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11:25 PM ET, March 22, 2022

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As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin's Leadership — Military losses have mounted, progress has slowed, and a blame game has begun among some Russian supporters of the war. — Give this article- - - Read in app — In January, the head of a group of serving …

Discussion: Foreign Policy, Politico, Noname's Newsletter and Mediaite

Alexander Ward / Politico:

Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say — The leading theory for why Russia launched hypersonic missiles into Ukraine last week is that it's running out of precision-guided weapons to strike faraway targets, a senior U.S. defense official and a Western official familiar with assessments told POLITICO.

Discussion: Washington Post, U.S. Department of Defense, Quillette and Foreign Policy

Financial Times:

Russia chokes major oil pipeline in further threat to global supplies — Repairs to storm-damaged loading terminals could cut up to 1mn b/d of shipments through CPC network — Russia is throttling back capacity on a major pipeline that sends crude oil to global markets …

Washington Post:

Ukraine claims it has retaken key town outside Kyiv, as defenses hold against fierce Russian onslaught — MUKACHEVO, UKRAINE — Ukrainian forces claimed Tuesday to have retaken control of a strategically important town outside of Kyiv, a nascent sign they could be beating back Russia's brutal …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Guardian, One America News Network and New York Times

Jack Detsch / Foreign Policy:

‘Winging It’: Russia Is Getting Its Generals Killed on the Front Lines — Russian generals have had to lead from the front because its amateur army can't move otherwise. — Russia has lost at least five generals fighting in Ukraine in less than a month, Western officials said Monday …

Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos

Tom Mutch / New Lines Magazine: In Kharkiv's Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong

Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Sanctions on Russia Pit the West Against the Rest of the World

Discussion: Aearnur's Newsletter, Chicago Boyz, Foreign Policy, Asia Sentinel, nationalinterest.org, Bloomberg, What China Wants, Emil Avdaliani and Corn Husk Commie Reader

Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Ukraine Must Win

Discussion: Foreign Policy, New York Times, RedState, The Dispatch, HotAir, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Substack

Politico:
Biden faces off against Putin. His other opponent is time.

Discussion: New York Post, Wall Street Journal and Roll Call

CNN:
Belarusian military could ‘soon’ join war in Ukraine, US and NATO officials say

Discussion: Making Sense …, HotAir, Outside the Beltway, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Populist Papers, The Drive, Right Side Broadcasting …, journalist's Newsletter and Dave's Newsletter

Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Sanction Hundreds of Russian Lawmakers, U.S. Officials Say

Discussion: New York Times and Financial Times

Washington Post:
Facing Putin's wartime censorship, a Nobel laureate fights to keep truth in Russia alive

Discussion: The Times of Israel, KyivPost and Al Jazeera

New York Times:

Judging a Judge on Race and Crime, G.O.P. Plays to Base and Fringe — Grilling Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, conservative senators painted her as a jurist who had coddled criminals and embraced “woke” education. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Vox, CNN, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Reuters, CBS News, Washington Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Insider, Roll Call, BuzzFeed News, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Althouse, emptywheel, Mediaite, New York Times and GOP.com

Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Graham walks out of Jackson's hearing after rant over indefinite detention at Gitmo

Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Cruz and Jackson spar over antiracism curriculum at a private school.

Discussion: Politico, Chicago Sun-Times, Slate, Associated Press, The Texas Tribune, The Hill, Bloomberg and Newsbusters

David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: How campaign rhetoric about child porn made it to the Supreme Court hearing

Discussion: Politico, Washington Examiner and National Review

Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Judge Jackson actually sounds conservative. That's important.

