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7:15 PM ET, March 1, 2022

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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
The State of the Biden Presidency Is Strong  —  As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his second State of the Union address, his approval ratings have never been lower, and his presidency has never looked better.  —  One month ago, Biden's lousy approval rating (41.7 percent …
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Lara Jakes / New York Times:
40-Mile Convoy Raises Possibility of Encirclement of Kyiv  —  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, in a speech to the U.N.'s Human Rights Council, criticized foreign diplomats who have portrayed Russia's invasion as a conflict in which all sides bear responsibility.
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Civilian Areas as Missile Hits Central Kharkiv  —  Moscow shifts approach toward heavy bombardment of Ukrainian cities after failing to execute quick invasion  —  KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces struck the central square of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Tuesday …
Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Invasion escalates as convoy threatens Kyiv and Kharkiv is ‘surrounded’
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about  —  With the Russian invasion of Ukraine getting more horrific, Donald Trump and his allies are frantically erasing the truth about Trump's relations with Ukraine.  Trump absurdly claims that as president …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dennis Miller Abandons His Show on Kremlin-Funded TV Network  —  At least two RT America hosts and several production staffers have bailed on the Moscow-backed network in the wake of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  —  In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, comedian Dennis Miller and others …
Discussion: NBC News and RT
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
DirecTV dropping RT America in light of war in Ukraine … - DirecTV rival Dish said in a statement earlier this week it's “closely monitoring the situation.” … - DirecTV had been reviewing programmers in its lineup with contracts up for expiration this year and was already assessing …
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Julie Carr / Tennessee Star:
Morgan Ortagus Demonstrates Limited Knowledge of Tennessee's 5th Congressional District She Seeks to Represent  —  Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy - broadcast on Nashville's Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. …
Discussion: Overtime, Mediaite and Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker pulls out of Marjorie Greene event after she spoke at pro-Putin rally  —  Senate candidate Herschel Walker pulled out of a weekend event organized by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she attended a white nationalist rally where attendees cheered Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
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Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner:
Markey planning bill to ban Russian petroleum imports  —  Democratic Sen. Ed Markey is planning legislation that would ban imports of Russian petroleum products to the United States in an effort to cut off the major oil producer from key revenue streams while its military attacks Ukraine.
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Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Hounds chased a Yellowstone National Park mountain lion into a tree.  Then Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte shot it. … GARDINER, Mont.— On public land north of Yellowstone National Park late last year, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) shot and killed a mountain lion that was being monitored …
New York Times:
Texas Investigates Parents Over Care for Transgender Youth, Suit Says  —  The investigations by the state's Department of Family and Protective Services started last week with an employee of the agency, according to the suit, after Gov. Greg Abbott called for such inquiries.
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Alex Kane / Jewish Currents:
A Progressive Foreign Policy Response to the War in Ukraine … This is premeditated aggression by Putin.  We've seen a lot of support for the administration's diplomatic efforts to forge unity with European allies.  We should continue to have a discussion about the historical context that led up to this …
GovTrack.us / GovTrack Insider:
As world holds its breath over Russia-Ukraine border situation, Secure America's Borders First Act would ban aid to Ukraine until Mexico border is secured  —  Mexico and Ukraine are thousands of miles apart, but this legislation would tie together the U.S. response to both nations.  —  Context
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russia's oligarchs powerless to oppose Putin over Ukraine invasion  —  President responds to any criticism with reprisals, leaving business leaders with diminished influence  —  As Russia's tanks rolled into Ukraine last week, Vladimir Putin gathered the country's top businessmen …
Discussion: HotAir and BBC
Politico:
McConnell clashes with Rick Scott over Republican agenda  —  Mitch McConnell and Senate Republican leaders are warning Rick Scott that his agenda for the GOP could expose the party to unnecessary attacks this fall, a significant intraparty rebuke of the Floridian.
Financial Times:
