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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Gradually, then Suddenly — The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk — “How did you go bankrupt?” — Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. — As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.
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Reuters:
Ukraine troops reach railway hub as breakthrough threatens to turn into rout — Ukrainian officials shared photos on Saturday showing troops raising the nation's flag over the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in Russia's frontline threatened to turn into a rout.
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New York Times:
Ukrainian Forces Take Key City, Igniting New Phase in War … Ukraine drives Russian forces out of Izium, a strategic railway hub in the northeast. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces entered the key Russian military stronghold of Izium on Saturday, continuing their rapid advance across …
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Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Advance, Ukraine Drives Russians Out of Key Eastern City — Ukraine marks its biggest strategic gain since mounting an offensive this week, closing in on a vital town and cutting off supplies to thousands of Russian troops — Ukrainian forces seized most of a strategically vital city …
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HotAir, Financial Times, National Review, Al Jazeera, New York Post, The Guardian and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area — Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday that it is pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counter offensive has made significant advances in the past week.
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Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent:
Kupiansk, Izium liberated as Russian defenses collapse amid rapid Ukrainian advance in Kharkiv Oblast — Four days into Ukraine's surprise counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces have retreated from the key cities of Kupiansk and Izium, signaling a near-total collapse of the Russian line of defense in the area.
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New York Times:
Ukraine Attacks Russia Along Northern Front, Swiftly Making Gains — Sweeping south from positions in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, Ukrainian forces have made their largest gains since routing Russia from Kyiv in April. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have scored …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump backed failed campaign coup against Kushner, Navarro book says — Ex-adviser says president in 2020 agreed that his son-in-law had to be replaced by Steve Bannon but did not dare try to fire him — In June 2020, less than five months before polling day, Donald Trump agreed to a …
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New York Times:
Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case — Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser, and Brian Jack, who served as White House political director, are among those who received requests for information this week from a federal grand jury.
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New York Times:
For Trump's Lawyers, Legal Exposure Comes With the Job — The many lawyers who have helped the former president avoid removal from office and indictment have drawn legal problems of their own. — A dark joke has begun circulating among lawyers following the many legal travails …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Will he, won't he? Trump's big tease keeps 2024 election rivals guessing
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Michael Karlik / Colorado Politics:
Chief Justice Roberts deems it ‘mistake’ to question Supreme Court's legitimacy based on decisions — Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on Friday night pushed back sternly against the notion that a series of controversial decisions over the past term has endangered the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Washington Post:
Roberts says Supreme Court will reopen to public and defends legitimacy — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the integrity of the Supreme Court Friday night in his first public remarks following a tumultuous term, saying that disagreement with the court's decisions should not lead to questions about its legitimacy.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Roberts defends Supreme Court's legitimacy and says last year has been ‘difficult in many respects’ — Chief Justice John Roberts — making his first public comments since the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last term, triggering demonstrations across the country …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
VP Harris attacks ‘activist court,’ says the loss of rights post-Roe has led to ‘suffering’
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Catholic group petitions Supreme Court on behalf of unborn, seeks fetal personhood nationwide
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates — The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …
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Politico:
Trump, DOJ tangle over ‘special master’ to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents
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Washington Examiner, CNN, Raw Story, New York Post and Talking Points Memo
Kelsey Vlamis / Insider:
Here are the 4 people who Trump and the DOJ proposed to be the special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents
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Washington Examiner, National Review, File411's Newsletter, NPR, ABC News, UPI and NBC News
Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
DOJ Gives Trump Judge an Opening to Take Back Her Absurd Special Master Ruling
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Americans are finally feeling better about the economy — Gas prices are falling and there are signs that households are learning to deal with inflation — After months of gloom, Americans are finally starting to feel better about the economy and more resigned to inflation.
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course — The punishing selection course for the Navy's most elite force has come under new scrutiny after a sailor's death exposed illicit drug use and other problems. — The Navy has started an independent investigation …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. attorney general creates ‘Election Integrity Unit’ — Virginia's Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday the creation of an “Election Integrity Unit” that will provide legal advice and prosecute election law violations, despite a lack of widespread issues with voter fraud or other irregularities in the state.
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Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One — WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation. Does It Matter? — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Washington Post:
GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed — An aggressive push by Republicans to pass hard-line antiabortion measures is faltering in some state legislatures and on Capitol Hill, the latest indication that many Americans are balking at extreme restrictions being imposed since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
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