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12:35 AM ET, February 23, 2022

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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
Politico:
Biden's Putin reading list  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  There is no world leader JOE BIDEN has likely spent more time thinking about than VLADIMIR PUTIN.  —  While GEORGE W. BUSH initially found Putin …
Reuters:
U.S.' Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, says Russian moves are ‘rejection of diplomacy’
Discussion: TASS
Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
‘There is a clear plan of action’: east Ukraine readies for invasion
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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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: Raw Story and Fox News
NBC News:
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on Ukraine crisis
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: United States Imposes First Tranche of Swift and Severe Costs on Russia
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.
Discussion: Twitchy, TheBlaze and WTTG-TV
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CBC News:
Ottawa convoy protest organizer Tamara Lich denied bail  —  Judge was not convinced she would go home and follow conditions  —  Tamara Lich, a major organizer of the so-called Freedom Convoy, was denied bail Tuesday morning in Ottawa.  —  Lich, the Alberta woman behind a now-halted GoFundMe campaign …
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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Jake Lahut / Insider:
Rick Scott GOP plan promises to outlaw race disclosures in any government form, including the 2030 census
Thomas Zimmer / The Guardian:
The Republican party is abandoning democracy. There can be no ‘politics as usual’
Discussion: Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rick Scott pushes own GOP agenda as McConnell holds off
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 …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Teed Up a Direct Assault on Civil Rights Law  —  The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide whether civil rights laws violate the First Amendment when they “compel an artist to speak or stay silent.”  By doing so, the court formally commenced …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court will hear a big case about whether religion is a license to discriminate
Discussion: Reason, Raw Story and National Review
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: CBS News, CNN, Insider and Bloomberg
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
US House candidate sorry for intoxication during sleepover  —  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A U.S. House candidate in Oklahoma has apologized after reports that she became intoxicated at a Valentine's Day weekend sleepover for middle-school-aged girls, berated several of the children and vomited in a hamper.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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 " …
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.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
The Culture War Has Democrats Facing Electoral Demise in Rural America.  Can They Stop the Bleeding?  —  New survey of rural voters shows what's driving the party's increasingly barren showings, and potential avenues for recovery  — 65% of rural voters view the Democratic Party unfavorably — including 48% who do so strongly.
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George Joseph / THE CITY:
Brooklyn Progressive Dems Raise Alarm About New Party Director's GOP Past
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Soccer and Women's Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit  —  Under the terms of the agreement, the athletes will receive $24 million and a pledge from the soccer federation to equalize pay for the men's and women's national teams.  —  Andrew Das has reported on soccer's equal pay dispute since 2016.
 
 
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
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