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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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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.”
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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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 …
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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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
Klobuchar says there's ‘a textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself
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Politico, Washington Times and Washington Post
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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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:
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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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
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
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 …
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 …
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.
Reuters:
Ukraine willing to be neutral, says Russia wants to split nation — Ukraine is willing to become neutral and compromise over the status of the eastern Donbass region as part of a peace deal, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, even as another top Ukrainian official accused Russia of aiming to carve the country in two.
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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
Hungary's Orban criticized for ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine war
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