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James Marson / Wall Street Journal:
Execution of Village Mayor Becomes Symbol of Russian Brutality in Ukraine — A beloved mayor and her family helped townspeople resist Russian occupation. They paid for it with their lives. ‘Why were they killed? Because they were Ukrainians’
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Russia's failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages — WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. — When President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Feb. 24 after months of buildup on Ukraine's borders …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: United States, G7 and EU Impose Severe and Immediate Costs on Russia — Today, the United States, with the G7 and the European Union, will continue to impose severe and immediate economic costs on the Putin regime for its atrocities in Ukraine, including in Bucha.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
EXCLUSIVE: Koch group says U.S. should deliver partial “victory” to Russia in Ukraine — In an internal email obtained exclusively by Popular Information, Stand Together, the influential non-profit group run by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, argues that the United States should seek …
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ABC News:
US targets Putin's adult daughters in new round of Russian sanctions — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's wife and daughter were also sanctioned. — Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters — Maria and Katerina — are included in the latest round of sanctions on Russia the U.S. announced on Wednesday.
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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
The Russo-Ukraine War: Phase Two — On 24 February as they began their invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces began shelling Mariupol, a port city of over 400,000 inhabitants. The next day they began to advance to its outskirts. By 2 March the city was surrounded and the shelling had become routine and deadly.
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James Beardsworth / The Moscow Times:
China Calls on U.S to Lift Russia Sanctions to Resolve Ukraine Invasion
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Civilians Flee Eastern Regions as the West Ramps Up Sanctions on Russia
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CNN:
Russian troops leave behind trail of dead civilians, flattened apartment blocks, and V signs in Ukraine's Borodianka
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New York Times:
Dissatisfied With Their Party, Wealthy Republican Donors Form Secret Coalitions — Eager to offset a Democratic advantage among so-called dark money groups, wealthy pro-Trump conservatives like Peter Thiel are involved in efforts to wield greater influence outside the traditional party machinery.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
False election claims dominate party for Trump, allies at Mar-a-Lago — PALM BEACH — Former president Donald Trump and a coterie of his top allies, donors and paying club members gathered at his palatial beachfront club Tuesday night for a reunion of sorts: to sip Trump-branded wine …
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ABC News:
Trump White House lawyer expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee — Eric Herschmann defended President Trump during his first impeachment trial. — Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol attack …
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January 6 committee obtains emails that former Trump attorney John Eastman sought to keep secret
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Interviews Longtime Steve Bannon Associate Alexandra Preate
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Politico:
Court orders Jan. 6 defense lawyer disbarred
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As vile as it gets: J.D. Vance goes full ‘great replacement theory’ — J.D. Vance wants you to know that only one invasion should overwhelmingly preoccupy your attention right now. It's not the invasion of Ukraine, where war crimes are mounting and we're seeing horrifying imagery of murdered civilians littering the streets.
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Ending Title 42 Is Biden's Most Unpopular Move Yet
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Chad Wolf / Washington Examiner:
The deliberate plan behind the border crisis
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Congressional Republicans Now Lead Generic Ballot Among Child Tax Credit Recipients — 46% of voters who received the expired pandemic-era benefit say they'll back a Republican in the midterms — Voters who received expanded child tax credits payments in 2021 ended the year more likely …
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Kevin Drum
Washington Post:
After Gridiron Dinner, a covid outbreak among Washington A-list guests … It was supposed to be an evening of lighthearted political satire and bipartisan fellowship among an elite cadre of politicians, journalists and public officials, just as it has been for much of the past 137 years.
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Roberts Joins Liberals In Opinion Criticizing Conservative Majority's Use Of Shadow Docket — Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberals in a dissent Wednesday perhaps most striking for its final paragraph: a critique of the conservative majority's frequent use of the shadow docket …
HuffPost:
What's A Woman? GOP Senators Stumble On Their Own Question To Ketanji Brown Jackson. — Some mentioned body parts. Some cited chromosomes. Others didn't want to talk about it at all. — WASHINGTON ― Republicans mocked Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson last month …
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Sens. Hyde-Smith, Wicker Voting ‘No’ On Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme Court
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New York Times:
The Growing Religious Fervor in the American Right: ‘This Is a Jesus Movement’ — Rituals of Christian worship have become embedded in conservative rallies, as praise music and prayer blend with political anger over vaccines and the 2020 election. — Give this article- - - Read in app
William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:
How Will Inflation End? — Larry Summers forecasts a major recession and high unemployment. — Inflation is now, incontestably, the leading issue for the electorate, and voters are giving the Biden administration low marks for handling it. This is a political crisis for Democrats …
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Matt Egan / CNN:
Deutsche Bank is the first big bank to forecast a US recession
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on Enforcement Actions to Disrupt and Prosecute Russian Criminal Activity — Good morning. — When we announced the launch of the KleptoCapture Task Force last month, I said we would leave no stone unturned in our efforts to investigate …
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Samantha Cole / VICE:
Police Records Show Women Are Being Stalked With Apple AirTags Across the Country — Motherboard obtained reports of stalking, harassment, and abuse using Airtags, targeting victims of intimate partner violence. — Samantha Cole — One year ago this month, Apple unveiled the AirTag …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Republican Party Is Trump Steaks — Truth Social, the president's latest private sector scam to flop was promoted relentlessly by official GOP accounts. — It's been an inauspicious start for TRUTH Social, the former president's new Twitter knock-off, helmed by bovine ex-Congressman Devin Nunes.
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Southern Poverty Law Center:
Infowars Store Enjoyed Traffic Boost During ‘Stop the Steal’ — When Alex Jones pushed the election fraud conspiracy “Stop the Steal” campaign in the run-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, his words appear to have driven significant traffic to his multimillion-dollar business.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) — Operation Copied and Removed Malware Known as “Cyclops Blink” from the Botnet's Command-And-Control Devices, Disrupting the GRU's Control Over Thousands of Infected Devices Worldwide.
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Jennifer Harris / The Bulwark:
How the Texas Election Law Suppressed Voting — 40 percent of mail-in ballot applications rejected. 13 percent of actual mail-in votes rejected. What just happened in Texas? — Everything's bigger in Texas. And that's more than just our tourist slogan. It's also the way we restrict people's freedom to vote!
Lindsay Kornick / Fox News:
MSNBC's Joy Reid calls Republicans the ‘pro-rape, pro child marriage party’ — Reid has repeatedly demonized Republicans — MSNBC host Joy Reid argued that Republicans are now appealing to a pro-rape and pro-child marriage base. — On Tuesday, Reid tweeted out a thread condemning the Republican Party …
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