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Reuters:
Alex Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court — Far-right wing website InfoWars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits.
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Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
After a valiant 53-day defense compared to the Alamo and Stalingrad, Mariupol appears about to fall — MARIUPOL'S LAST STAND: Low on food and ammo, Mariupol's last defenders are surrounded and confined to a small area of the city in and around the Azovstal iron and steelworks …
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Washington Free Beacon, Institute for the Study of War and New York Times
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Natasha Turak / CNBC:
Ukraine's major western city of Lviv hit by missiles; Mariupol resistance holds out despite heavy losses
Ukraine's major western city of Lviv hit by missiles; Mariupol resistance holds out despite heavy losses
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New York Times, Denver Post and CNN
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Days after the sinking of a Russian warship, questions linger.
Days after the sinking of a Russian warship, questions linger.
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Haaretz and The Moderate Voice
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Koch-funded analyst raises doubts about Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians
Koch-funded analyst raises doubts about Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians
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The Daily Beast
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Ukrainian foreign minister says Mariupol “doesn't exist anymore” after Russian siege
Ukrainian foreign minister says Mariupol “doesn't exist anymore” after Russian siege
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The Daily Caller and The Hill
Bel Trew / The Independent:
Bound, beaten, killed: Ukrainian civilians reveal horrors of Russian torture chamber
Bound, beaten, killed: Ukrainian civilians reveal horrors of Russian torture chamber
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Metro.co.uk and Balloon Juice
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee's Role in Trump's Attempted Coup — What would have happened if his plan worked? — Senator Mike Lee's defenders insist his repeated texts to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offering his guidance on the proper constitutional process to overturn the 2020 election results prove his honor.
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Raw Story, Wide World of News and Washington Post
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mike Lee has some explaining to do — CNN released nearly 100 texts from Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the wake of the 2020 election. The two sets of texts, coming on the heels of the 2020 election …
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Public Notice and Mediaite
Gizmodo:
We're Publishing the Facebook Papers. Here's What They Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6. — Gizmodo has reviewed, redacted, and published more than two dozen leaked Facebook documents, the first of hundreds to come. — Alerts — In the hours following the Jan. 6 attack …
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Media Matters for America
Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Marjorie Taylor Greene outraised by Democratic challenger in 2022 — News and analysis from the politics team at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Friday's deadline to report fundraising for the first three months of 2022 has given us more information to sift through in some of Georgia's most contested federal races.
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New York Times and Political Wire
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Given endless resources, Tucker Carlson zeroes in on UFOs and testicles — Tucker Carlson and his team are in the television business, so it's not surprising that one of the trailers for the second season of “Tucker Carlson Originals” — his short-form documentary series that airs …
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Andrew M. Cuomo / New York Daily News:
There's a better way forward for New York State — These are perilous times and the ship of state must maneuver quickly, but smartly. — The problems are mounting and public skepticism about the future of New York is at frightening levels. — The legislative session is still ongoing in Albany and the priorities are clear.
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Political Wire
Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
What Makes Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie? — Some 35 percent of Americans—including 68 percent of Republicans—believe the Big Lie, pushed relentlessly by former President Donald Trump and amplified by conservative media, that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
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Truthout, Election Law Blog, Insider and NBC News
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in November — Ms. Warren is a U.S. senator from Massachusetts — Democrats are the party of working people. Ahead of the 2020 election, we advanced ideas and plans that we believed would, in ways big and small, make our democracy and our economy work better for all Americans.
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The Hill, Insider, The Daily Caller, Digby's Hullabaloo and No More Mister Nice Blog
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump attempt at a coup to be a focus of U.S. House hearings, lawmaker Raskin says — Then-President Donald Trump attempted a coup on Jan. 6, 2021, and that will be a centerpiece of committee hearings in Congress next month, said Democrat Jamie Raskin, a committee member who led the prosecution of Trump's second impeachment.
NBC News:
Man opened fire at South Carolina mall in self-defense, his lawyer says — Police said multiple shooters were involved and nine people were struck. Leaders decry the violence even as lawmakers pull back gun regulations. — Man arrested after South Carolina mall shooting fired in self-defense, his lawyer says
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WIS-TV and Associated Press
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Washington Post:
Rick Scott became the Senate GOP's election general, then went to war — With an aggressive fundraising effort and a controversial policy plan, the Florida senator has been upsetting colleagues. He's okay with that. — Florida Sen. Rick Scott has been publicly dressed …
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Raw Story
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Lonely Anatoly: The Russian ambassador is Washington's least popular man — No one wants to talk to Anatoly Antonov. — Russia's ambassador to the United States can't get meetings with senior officials at the White House or the State Department. He can't convince U.S. lawmakers to see him, much less take a photo.
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Raw Story
Claire McNear / The Ringer:
Kamala Harris Talks to ‘The Ringer’ About Her Wordle Strategy — The Wordle craze has hit the vice president's office, but there's a problem: The veep can't send anyone her squares — When Vice President Kamala Harris admitted last week at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The End of Presidential Debates — Only those conversant with the pro-Trump right's myths and legends will be able to decipher the Republican National Committee's latest decision. — About the author: David Frum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy (2020).
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Raw Story
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The Trumpified RNC strikes another blow against democracy
The Trumpified RNC strikes another blow against democracy
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Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Lethal darts were fired into a Ukrainian neighborhood by the thousands — BUCHA, Ukraine — At Svitlana Chmut's house outside Kyiv, there are carrots in her garden and deadly Russian mini-arrows in her yard. — A pile of the sharp, finned projectiles rounded up by Chmut are now gathering rust in the spring's fine mist.
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens — The inside story of the world's most notorious commercial spyware and the big tech companies waging war against it. — NSO Group's software has been linked to repressive regimes, but now “all types of governments” use it, an observer said.
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Humberto Sanchez / The Nevada Independent:
Poll: Cortez Masto leads Laxalt for Nevada Senate; ominous signs over Biden approval — Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) leads likely Republican opponent and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt by 8 percentage points, but voter economic angst and President Joe Biden's low approval rating …