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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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Fox News, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and Political Wire
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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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Newsbusters, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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 …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
President Biden's Putin speech in Poland is a catastrophe
President Biden's Putin speech in Poland is a catastrophe
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BBC, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, Politico, Abraham Stein's Newsletter, lewrockwell.com and TMZ.com
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ginni Thomas' West Wing contacts raise new questions for another Trump ally: John Eastman
Ginni Thomas' West Wing contacts raise new questions for another Trump ally: John Eastman
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Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., The Guardian, The Chief Brief, Streams of Crunchiness, Raw Story and The Hill
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Graham: Judicial confirmation process could get even more toxic
Graham: Judicial confirmation process could get even more toxic
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Politico, Raw Story and Just The News
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Biden's Comments About Putin Were an Unforced Error — Sign up for Tom's newsletter, Peacefield, here. — Joe Biden has been a model of restraint during the most serious global crisis in nearly 60 years, and thank goodness for that. He has provided assistance to Ukraine while keeping NATO together …
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National Review, RedState, BizPac Review, One America News Network, National Memo and The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin
How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin
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The Guardian, Reuters, Mother Jones, Slate, BizPac Review, justoneminute.typepad.com, Althouse, Bloomberg, Fox News, Insider, RedState, Progress Pond, Twitchy, Wall Street Journal, CBS News and New York Times
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Biden says of Putin: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'
Biden says of Putin: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'
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USA Today, BBC, Financial Times, National Review, nationalinterest.org, Eschaton and The Daily Wire
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
White House Rushes to Clarify Joe Biden Call to Remove Vladimir Putin from Power
White House Rushes to Clarify Joe Biden Call to Remove Vladimir Putin from Power
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USA Today, The Washington Current, Washington Examiner and Power Line
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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Joe.My.God., Global Dispatches, The Right Questions, Telegraph, Political Wire and The Daily Wire
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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 …
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Washington Examiner
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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Rigid Thinking, Morning Shots, New York Post, Washington Times, Fox News, Right Side Broadcasting … and Bangor Daily News
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Maya King / New York Times:
In Georgia, Trump Tries to Revive a Sputtering Campaign
In Georgia, Trump Tries to Revive a Sputtering Campaign
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Forbes, Mediaite, Washington Times, Raw Story, Bloomberg, Insider, Right Side Broadcasting … and NBC News
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 …
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
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 …
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Glenn Greenwald
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
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
President Biden to unveil new minimum tax on billionaires in budget
President Biden to unveil new minimum tax on billionaires in budget
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TheBlaze, Slate, CNN, One America News Network, Insider, New York Post, UPI, CANNONFIRE, The Daily Wire, The Hill and Bloomberg
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:
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New York Times
Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation — Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska says he will resign from office, effective March 31, after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national
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Insider, New York Times and The Daily Caller
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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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Roll Call, Breitbart, Washington Times and UPI
Washington Post:
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigns after being found guilty of lying to FBI
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigns after being found guilty of lying to FBI
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KSNB, One America News Network, Mediaite, Townhall, Fox News, OpenSecrets.org and The Hill
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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Omaha World-Herald, New York Post, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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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CANNONFIRE, Los Angeles Times, Insider, Raw Story and On the Media
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the most popular Supreme Court nominee in years
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the most popular Supreme Court nominee in years
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Los Angeles Times and Thinking It Through
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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The Status Kuo, Glenn Greenwald, The Gateway Pundit, ABC7, WTOP News and NBC Connecticut
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Justin Spike / Associated Press:
Hungary's Orban criticized for ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine war
Hungary's Orban criticized for ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine war
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Press Herald and Wall Street Journal