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Wall Street Journal:
Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say — Moscow is looking for help from foreign fighters to take cities including Kyiv — WASHINGTON—Moscow is recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine as Russia's invasion is poised to expand deeper into cities, according to U.S. officials.
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New York Times:
How the U.S. Raced to Arm Ukraine Against Russia — The United States has walked to the edge of direct conflict with Russia in an operation that is reminiscent of the Berlin airlift of 1948-49, but far more complex. — On a snowy tarmac at Amari Air Base in northern Estonia on Sunday morning …
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Proud Band of Ukrainian Troops Holds Russian Assault at Bay — for Now
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Support for Ukraine
Dear Colleague on Support for Ukraine
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The Daily Caller, UPI, CNN and Wall Street Journal
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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The Hill, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA and IJR
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TODAY.com:
Former AG William Barr says he'd still vote for Trump in 2024 — Joining TODAY in his first live interview since his resignation, former Attorney General William Barr opens up about his time in the Trump administration. “I was pretty content with the administration until the election,” he says.
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Politico
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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The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite, Raw Story, Washington Times and Insider
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.
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
A Never *Again* Trump Coalition? — Gag reflex warning … Well, maybe. — The next night, at the same event, the GOP's biggest apologist for Vladimir Putin made it clear that he is fully in control of the GOP and that he has every intention of returning to the White House.
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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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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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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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Althouse
Timothy B Lee / Full Stack Economics:
Why the 2020 census has 9 fake people in a single house — The Census Bureau added “noise” to its data to protect respondent privacy. — Last week I set out to visit a particular house about four miles north of the White House. Thanks to an unusual confluence of streets, it sat by itself on a tiny, triangular block.
Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Space and Time — With the costs of war mounting and his army in disarray Putin is running out of options — Vladimir Putin's pointless war has already led to thousands of people losing their lives, suffering from life-changing injuries or left traumatised by their experiences …
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Bloomberg, The Bismarck Cables, CNN, Washington Post, The Guardian and Acceptable Takes
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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.
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Raw Story
Axios:
First look: Pence ramps up political moves — Former Vice President Mike Pence's advocacy group plans to spend $10 million on TV ads targeting vulnerable House Democrats on energy policy and Ukraine, Axios has learned. … Now he's using the Russian invasion to trash Democrats.
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Breitbart and Election Law Blog
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Pence group launches early $10M ad buy
Pence group launches early $10M ad buy
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Political Wire and Big League Politics
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court declines appeal of Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case filed by Pennsylvania prosecutors seeking to reinstate comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction. — Prosecutors asked the Supreme Court in November to review …
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Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, NBC News, National Review, Forbes, WGN-TV, Associated Press, ABC7 and Variety
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
Nearly 60% of Iowans disapprove of President Joe Biden's job performance, according to the latest Iowa Poll — View Gallery: State of the Union: President Joe Biden speaks to the nation — A majority of Iowans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is doing his job, but his ratings have edged …
Associated Press:
Republican ‘unforced errors’ threaten path to Senate control — WASHINGTON (AP) — As the prospect of a red wave grows, a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and intense infighting is threatening the GOP's path to the Senate majority.
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Tallahassee Democrat, Wide World of News, Politicking Etc. and One America News Network
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Of Course Journalists Should Interview Autocrats — Thursday morning, after the publication of my profile of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in the April issue of The Atlantic, Saudi Arabia's propaganda machine cranked into operation. For the rest of the day, I watched it work …
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
The Atlantic's elevation of MBS is an insult to journalism
The Atlantic's elevation of MBS is an insult to journalism
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Eunomia, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Ukrainian Family's Dash for Safety Ends in Death — Russian forces hit a bridge being used by civilians evacuating the fighting in Ukraine. Four people were killed. — IRPIN, Ukraine — The bridge was just a shell of its old self, blown up days earlier by Ukrainian soldiers intent …
Evan Hafer / Washington Examiner:
Ukraine's experience shows why every country needs a Second Amendment — Last week, the Ukrainian Parliament passed a law liberalizing the possession and carrying of firearms by civilians, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would give weapons to anyone willing to fight.
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Breitbart
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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No More Mister Nice Blog
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones and Donald Trump: A Fateful Alliance Draws Scrutiny — The Infowars host tormented Sandy Hook families and helped elect President Donald J. Trump. His role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is now of growing interest to congressional investigators. — The day President Donald J. Trump urged …
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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Fox News, Raw Story and The Guardian