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BuzzFeed News:
A New Version Of The Mueller Report Reveals That Mueller Declined To Charge Donald Trump Jr. And Roger Stone With Computer Crimes  —  Copy  —  The Department of Justice released a new version of the Mueller report Friday afternoon that reveals for the first time that former special counsel …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.  —  U.S. officials say the State Department plans …
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say
Terrell Jermaine Starr / Foreign Policy:
Why Progressives Should Help Defend Ukraine
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Canadian judge orders an end to blockade at border bridge  —  WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry …
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New York Times:
Canadian Truck Protests  —  The protesters have blocked roads leading to the U.S. border at four points — Windsor, Ontario; Sarnia, Ontario; Emerson, Manitoba; and Coutts, Alberta.  —  On Friday evening in Windsor, as the hour for the court order to take effect approached …
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Pfizer pulls FDA request for Covid vaccine for kids under 5  —  Pfizer-BioNTech is postponing its rolling application to the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years.  —  The move means that vaccines for this age group …
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New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: In Reversal, F.D.A. Delays Decision on Shots for Children Under 5  —  The agency will wait for data on whether three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine are effective in that age group before deciding whether to authorize a two-dose vaccine.
Pfizer:
Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on Rolling Submission for Emergency Use Authorization of Their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 6 Months Through 4 Years of Age
CNN:
Archives threatened to go to Congress and Justice Department to get Trump to turn over records  —  (CNN)Worried that a trove of White House records that had been brought to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate contained classified material, a top official in the former President's orbit warned his aides last fall: Do not touch those boxes.
Washington Post:
New intelligence suggests Russia plans a ‘false flag’ operation to trigger an invasion of Ukraine  —  The intelligence was discussed in a White House meeting Thursday night and led to renewed calls for Americans to leave Ukraine immediately.  —  The United States has obtained new intelligence …
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CNBC:
White House warns that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, urges Americans to leave
Associated Press:
Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire  —  DENVER (AP) — On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II, Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is getting backlash for holding up the creation …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Josh Hawley is being slammed as ‘grossly unfit’ for office  —  As international crises intensify, Josh Hawley is blocking Pentagon nominees.  No wonder the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called him “grossly unfit” for office.  —  As 2021 got underway, Sen. Josh Hawley did not find himself in a good position.
Discussion: Politico
Ben Collins / NBC News:
As U.S. ‘trucker convoy’ picks up momentum, foreign meddling adds to fray  —  Facebook said Friday it removed trucker and convoy groups run by overseas actors.  Many anti-vaccine and conspiracy-driven groups have moved to embrace convoy organizing.  —  There is growing momentum …
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
He Murdered 5 People.  But Before Then, He Made a Movie About It.  —  On Dec. 27, 2021, a minor figure in the ‘manosphere’ went on a targeted killing spree across Denver.  VICE News has learned before he was killed, he made a movie outlining his plans.  Now, his friends are selling it.
Politico:
Putin could attack Ukraine on Feb. 16, Biden told allies  —  With help from Jacopo Barigazzi, Lili Bayer, Erin Banco and David Herszenhorn  —  National security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN said a full Russian invasion of Ukraine could come before the end of the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 20 …
David Gilbert / VICE:
A QAnon Grifter Who Claims She Can Time Travel Is Running for Office in Ohio  —  Secretary of state candidate Terpsehore Maras isn't even trying to hide her affiliation to QAnon.  —  DG  —  A QAnon influencer and convicted grifter who claims she can time travel, who led a campaign …
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Students Caught on Video Making Ape Noises as Black Basketball Player Goes to Shoot  —  JUST GROSS  —  A basketball team from Nyack, New York, was subjected to racist taunts during a game Wednesday night.  When a Black player from Nyack got ready to shoot from the free-throw line …
Washington Post:
Missile attacks fuel support for reversing U.S. stance and placing Yemen rebels back on terrorist blacklist  —  Expanded missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels have fueled support among some U.S. and Middle Eastern officials for placing them back on a U.S. terrorist blacklist …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State GOP leaders scuttle Buckhead secession push in 2022  —  The effort to pass a Buckhead cityhood referendum this year has been effectively scuttled after House Speaker David Ralston joined a growing chorus of Republicans who agreed to give new Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens time to curb violent crime …
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Walker's past could let Warnock keep Senate seat, rivals say  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans risk losing the U.S. Senate race if they nominate Herschel Walker, two of Walker's rivals said, citing a report by The Associated Press about how police confiscated a gun from the former football great following a domestic dispute 20 years ago.
