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11:45 AM ET, February 23, 2022

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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Father Carlson  —  Tucker Carlson is on Russia's side.  —  (PHOTOS: GAGE SKIDMORE / FLICKR / SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  Eighty years ago, when a dictator rose to power in Europe and invaded his neighbors, he found an ally in the United States.  The dictator was Adolf Hitler, and his ally was Charles Coughlin, a popular radio host.
Discussion: Insider, Fox News and Mediaite
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Politico:
Republicans descend into foreign policy factionalism over Russia-Ukraine standoff  —  While Russia's reinvasion of Ukraine this week stress-tests the Biden administration, it's also forcing Republicans to confront their own divisions.  —  The GOP is all over the map politically …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Roll Call
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Putin didn't invade Ukraine during the last U.S. administration  —  Why didn't Russia invade Ukraine during Trump's term?  Perhaps because Putin was so pleased to see Trump pursuing goals in line with Moscow's agenda.  —  After the National Archives confirmed on Friday …
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 …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Ukraine to declare 30-day state of emergency  —  Ahead of a possible large-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine's government has moved to introduce a 30-day state of emergency, call up military reservists between the ages of 18 and 60 and allow ordinary civilians to carry firearms.
Discussion: NBC News, Forbes and Interfax-Ukraine
Madeleine Albright / New York Times:
Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake  —  Dr. Albright served as the U.S. secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.  —  In early 2000, I became the first senior U.S. official to meet with Vladimir Putin in his new capacity as acting president of Russia.  We in the Clinton administration …
The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show:
Full Interview: President Trump with C&B from Mar-a-Lago
Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
How the Ukraine crisis is already hitting Americans' wallets
Washington Examiner:   Biden's weakness on Ukraine has fueled Putin's fire
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden lowers the hammer on Russia, just as he vowed
NBC News:
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on Ukraine crisis
New York Times:
Condemns the ‘Beginning of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine’
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 …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Squad member to deliver response to Biden SOTU  —  A member of the liberal “Squad” is delivering a formal response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday.  —  In the speech, given on behalf of the left-wing group Working Families Party, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) …
Washington Post:
E.U. will unveil a strategy to break free from Russian gas, after decades of dependence … For years, Europe's dependence on Russian energy has held it back from taking powerful action against Kremlin mischief.  But now, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is forcing a change unlike any before …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and TASS
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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” …
Discussion: Insider and Bloomberg
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 …
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 …
Matthew Ahn / Inquest:
No Compassion  —  Judge Michelle Childs' many denials of compassionate release signal a carceralism that should have no place on the Supreme Court.  —  One year in, one of President Joe Biden's few meaningful accomplishments is his record of appointing civil rights and criminal defense attorneys onto lower federal courts.
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Washington Post:
Biden interviews at least two Supreme Court contenders as announcement nears
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
North Carolina officials reject Cawthorn claim that Constitution's insurrectionist ban no longer applies  —  The North Carolina attorney general's office says a constitutional prohibition on insurrectionists seeking federal office could be applied to GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn if a state board determines …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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CNN:
Guns overtake car crashes as leading cause of US trauma-related deaths, study says  —  (CNN)Firearm deaths have overtaken car crashes are the leading cause of death by trauma in the US, according to a new study.  —  In 2017, there were 1.44 million years of potential life lost due to firearm deaths …
Carlie Porterfield / Forbes:
MacKenzie Scott Pledges $50 Million To 4-H Youth Programs  —  Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—whose ex-husband Jeff Bezos founded Amazon—has pledged to donate a record $50 million to the National 4-H Council, an agriculturally focused youth organization that serves six million children nationwide.
Discussion: UPI
 
 
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
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