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Financial Times:
Ukraine and Russia draw up neutrality plan to end war — Fifteen-point draft deal would involve Kyiv renouncing Nato membership ambitions in return for security guarantees — Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress on a tentative 15-point peace plan including a ceasefire …
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Catie Edmondson / 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.
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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 …
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Politico:
Zelenskyy recalls Pearl Harbor, 9/11 in heartfelt plea for U.S. aid — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday invoked historically potent attacks on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001, pleading with Congress for additional military aid as his nation fights to repel a Russian invasion.
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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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YouTube:
WATCH LIVE | Ukraine's Zelensky addresses U.S. Congress — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a virtual address to members of the U.S. Congress on March 16 at 9 a.m. ET. Libby Casey will anchor coverage ...
CNN:
‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine
‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine
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HotAir, Graham's Newsletter and Worldcrunch
YouTube:
WATCH LIVE: Zelensky to deliver virtual address to U.S. Congress
WATCH LIVE: Zelensky to deliver virtual address to U.S. Congress
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Moira Warburton / Reuters:
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal
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NBC News:
Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles
Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy addresses Congress, invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor, MLK as he pleads for pivotal aid
Ukraine's Zelenskyy addresses Congress, invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor, MLK as he pleads for pivotal aid
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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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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The best peace plan for Ukraine is sending military support
The best peace plan for Ukraine is sending military support
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Pew Research Center:
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Ukraine War Shifts the Agenda in Congress, Empowering the Center
Ukraine War Shifts the Agenda in Congress, Empowering the Center
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Washington Post
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Trump says Pence partnership over as ex-president eyes 2024 comeback bid — EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump is effectively ruling out tapping former Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate should he mount a third White House bid in 2024 and win the Republican nomination.
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Washington Post, Mediaite, CNN and Raw Story
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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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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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Insider, Washington Post, LGBTQ Nation, Raw Story and Mediaite
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Biden admin gives Temporary Protected Status to tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees — More than 76,000 Afghans have been brought to the U.S. in the wake of the withdrawal from Afghanistan — Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis as top Biden officials questioned over withdrawal
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Romney stirs ugly treason talk — ROMNEY STIRS UGLY TREASON TALK. It's one thing for the usual suspects in over-the-top commentary — the Keith Olbermanns, the cast of The View, the Lincoln Project, and others — to call their fellow Americans traitors. They're not known for thoughtful, measured opinion.
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Geoff's Newsletter, Wholistic, The Liberty Loft and Louder With Crowder
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tulsi Gabbard Claims U.S. ‘Is Not So Different’ From Russia When It Comes to Censorship
Tulsi Gabbard Claims U.S. ‘Is Not So Different’ From Russia When It Comes to Censorship
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BizPac Review
BuzzFeed News:
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Invested At Least $1.3 Billion With US Financiers, Secret Records Show — European governments have frozen the Russian oligarch's assets, including mansions and a soccer team. But how much he poured into the US has stayed secret. — Copy
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New York Post, BBC, Raw Story and Reuters
Third Way:
The Red State Murder Problem … Takeaways — The rate of murders in the US has gone up at an alarming rate. But, despite a media narrative to the contrary, this is a problem that afflicts Republican-run cities and states as much or more than the Democratic bastions.
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Raw Story and Djelloul Marbrook's Prism
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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Reuters and Alex Domash
ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee not planning to subpoena members of Congress, sources say — Investigators say efforts regarding subpoenas could run into time constraints. — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is not planning to issue subpoenas to members of Congress …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: RNC sues Salesforce to block Jan. 6 committee data dump
Scoop: RNC sues Salesforce to block Jan. 6 committee data dump
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CNN, Raw Story, Politico, Politico and Washington Post
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
GOP senator gives trucker protesters a Capitol tour — Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) gave truckers in the so-called “People's Convoy” a tour of the Capitol last week — even as the building remains mostly closed to the public. — A senior congressional aide alerted the Department of Justice …
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James Barragán / The Texas Tribune:
National Guard troops were dispatched to famous Texas ranches with private security as part of border mission — The dispatching of troops to the sprawling private ranches, far from the border, raises questions about the use of National Guard troops, who have widely decried the mission as aimless …
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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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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 consistency. — It's happened: On Tuesday, the US Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent beginning in 2023.
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