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2:15 PM ET, February 22, 2022

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Associated Press:
World leaders focus on how to punish Russia over Ukraine  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — With the smell of war in the air over Europe, world leaders got over the shock of Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to deploy troops to separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and they are focused on producing as forceful a reaction as possible.
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Putin's ‘surreal’ version of Ukrainian history alarms experts  —  Putin deploys Russian troops into eastern Ukraine  —  Even seasoned Kremlinologists were alarmed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's belligerent tone as he offered a monologue on why Ukraine has no right to exist.
Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
Germany puts a stop to Nord Stream 2, a key Russian natural gas pipeline.  —  Germany halted certification of the pipeline linking the country to Russia in response to the Kremlin's recognition of two separatist regions in Ukraine.  —  Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that Germany …
Lucy Fisher / Telegraph:
Oligarchs lobby Foreign Office in bid to avoid sanctions  —  Exclusive: Flurry of correspondence undermines Kremlin claims to be unfazed by prospect of economic measures  —  Russian oligarchs and Kremlin-linked organisations have begun intense lobbying of the Foreign Office to avoid sanctions …
The Bulwark:
Ukraine Isn't the Only Target of Putin's Aggression  —  Even as Ukraine defends its independence, the Russian “sphere of influence” is growing.  —  While Russian President Vladimir Putin is focused on Ukraine now, his goals are broader.  He is intent on keeping Russia's neighbors looking to Moscow, and not to the West.
BBC:
Five banks and three wealthy Russians hit by UK sanctions
Politico:
As Putin sends troops into Donbas, White House avoids the ‘I’ word
Reuters:
Germany freezes Nord Stream 2 gas project as Ukraine crisis deepens
Ismael Lopez / Reuters:   Nicaragua's Ortega defends Russia's stance over Ukraine
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Surprising cracks, if small ones, appear in Kremlin support for Putin on Ukraine
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court formally ends Trump's fight over Capitol attack records … The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating …
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Supreme Court turns away Trump's appeal in dispute with House Jan. 6 panel  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal by former President Trump in his dispute with congressional investigators who have sought access to Trump-era records as part of a House panel's investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
It's time to admit it: Mitt Romney was right about Russia  —  A decade ago, Mitt Romney went on CNN and made a statement that was widely perceived as a major mistake.  —  “Russia, this is, without question, our number one geopolitical foe,” Romney, who would be the Republican presidential nominee …
Discussion: BizPac Review, Newsbusters and Twitchy
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Stephen Fidler / Wall Street Journal:
Putin's Endgame: Unravel the Post-Cold War Agreements That Humiliated Russia  —  Moscow's military forces threaten Ukraine, but the bigger prize is restoration of Russia's sphere of influence stretching through Eastern Europe  —  The world's attention is on eastern Ukraine, where Moscow's forces circle.
Politico:
‘Cold War, Part 2’: How Putin is dragging America back to the bad old days
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing  —  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery's fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes and other lesser charges Tuesday for violating Arbery's civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.
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New York Times:
3 Men Are Found Guilty of Hate Crimes in Arbery Killing
Michael Wilner / Kansas City Star:
Only one former secretary of state is praising Putin and criticizing Biden in Ukraine crisis  —  During a moment of peril in Europe, Pompeo is taking to cable news and social media to praise Russian President Vladimir Putin and chastise the Biden administration.
Discussion: Washington Post
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
San Francisco Shows Democrats Have a Seismic Challenge Ahead  —  The political earthquake that just occurred in San Francisco should be a dire warning to the national Democratic Party, because the same fault line stretches across the country and the tremors are only increasing.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:   The Culture War Has Democrats Facing Electoral Demise in Rural America. Can They Stop the Bleeding?
New York Times:
The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas  —  The Supreme Court justice and his wife battled for years for a more conservative America.  New reporting shows how far she was willing to go after Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.  —  The call to action was titled “Election Results and Legal Battles: What Now?”
Barbara McQuade / Just Security:
United States v. Donald Trump  —  A “Model Prosecution Memo” on the Conspiracy to Pressure Vice President Pence  —  The following memorandum is a model “prosecution memo” analyzing potential charges against former President Donald Trump for his efforts to pressure Mike Pence to abuse …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rick Scott pushes own GOP agenda as McConnell holds off  —  Senate Republican leaders have no plans to release an alternative agenda as they try to win back the majority this fall.  So Rick Scott is pursuing his own plan.  —  The Florida Republican senator is devising a conservative blueprint …
Dillon Collier / KSAT-TV:
Castroville police chief accused of repeatedly using N-word during murder investigation  —  Castroville city council to discuss employment status of Chief Brian Jackson during Tuesday night board meeting  —  Castroville, Texas - The Castroville city council is scheduled to discuss …
Discussion: Raw Story
Billy Corriher / Bolts:
Meet the Local Judge Mitch McConnell's PAC Wants to Unseat  —  A conservative gain in a small Kentucky county this year could further narrow one of the remaining paths for civil rights litigation in Kentucky.  —  A small court in Franklin County, Kentucky, will hold a trial to decide whether …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Democrats tune out national news during Biden era  —  A new poll from Gallup and the Knight Foundation finds that younger Democrats are driving a huge decline in national news consumption in the U.S.  —  Why it matters: It marks the first time since the study began in early 2018 …
Discussion: Breitbart and Newsbusters
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Whatever became of the anti-Trump prophets? … For years, the actor Tom Arnold occupied himself with a singular goal: ending Donald Trump's presidency.  And what does he have to show for it?  —  “My ex-wife did put in her divorce filings that I was suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome …
Texas Attorney General:
AG Paxton Declares So-Called Sex-Change Procedures on Children and Prescription of Puberty Blockers to be “Child Abuse” Under Texas Law  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children …
Fox News:
Bob Beckel, former co-host of ‘The Five,’ dead at 73  —  The Democratic strategist was a founding co-host of the long-running Fox News show  —  Sean Hannity reflects on the life of Bob Beckel  —  Bob Beckel, a Democratic strategist and former co-host of “The Five,” has died at age 73.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Psaki says binge-watching ‘The West Wing’ got her back into politics  —  Jen Psaki says she was inspired to return to politics after binge-watching “The West Wing.”  —  The White House press secretary said during a recent appearance on Rob Lowe's “Literally!” podcast that she was a latecomer …
Discussion: The Daily Wire and Mediaite
Jim Rosica / USA Today:
Florida 'Don't Say Gay' bill could require schools to out students to parents  —  The bill seeks to regulate discussions in schools of sexual orientation and gender identity … The original Florida House sponsor of what's been dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill is proposing …
 
 
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