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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
President Biden: What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine — The invasion Vladimir Putin thought would last days is now in its fourth month. The Ukrainian people surprised Russia and inspired the world with their sacrifice, grit and battlefield success.
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin TV Names the Country Putin Will Invade Next
Kremlin TV Names the Country Putin Will Invade Next
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Bloomberg:
Biden Says US Will Provide Ukraine Advanced Rocket Systems
Biden Says US Will Provide Ukraine Advanced Rocket Systems
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Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
The War in Ukraine May Be Impossible to Stop. And the U.S. Deserves Much of the Blame.
The War in Ukraine May Be Impossible to Stop. And the U.S. Deserves Much of the Blame.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says
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NBC News:
Texas school police chief hasn't responded for days to state investigators about Uvalde shooting — Police response to Uvalde school shooting under review, as funeral services begin — A local police chief in Uvalde, Texas, hasn't responded for a follow-up interview in a state investigation …
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Guillermo Contreras / San Antonio Express-News:
Lawyer: Uvalde teacher did not leave door open that gunman used to enter Robb Elementary School — An employee at Robb Elementary School had propped open a door to carry food from a car to the classroom last Tuesday, but closed it shut after realizing that a gunman was loose and heading toward the school, her San Antonio lawyer said.
Washington Post:
White House scrambles on inflation after Biden complains to aides — Biden's team launches a flurry of events after president fumes privately that administration isn't doing enough to show concern on high prices. — The White House launched a new push Tuesday to contain the political damage caused …
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CNN:
Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on ‘path that inflation would take’ — Washington (CNN)US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability.
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
The White House has one problem that rules them all: Gas prices
The White House has one problem that rules them all: Gas prices
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms — The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law
Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Alito delays counting of undated ballots in Pennsylvania
Alito delays counting of undated ballots in Pennsylvania
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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
'It's going to be an army': Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections — Video recordings of Republican Party operatives meeting with grassroots activists provide an inside look at a multi-pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in Democratic precincts …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
John Durham Tried to Prove Trump's Russiagate Theory. Instead He Debunked It. … Donald Trump and William Barr have spent years alleging that the Russia investigation was a criminal plot by the FBI. The Department of Justice's inspector general found the Russia investigation was adequately predicated, but Barr disagreed.
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Washington Post:
Opinion John Durham's flop is only the latest of many Trump coverup failures
Opinion John Durham's flop is only the latest of many Trump coverup failures
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
John Durham lost because he treated the FBI as a dupe — rather than a Clinton collaborator
John Durham lost because he treated the FBI as a dupe — rather than a Clinton collaborator
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BuzzFeed News:
Here's The DOJ Report Finding That Obama Officials Didn't Improperly Unmask Gen. Flynn — A Justice Department probe found that members of the Obama administration did not seek to reveal the identity of General Michael Flynn “for political purposes or other inappropriate reasons,” a newly disclosed report reveals.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Peter Navarro subpoena suggests DoJ may be investigating Trump — Justice department seeks former aide's communications with ex-president and his attorneys — Peter Navarro, a top White House adviser to Donald Trump, is being commanded by a federal grand jury subpoena to turn …
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Axios:
Scoop: Dems' lead impeachment lawyer to run for Congress in New York — Dan Goldman, the former lead counsel for House Democrats in their first attempt to impeach former President Trump, is planning to jump into the crowded Democratic primary in New York's 10th congressional district.
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Sarah Palin Didn't Supply ‘Even A Speck’ Of Proof In New York Times Lawsuit: Judge — On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff denied the former Alaska governor's request for a new trial. — NEW YORK (AP) — The judge who presided over Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times denied …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Opinion MBS stands on the verge of getting what he wants — The dictionary defines “realpolitik” as “policy based on power rather than ideals or principles.” We are about to see a version of this in action when President Biden visits Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia.
Wall Street Journal:
EU Sets Harshest Russian Sanctions, Targeting Oil and Insurance — Crude prices trade at their highest levels in more than two months after EU leaders commit to embargo most Russian oil and ban insuring ships carrying Russian oil — Video: EU Leaders Pledge to Ban Nearly All Russian Oil Imports
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Second Amendment Showdown: Beto O'Rourke Resumes Call for Gun Confiscation — Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke has been ping-ponging on gun confiscation ever since his presidential candidacy in 2019 when he famously declared “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15.”
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. asks court to reverse order lifting airplane mask mandate — The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a U.S. District Court judge's April order that declared the government mandate requiring masks on airplanes, buses and in transit hubs unlawful.
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Joe Khalil / NewsNation:
Biden to meet with executives to address formula shortage — WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers Wednesday to ease nationwide shortages by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Fed judiciary says yes to free PACER searches. Here are the details so far — (Reuters) - Federal judiciary policymakers have approved a plan to eliminate costly fees for online docket searches amid debate in Congress about whether to force the court system to make its PACER electronic court record system free for the general public.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
A ‘Dynamite’ guest at the White House: BTS meets with Biden on anti-Asian discrimination — A horde of eager journalists began to crowd the aisles of the White House briefing room Tuesday long before the daily parrying session with reporters would begin — and they weren't there for Brian Deese.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: GOP plots '23 probes — Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hone tactics and messaging for Biden administration probes, Axios has learned. … Republicans plan to draw on investigative power from allies across Washington.
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Adam Wren / Politico:
How the gun debate will be won or lost in the suburbs — A red-state shooting at their children's middle school had left parents deeply unsettled. A group of them — Republicans and Democrats — banded together to advocate for greater gun restrictions. — They lobbied state and federal officials.