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Matt Smith / The San Francisco Standard:
Search for Russian Oligarch Wealth Hits a Wall in SF, Thanks to City's Disregard for Public Records Laws  —  As governments scour the earth for Russian oligarchs' yachts, mansions and bank accounts in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, a global network of news publications today released …
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
As Mariupol Is Bombed and Besieged, Those Trapped Fight to Survive  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Eduard Zarubin, a doctor, has lost everything.  But he does still have his life.  —  His street is destroyed, and his city, the southern port of Mariupol, is so far the greatest horror of Russia's scorched-earth war against Ukraine.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin TV Just Declared War on... Arnold Schwarzenegger  —  Moscow's mouthpieces did not take well to a recent video message from Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which urged the Russian people to see through Putin's web of lies on Ukraine.  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger's video appeal to the Russian people has been remarkably effective.
Wall Street Journal:
EU Support Grows for Russia Oil Ban Over Ukraine War
CNBC:
Russia says Biden's ‘war criminal’ claim has put relations ‘on the verge of rupture’
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated  —  Much of the first day of the confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, was not about Jackson at all.  Instead, Senate Republicans whined about the treatment of past nominees …
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New York Times:
For These Republicans, Supreme Court Hearings Are an Irresistible Opportunity
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:   Ted Cruz told Ketanji Brown Jackson that Bushrod Washington was not ‘controversial.’ He was an enslaver.
Associated Press:
Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams.  —  But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Amid War Crimes in Ukraine, American Right Wingers Are Applauding Russia  —  From Trump adviser Roger Stone to rocker Aaron Lewis, MAGAworld has unleashed a flood of praise for Putin  —  Vladimir Putin is ramping up his brutal assault on Ukraine, shelling civilians from Odessa to Kharkiv …
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:   Trump Ally Roger Stone Sides With Putin, Claims Russia ‘Acting Defensively’
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud  —  Her essay collection was removed from contention in the category of best lesbian memoir after she went on Twitter to defend a forthcoming Sandra Newman novel from charges that it was transphobic.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Vulnerable Democrats eye GOP transit mask repeal  —  The chair of the House Democrats' campaign arm and some of the vulnerable members he's charged with re-electing are voicing support for a Republican-led mask mandate repeal bill. … - The backing also illustrates how Democrats …
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
William J. Broad / New York Times:
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone  —  In destructive power, the behemoths of the Cold War dwarfed the American atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.  Washington's biggest test blast was 1,000 times as large.  Moscow's was 3,000 times.
Discussion: CEPA and Al Jazeera
NBC News:
Lia Thomas' NCAA championship performance gives women sports a crucial opportunity  —  Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas ties for 5th place in NCAA Nationals  —  On Saturday, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas placed last in the 100-yard freestyle swim during the NCAA championships, ending her career in collegiate swimming.
Discussion: Breitbart and RedState
Bloomberg:
Russia Ends Japan Peace Talks ‘Ritual’ After Ukraine Sanctions  —  Russia will stop negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty that would officially end a conflict dating back to World War II, after Tokyo imposed unprecedented sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.
Politico:
Biden warns Russian cyberattacks ‘coming’  —  President Joe Biden on Monday warned of Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. — making his most prominent alert yet about what he called new intelligence concerning the Putin regime's plans.  —  “The more Putin's back is against the wall …
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
Stop Waiting for Trump to Get Convicted  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland is not going to save democracy.  Nor is the attorney general of New York, Letitia James; the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg; nor the Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis.
Anchorage Daily News:
After Young's death, Alaska's political world braces for a sea change and an elections marathon  —  Alaska politicians, election officials and congressional staffers scrambled Monday to adapt to one of the biggest shifts in the state's political landscape in a half-century: the death of GOP U.S. Rep. Don Young.
ABC News:
Former Trump personal assistant appears before Jan. 6 committee  —  Nick Luna served as Trump's body man in the West Wing.  —  Former President Donald Trump's personal assistant in the White House, Nick Luna, appeared virtually on Monday before the House select committee investigating …
Discussion: The Hill
Nikolas Lanum / Fox News:
Bill Barr says Joe Biden lied to Americans about Hunter Biden laptop: ‘I was very disturbed’  —  Barr had previously refused to speak with Trump about Hunter Biden.  —  Bill Barr says Biden lied to the American people about Hunter Biden laptop  —  Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr appeared on …
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation … Leslie Morgan is doing everything she can to save money: She quit smoking, cut back on groceries and is rationing hot showers so she can keep her water heater off for days at a time.  —  But she says, it hasn't been enough.
Anna Venarchik / The Daily Beast:
White Supremacist Couple Accused of Slaying Black Vet at a Gas Station  —  The random attack will be prosecuted as a hate crime, the district attorney's office said as they released images of the couple's disturbing tattoos.  —  On the evening of March 15, Justin Peoples pulled …
Discussion: Raw Story and People.com
Dr. Kaitlyn Henderson / Oxfam America:
The crisis of low wages in the US  —  New research reveals that nearly a third of all workers in the US earn under $15 an hour.  But women and people of color do much more than their fair share of low-wage jobs, and as wages lose value, it's becoming a civil rights crisis in this country.
Discussion: HuffPost, The 19th and CNN
Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
Montana airport calls the COPS on Republican Senator Ted Cruz after he missed the check-in window for his flight and was told it was busy to re-book a flight during Spring Break  — The incident was compared to Cruz's attempt to flee Texas for Cancun, Mexico in February last year while millions …
New York Times:
How One Oligarch Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S.  —  Using a network of banks, law firms and advisers in multiple countries, Roman Abramovich invested billions in American hedge funds.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: CNBC
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
D.C. Cops Probing Claim That People's Convoy Struck a Pedestrian  —  The right-wing convoy's farcical effort to disrupt the Beltway area continued this weekend with an incident in which one driver allegedly hit a woman with his vehicle.  —  Metropolitan police are investigating an incident …
 
 
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
The fallout from Texas' voter suppression push is exactly what we expected
Keturah Hetrick / LegiStorm:
Last year's staff turnover was the House's worst in decades, data shows
Discussion: IJR and The Hill
Alfredo Ortiz / The Hill:
Congressional Democrats are out of touch with America's small businesses
Discussion: New York Post
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh
Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Justice Clarence Thomas …
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican challenger Joe Blystone have exchange at Ohio Beef Expo
Discussion: Ohio Democratic Party
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Jennifer Meierhans / BBC:
Moscow stock market reopens for some bond trading
Discussion: With TAI and Washington Examiner
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Koch Industries' campaign donations questioned after company's decision to remain in Russia
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
BYU ‘Y’ lit in colors of transgender pride flag
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Org Finds a New Way to Play Dirty With NY Investigators
David Marchese / New York Times:
John Waters Is Ready to Defend the Worst People in the World
Discussion: Althouse
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Poll: Hispanics aren't flocking to the GOP, but Democrats still have problems
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and The Hill
Igor Derysh / Salon:
Pro-Trump group sent armed members door-to-door in Colorado to “intimidate” voters: Lawsuit
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Above the Law