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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Collins to Back Jackson for Supreme Court, Giving Her a G.O.P. Vote — Senator Susan Collins, a centrist from Maine, said a second meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson alleviated her concerns. It is unclear if other Republicans will join her. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
The Hypocritical Attack on Justice Clarence Thomas — The left smears him for the opinions of his wife, Ginni, a standard never applied to other judges. — “We are long past the day when a wife's opinions are assumed to be the same as her husband's.” — So argued Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University, in 2013.
Washington Post:
Frustrations with Garland grow among Jan. 6 committee members — Good morning, Early Birds! This is a good week to be a Beyoncé fan. Tell us about your favorite album, send really cool tips or do both: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Susan Collins to support Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, providing key Republican vote
Susan Collins to support Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, providing key Republican vote
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Washington Post:
Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok … Facebook parent company Meta is paying one of the biggest Republican consulting firms in the country to orchestrate a nationwide campaign seeking to turn the public against TikTok. — The campaign includes placing op-eds and letters to the editor …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Could Trump blow the midterms for the GOP? — DRIVING THE DAY — He's back. — All signs point to a typical midterm election this year in which the president's party suffers double-digit losses in the House. The GOP has the big structural advantages on its side …
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Bolton says he recalls Trump using the term “burner phones”
Bolton says he recalls Trump using the term “burner phones”
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Why Russian troops are using tree branches for camouflage in Ukraine — Russian troops in Ukraine have scrambled to avoid detection and attack by using tree branches and straw, even swaths of carpeting, to conceal tanks and other armored vehicles, in what analysts call a surprising lack …
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
The Attacks On Clarence And Ginni Thomas Are Merely Latest In A Decades-Long Smear Campaign — Not only are the attacks on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni purely political, they're deeply hypocritical. — While claiming its aggressive collection of confidential information …
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Kimberly Wehle / Politico:
How to Impeach a Supreme Court Justice
How to Impeach a Supreme Court Justice
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NBC News:
The most popular — and unpopular — 2022 candidate qualities — WASHINGTON — If it's Wednesday .... Russia redeploys troops from Kyiv. ... President Biden delivers remarks on Covid as the CDC signs off on second booster for those 50 and older. ... NRCC says it's targeting 72 House districts for midterms. ...
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Antoinette Siu / Yahoo Entertainment:
Trump's Truth Social App Plummets in Traffic, Sees 93% Drop in Signups Since Launch Week (Exclusive) — Former president Donald Trump's Truth Social app is seeing a 93% drop in signups and similarly steep decline in traffic after a rocky rollout last month fraught with technical issues …
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HuffPost, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
What if Putin Didn't Miscalculate? — The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated. — He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians would welcome his troops. They didn't. He thought he'd swiftly depose Volodymyr Zelensky's government. He hasn't. He thought he'd divide NATO.
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Wall Street Journal and Wide World of News
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Wendell Steavenson / The Economist:
“I see their faces”: a saboteur hunter in Kyiv remembers his victims
“I see their faces”: a saboteur hunter in Kyiv remembers his victims
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NBC News:
Pompeo leverages foreign policy bonafides in 2024 shadow primary — NAPLES, Fla. — Mike Pompeo is running — if not for president, then for a chance to be Donald Trump's running mate should the former president mount another campaign. — Pompeo is methodically laying the groundwork …
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Bloomberg:
Half of Russia's 20 Richest Billionaires Are Not Sanctioned — Data and graphics by Raeedah Wahid, Mira Rojanasakul, Marion Halftermeyer and Alex McIntyre — Half of Russia's 20 richest people have not been sanctioned over its war in Ukraine, leaving a group of super-rich …
Bloomberg:
U.S. Households Face $5,200 Inflation Tax This Year — Paying More — Inflation means the average U.S. household has to spend an extra $5,200 this year — Notes: This chart shows our estimate of the inflation cost for each income quintile assuming differential inflation rates facing each income group …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Koch Industries' valentine to Vladimir Putin — Give Koch Industries credit for consistency: It's aiding the foes of democracy at home and abroad. — In the two weeks since I wrote about U.S. companies that remained in Russia despite Vladimir Putin's savage invasion of Ukraine …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
The Government Made This Fake News Broadcast About a Nuclear Attack on Indianapolis — Watch a never-before-seen video from Mighty Derringer, a Department of Energy training exercise simulating a nuclear terrorist attack on a major U.S. city. — Alerts — In December of 1986, the Pentagon …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
A Democratic Super PAC's Ad Buy Shows a Widening Battle for House Control — The Democrats' House Majority PAC is spending nearly $102 million to reserve advertising time in 51 media markets, staking out a broad battlefield for the coming midterm elections. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Lawyer Has Been Fawning Over Him Since High School — Trump has plenty of history with his newest lawyer. — Here are just a few highlights from the résumé of Donald Trump's latest lawyer: amateur poet... twice suspended from the Florida bar... and …
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
NFL creates a new anybody-but-white-males hiring policy — Once again, the NFL has caved to the leftist narrative of the perpetual victimization of minorities. After former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores claimed he was fired because of racism, the NFL announced it would address …
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Sanctioned Oligarch's Presence Adds Intrigue to Ukraine-Russia Talks — Roman Abramovich, sanctioned owner of the Chelsea Football Club, mysteriously showed up at the talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, and is said to be playing an unofficial role. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Washington Post:
Mariana Alfaro named co-anchor of Post Politics Now … Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker, Deputy National Politics Editor Dan Eggen and Politics Breaking News Editor Donna Cassata: — We are thrilled to announce that Mariana Alfaro …