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Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
EU Set to Sanction Russian Defense Minister as West Metes Out Punishment — Scaled-down measures are aimed at penalizing Putin, while also curtailing any further military ambitions in Ukraine — The European Union is planning to sanction Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu …
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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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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
POLITICO Playbook: GOP pans Biden's first taste of sanctions
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Politico:
Biden's Putin reading list
Biden's Putin reading list
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Journal of Democracy:
What Putin Fears Most — Forget his excuses. Russia's autocrat doesn't worry about NATO.
What Putin Fears Most — Forget his excuses. Russia's autocrat doesn't worry about NATO.
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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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Reuters:
U.S.' Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, says Russian moves are ‘rejection of diplomacy’
U.S.' Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, says Russian moves are ‘rejection of diplomacy’
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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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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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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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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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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Wanted Lindsey Graham to Take Out Mitch McConnell. Graham LOL'd — The former president has been fixated on denying Mitch McConnell another turn as the leader of Senate Republicans, but he's having trouble finding volunteers to challenge him. — Since leaving office …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Trump, again cozying up to Putin, praises Russian aggression as ‘genius.’ — As President Biden announced sanctions against Russia and warned of more if President Vladimir V. Putin did not withdraw his forces from Ukraine, former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday praised Mr. Putin's aggression as …
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Politico:
Republicans descend into foreign policy factionalism over Russia-Ukraine standoff
Republicans descend into foreign policy factionalism over Russia-Ukraine standoff
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NBC News:
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on Ukraine crisis
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on 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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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rudy Giuliani poised to cooperate with January 6 committee — Trump's former lawyer may reveal the roles played by Republicans to prevent certification of Joe Biden's election victory — Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani is expected to cooperate with the House select committee …
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Supreme Court ends Trump bid to shield records from Jan. 6 panel
Supreme Court ends Trump bid to shield records from Jan. 6 panel
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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.
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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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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Herschel Walker: 'I don't support either' Brian Kemp or David Perdue — Plenty of Georgia Republicans are happy to stay out of the messy primary between Gov. Brian Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. But Herschel Walker is the first high-profile candidate to say he's “mad” …
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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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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How an obscure far-right website with 3 employees dominates Facebook in 2022 — Most people have probably never heard of the website Conservative Brief. It employs just three writers and it does not produce any original reporting. Nearly all of its articles are aggregations of Tweets …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Starbucks Tries To Slow Union Elections But Misses Legal Deadline By 8 Minutes — The coffee chain's legal team said Microsoft Outlook crashed as it was emailing the files. A labor board official didn't have much sympathy. — As more baristas around the country seek to unionize …
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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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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 " …
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 …
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 …