race — In his first tests as a candidate, the celebrity physician fails to impress Pennsylvania GOP activists. — Mehmet Oz watches play during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 11, 2021, in New York. Elise Amendola |