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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump trashes Barr in rant to Lester Holt — Former President Trump rants against Bill Barr, his former attorney general, in a three-page letter to “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, who interviewed Barr about his new book, “One Damn Thing After Another,” out tomorrow.
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Former AG William Barr says he'd still vote for Trump in 2024
Former AG William Barr says he'd still vote for Trump in 2024
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Washington Examiner, UPI, Politico and YouTube
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Bill Barr won't back a 2024 Trump run but doesn't quite condemn his former boss
Bill Barr won't back a 2024 Trump run but doesn't quite condemn his former boss
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Mother Jones, Washington Post, The Hill, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, New York Post, Mediaite, Washington Times and IJR
Emma Camp / New York Times:
I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead. — Ms. Camp is a senior at the University of Virginia. — Each week, I seek out the office hours of a philosophy department professor willing to discuss with me complex ethical questions raised by her course on gender and sexuality.
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Washington Free Beacon, National Review, All in Her Head, PLURIBUS and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Vast Majority Of Americans Say Ban Russian Oil, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 8 In 10 Support U.S. Military Response If Putin Attacks A NATO Country — mail_outline — At nearly the end of week two of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as the U.S. and its allies consider ratcheting …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Why Biden is getting some praise from Republicans on his handling of Ukraine — The one constant of the American reaction to the war in Ukraine so far has been bipartisanship. — Democratic and Republican politicians as distant politically as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …
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Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, CNN, Axios, Vanity Fair, Insider, The Hill, Punchbowl News, Roll Call, Daily Kos, Point of Order and Supercreator
Washington Post:
Supreme Court rejects attempt to have Bill Cosby conviction reinstated — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt to reinstate the sexual assault conviction of Bill Cosby, which was overturned last year by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. — The justices provided no comment …
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Forbes, National Review, Wall Street Journal, Deadline and IJR
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CNN:
Supreme Court declines to revive Bill Cosby prosecution
Supreme Court declines to revive Bill Cosby prosecution
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court's Thomas calls for new look at giving Facebook broad immunity
Supreme Court's Thomas calls for new look at giving Facebook broad immunity
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The Root, more at Techmeme »
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida's controversial surgeon general recommends against Covid-19 vaccination for kids — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's controversial surgeon general announced Monday that the state is breaking with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will be the first state …
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost, The Hill, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, National Review, Forbes, WFLA-TV and Associated Press
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Tampa Bay Times:
Florida says healthy kids shouldn't get COVID vaccine, contradicting CDC — State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the recommendation Monday during a panel convened by the governor. — TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health is poised to officially recommend against giving coronavirus vaccines to healthy children.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Tom Cotton to Compare Reagan and Trump in Speech on Future of the GOP — Arkansas senator and possible 2024 presidential candidate is the latest in a series of Reagan Library speakers — Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is expected to argue in a high-profile speech Monday evening …
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Fox News, Democrats, The Hill and ArkansasTimes
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
A Never *Again* Trump Coalition?
Tom Ball / The Times:
This war will be a total failure, FSB whistleblower says — Spies in Russia's infamous security apparatus were kept in the dark about President Putin's plan to invade Ukraine, according to a whistleblower who described the war as a “total failure” that could be compared only to the collapse of Nazi Germany.
Axios:
Scoop: High-powered group targets Trump lawyers' livelihoods — A dark money group with ties to Democratic Party heavyweights will spend millions this year to expose and try to disbar more than 100 lawyers who worked on Donald Trump's post-election lawsuits, people involved with the effort tell Axios.
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The Hill, Forbes, The Daily Caller, The Western Journal, Washington Post, Raw Story, HotAir and Breitbart
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Connect the antisemitic dots — “Putin could have written the Protocols.” — Not enough has been said about Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy being Jewish. Not enough, anyway, by the mainstream press in the west. In Russia, though, it has been the subject of intense focus. Why?
