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10:15 AM ET, March 16, 2022

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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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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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?
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.
Discussion: Politico
Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
Pleads for No-Fly Zone and More Military Aid as Kyiv Is Pummeled  —  After the Ukrainian leader's video address to lawmakers, President Biden is expected to approve $800 million in new military aid.  Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive as cease-fire talks between Kyiv and Moscow continued.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden to respond to Ukraine President Zelenskyy's address to Congress with promise of more military aid  —  Zelenskyy expected to plead with US and NATO to order Russian planes not to fly over Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy delivers a speech to US Congress
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 …
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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 …
NBC News:
Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles
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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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.
Discussion: Reuters
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Alex Domash:   History Suggests a High Chance of Recession over the Next 24 Months
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 …
Discussion: Insider, Mediaite and Raw Story
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 …
Brian Resnick / Vox:
The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent.  Good.  —  The case against changing clocks is less about later sunsets year-round and more about consistently.  —  It's happened: On Tuesday, the US Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent beginning in 2023.
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New York Times:
A Groggy Senate Approves Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent
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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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.
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Everything that Tulsi Gabbard said about biolabs in Ukraine is true
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 …
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.
Ben Rumsby / Telegraph:
Daniil Medvedev told he will be banned from Wimbledon unless he denounces Vladimir Putin  —  Russia and Belarus have already been thrown out of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, but individual players have, thus far, been free to continue  —  Daniil Medvedev and other Russian and Belarusian tennis players face …
Discussion: Reuters
New York Times:
Mass Graves Identified in Syria Could Hold Evidence of War Crimes  —  Two sites have been located, believed to hold thousands of bodies of Syrians killed in detention centers administered by President Bashar al-Assad's government during the civil war.  —  BERLIN — By day, the workers used heavy machinery to dig pits and trenches.
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.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
Chinese students at Cornell “taunt” Uyghur classmate during event  —  A group of Chinese international students at Cornell University booed and left an event last week in protest after a Uyghur student spoke about her brother's detention amid the Chinese government's genocide in Xinjiang.
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Post and Fox News
 
 
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Pew Research Center:
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Harris to become Biden road warrior
Discussion: Breitbart
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Richard Blumenthal Denies Owning Stocks. His Portfolio Tells a Different Story.
Natalie Winters / The National Pulse:
A Key Biden Defense Nominee Is Adam Schiff's Aide Who Trained at Hunter Biden's Think Tank, and Fell For A Russian Prank Offering Nudes of Trump.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Ukraine War Shifts the Agenda in Congress, Empowering the Center
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Dollars or Rubles? Russian Debt Payments Are Due, and Uncertain.
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Sarah Longwell / Washington Post:
I object to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill as a lesbian mom — and as a conservative
Discussion: Slate
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Yes, it's Republicans' fault Congress is so polarized
Discussion: Twitchy, TheBlaze and The Why Axis
Ryan Naumann / RADAR:
Dr. Oz In Talks to Return To TV
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Wire
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Biden Blames the Jews for His Ukraine Policy
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Russia business deals muddy GOP US Senate primary in Ohio
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