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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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Axios, HuffPost, Insider, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story and Political Wire
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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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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Washington Examiner, Politico, Insider, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Bulletin
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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Associated Press, Metro.co.uk and The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Fleeing Putin, Thousands of Educated Russians Are Moving Abroad
Fleeing Putin, Thousands of Educated Russians Are Moving Abroad
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Outside the Beltway
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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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Hard Fork and Lawfare
Dusan Stojanovic / Associated Press:
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
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T&I AsiaWatch, Realism and Restraint, The Western Journal and Financial Times
Sam Jones / Financial Times:
Austria chancellor Karl Nehammer to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Austria chancellor Karl Nehammer to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow
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Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and EUobserver
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 …
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
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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HuffPost, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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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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Law & Crime
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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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
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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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.
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.
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Macron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes — President Emmanuel Macron and the hard-right leader Marine Le Pen will compete for a second time in a runoff on April 24. — PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader …
Scott Bland / Politico:
2024 hopefuls are already in a dark-money arms race — When Mike Pompeo announced his political action committee last June, he set off a wave of news stories heralding the move as a potential step toward a 2024 presidential campaign. But the former secretary of State kept his next big launch behind the scenes.
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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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Fox News, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, USA Today, UPI, Al Jazeera, The White House, Voice of America and CBS News
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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Washington Post
CNN:
How Ginni Thomas jockeyed for influence in Trump's orbit — One week after the 2018 midterms, President Donald Trump hosted a private lunch with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. — She used her face time with Trump to cajole …
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Raw Story
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.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Liz Cheney's record fundraising haul — DRIVING THE DAY — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Rep. LIZ CHENEY has set another personal fundraising record. — The Wyoming Republican is fighting off a serious challenge from HARRIET HAGEMAN, a Cheyenne attorney …