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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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CNN:
Biden announces ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace  —  President Joe Biden announced during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace, joining a growing number of countries who are closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden to address inflation and Putin in first State of the Union speech
MSNBC:
Biden to deliver State of the Union as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies
Discussion: Politico, Deseret and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Expected to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace
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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Matthew Chance / CNN:
Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: 'I'm not iconic.  Ukraine is iconic'  —  Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion at his State of the Union speech …
Financial Times:
Kyiv keeps wheels of state turning under Russian bombardment
Discussion: New York Post
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Zelensky assassination plot foiled, Ukrainian authorities say … Last Thursday, he warned that Russian “sabotage groups” had entered Kyiv and were hunting for him and his family. … - “We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPI and Raw Story
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Ryan Merrifield / Mirror.co.uk:
Elite fighting unit sent to assassinate Ukraine President Zelensky killed  —  Kyiv's Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said the unit was closely followed since dropping into Ukraine, and has been neutralised  —  An elite Chechen fighting unit sent …
Discussion: The Dispatch
New York Times:
Live Updates: Russian Planes Will Be Banned From U.S. Airspace  —  Explosions struck the capital, Kyiv, near a memorial for a massacre of Jews in World War II, as well as in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv.  President Zelensky accused Russia of war crimes for targeting civilians.
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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
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 …
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Paul Gosar Just Promoted a Conspiracy Theory That He Built His Career Fighting Against  —  “Maybe he's losing his mind,” the Arizona congressman's brother told Rolling Stone of his flip flop on water fluoridation  —  In 2001, Paul Gosar was a local dentist who passionately led a campaign …
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 …
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.
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
How Putin Wants Russians to See the War in Ukraine  —  Even if his hold on power is precarious, he can still convince Russians that the whole world is conspiring against them.  —  Take a walk through Moscow these days, and you will see giant, gaudy light displays—entire galleries …
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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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. …
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
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 …
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.
Katie Honan / THE CITY:
Adams Reaped Early Campaign Cash From Top Aide's Associates Now Sued for Fraud  —  In 2018, seven employees of two medical companies in New Jersey began donating thousands of dollars to the campaign treasury of then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.  —  They worked for two companies …
Li Cohen / CBS News:
“A war within a war”: Transgender woman says transphobia and discriminatory laws keeping her hostage in Kyiv during Russian invasion  —  Zi Faámelu was born and raised in Crimea, an area of Ukraine that was invaded and taken over by Russia in 2014.  Now the 31-year-old lives in Kyiv …
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.
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
 
 
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Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Aiming to control Ukraine, Russia risks quagmire of foreign regime change
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
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 Earlier Items: 
The Economist:
Kyiv prepares for a gruelling siege
Politico:
‘Multiple’ Jan. 6 calls between Trump and lawyer on Texas election lawsuit, panel reveals
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Washington Post
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russia's oligarchs powerless to oppose Putin over Ukraine invasion
Discussion: HotAir and BBC
Politico:
McConnell clashes with Rick Scott over Republican agenda
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Hounds chased a Yellowstone National Park mountain lion into a tree. Then Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte shot it.
New York Times:
Texas Investigates Parents Over Care for Transgender Youth, Suit Says
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Khrushchev's granddaughter ‘embarrassed’ by Putin invasion and says Soviet leader would find attack ‘despicable’
Discussion: Insider
 

 
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