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Francis Fukuyama / American Purpose:
Why Ukraine Matters — This past week, Russia has continued to move men and materials to the borders of Ukraine, and has not backed down from its threats to take direct action if its demands on the United States and NATO are not met. The Biden administration has engaged President Putin …
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New York Times, The Kyiv Independent, The Hill, Breitbart and CDR Salamander
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Michael Kofman / War on the Rocks:
Putin's Wager in Russia's Standoff with the West — A large war in Europe is likely in the coming weeks. The current security architecture of the continent, the future of NATO, and America's role in shaping security outcomes there are all at stake. Beyond Europe, this conflict …
National Review:
Biden's Ukraine Problem
Biden's Ukraine Problem
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Newsweek, ZDNet, Washington Post, ABC News, The Hill, RedState, Wall Street Journal, CBS News and TheBlaze
Michael Pompeo / Fox News:
Russia-Ukraine conflict puts Biden administration's weakness on full display
Russia-Ukraine conflict puts Biden administration's weakness on full display
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CNN, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Erick Erickson's Confessions … and Raw Story
James Marson / Wall Street Journal:
On the Brink of War With Russia, Ukrainians Are Resigned and Prepared
On the Brink of War With Russia, Ukrainians Are Resigned and Prepared
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The Kyiv Independent, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Euractiv, The Guardian and New York Times
Elliot Smith / CNBC:
Russian stocks sink 8%, ruble plunges to 14-month low as conflict fears intensify
Russian stocks sink 8%, ruble plunges to 14-month low as conflict fears intensify
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A Dyke A Broad, Associated Press and Dana Blankenhorn, more at Techmeme »
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Making NATO Stronger, Whether He Starts a War in Ukraine or Not
Putin's Making NATO Stronger, Whether He Starts a War in Ukraine or Not
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Associated Press, CBS News, Washington Post, Politico, Jim Stewartson #IAmAntiFascist, RedState, KXAN-TV and Insider
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Some Ukrainians Are Angry About Washington Ordering Diplomats' Families To Leave The US Embassy
Some Ukrainians Are Angry About Washington Ordering Diplomats' Families To Leave The US Embassy
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension
US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension
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New York Times, Axios, Washington Examiner, WBBH-TV, Metro.co.uk, Strategic Culture Foundation, Al Jazeera, Insider Paper, Anti-bellum, Commentary Magazine, WAVY-TV, CBS News, Federalist Outpost, Townhall, Dana Loesch's Chapter …, Reuters, KFOR-TV, OutKick, The Guardian, Politico, Substack, CNN, Deseret News, The Daily Wire and UPI
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe — A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
Priya Krishna / New York Times:
Sarah Palin, who is unvaccinated, recently dined indoors in New York City before testing positive. — Sarah Palin, who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, dined indoors Saturday night at Elio's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that regularly draws celebrities …
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New York Magazine, Poynter, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, TalkLeft, Washington Examiner, CNBC, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, CNN and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
What the Trump Documents Might Tell the Jan. 6 Committee — Following last week's Supreme Court ruling, the House panel has received material that it hopes could flesh out how the attack on the Capitol came about. — The National Archives has turned over to the House select committee investigating …
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Politico, Page Array and Raw Story
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Jan. 6 probe gets the ‘Russia hoax’ treatment
The Jan. 6 probe gets the ‘Russia hoax’ treatment
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USA Today, Talking Points Memo and Insider
Associated Press:
LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks — Higher-grade mask rules begin at LA Unified — LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District said it will prohibit students from wearing cloth masks as the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The Federalist Names Mollie Hemingway As Editor In Chief — In this new role, Hemingway — who has been The Federalist's senior editor since its founding in 2013 -will now oversee all of The Federalist's editorial operations. — Mollie Ziegler Hemingway has been named editor in chief of The Federalist …
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds — The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit. — WASHINGTON — An experiment that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year …
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Kevin Drum, Forbes, UPI and Vox
Jon Brown / Fox News:
Criticism piles up for WH chief of staff Ron Klain amid setbacks for administration — Sources singled out Klain's constant Twitter use as a problem — Fox News Flash top headlines for January 24 — White House chief of staff Ronald Klain has faced a barrage of criticism in recent weeks …
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Washington Post and The Daily Wire
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
White House blames ‘underfunding of some police departments’ for violent crime spike