Washington Post:
'People's Convoy' announces delay Monday in plans for Beltway demonstration … The organizer of the “People's Convoy,” a group of hundreds of trucks, cars and SUVs protesting the government's response to the pandemic, announced a delay Monday morning in the group's plans to leave …
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The Western Journal, Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, Fox News, Raw Story and The Guardian
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Absurd trucker convoy jamming up the Capital Beltway has me rooting for higher gas prices
Absurd trucker convoy jamming up the Capital Beltway has me rooting for higher gas prices
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Washington Post, The Mahablog, Daily Kos and NBC News
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Two ‘Leftist Bros’ Dive Into Conservatism to ‘Know Your Enemy’ — The podcast hosted by Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell offers history lessons that middle-aged liberals, young socialists and even some conservatives can love. — When Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell sat down in the spring …
Maria Varenikova / New York Times:
Hate for Putin's Russia Consumes Ukraine — Much of the bitterness is directed at President Vladimir V. Putin, but Ukrainians also chastise ordinary Russians, calling them complicit. — LVIV, Ukraine — Trapped in his apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv during fierce battles over the weekend …
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Straight Into Africa
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Putin sends ‘nearly 100 percent’ of Russian forces at border into Ukraine — The United States assesses that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent into Ukraine “nearly 100 percent” of the combat forces that were amassed on the border, a senior Defense Department official told reporters on Monday.
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GasBuddy:
U.S. National Average Price of Gasoline Hits New All-Time Record High — Previous record of $4.10 per gallon set in 2008 has fallen as gas prices continue to rise — The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. today broke the existing record, rewriting the all-time high …
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Washington Free Beacon, ABC News, Conservative Daily News, The Daily Wire, Ground News, WKRN-TV and ABC7
Sean Ingle / The Guardian:
Russian gymnast with ‘Z’ symbol on podium next to Ukrainian faces long ban — Gymnastics' governing body condemns Ivan Kuliak's conduct — Letter seen to symbolise support for the invasion of Ukraine — Gymnastics' governing body has condemned the “shocking behaviour” …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why you should think twice before sharing that viral video of an apparent Russian POW — Anybody who is using social media to follow the Russian invasion of Ukraine has probably come across it by now: A 10-minute video of a man who appears to be a Russian prisoner of war …
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James Kilner / Telegraph:
‘Our sons were sent to Ukraine as cannon fodder’: Furious Russian mothers face down Kremlin — Countrywide rallies on Sunday were met by police brutality in Russia but not even the threat of jail could restrain soldier's mothers — Angry Russian mothers have accused Vladimir Putin …
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The Daily Caller and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘Defcon 1 moment’: New Spanish-language conservative network fuels fresh Dem fears over disinfo, Latino outreach — MIAMI — The nation's first Spanish-language conservative network launches Tuesday morning on satellite radio, opening a new front in the political information wars targeting Latinos in the United States and beyond.
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Townhall, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Ace of Spades HQ, RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog and Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Cities' Surge in Shootings Rattles Once-Safe Seattle — Downtown hospital sees stream of young gunshot victims, some for a second time, as suburbs also grapple with violence — SEATTLE—Dr. Deepika Nehra knew the only way to save the man on her operating table dying of a gunshot wound was to slice open his abdomen.
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Reuters:
Moscow says it will let Ukrainian civilians flee - to Russia … Ukrainian officials said a bread factory had been hit by a Russian air strike on Monday as the country's negotiators assembled for talks with Russian officials after previous rounds that brought no respite in the conflict.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
‘I Had Nothing to My Name’: Amazon Delivery Companies Are Being Crushed by Debt — Across the country, Amazon's delivery service partners, the small businesses, that exclusively deliver packages for Amazon are going tens of thousands of dollars into the negative. — Lauren Kaori Gurley
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Sen. Ron Johnson says Obamacare should be repealed if GOP wins power back — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he wants to see the GOP repeal the Affordable Care Act if his party wins the White House and the House and Senate majorities again in 2024, a move that would resurrect a fight …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans warn Justice Department probe of Trump would trigger political war — Republican lawmakers are warning that any Department of Justice prosecution of former President Trump will turn into a political battle, setting a high bar for Attorney General Merrick Garland to act …
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POLITICUSUSA, CNN and The Daily Beast
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Alexander Vindman says Ron Johnson, others have ‘blood on their hands’ over Russian invasion of Ukraine — Former national security aide Alexander Vindman accused Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and others of having “blood on their hands” as Ukraine withstands a withering assault from Russian troops.
James B. Comey / Washington Post:
Every Jan. 6 case matters — James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general. — The FBI is a complex organization, full of interesting and committed people with a wide range of personal views on all kinds of things, including politics. That's good.
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The Irish Times:
Russia accuses Ireland of failing to protect embassy after truck is driven through gates — 'I've done my bit, lads,' says suspect as embassy claims gardaí ‘stood idle’ during incident — about 2 hours ago Updated: 8 minutes ago — As part of a protest against the invasion of Ukraine …
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