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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Biden reportedly picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as his Supreme Court nominee
Biden reportedly picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as his Supreme Court nominee
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Washington Post:
Biden calls Jackson 'one of our nation's brightest legal minds' as he announces intent to nominate her to Supreme Court
Biden calls Jackson 'one of our nation's brightest legal minds' as he announces intent to nominate her to Supreme Court
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman selected for the nation's top court
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman selected for the nation's top court
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Judge Would Be First Black Woman to Serve as Justice
Judge Would Be First Black Woman to Serve as Justice
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats are aiming for confirmation by early April.
Democrats are aiming for confirmation by early April.
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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 …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Laundered Money Could Be Putin's Achilles' Heel — The United States and its allies aren't going to intervene with their own forces against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. I'll leave it to others with relevant expertise to speculate about whether we'll send more arms to the Ukrainian government or …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Putin was playing Biden all along — The U.S. president and his aides thought they could manage Putin. Their calculations were dead wrong. — President Vladimir Putin of Russia addressees the nation in Moscow. — For more than two decades, Joe Biden has disliked and distrusted Vladimir Putin …
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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.
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Beyond Ukraine, the Target Is What Putin Calls America's ‘Empire of Lies’
Beyond Ukraine, the Target Is What Putin Calls America's ‘Empire of Lies’
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin's assault on Ukraine will shape a new world order
Putin's assault on Ukraine will shape a new world order
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New York Times:
Putin Sends Mixed Signals on His Willingness to Negotiate — With Russian troops moving on Kyiv, the Kremlin sends mixed signals on talks. — Ukrainians on Friday braced for a battle for their capital, Kyiv, as officials warned residents to stay indoors and “prepare Molotov cocktails” …
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Putin ‘ready’ for talks with Kyiv, Kremlin says
Putin ‘ready’ for talks with Kyiv, Kremlin says
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Pals Beg Him to Stop Kissing Putin's Ass During Ukraine Invasion
Trump Pals Beg Him to Stop Kissing Putin's Ass During Ukraine Invasion
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Washington Post:
Trump largely isolated in praise for Putin as GOP condemns Russian invasion
Trump largely isolated in praise for Putin as GOP condemns Russian invasion
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Douglas Busvine / Politico:
Putin calls on Ukraine military to overthrow government, agree peace deal
Putin calls on Ukraine military to overthrow government, agree peace deal
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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky to EU leaders: “This might be the last time you see me alive” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders “this might be the last time you see me alive” during a video conference on Thursday night, two European sources briefed on the call tell Axios.
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YouTube:
“Русск ий кора;бль, иди нах@й" - битв а за Зміїн ий — Стал …
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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.
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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.
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
Stop Trying To Make Ukraine About Your Culture War — As the situation in Ukraine continues to worsen, many Americans can't stop trying to make this tragedy all about us. With the horrors of real war raging—buildings bombed, and 137 people killed so far, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
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Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Departing from protocol, pope goes to Russian embassy over Ukraine … Pope Francis went to the Russian embassy to the Holy See on Friday to relay his concern over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to Moscow's ambassador, in an unprecedented departure from diplomatic protocol.
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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 …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
'If Trump doesn't run, I think everybody runs': Hawley and Cruz choose their paths
'If Trump doesn't run, I think everybody runs': Hawley and Cruz choose their paths
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CNN:
House January 6 committee is meeting with Kimberly Guilfoyle — (CNN)Kimberly Guilfoyle is currently being interviewed by the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot, according to a source familiar with the deposition. — Guilfoyle is engaged to Donald Trump Jr. …
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Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives
House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives
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Council of Europe:
Council of Europe suspends Russia's rights of representation — In line with the Statute of the Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers has today decided to suspend the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly …
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Washington Post:
13 days: Inside Biden's last-ditch attempts to stop Putin in Ukraine … In the early evening of Thursday, Feb. 10, President Biden's national security team — a group that included Cabinet secretaries and other senior advisers — got an urgent message: They were needed in the Situation Room …