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New York Times:
U.S. Adds ‘Kamikaze Drones’ as More Weapons Flow to Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with additional high-tech defensive weapons that are easily portable and require little training to use against Russian tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft, according to U.S. and European officials.
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin Assails Russians Who Back the West, Signaling More Repression
Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento Democratic Congressman Vic Fazio dies at 79  —  Vic Fazio, a powerful congressman who represented the Sacramento area in Washington for 20 years and became known as a Democratic stalwart who could work with Republicans, has died.  He was 79.  —  A former state assemblyman …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Politico:
House liberals start asking Biden to sidestep Congress — months before the midterms  —  Nearly eight months out from the midterms, some House Democrats are acting like they've already lost their majority.  —  Liberal Democrats in the lower chamber are so frustrated by Senate standoffs …
Washington Post:
Biden interacted with Taoiseach before positive coronavirus test
Discussion: Political Wire
Myah Ward / Politico:
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin tests positive for Covid while in D.C. to meet Biden
Discussion: NBC News and New York Post
New York Times:
As Russian Troop Deaths Climb, Morale Becomes an Issue, Officials Say  —  More than 7,000 Russian troops have been killed in less than three weeks of fighting, according to conservative U.S. estimates.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — In 36 days of fighting …
Discussion: Wide World of News and Raw Story
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Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine's old air defense proves unexpectedly effective in combat
Discussion: Associated Press
Gillian Tett / Financial Times:
Why I should have listened to Garry Kasparov about Putin
Discussion: The Mahablog and Washington Post
New York Times:
Hunter Biden Paid Tax Bill, but Broad Federal Investigation Continues  —  The Justice Department inquiry into the business dealings of the president's son has remained active, with a grand jury seeking information about payments from around the world.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Sleep experts say Senate has it wrong: Standard time, not daylight saving, should be permanent  —  Sleep experts widely agree with the Senate that the country should abandon its twice-yearly seasonal time changes.  But they disagree on one key point: which time system should be permanent.
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times:
Former WA Rep. Matt Shea, accused of domestic terrorism, working to secure adoptions for Ukrainian children in Poland  —  Former Washington state Rep. Matt Shea, the far-right Republican who was found by a House-commissioned investigation to have planned and participated in domestic terrorism …
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo considers running against Kathy Hochul despite opposition from his own party  — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been fielding calls from supporters about a possible campaign against his replacement and fellow Democrat, Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Chris Cuomo Hits Back At CNN “Smear Campaign” With $125M Arbitration Demand
Zach Dorfman / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Secret CIA training program in Ukraine helped Kyiv prepare for Russian invasion  —  Ukrainian snipers had a problem: Russian forces in eastern Ukraine were trying to blind them.  —  As the Ukrainians were looking through their scopes in order to find their targets …
The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Supreme Court rejects statehouse maps, ending hopes of full May primary  —  The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the third set of state House and Senate maps late Wednesday, effectively ending any hope of a May 3rd primary with both legislative and statewide races.
Dylan Byers / Puck:
The Real Jeff Shell-Keith Olbermann Saga  —  Behind the scenes, Olbermann has been privately jonesing to rejoin MSNBC for years, reaching out directly to Jeff Shell repeatedly.  The whole situation simply manifests how bizarre things have gotten at the soon-to-be former House of Maddow.
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Spain seizes another Russian yacht believed to belong to an oligarch.  —  MADRID — Spain, which has pledged to seize the suspected superyachts of Russian oligarchs targeted for sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on Wednesday impounded the third such vessel …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’ … President Biden explicitly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” Wednesday, after weeks of avoiding the term and at a time when his administration is still determining whether that label officially applies.
Associated Press:
Court orders Jussie Smollett release from jail during appeal  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should be free pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to Chicago police about a racist and homophobic attack.
Washington Post:
Outmatched in military might, Ukraine has excelled in the information war  —  When President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, aired a video documenting the human toll of Russia's assault on Ukraine, the images were so graphic they prompted an apology from a cable news anchor …
Axios:
Scoop: Biden officials fear “mass migration event” if COVID policies end  —  U.S. intelligence officials are privately bracing for a massive influx of more than 170,000 migrants at the Mexico border if COVID-era policies that allow instant expulsions during the public health emergency are ended …
Discussion: Townhall and The Federalist
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russia's state TV hit by stream of resignations  —  When Marina Ovsyannikova burst into Russian living rooms on Monday's nightly news, denouncing the war in Ukraine and propaganda around it, her protest highlighted a quiet but steady stream of resignations from Russia's tightly controlled state-run TV.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, France 24 and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ wants prison time for rioter who said she would ‘absolutely’ storm Capitol again  —  WASHINGTON — A Texas flower shop owner who bragged about storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and said she'd “absolutely” do it again should be sentenced to 75 days behind bars, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrea Rosa / Associated Press:
Hundreds feared trapped in Ukraine theater hit by airstrike  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities struggled to determine the fate of hundreds of civilians who had been sheltering in a theater smashed by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol as officials …
Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Even if Zelenskyy Accepts a Humiliating Peace Deal, Putin Won't Abide by It  —  Would a peace deal severely limiting Ukraine's sovereignty be in its best interest or play into Putin's quest to snuff out the country's independence?  —  Zen Read  —  Funeral procession of Ukrainian military …
Associated Press:
‘Right in the trash’: Texas ballot rejections soar, AP finds  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the nation's first primary of 2022, rejecting nearly 23,000 ballots outright under tougher voting rules that are part of a broad campaign …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Democrats face dilemma: help an independent to try to beat Sen. Mike Lee or stand with the party  —  Some Democrats want to clear the field to help independent candidate Evan McMullin defeat Republican Mike Lee, but that means kicking a Democratic hopeful to the curb.
 
 
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Social platforms' bans muffle Russian state media propaganda
Ty Ross / Occupy Democrats:
DISRESPECT: Marjorie Taylor Greene refuses to join her colleagues in applauding Zelensky first appearance in Congress (Updated)
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Capito to make Senate GOP leadership bid
Callie Patteson / New York Post:
Kamala Harris tweet mistakenly suggests Ukraine is part of NATO
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Reuters:
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