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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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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.
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 …
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.
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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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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden lowers the hammer on Russia, just as he vowed
Biden lowers the hammer on Russia, just as he vowed
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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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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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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 …
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Roll Call
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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Putin didn't invade Ukraine during the last U.S. administration
Why Putin didn't invade Ukraine during the last U.S. administration
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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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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Fighting Jan. 6 committee, John Eastman details how he came into Trump's post-election fold
Fighting Jan. 6 committee, John Eastman details how he came into Trump's post-election fold
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Raw Story
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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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 …
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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” …
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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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 …
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Al Jazeera and TASS
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.) …
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HotAir
CBS News:
Big majorities reject book bans - CBS News poll — Americans overwhelmingly reject the idea of banning books about history or race. One reason for that: a big majority also say teaching about the history of race in America makes students understand what others went through.
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Eschaton and Political Wire
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
Group Carrying Nazi Flag Interrupts Reading in Rhode Island — The Red Ink Community Library was hosting a reading of “The Communist Manifesto” until it was interrupted by a group whose members shouted slurs and banged on the windows. — A reading at a storefront library in Providence …
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The Daily Beast
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 …
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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Daily Kos
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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