Kyiv keeps wheels of state turning under Russian bombardment  —  Government, economy and banking systems still function even as Putin's troops surround the capital  —  Two days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the office of Volodymyr Zelensky released a video of the president …
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
Senate votes to censure Wendy Rogers for threatening her colleagues  —  In the wake of her speech to a white nationalist conference and a string of offensive and inflammatory social media posts, the Arizona Senate voted to censure Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers.
Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill and Mediaite
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Aiming to control Ukraine, Russia risks quagmire of foreign regime change … The early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have shown that the Kremlin's plans for its military campaign were flawed at best.  Its assumptions about what comes after may be equally unsound.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
William Barr's memoir swats Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses … When Donald Trump seemed to waver in late 2018 on nominating William P. Barr to be his attorney general, Barr had a private conversation with the president and told a story from his college days.
Tina Reed / Axios:
Biden to announce “unity agenda” around cancer  —  President Joe Biden plans to use tonight's State of the Union address to try to rally Democrats and Republicans around efforts to “end cancer as we know it.” … - Biden during his presidential campaign pledged to cure cancer …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
White House to unveil blueprint for the next Covid phase  —  The White House is planning to unveil its wide-ranging strategy for the next phase of the pandemic response on Wednesday morning, according to an internal document obtained by POLITICO.  —  The Covid-19 strategy is expected to lay …
Discussion: ABC News, CNN and HotAir
Politico:
‘Multiple’ Jan. 6 calls between Trump and lawyer on Texas election lawsuit, panel reveals  —  Congressional investigators say former President Donald Trump had “multiple phone calls” on Jan. 6, 2021 with an attorney who represented Texas in its lawsuit to overturn the election.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Khrushchev's granddaughter ‘embarrassed’ by Putin invasion and says Soviet leader would find attack ‘despicable’  —  Exclusive: Soviet premier and John F Kennedy were ‘freaked out’ by the prospect of nuclear annihilation, New York-based Nina Khrushcheva tells , Andrew Buncombe
Discussion: Insider
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Could Congress let you seize this Russian oligarch's yacht?  —  At about a quarter past 10 on Tuesday morning, a private jet apparently belonging to a man named Roman Abramovich took off from an airport near Moscow.  I know this because a teenager named Jack Sweeney created an automated tool tracking …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats turn against mask mandates as Covid landscape and voter attitudes shift  —  Why are mask mandates falling away now?  —  WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, the mask mandate will be gone in the Capitol, reflecting a stark nationwide shift …
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
The MAGA Trucker Convoy Is Mad Ukraine Is Getting All the Attention Right Now  —  As Russia's invasion dominates headlines, some freedom convoy “truckers” are desperately trying to figure out how to make it about them.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  TORONTO, CA  —  TO
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Video: Sisolak, First Lady threatened at Las Vegas restaurant  —  Gov. Steve Sisolak and first lady Kathy Sisolak were angrily berated and threatened by a pair of men at a Las Vegas restaurant over the weekend, including one who said “We should string you up by a lamp post right now, p—  boy.
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Kids with cancer in Ukraine shelter in hospital basements, hoping to evacuate  —  Their treatments have been interrupted by the conflict.  If it continues, “our patients, they will die,” a Kyiv doctor said.  —  Over the past five days, as Russia's invasion has continued …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
 
 
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Pelosi says she won't wear mask to State of the Union
The Economist:
Kyiv prepares for a gruelling siege
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Ex-Obama education chief won't run for Chicago mayor
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Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
As Floridians face massive rent hikes, problem takes a backseat to culture wars in Legislature
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Hartzler suspended from Twitter over ‘men pretending to be women’ tweet
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Federal judge upholds Georgia redistricting for 2022 elections
Discussion: Athens Daily News
Michael Shellenberger / Common Sense:
The West's Green Delusions Empowered Putin
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
U.S. officials fear Putin's government may arrest Americans in Russia
Discussion: Vox, National Review and Political Wire
Financial Times:
India sticks with Russia after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
Western envoys, allies walk out on Lavrov speech to UN rights forum
Washington Post:
Major social media platforms ban Russian state media in Europe
 

 
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