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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Cory Booker Aside, Democrats Stranded Ketanji Brown Jackson — The third day of hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court came to a close on Wednesday following another 10-plus hours filled with character smears about child pornography from Republican senators …
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Justice Breyer Says Clarence Thomas is Fine, Jackson Confirmation Not My Business — JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER CLARENCE THOMAS IS FINE ... And I Got No Dog In Confirmation Fight — EXCLUSIVE — 130 … Justice Stephen Breyer is reassuring folks, his colleague, Justice Clarence Thomas …
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New York Times:
QAnon Cheers Republican Attacks on Jackson. Democrats See a Signal. — Criticism of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's sentencing decisions emerged as a theme among Republicans — and renewed debate about the party's stance toward QAnon. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Washington Post:
American Bar Association says Jackson is ‘A-plus’ on final day of confirmation hearings … Representatives of the American Bar Association lauded the qualifications of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, saying everyone they interviewed used terms such as “brilliant,” …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Cruz attacks Jackson for ‘critical race theory’ — but sends his own daughters to learn it
Cruz attacks Jackson for ‘critical race theory’ — but sends his own daughters to learn it
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
GOP grandstanders aren't the only reason Jackson's confirmation hearings were so disgraceful
GOP grandstanders aren't the only reason Jackson's confirmation hearings were so disgraceful
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings Show Marriage Equality Is the Next Target Once Roe Falls
The Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings Show Marriage Equality Is the Next Target Once Roe Falls
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Washington Post:
Republicans boast they have not pulled a Kavanaugh. In fact, they've treated Jackson worse.
Republicans boast they have not pulled a Kavanaugh. In fact, they've treated Jackson worse.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Ted Cruz May Have Just Boosted Sales For The Anti-Racist Children's Book He Attacked
Ted Cruz May Have Just Boosted Sales For The Anti-Racist Children's Book He Attacked
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New York Times:
Under Fire, Out of Fuel, No Air Support: What Intercepted Russian Radio Chatter Reveals — The Times's Visual Investigations team analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces during an initial invasion of the town of Makariv, outside Kyiv.
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New York Times:
U.S. Makes Contingency Plans in Case Russia Uses Its Most Powerful Weapons — A team of national security officials has been assigned to sketch out responses if President Vladimir V. Putin unleashes chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Sources Say Oligarch Funded Scheme to Paint Swastikas in Ukraine
Exclusive: Sources Say Oligarch Funded Scheme to Paint Swastikas in Ukraine
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Washington Post:
Biden and Europeans to announce major plan to redirect gas to Europe
Biden and Europeans to announce major plan to redirect gas to Europe
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Russia-Ukraine war fails to fuel Biden rebound: AP-NORC poll
Russia-Ukraine war fails to fuel Biden rebound: AP-NORC poll
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Biden Arrives in Brussels for Summits as U.S. Accuses Russian Forces of War Crimes
Live Updates: Biden Arrives in Brussels for Summits as U.S. Accuses Russian Forces of War Crimes
Jennifer Benz / AP-NORC:
Americans don't think Biden is being tough enough on Russia
Americans don't think Biden is being tough enough on Russia
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Eliza Mackintosh / CNN:
The bodies of Russian soldiers are piling up in Ukraine, as Kremlin conceals true toll of war
The bodies of Russian soldiers are piling up in Ukraine, as Kremlin conceals true toll of war
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New York Times:
Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says — Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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New York Times:
Read the Full Text of Mark Pomerantz's Resignation Letter — The former prosecutor who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations.” — Give this article- - - Read in app — The following is the full text of the resignation letter …
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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Trump committed ‘numerous’ felonies, said resigning New York prosecutor - report
Trump committed ‘numerous’ felonies, said resigning New York prosecutor - report
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Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Can Anyone Unseat Marjorie Taylor Greene? — Whatever hope remains for the Georgia congresswoman's many detractors seems to depend on either a new lawsuit or a candidate who's been called “Marjorie with a brain.” — A year ago, I met John Cowan for lunch in Rome, a small city …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Madison Cawthorn Committed the One Unforgivable Sin of Politics — The ingredients are there for an upset. — If the worst thing Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) did this month was call Ukraine's President “a thug,” or get caught speeding multiple times with a revoked license …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Why Trump Is Losing His Grip on the GOP — It strains memory now to recall that when Donald Trump first shoved his way into presidential politics seven years ago this spring, and soon after humiliated a long parade of establishment Republicans, his appeal to voters had a coherent dimension.
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Top Russian military leaders repeatedly decline calls from U.S., prompting fears of ‘sleepwalking into war’ … Repeated attempts by the United States' top defense and military leaders to speak with their Russian counterparts have been rejected by Moscow for the last month …
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court endorses pastor's laying on of hands at moment of inmate's execution — The justices ruled 8-1 in the case of a Texas death-row prisoner. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, in an 8-1 decision, has endorsed a pastor's audible prayer and laying of hands on an inmate …
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CNN:
Biden requests Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker resign from presidential council or be terminated — (CNN)President Joe Biden has formally asked two Trump-appointed members of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition to resign from their posts or be terminated.
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The Hill:
White House avoids Trump attacks on Russia-Ukraine
White House avoids Trump attacks on Russia-Ukraine
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to ‘rescind the 2020 election,’ remove Biden and call special election
Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to ‘rescind the 2020 election,’ remove Biden and call special election
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The west is rash to assume the world is on its side over Ukraine — It runs the risk of mistaking a local consensus on Russian aggression with a global one — One of the most frequent lines heard in Washington is that Russia is now globally isolated — with China being the key prevaricator.
Gaia Pianigiani / New York Times:
Russian crew aboard a superyacht possibly linked to Putin have left their jobs, workers say. — Russian crew members on a mysterious $700-million luxury yacht that U.S. officials say could be owned by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia abruptly left their jobs and the Tuscan coastal town …
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GOV.UK:
Foreign Secretary announces 65 new Russian sanctions to cut off vital industries fuelling Putin's war machine — New sanctions target strategic industries, banks and business elites. — From: — Liz Truss has announced 65 sanctions, targeting strategic industries, banks and business elites
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New York Times:
Cities Lost Population in 2021, Leading to the Slowest Year of Growth in U.S. History — Although some of the fastest growing regions in the country continued to grow, the gains were nearly erased by stark losses in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. — Substantial population loss …
Holger Roonemaa / New Lines Magazine:
Exclusive: Russia Backs Europe's Far Right — Emails and documents show just how closely Italian, French, German and Austrian politicians coordinate with Moscow … So wrote Mikhail Yakushev, a Russian national, in a Microsoft Word document he emailed to himself on June 18, 2019.
NATO:
Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government — We, the Heads of State and Government of the 30 NATO Allies, have met today to address Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. Russia's war against Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe …
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO — New Guidance Issued to Continue to Blunt Central Bank's Ability to Deploy International Reserves, Including Gold — WASHINGTON - Today, in its latest action to impose severe costs …
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