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New York Times:
Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts — Before it committed $2 billion to Mr. Kushner's firm, Public Investment Fund officials questioned the justification for taking such a big risk. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Trump alums cash in on Saudi ties
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Abby Finkenauer can't appear on Democratic primary ballot, Iowa judge rules … U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on Iowa's June 7 Democratic primary ballot, a judge ruled Sunday. — The late night ruling, which reverses a state panel's decision, is a major setback for Finkenauer …
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The Daily Caller, who13.com and Political Wire
Anna Cooban / CNN:
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt, says S&P — London (CNN Business)Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt because it offered bondholders payments in rubles, not dollars, credit ratings agency S&P has said. — Russia attempted to pay in rubles for two dollar-denominated bonds …
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Laura Benitez / Bloomberg:
Russian Railways Ruled in Default Over Missed Bond Payment
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Tide turns for Trump favorite in key Senate race — SELMA, N.C. — Donald Trump came to town at just the right moment — in time to witness his chosen candidate finally emerge as the front-runner in the state's contentious Senate primary. — After struggling for months to take the lead …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Greitens' fade reorders Missouri Senate race — Rep. Vicky Hartzler is surging toward the front of the pack in Missouri's GOP Senate primary, reordering a crowded race that's long been marked by former Gov. Eric Greitens' lead in the polls. — For the first time since he entered the primary a year ago …
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New York Times:
Bucha's Month of Terror — ‘They shot my son. I was next to him. It would be better if it had been me.’ — As the Russian advance on Kyiv stalled, a campaign of terror and revenge against civilians nearby in Bucha began, survivors and investigators say. — Russian soldiers set up in this school.
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Russian News & Opinion
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
The wartime president: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv
The wartime president: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine, Russia Gear Up for War's Biggest Battles
Ukraine, Russia Gear Up for War's Biggest Battles
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Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Russian students are turning in teachers who don't back the war
Russian students are turning in teachers who don't back the war
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened — Amid the current crisis, Fiona Hill and other former advisers are connecting President Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine to Jan. 6. And they're ready to talk. — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies. — The two armies at war today couldn't be more different. — In March 2011, I began a new posting as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, in command of all U.S. Army forces stationed in various countries throughout Europe.
The Times:
Finland and Sweden set to join Nato as soon as summer — Russia has made a “massive strategic blunder” as Finland and Sweden look poised to join Nato as early as the summer, according to officials. — Washington is banking on the move that will stretch Russia's military and enlarge …
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Reuters, Insider, Al Jazeera and Political Wire
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
How Joe Manchin Knifed the Democrats — and Bailed on Saving Democracy — The senator from West Virginia had other ideas — “Giddy” is not a word people use to describe Jon Tester. The towering senior U.S. senator from Montana is blunt and pragmatic. In the halls of Congress, he's one of the last surviving rural Democrats.
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Politico:
5 crucial decisions as Jan. 6 investigation reaches final stage — It's decision time for the Jan. 6 select committee. — The panel has entered the final phase of its eight-month investigation and is preparing to reveal a swath of evidence to the public in hearings slated to begin sometime in the spring.
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and HuffPost
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
“Trump knew exactly what was going on”: Inside the thinking of the Jan. 6 committee
“Trump knew exactly what was going on”: Inside the thinking of the Jan. 6 committee
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Christina Zhao / NBC News:
Jan. 6 panel has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges, Cheney says
Jan. 6 panel has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges, Cheney says
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Climate Change Proposals Favored by Solid Majorities in U.S. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans widely favor each of six proposals designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Support ranges from 59% in favor of spending federal money for building …
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
What happens when a group of Fox News viewers watch CNN for a month? — A study that paid viewers of the rightwing cable network to switch shed light on the media's influence on people's views — atching Fox News can be like entering an alternative universe.
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Mediaite, Louder With Crowder, The Daily Californian, Democracy, Althouse and RedState
Simon Bazelon / Slow Boring:
Democrats are sleepwalking into a Senate disaster — Business as usual will produce a huge GOP majority … Traditionally, the President's party averages roughly 47.5% of the two-party vote 1 in midterms. Right now, in FiveThirtyEight's average of public polls, Democrats are polling at 48.7%.
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Armando Garcia / ABC News:
Biden admin, DOJ to announce final rule on ‘ghost guns’ — Steve Dettelbach is also expected to be nominated to serve as ATF director. — President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice are set to announce a final rule on “ghost guns” on Monday in the Rose Garden.
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Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, L.A. mayoral poll finds — Voters upset over crime and a seemingly limitless geyser of cash have propelled Rick Caruso to the front of the race for mayor, reshaping the contest and offering Los Angeles a stark contrast between the billionaire developer and his chief rival, Rep. Karen Bass.
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has book out this fall — NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a book coming out this fall that covers his years in the Trump administration and, according to his publisher, offers “unvarnished appraisals of the deals made and characters encountered along the way.”
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Ethics experts say Herschel Walker's U.S. Senate financial disclosure bears further scrutiny — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes questions at a rare appearance in front of reporters during qualifying for the 2022 election in Atlanta early March 2022.
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
John Fetterman says he'll ‘lean in’ on U.S.-Israel relationship as senator … John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and the Democratic frontrunner in next month's high-profile Senate primary, said he was “eager to affirm” his “unwavering” commitment to bolstering ties between …