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Biden seeks $33 billion for Ukraine, powers to liquidate Russian assets — The White House will call on Congress to authorize such a move as it continues to seek new ways to punish Russia and support Ukraine — The White House on Thursday announced a proposal to allow U.S. authorities …
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Simon Shuster / TIME:
Inside Zelensky's World — The nights are the hardest, when he lies there on his cot, the whine of the air-raid sirens in his ears and his phone still buzzing beside him. Its screen makes his face look like a ghost in the dark, his eyes scanning messages he didn't have a chance to read during the day.
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Biden welcomes Ukrainian refugees, neglects Afghans, critics say — Many human rights advocates hail the administration's response to the exodus triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while others feel deeply frustrated that those left behind in Afghanistan have not received equal attention
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Rozina Sabur / Sydney Morning Herald:
‘Enormous impact’: US intelligence prevented the fall of Kyiv
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The Economist:
How deep does the rot in the Russian army go?
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USA Today:
Russian forces executed surrendering Ukrainians, US official says; Trevor Reed back in USA: Live Ukraine updates
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes Bill Urging Biden to Sell Seized Russian Yachts to Aid Ukraine
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Reuters:
Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud ‘evidence’ — Chasing proof of vote-rigging conspiracy theories, Republican officials and activists in eight U.S. locales have plotted to gain illegal access to balloting systems, undermining the security of elections they claim to protect.
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Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. GDP Drops 1.4% as Economy Shrinks for First Time Since Early in Pandemic — Supply disruptions weighed on the economy, but consumers and businesses continue to spend — U.S. gross domestic product shrank at a 1.4% annual rate in the first quarter as supply disruptions weighed on the economy …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
G.D.P. Report Shows the U.S. Economy Shrank, Masking a Broader Recovery — Here's what you need to know: — The economy contracted in the first quarter, but underlying measures were solid. — The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year, but strong consumer spending …
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate) — Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 6.9 percent.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
It's Trump vs. Cruz in Ohio and Pa. Senate races — As Republican primary voters get closer to the polls, it's beginning to feel like mid-2016 again: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are on opposing sides. — The former president's late backing of J.D. Vance in Ohio and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania …
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Rolling Stone:
Tucker Carlson Pushed Trump to Endorse J.D. Vance With ‘Disgusting’ Sexual Innuendo — Exclusive: In a critical GOP Senate primary in Ohio, Trump's support was swayed in part by a Fox News host spreading rumors about another man's sex habits — In the days before Donald Trump endorsed J.D. Vance …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Midterm Memo: Power of Trump endorsement on display in Ohio — For all the valid speculation that this year's Republican primaries are poised to turn into a political disaster for Donald Trump that knocks him down a peg or two in the party, the former president is on track to score a rather consequential victory in Ohio.
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James D. Walsh / New York Magazine:
'You Can't Pin Him Down' — Kara Swisher knows Elon Musk and says judging him by tweets alone is a mistake. — Elon Musk, the richest human on earth, purchased Twitter for $44 billion this week, promising to refine the product while loosening its guidelines in the name of “free speech.”
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
This Holocaust Survivor Has a Message for Elon Musk
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Reuters:
Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won't buy Twitter
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Garbage Men — McCarthy and McConnell said one thing in private but have kept shoveling Trump's trash on us. — Deny and lie: That was Kevin McCarthy's initial reaction to last week's New York Times reporting about how he had privately blamed former President Donald Trump for inciting …
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Washington Post:
Ruby Cramer named Washington Post national political enterprise reporter — Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker and Deputy National Politics Editor Dan Eggen: — We are thrilled to announce that Ruby Cramer, whose penetrating …
Scientific American:
It's Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media — Social media companies need to give their data to independent researchers to better understand how to keep users safe — Social media platforms are where billions of people around the world go to connect with others, get information and make sense of the world.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Former Manhattan prosecutor blasts Trump and Barr in new book — Geoffrey Berman, who was fired by President Trump as the top Manhattan federal prosecutor, will be out Sept. 13 with a memoir, “Holding the Line,” that charges Trump with trying to undermine the office's integrity.
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Blake Masters' provocations reach back to his college days — In an essay published in an obscure libertarian publication and unearthed by JI, the Arizona Republican Senate hopeful quotes Goering and a noted conspiracy theorist who espouses antisemitic views
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Major corporations quietly funnel millions to national group behind regressive state laws — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — Republican state legislators across the country have embraced an aggressively regressive agenda, targeting the LGBTQ community, abortion access …
Jennifer Maloney / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration to Advance Ban on Menthol Cigarettes — FDA expected to publish proposed rules on Thursday, though ban wouldn't take effect until at least 2024; ‘Day of reckoning’ — The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to take a significant step toward a national ban …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Ron DeSantis is Viktor Orbán's true American disciple — The Florida governor isn't doing “competent Trumpism.” He's inventing American Orbánism. — In June of last year, Hungary's far-right government passed a law cracking down on LGBTQ rights, including …
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Dylan Jackson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker spent years promoting health products with dubious claims — In SEC filing, Walker's company said that one product's health benefit was “not supported by medical evidence generally accepted by the medical community.” — Senate candidate Herschel Walker has spent years promoting …
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Two Democratic progressives plot new ways to fight back against Republican gains — Republicans are threatening to take over the House of Representatives in this year's midterm elections. More than 30 House Democrats are heading for the exits. And progressives have seen several major legislative proposals stall out.
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Daniel Greenfield / Front Page Magazine:
Dr. Birx is Back With the Worst Timed Memoir in History — “I had to make sure Africa was prepared.” — Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
The New York Times Company:
Politics Desk Announces 2022 Midterm Elections Reporting Team — Our political editors lay out the reporting team covering this year's elections. Read more in this note from David Halbfinger, Manny Fernandez, Kathleen Hennessey and Karen Workman. — Change is afoot on the Politics Desk …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Opinion Amend the Constitution to bar senators from the presidency — To conserve the reverence it needs and deserves, the Constitution should be amended rarely and reluctantly. There is, however, an amendment that would instantly improve the legislative and executive branches.
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Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
How Wisconsin's redistricting guarantees a lopsided Republican legislature in a 50/50 state — Craig GilbertSpecial to the Journal Sentinel — One thing I've learned from 35 years of Wisconsin politics is that predicting the outcome of elections in a 50/50 state can be a fool's exercise.
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
With no evidence, Rebecca Kleefisch, Wisconsin candidate for governor, says 2020 election was ‘rigged’ — MADISON - Republican candidate for governor Rebecca Kleefisch is escalating her criticism of how the last presidential election was carried out in Wisconsin, calling it a “rigged” …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Bipartisan group of senators to begin immigration reform talks — A bipartisan group of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin talks today on immigration reform. The leaders of the group, Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) said earlier this month …
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