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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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Washington Post:
In Putin, intelligence analysts see an isolated leader who underestimated the West but could lash out if cornered  —  As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, U.S. and European intelligence officials say that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears isolated and reliant …
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Civilian Areas as Missile Hits Central Kharkiv
Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Invasion escalates as convoy threatens Kyiv and Kharkiv is ‘surrounded’
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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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 …
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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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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
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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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. …
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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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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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 …
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
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 …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine  —  For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin's aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention.  Have recent events changed his mind?  —  The political scientist John Mearsheimer …
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.
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.
MSNBC:
Biden to deliver State of the Union as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies  —  Joe: The president tonight needs to channel Churchill, JFK, Reagan  —  President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union speech on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.  He is expected to focus in part on Russia's invasion …
Discussion: Politico, PBS NewsHour and Daily Kos
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.
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.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
US boots 13th Russian diplomat accused of spying  —  The U.S. is booting an additional Russian diplomat accused of espionage, lifting diplomatic privileges for someone working within the United Nations Secretariat the day after expelling twelve other Russians accused of being spies.
Ilya Marritz / ProPublica:
Let's Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine  —  President Trump's former campaign chairman and former lawyer worked with, between them, a deposed authoritarian president, a bevy of oligarchs, Russia-oriented politicians and alleged Russian spies.
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
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Much-Hyped D.C. Trucker Rally Turns Out to Be a Complete Joke  —  Millions of hits and boatloads of hype later, the dozen rally-goers who showed up ended up calling it a day hours ahead of schedule.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.— Only a handful of protesters inspired by anti-vaccine mandate trucker convoys …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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: globalnews.ca and Metro.co.uk
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Visa and Mastercard block Russian banks from their networks after sanctions  — Payments and credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have blocked financial institutions from their networks in response to government sanctions on Russian entities.  — The U.S. placed a number of Russian individuals …
 
 
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The Economist:
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Politico:
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