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2:40 PM ET, March 27, 2022

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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.
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.”
Andrew Cohen / Rolling Stone:
The Supreme Court's Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Is Unprecedented  —  The U.S. Supreme Court's January 19, 2022 order in Trump v. Thompson was as brief as it was significant.  By a vote of 8-1, with Justice Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter, the Court refused a request …
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Gabriel Pietrorazio / ABC News:
Klobuchar says there's ‘a textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself  —  “The facts are clear here,” she said on Sunday.  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from certain cases …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Adam Kinzinger on “Face the Nation,” March 27, 2022
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
President Biden's Putin speech in Poland is a catastrophe
Washington Post:
How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
White House Rushes to Clarify Joe Biden Call to Remove Vladimir Putin from Power
Washington Post:
Russian troops' tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly  —  Russian troops in Ukraine have relied, with surprising frequency, on unsecured communication devices such as smartphones and push-to-talk radios, leaving units vulnerable to targeting, and further underscoring the command …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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.
Nicholas Grossman:
Free Speech Might Hurt Your Feelings  —  What, exactly, is America's free speech problem, and what can we do about it? … The New York Times threw down a gauntlet with an editorial titled “America Has a Free Speech Problem.”  Here, in the first paragraph, is how the Times defines the problem:
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
‘Diminishing returns’: What can change Putin's course in the Ukraine war?  —  RIGA, Latvia — As Russian President Vladimir Putin enters his second month of war against Ukraine, questions are mounting about what limitations he could face as he presses ahead with an invasion …
Discussion: Glenn Greenwald
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump's Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P.  —  Once a mainstream Republican from a moderate district, Ms. Stefanik, the party's No. 3 House leader, has embraced Trumpism and the extremists in her ranks.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Rod Buntzen / New York Times:
This Is What It's Like to Witness a Nuclear Explosion  —  In the early days of his war against Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin told the world that he had ordered his nation's nuclear forces to a higher state of readiness.  Ever since, pundits, generals and politicians have speculated …
Financial Times:
‘Tip of the iceberg’: rise in Russian spying activity alarms European capitals … The scene seemed more suited to an Austin Powers spy farce than a John le Carré cold war intrigue.  —  “I told Moscow that you are such a good boy,” lieutenant colonel Sergey Solomasov …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump brings his anti-Kemp campaign to Georgia  —  Former president uses rally to push his slate of state candidates to oust Kemp and his allies  —  COMMERCE — Former President Donald Trump escalated his grudge Saturday against Brian Kemp at a rally in northeast Georgia …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Republican Senators Play the QAnon Game  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have spent the last week smearing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, as indifferent to (and soft on) child sexual abuse.
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Yuras Karmanau / Associated Press:
Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of lacking courage as his country fights to stave off Russia's invading troops, making an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain …
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Justin Spike / Associated Press:
Hungary's Orban criticized for ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine war
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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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’; White House walks back remark
 
 
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Melissa Klein / New York Post:
Beau Biden Foundation rakes in millions, spends fraction on kid programs
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Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation
The Guardian:
Russian soldiers release Ukraine town's mayor and agree to leave after protests
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Just The News:
Left-wing ‘free speech’ group files suit to bar Marjorie Taylor Greene from re-election bid
Washington Post:
Russia's failures in Ukraine imbue Pentagon with newfound confidence
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
The Making of Vladimir Putin
 

 
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Financial Times:
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