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8:45 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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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 …
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:
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.”
Reuters:
U.S.' Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, says Russian moves are ‘rejection of diplomacy’
Discussion: TASS and KyivPost
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Treasury Imposes Immediate Economic Costs in Response to Actions in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions
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 …
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 …
NBC News:
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on Ukraine crisis
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
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
Discussion: New York Post and PBS NewsHour
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 Breitbart
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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 and CNN
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.
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
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 …
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 …
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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Andrew Das / New York Times:
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Eric Adams Is Criticized for Appointing Officials With Anti-Gay Pasts
Discussion: PIX11
George Joseph / THE CITY:
Brooklyn Progressive Dems Raise Alarm About New Party Director's GOP Past
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: In South Texas primaries, Republicans find Hispanic candidates — and votes
Toronto Star:
Ontario police officers are named in leaked list of donors to the ‘Freedom Convoy’
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Accused of extortion, Louisville's top prosecutor drops charges - but keeps cash
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Supreme Court ends Trump bid to shield records from Jan. 6 panel
Barbara McQuade / Just Security:
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