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New York Times:
Zelensky Gives Interview to Russian Journalists. Moscow Orders It Quashed. — It was a remarkable moment in the war in Europe: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine gave a 90-minute-long Zoom interview on Sunday to four prominent journalists from Russia, the country invading his.
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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
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
As the war in Ukraine moves into its second month, fears grow of Mariupol's fall to Russia. — KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces redoubled attacks on strategic targets across Ukraine on Sunday, with fierce fighting reported around the capital, Kyiv, amid signs that the besieged city of Mariupol was close to falling.
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WTOP News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Euromaidan Press
Nolan Peterson / Coffee or Die Magazine:
DISPATCH: Interview With a Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot
DISPATCH: Interview With a Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot
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IJR and New York Times
The Economist:
Volodymyr Zelensky in his own words
Volodymyr Zelensky in his own words
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Politico, Bloomberg, Associated Press and Washington Post
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. …
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Outside the Beltway
David Cohen / Politico:
Ayanna Pressley praises Will Smith's slap, then apparently deletes tweet — Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Sunday tweeted a defense of Will Smith's shocking slap of fellow actor Chris Rock during the Academy Awards, then apparently deleted it shortly thereafter. — “#Alopecia nation stand up!
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National Review, Fox News and Washington Examiner
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Bloomberg:
Oscars Live: Coming-of-age Film ‘CODA’ Wins Best Picture — (AP) — “CODA” has won best picture at the Oscars. — The small, coming-of-age film about the only hearing member in a family of deaf adults written and directed by Siân Heder took the top prize over bigger-budget contenders at the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
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WFLA-TV, Associated Press and FOX 2
CNN:
January 6 Committee likely to reach out to interview Ginni Thomas in coming weeks, sources say — Following the revelation of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas' text messages with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, most members of the House select committee investigating January 6 …
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Poynter, Joe.My.God., The Bulwark, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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CBS News:
House January 6 committee report recommends Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino be held in contempt of Congress — The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will recommend former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavnio be held in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with subpoenas.
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HuffPost, New York Times, UPI, Bloomberg, Raw Story, WTOP News, CNN and Just The News
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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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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Washington Examiner, Insider, The Mahablog, National Review, Glenn Greenwald and The Atlantic
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Biden stated the obvious: Putin must not remain in power, free to destroy Ukraine
Biden stated the obvious: Putin must not remain in power, free to destroy Ukraine
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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Breitbart, Reuters, New York Post, BizPac Review, The Hill, USA Today, DPA, Florida Politics and Politico
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Blinken attends ‘historic’ Israeli, Arab summit amid Iran deal tensions, Palestinian opposition — It's the first time four Arab countries' foreign ministers will meet in Israel. — SDE BOKER, Israel — Out here in the Negev desert, the Israeli government says, history is being made.
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Common Sense, Reuters, Washington Post, New York Times, WTOP News, Raw Story, Euractiv, Al-Monitor and UPI
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bellingcat:
Boris Nemtsov Tailed by FSB Squad Prior to 2015 Murder — Previously, Bellingcat and partners discovered that a secret FSB squad had followed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny during his presidential campaign in 2017, and in the days and months before he was poisoned in 2020.
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside Ted Cruz's last-ditch battle to keep Trump in power … Sen. Ted Cruz was dining near the Capitol on the evening of Dec. 8, 2020, when he received an urgent call from President Donald Trump. A lawsuit had just been filed at the Supreme Court designed to overturn the election Trump had lost …
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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The Bulwark, HuffPost, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Joe.My.God., The Dispatch, Raw Story, Peach State Politics … and Mediaite
Politico:
Why redistricting has stalled in 4 unfinished states — The final stage of the redistricting cycle has arrived: gridlock. — Spats between governors and state legislators — and between different Republican factions — have brought map-making to a standstill in the final four states still without …
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 Post, Associated Press, New York Magazine and Fox News