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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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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.) …
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.
Discussion: NPR and Washington Examiner
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.
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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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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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:   A Never *Again* Trump Coalition?
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 …
Discussion: Straight Into Africa
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.
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.
Discussion: Townhall and Althouse
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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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 …
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 …
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?
Catherine Belton / Reuters:
Russia will stop ‘in a moment’ if Ukraine meets terms - Kremlin … Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations “in a moment” if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.  —  Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was demanding that Ukraine cease military action …
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Russia Is Now the World's Most-Sanctioned Nation  —  Russia has vaulted past Iran and North Korea to become the world's most-sanctioned nation in the span of just 10 days following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  —  In a surge of action led by the U.S. and European allies starting Feb. 22 …
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 …
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
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.
Discussion: Power Line
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” …
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.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Prosecutor tells jurors ‘ecstatic’ Jan. 6 defendant bragged about carrying gun  —  Final witnesses expected to testify in first Jan. 6 trial  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Monday rested their case against the first Capitol attack defendant to go to trial, telling jurors during closing arguments …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Myah Ward / Politico:
White House is pressed on potential oil deals with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Iran  —  The White House on Monday pushed back on concerns about the Biden administration's willingness to cut deals with countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela as it looks for ways to blunt skyrocketing fuel prices in the United States.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, CNN and The Daily Beast
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court's Thomas calls for new look at giving Facebook broad immunity  —  The Supreme Court should take another look at whether federal law grants social media sites like Facebook broad legal immunity when they are used to commit crimes, Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy's massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water, and will remove all the fuel, The Associated Press has learned.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
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.
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
BBC:
Ukraine conflict: Petrol at fresh record as oil and gas prices soar  —  Petrol prices have hit another record high as oil and gas costs soar amid fears of a global economic shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  —  Oil jumped to $139 a barrel at one point, the highest level for almost 14 years …
Discussion: NBC News
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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