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10:50 PM ET, March 22, 2022

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New York Times:
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 …
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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 …
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.
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
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Ukraine Must Win  —  The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point.  The Russian troops that invaded the country from the north, south, and east are now scarcely moving.  They have targeted schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater sheltering children, but they are not yet in control even of the places they occupy.
Tom Mutch / New Lines Magazine:   In Kharkiv's Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong
Financial Times:   Russia chokes major oil pipeline in further threat to global supplies
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Sanction Hundreds of Russian Lawmakers, U.S. Officials Say
Discussion: New York Times and Financial Times
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Graham walks out of Jackson's hearing after rant over indefinite detention at Gitmo  —  With Coca-Cola in hand, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham had enough of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Judging a Judge on Race and Crime, G.O.P. Plays to Base and Fringe
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.
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Dan Carden / nwitimes.com:
WATCH NOW: Sen. Braun open to U.S. Supreme Court rescinding ruling that legalized interracial marriage  —  U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., would welcome the U.S. Supreme Court rescinding its 1967 ruling that legalized interracial marriage nationwide in favor of allowing each of the 50 states to decide such issues on its own.
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 …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book
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 …
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Politico:
Biden faces off against Putin. His other opponent is time.
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID for second time
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.
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New York Times:
Project Veritas Says Justice Dept. Secretly Seized Its Emails
Discussion: Insider
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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
 
 
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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Still no Iran nuclear agreement, State Dept refuses to detail ‘difficult issues’ holding it up
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