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6:45 PM ET, February 24, 2022

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New York Times:
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Seized Chernobyl; Pentagon Gives Grim Assessment  —  Biden announces new sanctions: Putin and Russia ‘will bear the consequences’ of their war.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday said the United States is imposing what he said would be crushing sanctions …
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NBC News:
Biden has been presented with options for massive cyberattacks against Russia  —  Biden given Russia cyberattack options, including internet and transportation interruptions  —  President Joe Biden has been presented with a menu of options for the U.S. to carry out massive cyberattacks designed …
Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Shocked Russians turned out by the thousands Thursday to decry their country's invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media.  Some 1,745 people in 54 Russian cities were detained, at least 957 of them in Moscow.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
A remarkable Republican statement on the Ukraine invasion  —  (CNN)Elise Stefanik is the third-ranking Republican in the House for one main reason: Her unstinting loyalty to Donald Trump.  And she hasn't forgotten that fact.  —  While many of her GOP colleagues were heavily ridiculing …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
As Russia Attacked Ukraine, Trump Again Praised Putin and Ridiculed Biden.  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Only hours before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, former President Donald J. Trump again praised the cunning of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia while lashing out at the intellect of President Biden.
Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia launches attacks across Ukraine; Biden vows ‘consequences’  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law as explosions were heard throughout the country and Russian forces targeted the capital.
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War  —  The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk management.  That image has been upended.  —  MOSCOW — Russians thought they knew their president.
Discussion: HotAir, Meduza.io and Mother Jones
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: In Texas, safe-seat candidates fight about the best way to be partisan
Discussion: HuffPost and The Nation
Bloomberg:
U.S. Spies Made Right Call on Russia Invasion, Buying Biden Time
Discussion: Washington Post and Blogs of War
Michael Pompeo / Fox News:
Putin wants to bring back the Soviet Union. We must not allow that to happen
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Attacks Ukraine, Drawing Broad Condemnation
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Putin's war will shake the world
Financial Times:   Former European leaders resign from Russian corporate boards
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Russia's Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine
Prashant Rao / The Atlantic:
‘Can Russia Actually Control the Entire Landmass of Ukraine?’
Financial Times:
World leaders divided on whether to eject Russia from Swift payment system  —  Boris Johnson pushes ‘very hard’ for move while Germany warns against ahead of emergency EU meeting  —  Western leaders are split on whether Russia should be ejected from the Swift international payments system …
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Politico:
New U.S. sanctions on Russia mainly hit banks, miss energy sector  —  President Joe Biden announced a second and larger sanctions package on Russia, punishing Vladimir Putin for ordering a full-scale invasion of Ukraine but stopping short of targeting some critical sectors of his nation's economy.
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Biden faces another global crisis. This one resonates differently at home.
Discussion: HotAir and New York Magazine
Craig Monger / 1819news:
Tuberville reflects on first year in office, addresses situation with Russia … Your browser does not support the audio element.  —  This week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce to give essential updates from Washington D.C.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Joined by Allies and Partners, the United States Imposes Devastating Costs on Russia  —  Russia to Face Massive Costs from its Isolation from the Global Financial and Trade System and Cutting-Edge Technology  —  Today, the United States, along with Allies and partners …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Now is the time to remember what Fox's own lawyers said about Tucker Carlson … As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, the biggest star on Fox News was busy doing what he does best: being thoroughly and appallingly wrong.  —  He defended the murderous instigator Vladimir Putin …
Politico:
Inhofe to retire from Senate, teeing up special election in Oklahoma  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe is expected to announce his retirement in the coming days, according to a person familiar with his plans, likely triggering a special election to replace him this fall.  —  The 87-year-old Oklahoma Republican …
Zack Sharf / Variety:
Sean Penn on the Ground in Ukraine Filming Documentary About Russia's Invasion … Sean Penn is on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary about Russia's invasion, Vice Studios confirmed.  The Oscar-winning actor appeared at a press briefing Thursday in the Ukraine capital of Kyiv listening …
Nataliya Gumenyuk / The Guardian:
I'm in Kyiv and awake at the darkest hour - as Putin's bombs rain down  —  I could not accept the idea of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but here I am as the airstrikes begin and Russia invades us  —  famous Russian independent journalist called me for a quote after Russia launched airstrikes all over Ukraine.
Discussion: Fox News
Foreign Policy:
Biden Administration Debates Legality of Arming Ukrainian Resistance  —  Russia could make the case that the United States is a co-combatant.  —  The United States is debating plans to support armed Ukrainian resistance as Russia mounts a massive invasion that U.S. officials believe is aimed …
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
SEC Probes Trading by Elon Musk and Brother in Wake of Tesla CEO's Sales  —  Investigation looks partly at Kimbal Musk's trades before brother's pledge to sell based on Twitter poll  —  WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether recent stock sales …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Moderate Democrats are still deluded about how to win  —  Is there any political actor in Washington more deluded than the vulnerable moderate Democrat?  —  I feel for these people, I really do.  They know their jobs are in jeopardy.  They get criticized from the right and the left …
Discussion: Inside Elections
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Vulnerable Democrats, Seeking Distance From the Left, Offer a Midterm Agenda
Insider:
A pro-Trump challenger to Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan is violating a federal law by hiding his personal finances: 'That's none of the federal government's business'  — Tom Norton is running in a Republican primary against Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Ukrainian Refugees Head to Poland, Seeking Safety in EU  —  MEDYKA, Poland—Hundreds of Ukrainians poured across this usually sleepy border post on Poland's edge on Thursday, dragging suitcases and bearing looks of disbelief in what European officials described as the first arrivals of a coming wave of refugees.
Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Former Minneapolis officers found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three former Minneapolis police officers who were at the scene with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck were convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights in a case …
 
 
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The Federal Election Commission let Trump off the hook for allegedly using $2.8 million in charitable donations to veterans for political purposes
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Trudeau's Canadian Fascism Is a Bigger Threat to America Than Putin
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