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US and Germany ready to send tanks to Ukraine - reports — After months of reluctance, the US and Germany reportedly plan to send tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield. — US President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce plans to send at least 30 M1 Abrams tanks.
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Germany approves Leopards for Ukraine, as U.S. promises M1 tanks — BERLIN — The German government announced Wednesday plans to deliver 14 of the country's Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries to send theirs, ending months of debate among Western allies and potentially helping to shift the balance on the battlefield.
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Associated Press:
In reversal, US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine — In what would be a reversal, the Biden administration is poised to approve sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as international reluctance to send tanks to the battlefront against the Russians begins to erode.
New York Times:
Pentagon Will Increase Artillery Production Sixfold for Ukraine
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CNN:
First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home — A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence's Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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CNN Poll: Broad majority of Americans approve of appointment of special counsel to investigate Biden documents
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Associated Press:
Classified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter
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Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Vice President Mike Pence discovered classified documents in Indiana home
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emptywheel:
“Why Did Mike Pence Wait So Long to Reveal His Stash of Classified Documents?”
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Admits 500K Personal Loan to Campaign Wasn't ‘Personal’ — It's been one of the biggest mysteries surrounding George Santos: Where did he get his money? In an amended filing, Santos admits a big chunk wasn't his. … George Santos promised reporters a surprise on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Mystery Deepens Around George Santos's $700,000 in Campaign Loans — In amended campaign finance reports, Mr. Santos seemed to suggest that the loans did not come from his personal funds, as he had originally stated. — An updated campaign finance report filed on Tuesday raised new questions …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
The improbability of George Santos' $199 expenses — Rep. George Santos' congressional campaign reported dozens of transactions just cents below the threshold that would have triggered a requirement to preserve spending records — an unusual spending pattern that is now part of broader complaints about alleged financial improprieties.
Politico:
Frozen: Trump's primary challengers balk at jumping into the unknown — By this time four years ago, the Democratic presidential campaign was in full swing, with Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Kirsten Gillibrand all having opened exploratory committees or announced runs.
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New York Times:
McCarthy Ejects Schiff and Swalwell From Intelligence Committee — In an act of official retribution for how Democrats treated Republicans when they were in the majority, the speaker barred the Californians from the panel, arguing that they were not fit to serve.
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The Intercept:
Elon Musk Caves to Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Critical of Modi … Twitter and YouTube censored a report critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in coordination with the government of India. Officials called for the Big Tech companies to take action against a BBC documentary …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: As Kemp readies State of the State address, he's never been stronger — Gov. Brian Kemp is opening his second term in an unusual position for a much-targeted incumbent in one of the nation's premier political battlegrounds: His approval rating now sits at a record high …
Luke Lukert / WTOP News:
Marylanders could get a shorter workweek under new bill … “Thank god it's Friday,” may be a phrase that many Marylanders will soon forget. A new bill in the General Assembly proposes a pilot program that would encourage and study a shift to a four-day workweek for both private and public workers.
Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
Pizzeria Owner Who Said Nancy Pelosi Needed to ‘Hang’ Convicted of Jan. 6 Charges — The Pennsylvania pizzeria owner who demanded that police at the U.S. Capitol “bring Nancy Pelosi out” to the mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6 has been convicted of all five charges against her.
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Proud Boys expecting ‘civil war’ before Jan. 6, witness says
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Washington Post:
A leader in gun control efforts, California confronts its limits — A nation awash in guns — and a patchwork of state laws — has infused the push for restrictions with a sense of futility — MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — California's efforts to reduce gun violence have long been a point of pride among the state's liberal lawmakers.
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Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90 — Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era. — Victor S. Navasky, a witty and contrarian journalist who for 27 years …
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DOJ Sues Google Over Ad Technology — The Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit, which a group of states joined, was the fifth by U.S. officials against the company since 2020. — David McCabe reports on tech policy from Washington, and Nico Grant reports on Google from San Francisco.
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Joseph Spector / Politico:
Lawmakers codify abortion rights in state constitution, sending it to voters — ALBANY, N.Y. — The next decision will be with voters on whether New York will enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. — The state Assembly and state Senate voted Tuesday afternoon on the second passage …
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Financial Times:
West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks — Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy — For months, the west has been hardening its rhetoric against Iran as the Islamic republic has cracked down on protesters and sold drones …
Gayle Spinazze / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight — • РУССКИЙ • УКРАЇНСЬКА … The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight, due largely but not exclusively …
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Biden finally gets a win against inflation — The war on inflation may be far from over, but the economy has reached a key, little-noticed milestone: Workers' wage gains are finally outpacing the rise in consumer prices. — Americans' average income has beaten inflation for the past six months …
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Pope Francis: Homosexuality not a crime — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Beto O'Rourke Is Holding On to $100K In Tainted Crypto Cash … Beto O'Rourke claims he returned a $1 million campaign contribution from Sam Bankman-Fried before the crypto kingpin's meteoric collapse in November. But campaign records show O'Rourke is holding on to $100,000 of that donation …
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
S.B.F. Mama Drama — Barbara Fried was a beloved law professor whose midlife political awakening inspired Mind the Gap, a powerful network of 2,500 donors that helped the Democrats dominate the '18 midterms. Now, she's the latest victim of her son, Sam Bankman-Fried.
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
A Warning to the Media about the Next Presidential Race — If you set out on a road trip, would you trust your GPS to guide you to your destination if you had wound up on dead ends the last half-dozen times you used it? Would you follow the investment advice of an expert who had cost …
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