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New York Times:
What Does Vladimir Putin Want in Ukraine? — We spoke with Fiona Hill, a former Trump adviser, about how the Russian leader's view of history has led him to the brink of war. — Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”
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Politico, The Guardian, Relentless Liberty and Financial Times
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Metadata shows pro-Russian separatists filmed evacuation video days earlier — Metadata from the messaging app Telegram indicates that pro-Russian separatist leaders created videos ordering “emergency” evacuations from eastern Ukraine two days ago, but posted them on Friday, Bellingcat first reported and Axios can confirm.
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Politico, New York Post and NPR
Reuters:
Putin launches nuclear drills as U.S. says Russian forces ‘uncoil’ for Ukraine attack … President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border were moving forward and “poised to strike”.
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New York Times, Forbes, The Moderate Voice, Agence France-Presse, RTÉ, New York Post, Insider and TheJournal.ie
New York Times:
Russia Stokes Ukraine Tensions With Evacuations and Missile Tests — Here's what you need to know: — Putin tests Russia's strategic nuclear forces the day after Biden warns that Russia is set to invade Ukraine. — KYIV, Ukraine — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia presided …
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Politico, HotAir, NBC News, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Mother Jones, Bloomberg, ABC7, NBC Los Angeles, NBC Boston, The Times of Israel and CNN
Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Ukraine rebels mobilize troops amid Russia invasion fears
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The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, KTLA, National Newswatch, Associated Press, Financial Times and WTOP News
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
Jean-Luc Brunel, held on suspicion of supplying girls to Epstein, found hanged — Former model agency boss accused of rape and suspected of trafficking minors has died in prison — The former boss of a French model agency accused of rape and questioned on suspicion of supplying underage girls …
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The Daily Beast, CBS News, Miami Herald, National Review, The Times of Israel, abc7NY, Rolling Stone, TheBlaze, TheJournal.ie, Raw Story, Cyprus Mail and Washington Examiner
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Liam James / The Independent:
Jean-Luc Brunel: Jeffrey Epstein-linked fashion agent found dead in cell — Detained associate of late billionaire faced charge of underage rape — Epstein-linked fashion agent Jean-Luc Brunel found dead in cell — A French fashion agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein was found dead …
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New York Times
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Fringe Scheme to Reverse 2020 Election Splits Wisconsin G.O.P. — False claims that Donald J. Trump can be reinstalled in the White House are picking up steam — and spiraling further from reality as they go. — MADISON, Wis. — First, Wisconsin Republicans ordered an audit of the 2020 election.
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The Gateway Pundit and The Jay Weber Show
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republicans seek to jail more officials as part of their review of the 2020 presidential election — MADISON - Assembly Republicans sought Friday to jail the chairwoman of the state Elections Commission, Racine's mayor and other officials as part of their months-long review of the 2020 presidential election.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Fox News Runs Fake Story About U.S. Ambassador to Germany Not Being Able to Identify Flag — Jesse Watters Primetime ran with a fake story involving the U.S. ambassador to Germany that actually drew two members of Congress into a Twitter spat on Friday. — Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) …
CNN:
Henry Cuellar is a political institution in South Texas. An FBI raid and a second challenge by progressive Jessica Cisneros could topple him — Laredo, Texas (CNN)Rep. Henry Cuellar already faced a difficult rematch in the March 1 Democratic primary against the progressive challenger who nearly defeated him two years ago.
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NPR, Too Close To Call and CBS News
Ryan Broderick / The Verge:
How Facebook twisted Canada's trucker convoy into an international movement … After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country's Emergencies Act, enabling new financial restrictions …
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Al Jazeera
Paul Hammel / Nebraska Examiner:
Groene resigning after denying accusations he took ‘objectifying’ photos of legislative aide — This story has been updated. — LINCOLN — State Sen. Mike Groene announced that he was resigning Friday afternoon, just a couple of hours after denying accusations that he took sexually …
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MyNorthwest.com and Political Wire
New Yorker:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Path Forward for the Left … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's political ascent was rapid and dramatic; she went from political anonymity, early in 2018, to questioning Nancy Pelosi's leadership as Speaker soon after taking office. Now, with the Democratic Party's …
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Breitbart
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
AOC selling ‘abolish ICE’ t-shirts in online store as border illegal immigrant encounters, drug seizures soar
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BizPac Review and Townhall
Chris Casteel / Oklahoman:
Abby Broyles, OKC Democrat running for Congress, blames medication and wine for insulting young girls — Abby Broyles, an Oklahoma City Democrat running for Congress, said Friday that a combination of medication and alcohol led to a bizarre scene last weekend in which she allegedly insulted young girls …
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Washington Examiner, KFOR-TV, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller and Twitchy
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints — Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement. — “Open your eyes,” the online post began, claiming, “Many in our govt worship Satan.”
Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
‘Clear and Convincing Danger’: Federal Judge Refuses to Let Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Out of Jail Pending Seditious Conspiracy Trial — Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The president, the extremists and the conspiracy to storm the Capitol
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Outside the Beltway, Politico and Raw Story
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Can't Claim Immunity Against Being Sued For Jan. 6, A Judge Ruled
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Raw Story, HuffPost, UPI, The Mind Shield, Fox News, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, The Hill and Politico
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
National Archives Confirms Trump Had Classified Material at Mar-a-Lago — Agency told Congress it had informed the Justice Department the material included classified documents — WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump had classified government records at his Florida residence …
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Outside the Beltway and National Review
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Associated Press:
Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest — OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada's besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving under the pressure, raising authorities' hopes for an end …
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