Discussion: Politico, Slate, National Review, Mediaite, New York Times and YouTube

Fox News:
Ketanji Brown Jackson serves on board of school that promotes critical race theory

Discussion: New York Magazine, RedState, Mediaite, Breitbart, Twitchy, HuffPost and Washington Free Beacon

Rachel M. Cohen / Bolts:
Despite Federal Gains, Public Defenders Largely Missing from State Supreme Courts

Discussion: Politico, Washington Free Beacon and Washington Examiner

Politico:

When Anna Wintour pissed off Kamala — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — Tensions between Vice President KAMALA HARRIS and President JOE BIDEN and their teams began before inauguration …

Discussion: Insider, RADAR, National Review, Twitchy, Townhall, RedState and Washington Examiner

Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book

Alex Sherman / CNBC:

BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say — Several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down the company's news organization. — BuzzFeed News has won awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, but is now shrinking through voluntary buyouts.

Discussion: New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Poynter, The Hill, Associated Press and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Elizabeth Faddis / Washington Examiner:

Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19 — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Tuesday evening that she has tested positive for COVID-19. — “I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine,” Clinton said in a statement posted to Twitter, adding that she was …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Politico, Fox News, CBS News, The Daily Beast, Deadline, RADAR, The Sun, Hollywood Reporter, Insider, The Hill, New York Post, USA Today, Joe.My.God., NPR, Mercury News, America First Report, Associated Press, Forbes and ABC7

CNN:

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is experiencing mild symptoms, less than one day before President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for his trip to Brussels and Warsaw.

Kaitlin Lange / Indianapolis Star:

Braun walks back comments that interracial marriage ruling should have been left to states … Sen. Mike Braun said during a media call Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage decades ago. — That decision should have been left to individual states, he said.

Henry Olsen / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney's refusal to endorse Mike Lee is a betrayal of his party — Trump acolytes have long labeled Sen. Mitt Romney a “RINO” — “Republican in Name Only.” This is an unfair charge, given Romney's conservative credentials. But Romney is lending credence to his critics by not endorsing …

Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows — The deaths were up 25 percent in 2020 compared with 2019, amid heightened stress factors and delayed treatment, according to a new report. — Almost a million people in the United States have died of Covid-19 in the past two years …

Discussion: National Review, Washington Examiner, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller and IJR

Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:

Capitol riot suspect is granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing US — Jan. 6th rioter flees US for asylum in Belarus — (CNN)A US Capitol riot suspect who fled the United States has been granted refugee status in Belarus, according to Belarusian state-owned television BelTA.

Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:

New ADN-Gray TV poll: Durant leads Britt, Brooks falls far behind — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Mike Durant, the retired Army helicopter pilot of “Black Hawk Down” fame, leads a new poll in the race for U.S. Senate, with former Business Council of Alabama President Katie Britt running a close second …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:

Schools nationwide are quietly removing books from their libraries … LANCASTER, Pa. — Samantha Hull was on vacation when she got the call about the missing books. — Eight titles had melted away seemingly overnight, a panicked school aide told Hull, from the shelves of an elementary school …

Steven Allen Adams / Intelligencer/Wheeling …:

Poll: McKinley Has Slight Edge on Mooney — CHARLESTON - New polling in the race between 1st District Congressman David McKinley and 2nd District Congressman Alex Mooney shows a slight lead for McKinley going into the May Republican primary in the new northern 2nd congressional district.

Protean Magazine:

Motivated Reasoning: Emily Oster's COVID Narratives and the Attack on Public Education — Abigail Cartus, Ph.D, MPH Justin Feldman, Sc.D, MPH — Of the numerous political battles sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, some of the most bitterly contested have taken place over K-12 education.

Dorian Geiger / Axios:

Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) vetoed a bill banning transgender children from playing school sports on Tuesday calling the bill, noting in a letter explaining his veto that “rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few.”

Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill, Sports Illustrated, TheBlaze, Raw Story, National Review, One America News Network, Joe.My.God., NPR and Los Angeles Blade

Andy Sullivan / Reuters:

Biden approval rating drops to new low of 40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to a new low of 40% this week, a clear warning sign for his Democratic Party as it seeks to retain control of Congress in the Nov. 8 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.