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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:
20 days in Mariupol: The team that documented city's agony  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down.  They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in.  —  We were the only international journalists left in the Ukrainian city, and we had been documenting …
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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Politico:
Biden warns Russian cyberattacks ‘coming’
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
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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
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
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 …
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms.  He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics.
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh  —  The governor's supreme court appointees are coasting in this year's elections, despite a 2020 legal brawl over their selection that had promised increased visibility for the court.
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
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, apsa and Sree's Sunday Note
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 …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
EU Support Grows for Russia Oil Ban Over Ukraine War  —  As Moscow's assault continues with no peace deal in sight, European capitals consider a move that was once off the table  —  Support for a European Union-wide ban on the purchase of Russian oil is growing inside the bloc …
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
 
 
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Alfredo Ortiz / The Hill:
Congressional Democrats are out of touch with America's small businesses
Discussion: New York Post
The Guardian:
$17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin
Discussion: CNN and The San Francisco Standard
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican challenger Joe Blystone have exchange at Ohio Beef Expo
Discussion: Ohio Democratic Party
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
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Why Are We Still Waiting for the Capitol Riot Hearings?
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
AIPAC's Bet Against Democracy
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Everyone's giving the Fed a green light for rate hikes
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
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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