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Peter Alexander / NBC News:
One of Russia's closest allies denies request for troops  —  Kazakhstan, one of Russia's closest allies and a southern neighbor, is denying a request for its troops to join the offensive in Ukraine, officials said Friday.  —  Additionally, the former Soviet republic said it is not recognizing …
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Putin calls for Ukrainian military coup against ‘neo-Nazis’ and ‘drug addicts’ in government  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin called upon the Ukrainian military to overthrow its government, chastising its leadership as a “band of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”
New York Times:
Explosions Hit Kyiv; U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Putin  —  The U.S. plans to impose sanctions on President Vladimir Putin as more governments and financial institutions seek to isolate Russia.  NATO leaders said more troops would be deployed.  —  As Russian troops move on Kyiv, Putin faces intensifying pressure from the West.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll  —  © Associated Press/Ross D. Franklin  —  A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump been president, according to a new survey released on Friday.
Washington Post:
On Ukraine's Snake Island, a defiant last stand against Russian forces  —  As the Russian military pounded targets across Ukraine with an array of bombs and missiles, a small team of Ukrainian border guards on a rocky, desolate island received an ominous message: Give up or be attacked.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky to EU leaders: “This might be the last time you see me alive”
Associated Press:
Ukraine's capital under threat as Russia presses invasion
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Putin was playing Biden all along
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
COVID-19 by County  —  COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data.  Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area.
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Wall Street Journal:
CDC Eases Mask Guidelines, Reflecting Covid-19's Retreat  —  About half of U.S. counties meet new threshold for recommending masks indoors, including at schools, compared with 95% under earlier metrics  —  Federal officials eased their guidelines on Covid-19 masking, including at schools …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
North Carolina Republicans Ask SCOTUS To Decimate Voting Rights in Every State  —  In a late Friday afternoon filing as war raged in Ukraine and as President Joe Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court …
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The White House:
Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: The Biden Administration Heading into the State of the Union Address, February 2022  —  Americans Perceive Biden's First Year in Office to Be a Failure... Want Biden's Administration to Focus on Inflation Amid Persistent Financial Concerns
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
A majority says Biden's first year was a failure, a new poll finds
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Biden's job approval hits new low: poll
Discussion: HotAir
CNN:
Georgia GOP chair tells January 6 committee that Trump campaign directed alternate elector effort  —  (CNN)The chairman of the Republican Party in Georgia on Friday told the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot that the Trump campaign had directed the party in 2020 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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NBC News:
Putin who?  At CPAC, few Republicans mention Russian autocrat  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — The annual gathering of the Republican Party's most conservative members this week took place 9,000 miles from Kyiv, Ukraine, but for some, the distance wasn't enough.  —  Speaker after speaker …
Discussion: CNN, Insider, RedState and Politico
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Jim Newell / Slate:
At CPAC, “Wokeness” Is a More Dangerous Enemy Than Putin
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin keeps fact-checking her colleagues on Ukraine … Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin has been pulling double duty lately.  —  Much like her peers at other news outfits, the national security correspondent has reported live from the Pentagon …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Beast
Andee Tagle / NPR:
5 ways to cope with the stressful news cycle  —  Russia invaded Ukraine this week, and the world seems to have shifted.  —  Even after weeks of bracing for an attack amid speculation, global tensions and diplomatic attempts to stave off invasion — the reality of conflict is always a shock to the system.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Twitchy and Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
CNN Probe Finds Allison Gollust Assisted Chris Cuomo in His Efforts to Help Andrew Cuomo  —  Spokeswoman for ex-CNN marketing chief says notion that messages to Chris Cuomo could be considered covert advice to Andrew Cuomo ‘is patently ridiculous’  —  CNN's parent company determined …
Chris Casteel / Oklahoman:
Sen. Jim Inhofe to resign from Senate, backs top aide Luke Holland to succeed him … Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe plans to resign the seat he has held since 1994, setting up what could be major changes in the state's political landscape just weeks before candidate filing.
 
 
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Judge orders new trial for US woman sentenced to six years for trying to register to vote
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US Extremists Have Picked a Side in Ukraine: ‘Lol Putin Is Brilliant’
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