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Amid Ukraine's startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing — ZALIZNYCHNE, Ukraine — In the end, the Russians fled any way they could on Friday, on stolen bicycles, disguised as locals. Hours after Ukrainian soldiers poured into the area …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
It's Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory — Over the past six days, Ukraine's armed forces have broken through the Russian lines in the northeastern corner of the country, swept eastward, and liberated town after town in what had been occupied territory.
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia's Retreat in Ukraine Pokes Holes in Putin's Projection of Force — Russia's military setbacks may be weakening President Vladimir V. Putin's reputation at home as a savvy geopolitical strategist. — Ukraine's rout of Russian forces this weekend is creating a new kind of political challenge …
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Brandon Gage / Raw Story:
‘We ask you to relieve yourself of your post’: Kremlin officials are turning against Vladimir Putin
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: 'I'm just not going to leave': New book reveals Trump vowed to stay in White House — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over …
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Fetterman doubles down on abortion at rally: 'Don't piss women off' — Pennsylvania Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman doubled down on his pro-choice position at a rally Sunday as he vies against Republican nominee Mehmet Oz in the state's U.S. Senate race. — “Women are the reason we can win.
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Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Biden turns urgently to critical task of holding the Senate — For issues including investigations and judicial appointments, control of the Senate will be critical to Biden's legacy. His travel schedule is starting to reflect that. — In Wilkes-Barre, Pa., recently, President Biden excoriated …
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Politico:
16 weeks left for a heap of questions: Jan. 6 panel weighs its endgame — Should they seek Donald Trump's testimony? What should they do with Republican lawmakers who defied subpoenas? Will they be able to negotiate an interview with Mike Pence? — Members of the Jan. 6 select committee …
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CNN:
US fears Russian energy manipulation could fracture European resolve on Ukraine — When President Joe Biden convened nearly a dozen Western leaders by private video conference on Thursday to discuss the war in Ukraine, he was intent upon delivering a key message, sources say …
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Kara Berg / Detroit News:
Police fatally shoot Walled Lake man who allegedly killed wife, shot daughter — Walled Lake — A Walled Lake man was fatally shot by police after he allegedly shot and killed his wife and injured their daughter, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
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Politico:
McCarthy mows down GOP detractors ahead of speaker bid — but the job isn't done — HENNIKER, N.H. — Kevin McCarthy's allies and like-minded groups have neutralized his potential detractors in GOP primaries across the country, wiping out dissenters who might derail his speakership bid next year.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Primary season concludes with bitterly contested GOP races in N.H.
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Washington Post:
Trump backers flood election offices with requests as 2022 vote nears — The requests for records related to the 2020 election have complicated preparations for November, which some officials say may be the point — Supporters of former president Donald Trump have swamped local election offices across …
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New York Magazine:
The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden's Laptop — The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can't just wish away. — Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your contacts …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sneak peek: How Trump fired his man in Manhattan — “Our chief of security apologized for doing it so abruptly, explaining, ‘I was told to get you out of the office immediately.’” — Berman, who was U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, writes that he …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports — The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said.
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Clay Risen / New York Times:
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, Dies; Created Database of Enslaved People — A historian of colonial-era Louisiana, she dug deep into the archives to transform our understanding of the roots of American culture. — Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, who after years of digging through obscure libraries in Louisiana …
Axios:
Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers … - They're also a reality check against President Biden's speech that portrayed threats to democracy as solely driven by Republican supporters of former President Trump who refuse to accept that he lost the 2020 election.
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