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Biden's Surreal and Secretive Journey Into a War Zone — President Biden traveled covertly to the besieged Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, hoping to demonstrate American resolve to help defeat the Russian forces that invaded a year ago this week. — WASHINGTON — As the train rumbled across …
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Cronies: We Should Have Blown Up Biden in Kyiv — Russian pundits were furious over Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine, questioning whether or not a “retaliatory strike” is in order. — In recent days, pundits and experts on Russian state television discussed the anticipated visit …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Cloak-and-dagger moves allow Biden to sneak into Ukraine's war zone — Unusual news blackout, elaborate feints surround Biden's visit to a city under regular bombardment — By Matt Viser and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. — WARSAW — As President Biden stepped out of a golden-domed church during …
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BBC:
Biden visits Zelensky in Kyiv and says Putin ‘dead wrong’ on Ukraine war
Biden visits Zelensky in Kyiv and says Putin ‘dead wrong’ on Ukraine war
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NBC News:
Biden's visit to Ukraine draws criticism from conservative House Republicans
Biden's visit to Ukraine draws criticism from conservative House Republicans
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Biden Just Destroyed Putin's Last Hope
Biden Just Destroyed Putin's Last Hope
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Trip to Kyiv is the Ultimate Humiliation for Putin—and Trump
Biden's Trip to Kyiv is the Ultimate Humiliation for Putin—and Trump
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Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
One year later: How Russia came to fail in Ukraine, battle after battle
One year later: How Russia came to fail in Ukraine, battle after battle
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The White House:
On-the-Record Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden's Trip to Ukraine
On-the-Record Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden's Trip to Ukraine
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CNN:
Months of planning and days of secrecy led to Joe Biden's historic trip to Kyiv
Months of planning and days of secrecy led to Joe Biden's historic trip to Kyiv
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Yahoo News:
Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus — The document, written for Putin's Presidential Administration, envisages the total incorporation of Belarus into a “Union State” with Russia by 2030. — Read full article — President of Russia — President of Belarus since 1994
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Joshua Nevett / BBC:
Ukraine war: Liz Truss joins Johnson in calling for transfer of fighter jets — Liz Truss has joined growing calls for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine, in her first speech in Parliament since resigning as prime minister. — Ms Truss said the UK needed to “do all we can, as fast as we can” …
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Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
In China, Worries About a Weakened Russia Prompt a Rethink — Concern that a Russian setback in Ukraine would cripple China's partner against the West helps drive Beijing's push for an end to the war — China's leadership is growing worried that increased Western military support for Ukraine …
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New York Times:
James O'Keefe Leaves His Post as the Leader of Project Veritas — Mr. O'Keefe had been the face of the group of conservative provocateurs since he founded Project Veritas in his father's garage in suburban New York in 2010. — James O'Keefe, who as the leader of the conservative group …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
James O'Keefe Resigns From Project Veritas After Employee Complaints
James O'Keefe Resigns From Project Veritas After Employee Complaints
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Project Veritas:
Statement from the Project Veritas' Board of Directors — Today, James O'Keefe decided to remove his belongings from Project Veritas headquarters. The Board and Management made numerous attempts in the last 14 days to have a conversation with James, but he ignored our outreach and decided …
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Shriya Bhattacharya / Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene — who's gaining power in the GOP-led House — suggests splitting up the United States on President's Day — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene once against suggesting splitting up the US by “red” and “blue” states. — Greene called the idea a “national divorce” …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a ‘national divorce’ between liberal and conservative states
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a ‘national divorce’ between liberal and conservative states
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Despite her role, Marjorie Taylor Greene backs ‘national divorce’
Despite her role, Marjorie Taylor Greene backs ‘national divorce’
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New York Times:
DeSantis Visits 3 States on Tour Meant to Show He Is Tough on Crime — In stops in New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, the Florida governor appeared to be positioning himself as the law-and-order candidate in a G.O.P. presidential race he has yet to enter.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
A new nonprofit group is helping DeSantis go national
A new nonprofit group is helping DeSantis go national
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Could Nikki Haley take down the Confederate flag today? — In 2015, a white supremacist gunman murdered nine black churchgoers inside a historic church in downtown Charleston. The attack shocked the nation's conscience and thrust then-Governor Nikki Haley into the political spotlight.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The ‘wackadoodle’ foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims — A woman who says the wind talks to her and put forth claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential race that she admitted were “pretty wackadoodle” turns out to be a key source of allegations that Fox News presented …
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
‘I never claimed to be Jewish’: Santos suggests his false Jewish claims were a ‘party favor joke’ in new interview — Despite evidence to the contrary, Rep. George Santos now claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust by falsifying documents — Rep. George Santos …
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CBS News:
NYPD: Woman sought after Pride flag set on fire outside Little Prince restaurant in SoHo — NEW YORK — New video shows the person police are searching for who they say lit a Pride flag on fire outside a SoHo restaurant. — The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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Jon Kamp / Wall Street Journal:
Why the Covid-19 Death Toll in the U.S. Is Still Rising — The pandemic is less risky for most people, but America still sees hundreds of deaths daily — Covid Vaccines Could Mirror the Flu-Shot Process. Here's What That Means. — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
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GMFUS:
China Misreads the Room in Munich — China's post-pandemic charm offensive with Europe was supposed to shift into overdrive this past week. — Instead, a visit by China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, showed just how challenging it will be for Beijing to get its relationship with Europe back on track …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Republicans use ‘wokeism’ to attack left — but struggle to define it — Conservatives attach the term to a host of policies they oppose, from transgender rights to climate change measures to socially responsible investing — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a likely 2024 presidential candidate …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republican 2024 rivals go shopping for big donors — Former President Donald Trump will gather some of his top donors at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida Thursday evening for his super PAC's first fundraiser — an event that organizers are billing as an intimate candlelight dinner.
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Feds seek to seize funds from white supremacist convicted in deadly Charlottesville car attack — Washington — The Justice Department is seeking to seize money that has been contributed to the white supremacist who rammed his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one person …
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