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Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Announce $1 Billion in New Military Aid to Ukraine — The additional assistance comes as Ukrainian President Zelensky prepares to make an appeal to Congress — WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to announce more than $1 billion in new military assistance to the Ukraine government …
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The Hill, CNN, Fox News, Associated Press and Breitbart
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Ben Hodges / CEPA:
The Next 10 Days Will Decide This War — Russia's effort to conquer Ukraine may culminate within the next 10 days. — The Russians are in trouble, and they know it. That's why they have reached out to China for help and why they are now recruiting Syrians.
New York Times:
'I'm Not Scared of Anything': Death and Defiance in a Besieged Ukrainian City — The port city of Mykolaiv is being shelled by Russian forces every day. Bodies are piled at the morgue. But residents refuse to succumb. — By Michael SchwirtzPhotographs by Tyler Hicks
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NBC News:
Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles — To bolster its defenses against invading Russian forces, Ukraine is asking the Biden administration for armed drones, anti-ship missiles, “off-the-shelf” electronic jamming equipment …
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Political Wire, Roll Call, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Russia hits Biden, Blinken and other top U.S. officials with sanctions
Russia hits Biden, Blinken and other top U.S. officials with sanctions
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Pentagon says there remains ‘limited to no progress’ by Russian forces
Pentagon says there remains ‘limited to no progress’ by Russian forces
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ABC News and New York Times
John Ismay / New York Times:
Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine
Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine
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The Drive, Raw Story, Alternet.org and Casual Cyber Security
Washington Post:
Producer who crashed Russian TV broadcast with antiwar message can't be found, lawyers say
Producer who crashed Russian TV broadcast with antiwar message can't be found, lawyers say
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Ben Makuch / VICE:
Ukrainian Special Forces Have Plans for an Insurgency Against Russia
Ukrainian Special Forces Have Plans for an Insurgency Against Russia
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Alternet.org, Politico, Raw Story, ABC News and Washington Post
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Zelenskyy's pitch to Congress puts more pressure on Biden to expand U.S. role
Zelenskyy's pitch to Congress puts more pressure on Biden to expand U.S. role
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Washington Post, CBS News, ABC News, Fox News and Deseret News
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
No to Trump in 2024 — The GOP does not lack for better options. So why should we put ourselves through all that again? — onald Trump hasn't said for sure whether he will run in 2024," reports NPR. “ But he's having a hell of a lot of fun teasing it. Donald Trump? In 2024?
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump staring at resounding rejection in GOP primaries — The former president's endorsed candidates are struggling to capitalize on his support. If he goes 0-3 in three pivotal statewide primaries in May, it would suggest his peak influence has passed. — See more stories about...
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: RNC sues Salesforce to block Jan. 6 committee data dump — The Republican National Committee is suing its own email vendor, Salesforce, in a last-ditch effort to stop it from turning over extensive internal data to the Jan. 6 select committee, Axios has learned.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel obtains riot footage from film crew that trailed Proud Boys — The Jan. 6 select committee has obtained footage from a documentary film company that captured crucial moments during the run up to the assault on the Capitol — including snippets of an encounter between leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Timeline: How two extremist groups planned for Jan. 6
Timeline: How two extremist groups planned for Jan. 6
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Associated Press, NBC News and The Status Kuo
Brian Resnick / Vox:
The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. Good. — The case against changing clocks is less about extending sunsets later all year and more about staying consistent. — It's happened: On Tuesday, the US Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent beginning in 2023.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘I thought he was negotiating’: Trump didn't think Putin would order Ukraine invasion — EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump said in an interview that he is “surprised” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine and further cracked down on freedom inside Russia …
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, InDepthNH.org, Raw Story and HillReporter.com
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws Her Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board — Biden's nominee had publicly encouraged measures to mitigate climate change, including a transition to cleaner energy, which triggered a backlash from America's powerful oil, gas, and coal industries.
