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6:30 AM ET, March 3, 2022

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Washington Post:
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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New York Times:
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 …
TuAnh Dam / Axios:
Jan. 6 panel: Trump “may have engaged in criminal acts” to overturn election  —  The Jan. 6 select committee said it believes former President Trump “may have engaged in criminal acts” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.
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.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: The post-SOTU blitz begins
Discussion: The Nation and Political Wire
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Ukrainian Jews, Under Putin's Bombs, Seethe at His Attempt to Smear Ukraine as Neo-Nazi
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin TV Tells Ukraine to Listen to Fox News Guest and Kneel to Putin
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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New York Times:
China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say
Financial Times:
UK eyes seizing the property of oligarchs hit with sanctions
Discussion: Raw Story and HotAir
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.
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] …
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, FOX 32 Chicago, CNN and Bloomberg
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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.
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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HHS News releases:
Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Reaffirming HHS Support and Protection for LGBTQI+ Children and Youth
Discussion: Fox News
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump's border wall has been breached more than 3,000 times by smugglers, CBP records show  —  NACO, Arizona — Mexican smuggling gangs have sawed through new segments of border wall 3,272 times over the past three years, according to unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintenance records obtained …
Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity proposes NATO fighter jets bomb Russian convoy “and then nobody takes credit for it, so then Putin won't know who to hit”  —  Sean Hannity calls on Joe Biden to ignore the law and assassinate Vladimir Putin  —  Fox hosts advocate appeasing Putin: “Maybe carve out the eastern provinces, recognize Crimea, something”
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Russia Blocks Its Last Independent Television Channel  —  A night of resignation, fear, and defiance at TV Rain.  —  Whenever TV Rain, Russia's last independent television channel, was broadcasting live, the lights in its vast loft were dimmed and conversations were hushed …
Simon Shuster / TIME:
How Volodymyr Zelensky Defended Ukraine and United the World  —  The President wanted to get to the trenches.  He'd already walked for half an hour in his helmet through the mud, surrounded by generals and guards, and he insisted they continue.  On the far side of some sagging power lines …
NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Fends Off NRA's Repeated Efforts to Dismiss Fraud Lawsuit  —  New York County State Supreme Court Rejects NRA's Second Attempt to Dismiss AG James' Lawsuit  —  NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Justice Joel Cohen …
 
 
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Kaine introduces bill to research and combat long covid, after suffering it himself
Discussion: New York Times and HuffPost
Politico:
Biden science office leaks about meeting to stop leaking
Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects push for Florida to sell Russian investments
Discussion: Raw Story
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House passes resolution backing Ukraine; Three Republicans vote ‘no’
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Sen. Ron Johnson accuses CDC of making ‘false statement’ on mask mandate study, demands information
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Trump Hotel Chief, Hired With Big Ambitions, Leaves a Shrinking Brand
Discussion: Raw Story
Dr. David Taylor / Roanoke College:
Roanoke College Poll looks at new administration in Virginia
Discussion: Townhall
Politico:
Dems agonize over Manchin's wish list: Taxes, prescription drugs, climate cash
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Marco Rubio is tweeting through the Russia-Ukraine war — for a reason
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs
 
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