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5:50 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 …
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
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump immediately botches what's happening in Ukraine  —  If there's one thing Donald Trump and his allies want you to know about what's happening in Ukraine right now, it's that it wouldn't be happening if he were still in charge.  —  If only he actually knew what was happening.
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Russia Used Beatings and Tricks to Forcibly Send Rookie Troops to Ukraine, Rights Group Says  —  Mothers of soldiers all across the country say their sons were battered and duped into the war, a human rights organization has claimed.  —  Russian soldiers from all across the country were deceived …
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Russia's Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Attacks Ukraine, Drawing Broad Condemnation
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
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Putin's war will shake the world
Financial Times:   Former European leaders resign from Russian corporate boards
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
As Russia Attacked Ukraine, Trump Again Praised Putin and Ridiculed Biden.
Invitation / The Economist:
Dmitri Alperovitch on the risks of escalation
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Russia has ‘every intention of basically decapitating’ Ukrainian government
Discussion: Politico
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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.
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.
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 …
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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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
CDC to update masking guidance as soon as Friday  —  The CDC plans to announce as soon as tomorrow that it has created new metrics for determining when people should use masks and take other COVID precautions, according to sources familiar with the plan, including a source involved in developing the system.
Discussion: ABC7
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CNN:
CDC scientist says new metrics to guide Covid-19 restrictions could come as early as Friday
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
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 …
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
 
 
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Nataliya Gumenyuk / The Guardian:
I'm in Kyiv and awake at the darkest hour - as Putin's bombs rain down
Discussion: Fox News
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
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
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Matthew Lee / Washington Post:
US expels Russia's No. 2 diplomat at Washington embassy
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Dictators Aren't Pretending Anymore
Discussion: Raw Story
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Nord Stream 2's lobbyists dump the account after Russia invasion
Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's New Fund Looks to Profit From His Middle East Diplomacy
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Monique Beals / The Hill:
McConnell: ‘Ratchet the sanctions all the way up’
Discussion: The Daily Wire and PIX11
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The Pandemic Interpreter … Approximately 5 million people start their day with David Leonhardt …
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