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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 …
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New York Times:
660,000 Refugees Have Fled Ukraine  —  Video showed what appeared to be a rocket striking in front of an administrative building in Kharkiv.  At least seven people were killed, officials said.  In Kyiv, the capital's main TV tower was hit by a projectile.  —  Here's the latest on the war in Ukraine.
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Satellite images show 40-mile convoy of Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv  —  A massive convoy of Russian ground forces is wending its way closer to Kyiv, drawing within 20 miles of the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, satellite images showed.  —  The line of Russian military …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
U.S. officials fear Putin's government may arrest Americans in Russia
Discussion: Vox, National Review and Political Wire
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
Western envoys, allies walk out on Lavrov speech to UN rights forum … More than 100diplomats from some 40 Western countries and allies including Japan walked out of a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the top U.N. human rights forum on Tuesday in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
What is the plan behind sanctioning Russia?
Washington Post:
In just 72 hours, Europe overhauled its entire post-Cold War relationship with Russia
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 …
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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Scott Wong / NBC News:
GOP leaders denounce Greene, Gosar for speaking at white nationalist event
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: Raw Story and Mediaite
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
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 …
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 …
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
How the Russia-Ukraine conflict has fundamentally changed Biden's presidency  —  For weeks, President Joe Biden has started and ended his day trying to get inside Vladimir Putin's head.  —  The most consequential foreign policy crisis of his young term has overwhelmed the president's schedule …
Discussion: Townhall
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Biden extends FEMA coronavirus aid for states through July 1
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
Exclusive: Nord Stream 2 owner considers insolvency after sanctions … The Swiss-based company which built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is considering filing for insolvency, two sources familiar with the situation said, as it attempts to settle claims ahead …
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Washington Post:
Biden lets European leaders take center stage on Ukraine
Discussion: Financial Times and Foreign Policy
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S., IEA Agree to Release 60 Million Barrels From Oil Stockpiles Amid Ukraine Turmoil  —  Decision comes as oil prices surge above $100 a barrel over worries about Russian crude production  —  The U.S. and other major oil-consuming nations said Tuesday they would release 60 million barrels …
Discussion: Just The News
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Emily Peck / Axios:
Voters aren't feeling the record job gains, polling finds  —  The U.S. economy saw record job growth over the past year, but a lot of regular folks apparently didn't get the memo.  A new poll from a progressive data firm finds 35% of voters believe the country is experiencing more job losses than usual.
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.
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
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Marco Rubio Says He's Boycotting Biden's State of the Union Over COVID Test Tantrum  —  SORE LOSS  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is refusing to attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday because he's upset that everyone has been asked to check if they have COVID-19 before they show up.
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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Rubio skipping SOTU over COVID-19 testing mandate: 'I don't have time'
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Biden Wants to Take Down the Ocean Shipping Cartel  —  New initiatives would beef up investigations into anti-competitive conduct from the industry, which is enjoying astronomical profits.  —  Container ships are docked at the Port of Long Beach in California, January 11, 2022.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Ex-Obama education chief won't run for Chicago mayor  —  Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will not mount a bid to become mayor of Chicago in 2023, he said, ending months of speculation he helped stoke as he became increasingly critical of the incumbent.
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Bloomberg:
EU Agrees to Move to Next Step in Ukraine's Membership Bid  —  European Union ambassadors agreed on Tuesday to call for an initial assessment of Ukraine's chances of joining the bloc.  —  The envoys will ask for an assessment from the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm …
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 …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Federal judge upholds Georgia redistricting for 2022 elections  —  Republicans drew maps to gain a seat in Congress  —  A federal judge has ruled that Georgia's redrawn political maps can remain in place for this year's elections, deciding that it's too close to the state's May 24 primary election …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
John Bolton: Trump Made It ‘That Much Easier’ for Putin to Invade Ukraine  —  Putin “saw that Trump had contempt for the Ukrainians.  I think that had an impact,” Trump's former national security adviser told VICE News.  —  CJ  —  President Trump's former top national security adviser thinks …
 
 
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Russian-backed investment fund tied to influential U.S. corporate consulting firm Teneo
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Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
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Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Khrushchev's granddaughter ‘embarrassed’ by Putin invasion and says Soviet leader would find attack ‘despicable’
Discussion: Insider
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Hartzler suspended from Twitter over ‘men pretending to be women’ tweet
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