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Jan. 6 committee alleges Trump, allies engaged in potential ‘criminal conspiracy’ by trying to block Congress from certifying election — Lawyers for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol said in a court filing Wednesday that former president Donald Trump …
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Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump — In a court filing, the panel said there was enough evidence to suggest that the former president might have engaged in a criminal conspiracy as he fought to remain in office. — WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating …
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TuAnh Dam / Axios:
Jan. 6 panel: Trump “may have engaged in criminal acts” to overturn election
Jan. 6 panel: Trump “may have engaged in criminal acts” to overturn election
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Stephen Fidler / Wall Street Journal:
How Might the War in Ukraine End? Five Factors Will Shape the Outcome — Russian forces have performed poorly thus far, but Ukraine's military is expected to eventually crack. What then? — Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine isn't going as planned so far, according to military strategists …
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
More Than 1 Million Have Fled Ukraine — More than a million people have fled Ukraine since the war started, a U.N. official said. Russian troops were gaining ground in critical parts of the south and threatening to cut off Ukraine's access to the Black Sea.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How gas prices could crush Biden and the Democrats — DRIVING THE DAY — POLICY PALOOZA DU JOUR: RUSSIAN OIL — President JOE BIDEN's conservative critics — from Fox News to Capitol Hill Republicans — have slammed the administration for exempting Russian oil from the raft …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: The post-SOTU blitz begins
POLITICO Playbook PM: The post-SOTU blitz begins
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia — Brussels is proud to be providing military aid, but Moscow may see it as a dangerous intervention and could move to disrupt the flow of arms through Poland. — BRUSSELS — The Dutch are sending rocket launchers for air defense.
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Giacomo Tognini / Forbes:
Germans Seize Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov's Mega-Yacht
Germans Seize Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov's Mega-Yacht
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Simeon Kerr / Financial Times:
UAE suspends visa-free travel for Ukrainians
UAE suspends visa-free travel for Ukrainians
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Van Taylor apologizes for affair with ‘ISIS bride,’ abruptly drops reelection bid — Two-term Plano Republican concedes runoff to Keith Self after admitting ‘horrible mistake’ — Update: Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Taylor dropping out and apologizing.
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WFLA-TV:
‘This is ridiculous’: DeSantis scolds students for wearing face masks during USF visit — You have been added to Daily News Newsletter — TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis made his frustration with face masks known when he visited Tampa for a press conference Wednesday morning.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ron DeSantis suggests France would ‘fold’ if it was invaded by Russia
Ron DeSantis suggests France would ‘fold’ if it was invaded by Russia
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Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects push for Florida to sell Russian investments
Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects push for Florida to sell Russian investments
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Axios:
The GOP's untouchable loudmouths — Far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) are untouchable inside the House Republican conference. … - They've already been stripped of their committees. … - “They literally have nothing tangible [to punish them] …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Illinois Speaker of the House Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Bribery Charges in Connection With Alleged Corruption Schemes — CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago today indicted former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives MICHAEL J. MADIGAN on racketeering …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Announces Task Force to Go After Russian Oligarchs — The task force adds to the raft of actions that Western leaders have taken in recent days in an effort to undercut Vladimir V. Putin and the politically connected elite in Russia. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
U.S. to share some coronavirus technologies with World Health Organization … The Biden administration will share U.S. government-devised coronavirus technologies with the World Health Organization, a policy shift intended to allow other countries to replicate some American scientific breakthroughs …
Politico:
Republicans seize on Ukraine to attack Biden's climate policies. But the facts are against them. — Republicans are trying out a message that aims to link President Joe Biden's climate policy and rising gasoline prices to the war in Ukraine. — The problem? Their rhetoric largely defies reality.
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Absolute Power — Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, is 36 years old and has led his country for almost five years. His father, the 86-year-old King Salman, has rarely been seen in public since 2019, and even MBS—as he is universally known—has faced the world only a few times since the pandemic began.
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Anxiety Grows in Odessa as Russians Advance in Southern Ukraine — ODESSA, Ukraine—Sparks fly day and night at the rail yard of Odessa's tram authority, where men in coveralls are slicing up old steel rails and welding them into barricades called “hedgehogs” to stop Russian tanks.
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The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Texas' Attacks on Transgender Youth — In recent days, elected leaders in Texas have launched a cynical and dangerous campaign targeting transgender children and their parents. The Governor of Texas has directed state officials to open child abuse investigations …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Biden administration requests $32.5 billion in Ukraine aid and coronavirus funds as spending talks continue … The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve $32.5 billion to bolster Ukraine against Russian aggression and shore up the United States in the battle against the coronavirus.
Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
What I Found When I Looked for the Helpers — Pandemic coverage has continually described America's rancor and division, political ineptitude and buck passing, fury at leaders and fellow citizens for restricting too much or not enough, for insisting on masks or refusing to wear them.
Insights - Nielsen:
Audience Ratings for the 2022 Presidential State of the Union — Television Audience Estimates — An estimated 38.2 million people tuned in to watch coverage of the U.S. Presidential State of the Union address during primetime on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. This represents President Biden's …
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Biden uses response to Russian invasion to revive claim he can unite America — With the country in agreement on opposition to the invasion, Biden seeks to take credit — Fox News Flash top headlines for March 2 — The Biden administration's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
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