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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden lowers the hammer on Russia, just as he vowed — You could feel President Biden's indignation as he announced on Tuesday that he would make good on his vow to enact crippling sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. — “Who in the Lord's name does [Russian President Vladimir] …
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Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
EU to Sanction Russian Defense Minister, Internet Research Agency — Listings come in response to Moscow's deployment of troops to eastern Ukraine — The European Union is planning to sanction Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's Internet Research Agency …
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Politico, Associated Press, The Guardian and Forbes
Wall Street Journal:
In Ukraine Crisis, Putin Confounded Diplomatic Efforts by Western Leaders — A parade of Western officials sought to stop Putin from attacking Ukraine, but they found a leader whose position only hardened — in Moscow, Noemie Bisserbe in Paris and Bojan Pancevski
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: GOP pans Biden's first taste of sanctions — DRIVING THE DAY — OVERNIGHT — NYT: “Australia, Canada and Japan said they would impose sanctions over the Ukraine crisis as more American allies add to efforts to punish Russia and its president.”
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Politico:
Biden's Putin reading list
Biden's Putin reading list
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Treasury Imposes Immediate Economic Costs in Response to Actions in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions
U.S. Treasury Imposes Immediate Economic Costs in Response to Actions in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions
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NBC News:
Biden's Ukraine speech pushes sanctions on Russian banks. That's not going to stop Putin.
Biden's Ukraine speech pushes sanctions on Russian banks. That's not going to stop Putin.
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New York Times, Associated Press, National Newswatch and The Garden Island
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Reality Is a Tank — Vladimir Putin has been clear-eyed about the world. We're the ones who lost touch with reality.
Reality Is a Tank — Vladimir Putin has been clear-eyed about the world. We're the ones who lost touch with reality.
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Putin's ‘surreal’ version of Ukrainian history alarms experts
Putin's ‘surreal’ version of Ukrainian history alarms experts
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Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
‘There is a clear plan of action’: east Ukraine readies for invasion
‘There is a clear plan of action’: east Ukraine readies for invasion
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Providence, Wall Street Journal and New Republic
The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show:
Full Interview: President Trump with C&B from Mar-a-Lago — CLAY: We are live from the majestic Mar-a-Lago estate with 45 himself, President Donald Trump, and I'll bring you right in, sir, 'cause I know our audience loves to hear from you. Buck and I have been walking around this estate.
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NBC News:
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on Ukraine crisis — WASHINGTON — As congressional Republican leaders push President Joe Biden to act more forcefully to punish Vladimir Putin for sending troops into Ukraine, former GOP President Donald Trump and some of his prominent allies …
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Michael Wilner / Kansas City Star:
Only one former secretary of state is praising Putin and criticizing Biden in Ukraine crisis
Only one former secretary of state is praising Putin and criticizing Biden in Ukraine crisis
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Fighting Jan. 6 committee, John Eastman details how he came into Trump's post-election fold — Attorney John Eastman, a key ally in Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election, says he began advising Trump two months before Election Day, when a prominent conservative attorney recruited him to …
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Beverley McLachlin / Globe and Mail:
The Ottawa truck convoy has revealed the ugly side of freedom … Beverley McLachlin is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and served as Chief Justice from 2000 to 2017. — During the truck convoy protests, we have watched banners demanding “freedom” waving over big rigs parked in front of Parliament.
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CBC News:
Ottawa convoy protest organizer Tamara Lich denied bail
Ottawa convoy protest organizer Tamara Lich denied bail
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Pelosi says she's monitoring the freedom trucker convoy heading to DC ‘very closely’
Pelosi says she's monitoring the freedom trucker convoy heading to DC ‘very closely’
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Condemns the ‘Beginning of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine’ — Washington and its allies called the Kremlin's recognition of two separatist regions a blunt defiance of international law that risks war. Western officials said Russian troops have entered eastern Ukraine.
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: United States Imposes First Tranche of Swift and Severe Costs on Russia
Fact Sheet: United States Imposes First Tranche of Swift and Severe Costs on Russia
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New York Post, Pennsylvania Capital-Star and PBS NewsHour
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Yes, Russia is acting as a colonial power towards Ukraine
Yes, Russia is acting as a colonial power towards Ukraine
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New York Times, The Drive, New York Post, Boston.com and WHYY
Washington Post:
Biden interviews at least two Supreme Court contenders as announcement nears … President Biden is in the final stages of making his first nomination to the Supreme Court — having completed interviews with at least two leading contenders — and West Wing officials have begun advising outside allies …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump's Truth Social's disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability … Former president Donald Trump, a longtime critic of how Democrats debuted healthcare.gov, is facing a bungled website launch of his own. — His long-promised social network, Truth Social …
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Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Wuhan lab leak theory ‘accepted as likely behind closed doors at No 10’ — Biosecurity expert helping Government to prevent future pandemics claims ministers consider leak as most likely origin of Covid pandemic — A lab leak in Wuhan, China, is now considered the most likely origin of the Covid pandemic …
New York Times:
Trump Organization and Finance Chief Seek Dismissal of Fraud Charges — In court papers, the former president's family business and Allen Weisselberg, its longtime chief financial officer, called the case against them politically motivated. — The Trump Organization and its longtime chief …
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Emboldened GOP looks to expand midterm battleground map — Republicans are looking to expand the battleground map ahead of the November midterms, eyeing gubernatorial, Senate and House races outside of traditional swing states in the middle of a favorable political atmosphere.
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The National Interest
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
New case should compel Supreme Court to protect free speech and faith — The Supreme Court has given itself another chance to say definitively that laws that compel particular forms of expression are null and void. As well it should. — The court agreed Tuesday to consider the appeal …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Teed Up a Direct Assault on Civil Rights Law
The Supreme Court Just Teed Up a Direct Assault on Civil Rights Law
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Politico:
The 2024 presidential race has already started online — Most politicians with national ambitions are playing coy about running for president in 2024. But behind the scenes, Republicans are on a quiet and unprecedented spending spree to build the foundations for potential national campaigns.
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
As ‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoffs pop up on social media, D.C. region braces — Local and federal agencies are preparing for possible traffic disruptions in the D.C. region related to plans inspired by the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks protesting vaccine mandates.
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
The Case of the Anti-Democracy Harvard Law Review Note — An arcane policy allows editors at one of the country's most prestigious legal journals to publish anonymously. — Earlier this month, the Harvard Law Review published a student note from its most recent issue entitled " …
Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
How the Ukraine crisis is already hitting Americans' wallets — Although many Americans may prefer that the U.S. stay out of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the brewing violence and political fallout are already hurting their wallets. Gasoline prices, which have hit eight-year highs …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rick Scott thrusts the GOP back into Romney-'47 percent' territory — For a few years now, the leaders of the Republican Party have pretty steadfastly avoided outlining anything amounting to an actual party agenda. The 2020 Republican platform was merely a (somewhat awkward) …
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