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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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Politico, Washington Examiner 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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Washington Post, Insider, The Hill, The Guardian, New York Post, Raw Story, Mediaite, IJR and Washington Times
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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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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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.
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Conservative think tank's exclusive gathering will include Biden official — but not Trump
Conservative think tank's exclusive gathering will include Biden official — but not Trump
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Politico, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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.
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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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court declines appeal of Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction
Supreme Court declines appeal of Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction
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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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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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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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Axios:
First look: Pence ramps up political moves
First look: Pence ramps up political moves
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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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Washington Examiner, Insider, Fox News, Political Wire and Big League Politics
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 …
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 …
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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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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 …
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
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
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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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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RedState, Twitchy and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Breitbart, The Kyiv Independent and STV News
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.
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
Why the West should help Russians learn the truth about Putin's war in Ukraine — While Vladimir Putin's planned blitzkrieg on Ukraine appears to have stalled in the face of firm resistance by the Ukrainian military and its people, another, much less noticed assault has brought the Kremlin swift and total victory.
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.
Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Will Putin's Information Iron Curtain Backfire? — (SINGING) When you walk in the room, do you have sway? — I'm Kara Swisher, and you're listening to “Sway.” Vladimir Putin's recent invasion has been playing out at various levels. In addition to horrific ground attacks that have led …
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Raw Story
Crisis Group:
No-Fly Zone in Ukraine: War with Russia by Another Name — Some current and former officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, call for Western powers to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. This Q&A explains what a no-fly zone would entail, where similar zones …
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Washington Post, Common Dreams and Responsible Statecraft
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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