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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Facts Don't Care About Putin's Feelings — This isn't about Biden's apt ad lib. It's about steeling for a long “battle between democracy and autocracy.” … While America's media is embroiled in another confected controversy, this one about whether Joe Biden hurt Vladimir Putin's feelings …
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USA Today, CBS News, Telegraph, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Hayes, The Guardian, The Hill, Washington Times, The Daily Wire and Mediaite
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Biden stated the obvious: Putin must not remain in power, free to destroy Ukraine — Biden's sentence was beacon of clarity that pierced the Ukraine nightmare. Did he mean to say it? Unclear. Did he mean what he said? Of course. … When you call someone a butcher …
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Raw Story, Axios, Underground USA, The Hill, Daily Mail, The White House, Washington Times, The Daily Wire and Slate
Associated Press:
Biden finds no respite at home after returning from Europe
Biden finds no respite at home after returning from Europe
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Political Wire and Mother Jones
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
France's Macron warns against escalation after Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
France's Macron warns against escalation after Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
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Politico, Reuters, USA Today, New York Post, The Moderate Voice and Florida Politics
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump's Georgia Rally Sees ‘Smallest Crowd’ in State Since 2016: Reporters — Former President Donald Trump's Georgia rally on Saturday failed to draw the number of supporters he has been accustomed to in the southern state, according to multiple journalists covering the event.
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Raw Story, Mediaite and Peach State Politics …
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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider:
Trump once again praises authoritarian leaders, calling Putin's soldiers on the border of Ukraine ‘a great negotiation’ — Former President Donald Trump praised Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-Un, and Vladimir Putin in a campaign event. — Trump called Putin's decision to put troops on the border of Ukraine “a great negotiation.”
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Joe.My.God., HuffPost and The Guardian
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump brings his anti-Kemp campaign to Georgia
Trump brings his anti-Kemp campaign to Georgia
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Forbes, Morning Shots, Rigid Thinking, Fox News, New York Post, Washington Times, Right Side Broadcasting …, Bloomberg and Bangor Daily News
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.”
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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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UPI, Slate, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Fox News, Balloon Juice, Political Wire and Bloomberg
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New York Times:
How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions — At every step of his political career, Joe Manchin helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal business. Along the way, he blocked ambitious climate action. — GRANT TOWN, W. Va. …
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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The Philadelphia Inquirer, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Daily Caller, National Memo and Raw Story
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Gabriel Pietrorazio / ABC News:
Klobuchar says there's ‘a textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself
Klobuchar says there's ‘a textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself
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Politico and Washington Times
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Republican Senators Play the QAnon Game
Republican Senators Play the QAnon Game
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Insider, Los Angeles Times, CANNONFIRE, Raw Story and On the Media
New York Times:
Lt. Gov. Benjamin Is Focus of Federal Inquiry Into Campaign Fraud — Prosecutors are examining whether Brian Benjamin, New York's second-highest state official, participated in a plan to boost his campaign fund with fraudulent donations. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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New York Magazine, Fox News and New York Daily News
The Economist:
Volodymyr Zelensky on why Ukraine must defeat Putin — At his headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine's president speaks to The Economist about his country's battle and the struggle of light over dark — HE NEVER WANTED a war and he did not prepare his country for one. He may quote Winston Churchill, but he is no Churchill.
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Bloomberg
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
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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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
John M. Bridgeland / USA Today:
Ukrainians are dying for democracy. In America, Republicans won't stand up to Trump. … The contrast now between Ukraine and the United States is striking, but in an unexpected way - in the defense of democracy. — The world is seeing the bravery of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
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The Lukist
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Kremlin tries to stifle Radio Free Europe — and its audience surges … Radio Free Europe, the U.S.-funded operation that got its start by piping American-flavored news through the Iron Curtain in 1950, could see big trouble brewing for its Russian operation in recent years.
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 Western Journal, ABC7, Glenn Greenwald, The Gateway Pundit, The Status Kuo and Associated Press
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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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