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7:35 PM ET, March 21, 2022

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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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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Ex-wife of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens accuses him of domestic violence in court documents  —  The ex-wife of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens accused him in court documents Monday of knocking her down, taking away her cellphone and keys, physically abusing …
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:   Greitens digs in after ex-wife's allegations
Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
Nothing Sen. Hawley said about Brown Jackson has been debunked  —  It must be nice to be a Democrat.  —  Without any corroborating evidence whatsoever, and with all named alleged witnesses denying the incident ever happened, the broadcast networks unquestioningly attacked Supreme Court …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The collapse of Supreme Court consensus
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jasmine Mithani / The 19th:
See just how much White men have dominated the federal judiciary
Discussion: Mic and The American Conservative
Mstyslav Chernov / Associated Press:
We witnessed Mariupol's agony and fled a Russian hit list  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down.  They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in.  —  We had been documenting the siege of the Ukrainian city by Russian troops for more than two weeks …
Reuters:
U.S.-Moscow ties close to rupture after Biden's ‘war criminal’ remarks, Russia says  —  Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan to tell him that President Joe Biden's calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” had pushed bilateral ties to the brink of collapse.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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The White House:
Statement by President Biden on our Nation's Cybersecurity  —  This is a critical moment to accelerate our work to improve domestic cybersecurity and bolster our national resilience.  I have previously warned about the potential that Russia could conduct malicious cyber activity against the United States …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sending Soviet Air Defense Systems It Secretly Acquired to Ukraine  —  The Pentagon over the years has acquired Soviet equipment as part of a clandestine program, and now such weapons are going to Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is sending some of the Soviet-made air defense equipment …
Discussion: The Mahablog and Volcker Shock
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Why Can't the West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning?  —  When I visited Iraq during the 2007 surge, I discovered that the conventional wisdom in Washington usually lagged the view from the field by two to four weeks.  Something similar applies today.  Analysts and commentators have grudgingly declared …
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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.
Chris Buckley / New York Times:
Boeing 737-800 Crashes in Remote Mountain Valley in Southern China  —  Rescuers on the scene found debris and fires, and a lack of electricity hampered rescue efforts overnight.  Search efforts are set to continue into Tuesday, although it was unclear if any of the 132 crew and passengers survived the plane crash.
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 …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Org Finds a New Way to Play Dirty With NY Investigators  —  A judge gave the Trump Organization an ultimatum back in September: Comply with these subpoenas, or hire an outside firm to do it.  The Trump Org found a third option.  —  In September, a judge gave the Trump Organization an ultimatum …
odessa-journal.com:
Putin's lover Kabayeva faces expulsion from Switzerland  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's mistress Alina Kabayeva faces expulsion from Switzerland, where she is likely hiding with her children.  Citizens of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus appealed to the Swiss Confederation with a petition under the slogan …
Discussion: Political Wire
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Poll: Hispanics aren't flocking to the GOP, but Democrats still have problems  —  Heading into the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans have been riding a wave of positive press about their gains among Hispanic voters as Democrats fret about hemorrhaging support from the fast-growing demographic.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and The Hill
David Marchese / New York Times:
John Waters Is Ready to Defend the Worst People in the World  —  “If you pick up the book, you pretty much know what you're going to get,” says John Waters about his debut novel, “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance,” a gleefully filthy caper due out on May 3.  For longtime fans of the legendarily …
Discussion: Althouse
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Super PAC signals Pennsylvania primary could get rough  —  A super PAC backing Pennsylvania Senate candidate Conor Lamb is warning prospective donors that he is trailing frontrunner John Fetterman by 30 percentage points in the Democratic primary — and that the public's perception …
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
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican challenger Joe Blystone have exchange at Ohio Beef Expo  —  Angus wasn't the only beef going down at the Ohio Beef Expo this Saturday.  —  The day after Ohio Senate candidates literally went toe-to-toe, Gov. Mike DeWine and challenger Joe Blystone had an exchange …
Discussion: Ohio Democratic Party
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Democratic Party's Biggest Problem Is Its Conservative Wing  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy got everything she wanted, and it's a disaster, so she's retiring.  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) speaks during the Blue Dog Coalition news conference on tax reform on October 4, 2017.
Matthew Continetti / Hachette Book Group:
The Right  —  The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism … HARDCOVER / ISBN-13: 9781541600508  —  USD: $32 / CAD: $40  —  GENRE: Nonfiction / History / United States / 21st Century  —  PAGE COUNT: 496 SELECT A FORMAT: … A magisterial intellectual history of the last century of American conservatism
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Why Are We Still Waiting for the Capitol Riot Hearings?  —  Most of the time I think that some of the things that political scientists and smart journalists are teaching are getting through.  And then, sometimes, we get something like this from an unnamed member of the committee of the House …
CNN:
Who is Russia's top field commander in Ukraine?  The US isn't sure.  —  ‘Extremely bad’: Experts break down flaws in Russia's plan  —  Washington (CNN)The US has been unable to determine if Russia has designated a military commander responsible for leading the country's war in Ukraine …
 
 
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The Guardian:
$17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin
Discussion: CNN and The San Francisco Standard
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Justice Clarence Thomas …
Jennifer Meierhans / BBC:
Moscow stock market reopens for some bond trading
Discussion: Washington Examiner and With TAI
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
Rasmussen Reports:
Inflation: Most Voters Blame Biden's Policies
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
AIPAC's Bet Against Democracy
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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
Nandita Bose / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE VP Harris's National Security Adviser McEldowney to depart
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
'People's Convoy' provoked and motivated by D.C. police roadblocks
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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