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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
State of the Union Speech Outlines Spending Plans to Fight Inflation  —  Russia's invasion of Ukraine came up in the first few seconds of Mr. Biden's speech before the president moved on to his economic plans.  “I have another way to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages,” he said.
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Associated Press:
Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.
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.
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 …
Reuters:
Biden leads Congress in standing ovation for embattled Ukrainians … U.S. President Joe Biden led a standing ovation on Tuesday in support of Ukrainians facing a Russian siege in a State of the Union speech he rewrote to assail President Vladimir Putin for what he called his “unprovoked and premeditated invasion.”
The White House:
Remarks of President Joe Biden - State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery  —  Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman.  Members of Congress and the Cabinet.  Justices of the Supreme Court.  My fellow Americans.  —  Last year COVID-19 kept us apart.
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden to America: 'We're going to be OK'
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
‘Now is our moment’: Biden confronts Putin and tries to kickstart his domestic agenda in State of the Union
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Matthew Chance / CNN:
Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: 'I'm not iconic. Ukraine is iconic'
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
John Bolton: Trump Made It ‘That Much Easier’ for Putin to Invade Ukraine
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
John Bolton: Not accurate to say 'Trump's behavior somehow deterred the Russians'
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke win Texas gubernatorial primaries  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defeated Republican primary challengers, and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the Lone Star State's Tuesday primary elections.  —  Abbott faced seven primary challengers …
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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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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dennis Miller Abandons His Show on Kremlin-Funded TV Network
Discussion: NBC News and RT
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 …
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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Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Russian Oil Finds Few Buyers Even at Deep Discounts
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 …
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.
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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The White House:
The White House Announces Guest List for the First Lady's Box for the 2022 State of the Union Address  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - First Lady Jill Biden will welcome selected guests from across the United States to join her in the viewing box for President Biden's State of the Union Address this evening, Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Discussion: USA Today, Indigenous Wire and Townhall
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Jill Biden SOTU guest is critical race theory supporter
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
Bridget Read / The Cut:
Ben McKenzie, Actor Turned Crypto Naysayer … The actor Ben McKenzie is sitting in the den of his Brooklyn Heights townhouse, summarizing a 24-part MIT lecture series about the blockchain by SEC chair Gary Gensler.  “Gensler talks about finance being the intermediation of risk and capital …
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
 
 
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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
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