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1:30 PM ET, February 20, 2023

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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Trip to Kyiv is the Ultimate Humiliation for Putin—and Trump  —  Biden joined a great history of American presidents standing up to Russian aggression, and significantly broke from the shameful actions of his predecessor.  —  Kennedy and then Reagan in Berlin.  Now Biden in Kyiv.
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Washington Post:
On surprise trip to Kyiv, Biden vows enduring support for Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine — President Biden made a dramatic, unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, in a display of robust American support for Ukraine just four days before the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.  —  Are you on Telegram?
New York Times:
Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine's Embattled Capital, as Air-Raid Siren Sounds  —  President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration's “unwavering support” a year into Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — President Biden …
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Biden Just Destroyed Putin's Last Hope  —  The president's visit to Ukraine was a gut punch to the Russian leader.  —  The long-range missiles matter.  So do the super-accurate artillery shells, the surface-to-air missiles, and the winter weather gear; the training in the English countryside …
Discussion: CBS News and Political Wire
Mark Antonio Wright / National Review:
Biden's Secret Trip to Kyiv Took Guts  —  President Biden's secret visit to wartime Kyiv is an example of America in its finest tradition.  —  The New York Times reports that after a “trans-Atlantic flight to Poland, Mr. Biden crossed the border by train, traveling for nearly 10 hours to Kyiv …
Associated Press:
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine  —  1 of 21  —  President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Biden Went to Kyiv Because There's No Going Back  —  The president's surprise visit sent a message to Moscow—and to European leaders.  —  An American AWACS began patrolling the skies west of Ukraine last night; Kyiv was locked down this morning.  Motorcades crisscrossed the city and rumors began to spread.
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine nearly one year after Russia's invasion
NPR:
Latest on Ukraine: The first anniversary of Russia's invasion approaches (Feb. 20)
Discussion: Bloomberg
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to trove of Jan. 6 riot tape  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Fox News' Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot, McCarthy sources tell me.  — Carlson TV producers …
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis to Court Big-Money Donors at Dueling Palm Beach Events  —  The former president and the Florida governor this week intensify fight for campaign cash  —  Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have battled in polls for months over who has a better shot at the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Michigan GOP selects 2020 election denier as party leader
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Despite her role, Marjorie Taylor Greene backs ‘national divorce’  —  As Marjorie Taylor Greene endorses the dissolution of the United States, the question is whether House GOP leaders will bother to care.  —  In late 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene briefly referenced “a National Divorce scenario” …
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox's Media Host Totally Ignores THE Story the Press is Buzzing About  —  Fox News's Sunday morning show MediaBuzz — which highlights the week's biggest news from the media world — chose to ignore the dominant story in the cable news world  —  Hosted by Howard Kurtz …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Dominates Presidents Day Poll  —  As the nation celebrates Presidents Day, a plurality of Americans consider former President Donald Trump both the best and worst of recent leaders.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 20% …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Supreme Court hears a case that could transform the internet  —  Oral arguments begin in Gonzalez v. Google, a landmark case tackling whether tech companies should be liable for harmful content their algorithms surface  —  In November 2015, three rifle-wielding ISIS gunmen opened fire …
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Rebecca Kern / Politico:
Big Tech is about to have an epic week in the Supreme Court
Washington Post:
Feeling ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘fatigue,’ some GOP voters look beyond Trump  —  In recent focus groups of persuadable Republican primary voters from key early states, most stood by their past support for Trump, but the future was a different issue  —  Nearly all of the focus group participants …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and New York Times
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New York Times:
Biden Drawing Up a 2024 Playbook That Looks a Lot Like 2020's
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Salman Rushdie calls revisions to Roald Dahl books ‘absurd censorship’  —  LONDON — A decision to change hundreds of words in Roald Dahl's children's books has drawn condemnation from author Salman Rushdie, who called it “absurd censorship.”  —  His is the latest prominent voice …
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Bernie Sanders Hints at New Legislation Conditioning U.S. Aid to Israel  —  Sanders has previously stressed that Washington should be permitted to restrict U.S. aid in response to moves that undermine the peace process  —  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference …
Discussion: Common Dreams, CBS News and The Hill
Garrett M. Graff / New York Times:
What Ford's Pardon of Nixon Means (and Doesn't Mean) for Trump  —  The release on Thursday of parts of a report from a grand jury in Georgia that investigated election interference by Donald Trump and his allies offers the most recent evidence of his growing legal exposure.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Rolling Stone:
Charges Against Trump Lawyer ‘Very Likely,’ Colleagues Warn Donald
Discussion: Raw Story
Leslie Josephs / NBC News:
United says it will make it easier for families to book seats with their children for free  —  United Airlines said Monday that new technology will open up more seats on its flights so children can sit with an adult in their party without paying a fee, a type of charge that's drawn scrutiny …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Gary Leff / View from the Wing:   United's New Family Seating Policy Helps Customers, Hurts Competitors, And Curries Political Favor
New York Times:
Hedge Fund Billionaire Extracts Billions More to Retire  —  Bridgewater's founder, Ray Dalio, retired last year after months of negotiations that guaranteed him a gigantic exit package.  —  Rob Copeland is a finance reporter and author of an upcoming book about Ray Dalio and Bridgewater Associates.
 
 
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Huizhong Wu / Associated Press:
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Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:
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Melissa Block / NPR:
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