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10:40 AM ET, March 25, 2022

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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Biden and the E.U. announce a plan to help wean the bloc off Russian fuel.  —  President Biden is due to meet with U.S. troops along NATO's eastern flank as refugees continue to flee Ukraine, with more than two million having gone to Poland.  Fighting raged on as Russia continued to bombard cities and Ukraine staged counterattacks.
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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.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russian military behind hack of satellite communication devices in Ukraine at war's outset, U.S. officials say
Discussion: Bob's Newsletter
Antony Beevor / The Atlantic:
Putin Doesn't Realize How Much Warfare Has Changed
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Politico
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Putin badly misjudged the West, as explained by a Russia expert
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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Manchin says he supports Jackson for Supreme Court  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) said Friday that he intends to support President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, essentially ensuring Jackson's confirmation.  —  Manchin, who has been a roadblock …
Discussion: CNN, NBC News, The Hill and Fox News
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg rolling over in grave at Ketanji Brown Jackson's answers  —  Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson caused quite the uproar this week when she was unable to define “woman.”  When pressed for an answer by Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn …
Alia E. Dastagir / USA Today:
Marsha Blackburn asked Ketanji Brown Jackson to define ‘woman.’ Science says there's no simple answer.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times, HuffPost and CNN
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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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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.
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.
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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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Dan Goldberg / Politico:
POLITICO-Harvard poll: 40 percent of parents believe masks at school harmed their kids  —  A significant percentage of parents whose children wore masks in school during the last year believe it harmed their education, social interactions and mental health, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey.
Discussion: National Review
 
 
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Financial Times:
‘Will l be allowed a cleaner, or a driver?’ Life after sanctions for a Russian oligarch
Discussion: Insider
Lauren McCarthy / New York Times:
Parents in Virginia Win Right to Mask Classmates of Their Vulnerable Children
Teddy Ng / South China Morning Post:
China vows support for Islamic wisdom as US retreats from Middle East
Discussion: Breitbart
Phillip W. Magness / AIER:
Did Tipping Come from Slavery? The 1619 Project Lies Again
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Reuters:
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to lowest level since 1969
U.S. Department of Justice:
Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Investment conference in Miami cancels DeSantis' speech over ‘anti-immigrant’ views
Discussion: RedState
Nazmul Ahasan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Internet entrepreneurs far from the U.S. are inflaming political division on Facebook to sell T-shirts and coffee mugs
VICE:
Tiny ‘Glock Switches’ Have Quietly Flooded the US With Deadly Machine Guns
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
50 years after Watergate, the president of the United States still flies above the law
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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