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9:50 AM ET, March 22, 2022

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Politico:
12 Questions That Would Actually Tell Us Something About Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will face a barrage of senatorial questions over the next two days, as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee scramble to get their moment of face time in a high-profile confirmation hearing.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans to roll dice by grilling Jackson over child pornography sentencing decisions
Discussion: Roll Call, Bloomberg and who13.com
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated
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.
Discussion: Power Line
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State  —  Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I'm like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’  —  The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea.
Discussion: The Hill
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Kid Rock Claims Trump Consulted Him on North Korea  —  ONLY THE BEST  —  Kid Rock says former President Trump once turned to him for help crafting a tweet about the Islamic State terror group—before also seeking his guidance about North Korea.  “I'm like, 'What?
Wall Street Journal:
Midtown Manhattan With Fewer Office Workers: Imagining the Unthinkable  —  New York officials face the reality that the district's economy might never be the same  —  People want to live in Manhattan as much as they ever have.  The problem is that not enough people want to work there.
Discussion: The Big Picture
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 …
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Associated Press:
Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
World's Dullest Editorial Launches Panic  —  In an inane sequel to the Harper's Letter fiasco, a New York Times editorial ignites a fury proving its anodyne thesis  —  The New York Times ran a tepid house editorial in favor of free speech last week.  A sober reaction:
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
Washington Post:
White House officials say U.S. has exhausted funds to buy potential fourth vaccine dose for all Americans … The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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David Lim / Politico:
'We've learned absolutely nothing': Tests could again be in short supply if Covid surges
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Friends beg Putin's lover Alina Kabaeva to persuade him to end the war  —  Friends of Vladimir Putin's “Eva Braun” Alina Kabaeva are begging her to go to Moscow to persuade him to end the war - as she faces expulsion from Switzerland.  —  “Alina's female friends are begging her to fly …
Discussion: The Odessa Journal
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.
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
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz's Latest Troll?  Turning His Campaign Into a Super PAC  —  Ted Cruz has found a novel approach to supporting candidates. … Federal law says candidates can only give other candidates $2,000 per election.  But Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)—in classic Cruz fashion—may have found a loophole.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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
Politico:
The Real Goal of Kremlin Disinformation Isn't What You Think  —  On Sept. 1, 1939, the New York Times ran a banner headline reading, “German Army Attacks Poland, Cities Bombed, Port Blockaded.”  What became known as World War II had begun.  —  Weeks later, however, the banner headlines were gone.
Discussion: Raw Story
David Lat / Original Jurisdiction:
An Open Letter To Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken  —  As dean, it's better to be feared than loved—and it's time to strike fear into the hearts of free-speech opponents. … Dear Dean Gerken,  —  Greetings.  I hope this message finds you well as we move into spring, and I look forward …
Discussion: Reason
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost
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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
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Porn star Stormy Daniels loses appeal in Trump case, owes former president almost $300,000  — Porn star Stormy Daniels must pay ex-President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in attorneys' fees, a federal appeals court said in a ruling upholding a judge's order in her failed defamation lawsuit.
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Stop the Russian Invasion of America  —  Biden wants to protect every border except our own.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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.
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
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Accountability to others is the price of freedom for ourselves.  But too many Americans want democracy on the cheap  —  Henry David Thoreau, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King Jr and Audre Lorde knew that shared problems demand shared responsibility.  —  Anne Tyler, the American novelist …
 
 
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
After Criticism, Film Museum Will Highlight Hollywood's Jewish History
Discussion: Althouse and Hollywood Reporter
John Solomon / Just The News:
Georgia ballot harvesting probe advances as state elections board approves subpoena
Discussion: Breitbart and Instapundit
James Kirchick / New York Times:
When Reagan Said Gay  —  On March 8, the Florida Senate passed the innocuously named Parental Rights …
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Nuclear Deal's Final Hurdle Is Lifting Terrorism Sanctions on Revolutionary Guards
Discussion: National Review and FDD
Washington Post:
Biden's pledge to help Ukrainian refugees could soon be put to the test
Discussion: Bloomberg
Dr. Kaitlyn Henderson / Oxfam America:
The crisis of low wages in the US
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and The 19th
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
The fallout from Texas' voter suppression push is exactly what we expected
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
Stop Waiting for Trump to Get Convicted
ABC News:
Former Trump personal assistant appears before Jan. 6 committee
Discussion: The Hill
Anna Venarchik / The Daily Beast:
White Supremacist Couple Accused of Slaying Black Vet at a Gas Station
Discussion: Raw Story and People.com
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation
Politico:
Biden warns Russian cyberattacks ‘coming’
New York Times:
How One Oligarch Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S.
Discussion: CNBC
 

 
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Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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