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4:00 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.”
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
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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 …
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
France's Macron warns against escalation after Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’  —  French President Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for evacuations from besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol  —  Rep. Waltz on White House walking …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
President Biden's Putin speech in Poland is a catastrophe
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Biden says of Putin: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'
Washington Post:
How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin
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
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Adam Kinzinger on “Face the Nation,” March 27, 2022
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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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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
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 …
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
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 …
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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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.
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
Discussion: Press Herald
 
 
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Alex Brandon / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-27-22: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Gen. David Petraeus & Olga Stefanishyna
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and UPI
The Guardian:
Russian soldiers release Ukraine town's mayor and agree to leave after protests
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