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2:50 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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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: RedState, CBS News and Political Wire
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 …
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?
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 …
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.
Associated Press:
Sneaking a president from DC to Kyiv without anyone noticing  —  Read full article  —  APTOPIX Biden US Ukraine  —  President Joe Biden's motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.  No big, flashy Air Force One for this trip — the president vanished into the darkness …
Associated Press:
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
Alexander Ward / Politico:
What Chris Coons tells world leaders about Biden
Discussion: TASS
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine nearly one year after Russia's invasion
New York Times:
James O'Keefe Is Removed as Project Veritas' Leader  —  Mr. O'Keefe had been the face of the group since he founded Project Veritas in his father's garage in suburban New York in 2010.  —  James O'Keefe, the embattled leader of the conservative group Project Veritas, has been removed …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
James O'Keefe Resigns From Project Veritas After Employee Complaints  —  The founder of the right-wing nonprofit resigned without striking a severance deal, The Daily Beast has learned. … Right-wing activist James O'Keefe resigned Monday morning from his position leading Project Veritas …
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:
Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.'s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist?
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and The Guardian
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” …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a ‘national divorce’ between liberal and conservative states
Discussion: IJR
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
Arrest made in killing of L.A. Bishop David O'Connell, sources say  —  Authorities investigating the killing of a Los Angeles bishop Saturday have made an arrest in the case, law enforcement sources said Monday.  —  Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell, 69, was killed Saturday afternoon …
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 …
Discussion: PennLive, The Nation and Mediaite
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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
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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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 …
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 and UPI
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Gary Leff / View from the Wing:   United's New Family Seating Policy Helps Customers, Hurts Competitors, And Curries Political Favor
 
 
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