White House blames ‘underfunding of some police departments’ for violent crime spike
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National Review, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Jerry Falwell Jr. blames his Trump endorsement for his shocking downfall — Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. blamed his endorsement of Donald Trump for his downfall in a new interview with Gabriel Sherman of Vanity Fair. — The son of the televangelist is described as …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University
Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Ro Khanna Wants to Save Silicon Valley From Itself — The Democratic congressman's new book is a striking manifesto for an age of digital anxiety. — It's not often that you meet a member of Congress who is eager to discuss the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden refers to Fox News correspondent as a “stupid son of a bitch” — President Biden appeared to be caught on a hot mic on Monday, calling a Fox News correspondent a “stupid son of a bitch” after the journalist asked a question about inflation. It's unclear whether the president knew …
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Townhall, Reuters, TheJournal.ie, Fox News, The Hill, The Wrap, CNBC, Twitchy, Insider Paper, The Daily Beast, Page Array, HuffPost, The Right Scoop, RedState, HotAir, The Guardian, Dave's Newsletter, The Federalist, Washington Post, Ace of Spades HQ, Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner, news.com.au, WRIC-TV and Variety
Viola Zhou / VICE:
Cult Classic ‘Fight Club’ Gets a Very Different Ending in China — Someone tried very hard to please Chinese movie censors. — VZ — Fight Club is getting an entirely different ending in a new online release in China, where imported films are often altered to show that the law enforcement …
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Bloomberg and Washington Free Beacon
New York Post:
Disgraced NY political powerhouse Sheldon Silver dies in prison — Sheldon Silver, the Democratic powerhouse who ruled Albanyuntil he was convicted on federal corruption charges in a stunning fall from grace, has died. He was 77. — Silver died in prison while serving out a six …
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CBS New York, Streetsblog New York City, The Hill, Politico and Political Wire
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Michael Gormley / Newsday:
Sheldon Silver, former Assembly speaker, dies at 77
Sheldon Silver, former Assembly speaker, dies at 77
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New York Times, The Guardian, NBC New York, WTOP News, CBS News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Rep. Marie Newman of Illinois may have bribed a primary opponent to stay out of the race in exchange for a job in her office, House ethics body unanimously finds — The Office of Congressional Ethics voted 6-0 to find reason to believe Rep. Newman bribed a political opponent.
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Wow: Virginia senate Dem sides with Youngkin, GOP in pushing for end to school mask mandate — There's a huge win brewing here for Glenn Youngkin and the GOP in his first month in office, assuming state Sen. Chap Petersen means what he says. — Let's back up.
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Washington Post, Insider, RedState and Ace of Spades HQ
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Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
New York Judge Strikes Down Governor Hochul's Mask Mandate — A New York State Supreme Court judge on Monday ruled that Governor Kathy Hochul's mask mandate for schools and other public locations is unconstitutional. — Judge Thomas Rademaker found that the governor and the state health commissioner …
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Fox News, RedState, HuffPost, TheBlaze and The Daily Wire
Anthony Cormier / BuzzFeed News:
The Whistleblower Behind The FinCEN Files Investigation Has Been Released From Prison — Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a senior government official who blew the whistle on money laundering in major Western banks, has been released from federal prison this evening, after spending …
Nicholas Wade / City Journal:
A Covid Origin Conspiracy? — Newly released emails make more plausible the contention that Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins presided over the suppression of the lab-leak theory for political reasons. — Covid-19 — Politics and law — From almost the moment the Covid-19 pandemic broke …
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HotAir, The Daily Caller, Power Line and NOQ Report
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Mike Pompeo shells out for media makeover — Mike Pompeo's political action committee spent $30,000 on media training from last March to June — the most on any service beyond payroll during the first six months of 2021. — Why it matters: The former secretary of State hasn't just been losing weight …
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Insider and Political Wire
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with the White House Competition Council — THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. Please — please sit down. Well, it's good to see all. Let's have a Cabinet meeting. (Laughter.) Really, thank you for what you all are doing. We got a lot more good things to do as well.
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Mediaite, Wall Street Journal and Politico
Todd Neikirk / HillReporter.com:
Rudy Giuliani is Selling Autographed 9/11 Shirts for $911.00 — Rudy Giuliani has faced an incredible fall from grace since 2001. Back then, he was America's Mayor, presiding over New York City following the September 11th attacks. And for the people who still see Giuliani positively, it is probably because of 9/11.