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Live Updates: Biden Is Traveling to Ukrainian-Polish Border to Meet With Soldiers and Refugees — President Biden is expected to meet with American troops along NATO's eastern flank while refugees continue to flee Ukraine, with more than two million having gone to Poland.
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. assesses up to 60% failure rate for some Russian missiles, officials say — The United States assesses that Russia is suffering failure rates as high as 60% for some of the precision-guided missiles it is using to attack Ukraine, three U.S. officials with knowledge of the intelligence told Reuters.
Associated Press:
Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian strike on theater — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities in the besieged ruins of Mariupol said Friday that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — a catastrophic loss of civilian life that …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Most Americans say Biden is ‘not tough enough’ on Russia, a new poll finds.
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russian military behind hack of satellite communication devices in Ukraine at war's outset, U.S. officials say
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David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Leaders rebuff Zelenskyy's latest pitch to join EU
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Antony Beevor / The Atlantic:
Putin Doesn't Realize How Much Warfare Has Changed
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
In Putin's Misbegotten War, NATO Sees Danger and Opportunity
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Putin badly misjudged the West, as explained by a Russia expert
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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
More than 400,000 Ukrainians taken to Russia against their will, official says
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Washington Post:
Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show … Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly pressed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue unrelenting efforts …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
What Matters About Ginni Thomas's Texts — She reportedly lobbied for Sidney Powell to be “the lead and the face” of Trump's legal team. — The breaking news is not that the longtime conservative activist Ginni Thomas, who is married to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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New York Times:
Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump's Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show — The messages between Ms. Thomas and Mark Meadows are the first evidence that she directly advised the White House in efforts to reverse the election results. — In the weeks between the 2020 presidential election …
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’ — The Texas senator aggressively questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week for serving on the board of a school “overflowing with critical race theory.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Alia E. Dastagir / USA Today:
Marsha Blackburn asked Ketanji Brown Jackson to define ‘woman.’ Science says there's no simple answer.
Politico:
GOP frets over how hard to fight Jackson
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Gina Cherelus / New York Times:
The Story Behind That Photo of Ketanji Brown Jackson and Her Daughter
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Sydney Keller / WZTV:
Tennessee pastors express ‘embarrassment’ towards Sen. Blackburn's SCOTUS nominee remarks
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
No, Asking a Nominee to Explain Her Record Isn't Worse Than Accusing a Nominee of Gang Rape
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Financial Times:
Germany vows to end dependence on Russian gas by 2024 as US offers extra shipments — America plans to deliver at least 15bn cubic metres of LNG to Europe as west ramps up moves to reduce reliance on Moscow — Germany vowed to all but wean itself off Russian gas by mid-2024 as the US …
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Bloomberg:
U.S., EU Reach LNG Supply Deal to Cut Dependence on Russia — The U.S. and the European Union will push to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas to European countries by the end of 2022 in a bid to displace Russian gas, a political framework that now leaves companies to sort out the details.
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Washington Post:
Sen. Manchin launches new push for ‘all of the above’ energy bill … Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) has restarted talks with fellow Democrats about reviving the party's climate and social spending bill, according to two people familiar with the matter, as administration officials search …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin outlines BBB deal requirements — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told a group of climate activists and energy executives he's open to supporting revised Build Back Better legislation narrowly addressing three issues: climate change, prescription drug prices and deficit reduction.
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Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe — LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
North Korea Posts Batshit Slow-Mo Missile Test Hype Video — North Korea state-run television has published a trailer worthy of any low budget end-of-world action flick. Except it's real. — Correspondent-At-Large — If the idea that North Korea's new intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile …
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Josh Smith / Reuters:
North Korea says new ICBM will curb ‘dangerous’ moves by U.S. military
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New York Times:
How the 2022 Primaries Are Testing Trump's Role as the G.O.P. ‘Kingpin’ — Two of Donald Trump's most prominent Senate endorsements have already backfired. Now the month of May looms large to measure his pull on the party. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump's un-endorsement of Mo Brooks hurts Trump more than it hurts Brooks
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New York Times:
Inside New York City's Decision to End Vaccine Mandate for Pro Athletes — Owners and executives of some of the wealthiest sports franchises urged Mayor Eric Adams to allow unvaccinated athletes to play in New York. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Black Agenda is a Nihilistic and Socialist Agenda — When the end goal is to crush the American Dream. — [Order David Horowitz's new book, I Can't Breathe: How a Racial Hoax is Killing America: HERE.] — The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for A Broken System, edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Ageyman …
Thomas Kennedy / Occupy Democrats:
GROSS: Florida Department of Health hates masks, prefers tissues and sleeves for germs — The Florida Department of Health is a politicized agency that follows the governor's anti-mask philosophy, but new guidance proves that it knows the science behind masking works.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Bannon's escape plan: how the Trump strategist is trying to dodge prison — Bannon is advancing a high-stakes defense as he battles a case that could mean up to a year in federal prison and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted — s the House select committee investigating …
Kat Rosenfield / UnHerd:
AOC is the new Trump — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes up space: on magazine covers, on cable news, and on social media, where her followers number in the millions across multiple platforms. Her Twitter account alone, with 12 million followers, is not just an order of magnitude larger …
The Daily Beast:
Why Is the Manhattan DA Returning Evidence in Trump Case? — There have been several signs in recent days that the Manhattan District Attorney isn't going to charge Donald Trump. — Prosecutors have been sending back documents to people who turned over information about former President …
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Abby Broyles:
Ending my campaign for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District … Everything was a blur. Physicians were talking amongst each other and occasionally to me, as an IV was stuck into my arm and a tube was shoved in my nose. That morning, March 2nd, after thirteen days of being the center …
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Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
U.S. House Candidate Ends Run After Uproar Over Behavior at Sleepover
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