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9:35 AM ET, February 25, 2022

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Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
Ukrainians Brace for a Battle for Their Capital  —  Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov made clear that Russia would not negotiate until Ukraine stopped fighting.  Ukraine's leaders told Kyiv residents to “prepare Molotov cocktails” to defend the capital.  —  Ukraine says Russian troops entered the outskirts of Kyiv.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine  —  Americans presented Chinese officials with intelligence on Russia's troop buildup in hopes that President Xi Jinping would step in, but were repeatedly rebuffed.  —  WASHINGTON — Over three months …
New York Times:
Ukraine's President Says He Is ‘Target No. 1’  —  Ukraine's president denounced Russia in a televised address: “They say that civilian objects are not a target for them.  It is a lie.  They do not distinguish in which areas to operate.”  —  Russian troops enter the outskirts of Kyiv.
Financial Times:
Ukraine war latest: Putin open to talks with Ukraine in Minsk  —  China's Xi urges Putin to settle Ukraine conflict with talks  —  The Chinese president has urged Vladimir Putin to resolve the conflict with Ukraine “through negotiations” as the Russian army intensified its invasion.
Boston Herald:
Don't wait, Joe - go after Putin's money now  —  What are you waiting for, Joe?  —  When President Biden took to the White House podium Thursday for the second time this week to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he amped up the sanctions, adding banks and more oligarchs to the asset-freeze pile.
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Examiner
James M. Acton / Carnegie Endowment …:
The Most Immediate Nuclear Danger in Ukraine Isn't Chernobyl  —  There is a disquieting nuclear dimension to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe of Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.  This brutal assault violates the security guarantees that Moscow provided in 1994 …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin's assault on Ukraine will shape a new world order
Discussion: The Daily Dot
Foreign Policy:
Biden Administration Debates Legality of Arming Ukrainian Resistance
Roger Cohen / New York Times:   Beyond Ukraine, the Target Is What Putin Calls America's ‘Empire of Lies’
Tatiana Stanovaya / Financial Times:
Putin's invasion of Ukraine plants a bomb under the Russian state
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
In Washington, a Ukraine Tragedy Foretold
CNN:
Biden to reveal his Supreme Court nominee on Friday  —  President Joe Biden will announce his Supreme Court nominee on Friday, a source familiar with the decision tells CNN.  —  Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, who currently sits on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, is considered the front-runner.
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Washington Post:
Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court … President Biden will nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, according to people briefed on the process, a historic choice that fulfills the president's pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
NBC News:
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce Friday that he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court …
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court  —  In doing so, Biden is keeping a pledge he made while campaigning for president.  —  President Joe Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday …
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden has selected Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court, according to a source who has been notified about the decision, setting in motion a historic confirmation process …
Washington Post:
Trump largely isolated in praise for Putin as GOP condemns Russian invasion … Leading Republicans on Thursday assailed Russia for plunging Europe into its first major land war in decades — isolating former president Donald Trump, the de facto standard-bearer of their party, in his praise for the country's authoritarian leader.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Pals Beg Him to Stop Kissing Putin's Ass During Ukraine Invasion  —  Former President Trump can't stop talking about his admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but at CPAC his biggest fans were more focused on blaming Biden for everything.  —  ORLANDO, Florida …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Panel Widens Investigation of Trump's Handling of Documents  —  The Oversight Committee asked the National Archives to detail material the former president took with him when he left office, including classified documents and anything he “destroyed” or “mutilated.”
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:   House oversight panel asks for more information about Trump's handling of White House records
Bloomberg:
Russian Billionaires Lose $39 Billion in a Day on Ukraine Attack  —  Russia's wealthiest individuals were already feeling the squeeze from escalating tensions between the nation and Ukraine.  —  It got much worse for their net worth after Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Trump tries to recruit Scott for majority leader  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HEADS UP — “Biden makes decision on Supreme Court nominee, with announcement as soon as Friday,” by CNN's Jeff Zeleny  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT IN UKRAINE:  — Russian forces have entered Kyiv …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Note to Readers, on the Invasion of Ukraine  —  A faceplant of my own.  —  Part of news and even commentary is admitting mistakes, and though I always made sure when discussing the subject to note Vladimir Putin could still invade Ukraine, I have to admit, I didn't see this happening.
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 …
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Asia Grace / New York Post:   ‘Canceled’ comedian Louis CK to perform in Kyiv despite Russian invasion
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Why Does New York's Criminal Investigation of Donald Trump Appear All But Over?  —  After promising to prioritize the case, the new Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, seems to have abandoned it.  —  The criminal prosecution of Donald Trump in his home town appears to be all but officially over, at least for now.
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Bragg taps new attorney to head Trump investigation after two lead prosecutors quit
Discussion: Raw Story and Above the Law
 
 
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