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12:40 AM ET, March 16, 2022

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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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CNN:
Biden will announce $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine, official says  —  Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, bringing the total to $1 billion announced in just the last week.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
NBC News:
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 …
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
Discussion: CBS News
Insider:   Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Russia hits Biden, Blinken and other top U.S. officials with sanctions
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...
Discussion: PolitiFact
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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?
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and Mediaite
New York Times:
A Groggy Senate Approves Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent  —  Legislation that passed unanimously would end the practice of setting clocks back one hour in the fall.  Its prospects were uncertain in the House.  —  WASHINGTON — After losing an hour of sleep over the weekend …
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Brian Resnick / Vox:
The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. Good.
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s. People Hated It
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 …
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.
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Raw Story
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Timeline: How two extremist groups planned for Jan. 6
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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Alex Domash:   History Suggests a High Chance of Recession over the Next 24 Months
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
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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Sarah Longwell / Washington Post:   I object to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill as a lesbian mom — and as a conservative
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
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: Fox News and New York Post
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 …
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to a statement from the vice president's office.  —  “Earlier today, the Second Gentleman tested positive for Covid-19,” said Sabrina Singh …
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.
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.
Discussion: The Why Axis and TheBlaze
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.
Discussion: The Daily Wire and Breitbart
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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Philip Klein / National Review:
Ron DeSantis vs. Disney Is the Strongest Signal Yet He Plans to Run in 2024 — Regardless of What Trump Does
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Post:
Maryland court delays state's primary until July amid redistricting challenge
Discussion: The Hill
Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
Putin's Name Covered Up on 9/11 Memorial in New Jersey
Discussion: HuffPost and The Hill
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Biden Blames the Jews for His Ukraine Policy
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Elections Commission won't sanction Republicans who posed as presidential electors in 2020
 Earlier Items: 
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden heads to Brussels for European Union summit as Russia-Ukraine war worsens
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Think of Trump as one of Putin's ‘oligarchs.’ It just makes sense
Discussion: CNN and The Atlantic
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Another Jan. 6 mystery revealed: Pence's second script rewrite
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
CNN:
Veteran Fox News cameraman and Ukrainian journalist killed while reporting
Jacob Bacharach / New Republic:
Why Is David Leonhardt So Happy?
Discussion: The Present Age
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