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Kate Aronoff / New Republic:
Why Joe Manchin Sank Sarah Bloom Raskin's Nomination — On Friday, an energetic Joe Manchin spoke to a room full of oil and gas executives in Houston. The following Monday, after long declining to state his position publicly, he came out against Biden's nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin …
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Insider, Associated Press, Alternet.org and Axios
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Herschel Walker Skeptical Of Evolution: ‘Why Are There Still Apes? Think About It’ — The former NFL player, who is now running for Senate in Georgia, gets some basic facts wrong. — Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker cast doubt on the theory of evolution in recent remarks …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Biggest Lie About Florida's “Don't Say Gay” Bill Erases One Crucial Word — In the week since Florida lawmakers passed H.B. 1557, dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill, the law's most prominent supporters have refused to publicly tell the truth about what the measure actually says.
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Vox, American Greatness and The Racket News
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside Chernobyl, 200 Exhausted Staff Toil Round the Clock at Russian Gunpoint — Trapped since their shift 3 weeks ago, the Ukrainians keeping the abandoned nuclear plant safe from meltdown are ill-fed, stressed and desperate for relief — It was 10 a.m., 16 days into Russia's war on Ukraine …
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Examiner and Christopher Six's Pick Six
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Considers Accepting Yuan Instead of Dollars for Chinese Oil Sales — Talks between Riyadh and Beijing have accelerated as the Saudi unhappiness grows with Washington — Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price its some of its oil sales to China in yuan …
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Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Rollback of Xi Jinping's Economic Campaign Exposes Cracks in His Power — In addition to pressure from the West on Beijing over Xi's Russian entente, he is struggling with a severe slowdown in the economy. The new disquiet raises questions about his unassailed dominance.
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New York Post
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Health Agency Under Cuomo ‘Misled the Public’ on Nursing Home Deaths — The New York State Health Department presented nursing home data that concealed the deaths of 4,100 people, according to an audit by the state comptroller. — ALBANY, N.Y. — The administration of former …
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Fox News and New York Post
New York Times:
Republican in Ohio Senate Primary Spoke Offensively About Asians — Mike Gibbons, a leading contender to succeed Senator Rob Portman, made the comments in a 2013 podcast on doing business in China. — The leading Republican candidate in the Ohio Senate primary employed offensive stereotypes …
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, NBC News and The Daily Beast
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Yes, it's Republicans' fault Congress is so polarized — (CNN)The technical term is “asymmetric polarization.” — It means that one political party is getting more partisan (or polarized) than the other — or that one side is moving closer to its ideological pole than the other.
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The Why Axis and TheBlaze
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Russia business deals muddy GOP US Senate primary in Ohio — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several Republicans competing for the party's nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia as the country intensifies its war against Ukraine.
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Claims Critical Race Theory ‘Humiliates’ White People At Bill Signing — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a victory today as he signed a bill into law that he and other Republican lawmakers have falsely claimed would ban the teaching of “critical race theory” in the state's public schools and community colleges.
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Biden Blames the Jews for His Ukraine Policy — The president and his people try to seal a new Iran deal by hanging their appeasement of Putin on Israel — Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine was precipitated by assurances from China, Germany, and the United States that each …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Another Jan. 6 mystery revealed: Pence's second script rewrite — It turns out Mike Pence made more than one major change to the vice presidential script for presiding over the Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes. — Pence's decision to craft and employ his own unprecedented language …
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Raw Story and Washington Post
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Everything that Tulsi Gabbard said about biolabs in Ukraine is true — Tucker Carlson addresses claims the US is funding biolabs in Ukraine — Tucker: This has unleashed something dark in the US — Here's something we just saw. (We) wish we brought it to you earlier.
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National Review, Wholistic and The Daily Caller
Ryan Naumann / RADAR:
Dr. Oz In Talks to Return To TV — Dr. Oz is already in talks to return to TV if he doesn't get elected to the US Senate. — “He is only 61-years-old and isn't ready to retire if he doesn't go to Washington DC,” sources tell Radar. “No one wants to admit defeat, but he isn't a stupid man.
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The Daily Wire and Breitbart
Jacob Bacharach / New Republic:
Why Is David Leonhardt So Happy? — I have been reading David Leonhardt's New York Times newsletter, The Morning, for the better part of the last year, and I cannot for the life of me decide if he is Dr. Pangloss or if he is Candide—the relentless crackpot optimist or the disappointed student …
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