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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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Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles — Exclusive look at new ‘killer’ drone small enough to fit in a backpack — The Biden administration is considering providing Ukraine with U.S.-made killer drones …
CNN:
Biden will announce $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine, official says
Biden will announce $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine, official says
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Ben Hodges / CEPA:
The Next 10 Days Will Decide This War
The Next 10 Days Will Decide This War
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New York Times:
'I'm Not Scared of Anything': Death and Defiance in a Besieged Ukrainian City
'I'm Not Scared of Anything': Death and Defiance in a Besieged Ukrainian City
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Insider:
Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20
Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20
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Kurt Volker / CEPA:
Desperate and Dangerous: Managing Putin
Desperate and Dangerous: Managing Putin
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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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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?
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
The Fed is charting a course to stagflation and recession — When the long-awaited process of raising interest rates begins Wednesday, market observers will fixate on the precise words used in the Fed statement and during Chair Jerome H. Powell's news conference.
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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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Associated Press:
‘Why? Why? Why?’ Ukraine's Mariupol descends into despair — MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of the children all lie here, dumped into this narrow trench hastily dug into the frozen earth of Mariupol to the constant drumbeat of shelling. — There's 18-month-old Kirill …
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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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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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s. People Hated It
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s. People Hated It
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns' new Biden book — President Biden confessed in private that he didn't understand Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who helped stymie his biggest legislative dreams, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in the first major book …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The best peace plan for Ukraine is sending military support — With the war for Ukraine in its third bloody week, the world faces two urgent questions: How do we help the brave Ukrainian people continue their fight for freedom? And how do we bring this war to an end before Ukraine is destroyed?
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Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
Vladimir Putin Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap — In the span of a couple of weeks, Vladimir Putin—a man recently described by Donald Trump as a strategic “genius”—managed to revitalize NATO, unify a splintered West, turn Ukraine's little-known president into a global hero …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tulsi Gabbard Claims U.S. ‘Is Not So Different’ From Russia When It Comes to Censorship — Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) appeared on Tuesday's edition of Jesse Watters Primetime and said the United States and Russia aren't really that different when comes to how the public discourse is shaped.
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Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Everything that Tulsi Gabbard said about biolabs in Ukraine is true
Everything that Tulsi Gabbard said about biolabs in Ukraine is true
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Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Blinken sets a standard for lifting sanctions: an ‘irreversible’ Russian withdrawal — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that merely stopping the invasion of Ukraine may not be enough for Russia to gain relief from Western economic sanctions. The U.S. also wants an assurance that there will never be another such invasion.
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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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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws Her Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws Her Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board
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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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Moira Warburton / Reuters:
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress. — The resolution, introduced by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham …
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Qin Gang / Washington Post:
Chinese ambassador: Where we stand on Ukraine — Qin Gang is the ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States. — Many Americans are understandably trying to understand where China stands as the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, so I want to take this opportunity to explain fully …
New York Times:
Dollars or Rubles? Russian Debt Payments Are Due, and Uncertain. — Citing sanctions, the Russian government warned it might pay foreign debt obligations in rubles. Credit rating agencies say a default is imminent. — Russia is teetering on the edge of a possible sovereign debt default …
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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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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Which party is more ruthless? It's not even close. — People in both parties will tell you that their own side is made up of feckless wimps who cower at the first sign of resistance, while the other side is populated by ruthless Machiavellians who will go to any lengths to win. But they can't all be right.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Ukraine War Shifts the Agenda in Congress, Empowering the Center — With a crisis rocking Europe, the left is shelving demands for defense cuts and a swift end to fossil fuels, while on the right, Trump-era foreign policy and criticism of Ukraine are fading.