Manan Luthra / New York Times:
Australia Declares Koalas an Endangered Species  —  Years of drought, fires and habitat loss have drastically reduced the population of the iconic marsupial.  —  SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian government on Friday declared the koala an endangered species, as drought, bush fires …
Discussion: Common Dreams, NPR, Gizmodo and Forbes
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
In Kyiv, War is Both Remote and Ever-Present  —  As the West girds for an ‘imminent’ Russian offensive, Ukrainians are calm and resolved  —  Michael Weiss is news director at New Lines  —  “For a cyborg, you look remarkably human.”  —  Roman Kostenko smiles, realizing perhaps …
Discussion: Weight of the World
Associated Press:
Biden splitting frozen funds for Afghan relief, 9/11 victims  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to create a pathway to split $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and to create a trust fund to compensate Sept. 11 victims.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Is it Fascism?  Is it Socialism?  —  Words mean things. … When I taught at Dartmouth many years ago, I used to argue politics at the coffee machine in the main office with a colleague who was far to my left.  (We were good friends and we used to host the student radio station's election coverage together.)
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Even by today's standard of campus cowardice and conformity, this repulsive episode is noteworthy  —  A sludge of ignorance and cowardice oozes so constantly through today's campuses that institutions acquire immunity through recidivism: Progressivism's totalitarian temptation is too commonplace to be newsworthy.
Washington Post:
IRS backlog hits nearly 24 million returns, further imperiling the 2022 tax filing season  —  Nearly 24 million taxpayers are still waiting for the Internal Revenue Service to process their tax returns from last year — a number far larger than previously reported by the agency — with many refunds being held up for ten months or more.
Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
Between Russia and Ukraine, Americans say either stay out or side with Ukraine - CBS News poll  —  A slight majority of Americans would prefer the U.S. stay out of any negotiations around the situation with Russia and Ukraine, while those who would take a side say the U.S. should stand with Ukraine.
CNN:
White father and son charged for chasing and shooting at Black FedEx driver  —  (CNN)Two White men are facing criminal charges after a Black FedEx Express driver alleged that he was chased and shot at while delivering packages in Brookhaven, Mississippi.  —  When he called police to report …
Discussion: Parallax, Full Feed, The Hill and Mediaite
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Fox News Channel original Jim Angle dead at 75  —  Angle joined Fox News during its inaugural year in 1996  —  Fox News Channel original Jim Angle died Wednesday at his home in Arlington, Virginia.  He was 75.  —  “Jim was a FOX News original and a top Washington correspondent whose talent and fearless reporting was unmatched.
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Arizona Republican breaks with party to block transgender health care ban  —  An Arizona Republican state senator broke with his party this week, blocking legislation that would have banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth.  —  State Sen. Tyler Pace voted Wednesday with three Democrats …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Michael McFaul / Foreign Affairs:
How to Make a Deal With Putin … Vladimir Putin has the world on edge.
Discussion: CNN and Super Macro
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Texas counties reject unprecedented numbers of mail ballots ahead of March 1 primary under restrictive new law
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘We have a project’: QAnon followers eye swing state election official races
Discussion: Alternet.org
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Congressman Fined $125,000 For Financial Violations
Discussion: USA Today and Insider
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Senate bill would put limits on fundraising by challengers
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Why an Arizona County Turned Down $1.9 Million in Covid Relief
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Dismantling the Wisconsin Elections Commission was on agenda for Ron Johnson meeting at state Capitol, text messages show
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Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
How G. Gordon Liddy Bungled Watergate With an Office-Supply Request
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A grim portrait of Biden's unhappy America
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter from Beverly Hills has second thoughts on her guilty plea
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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