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Washington Post:
How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin … WARSAW — During his presidential campaign, President Biden often reminded his audience about the heavy weight that the words of a president can carry. — “The words of a president matter,” he said more than once.
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
White House Rushes to Clarify Joe Biden Call to Remove Vladimir Putin from Power — The White House on Saturday moved quickly to clarify President Joe Biden's comment about removing Russian President Vladimir Putin from power in a dramatic speech in Warsaw, Poland.
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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’; White House walks back remark — The president also reassured Warsaw of Washington's commitment to NATO and the security of its allies bordering Russia during the last day of his trip to Europe.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Biden's Comments About Putin Were an Unforced Error — The words of every world leader matter right now, and none more than those of the president of the United States. — About the author: Tom Nichols is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of its newsletter Peacefield.
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New York Times:
Biden Condemns Putin, Saying He ‘Cannot Remain In Power’
Biden Condemns Putin, Saying He ‘Cannot Remain In Power’
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Washington Post:
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in forceful speech in Poland
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in forceful speech in Poland
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ as he assures Ukraine: ‘We stand with you’
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ as he assures Ukraine: ‘We stand with you’
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in sweeping speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in sweeping speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
President Biden to unveil new minimum tax on billionaires in budget … The White House will unveil a new minimum tax targeting billionaires as part of its 2023 budget Monday, proposing a direct tax on the richest 700 Americans for the first time, according to five people with knowledge …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden to Include Minimum Tax on Billionaires in Budget Proposal — The tax would require that American households worth more than $100 million pay at least 20 percent on their full income, as well as unrealized gains in the value of liquid assets like stocks. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden budget to trim $1T from deficits over next decade
Biden budget to trim $1T from deficits over next decade
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's job approval falls to lowest level of his presidency amid war and inflation fears — NBC News poll: Biden hits lowest disapproval number yet — Amid Europe's largest land war since World War II, 7 in 10 Americans express low confidence in President Joe Biden's ability to deal …
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CNN:
The 2022 campaign story was set. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. — (CNN)Russia's invasion of Ukraine opened up a new front in the 2022 US midterm cycle, with America's role in the conflict taking a place alongside the culture war clashes, economic worries and fights over pandemic policy that had driven the early stages of the election.
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Washington Post:
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigns after being found guilty of lying to FBI … Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) said Saturday he will resign from Congress after he was convicted Thursday on three felony counts for lying to federal investigators about illegal campaign contributions from a foreign billionaire.
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Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation
US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Fortenberry resigns from Congress after felony convictions
Fortenberry resigns from Congress after felony convictions
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CBS News:
Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry announces resignation after being found guilty in illegal contribution case
Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry announces resignation after being found guilty in illegal contribution case
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Nebraska GOP congressman says he will resign following felony convictions
Nebraska GOP congressman says he will resign following felony convictions
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace Says Life at Fox News Became ‘Unsustainable’ — As he starts a new streaming show at CNN, the longtime TV anchor reflects on his decision to leave Fox News after 18 years. — Give this article- - - Read in app — “I just no longer felt comfortable with the programming at Fox.”
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
The Making of Vladimir Putin — Tracing Putin's 22-year slide from statesman to tyrant. — Give this article- - - Read in app — PARIS — Speaking in what he called “the language of Goethe, Schiller and Kant,” picked up during his time as a K.G.B. officer in Dresden …
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Washington Post:
Russian generals are getting killed at an extraordinary rate — The war in Ukraine is proving extraordinarily lethal for Russian generals, the gray men bedecked in service medals, who are being aggressively targeted by Ukrainian forces and killed at a rate not seen since World War II.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ginni Thomas' West Wing contacts raise new questions for another Trump ally: John Eastman — Ginni Thomas' unfettered access to Donald Trump's chief of staff — and potentially others in his West Wing — raises new questions about another figure at the center of Trump's gambit to subvert the 2020 election: attorney John Eastman.
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Maya King / New York Times:
In Georgia, Trump Tries to Revive a Sputtering Campaign — The former president held a rally in rural Georgia on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start David Perdue's campaign to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp. — Give this article- - - Read in app — COMMERCE, Ga., — When Donald Trump recruited David Perdue …
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ABC News:
Full transcript of President Biden's speech in Warsaw on Russia's invasion of Ukraine — “It's from the darkness moments that the greatest progress follows.” — President Joe Biden delivered forceful remarks Saturday from Poland that reiterated the United States' and its allies' support …
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