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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 …
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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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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 …
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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.
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Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:
Rep. Crow: ‘Not even worth my brain space’ to respond to Republicans criticizing Biden Ukraine trip — Intelligence Committee member Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) joins Andrea Mitchell to weigh in on President Biden's trip to Kyiv, as one of the House members who signed …
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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 …
Mark Antonio Wright / National Review:
Biden's Secret Trip to Kyiv Took Guts
Biden's Secret Trip to Kyiv Took Guts
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Washington Post:
On surprise trip to Kyiv, Biden vows enduring support for Ukraine
On surprise trip to Kyiv, Biden vows enduring support for Ukraine
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NBC News:
Photos: President Biden makes historic visit to war-torn Ukraine
Photos: President Biden makes historic visit to war-torn Ukraine
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
How Biden's wartime visit to Kyiv came together
How Biden's wartime visit to Kyiv came together
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The Guardian:
US informed Russia of Joe Biden's Kyiv visit hours before departure
US informed Russia of Joe Biden's Kyiv visit hours before departure
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Associated Press:
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
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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 …
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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 — WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for the U.S. to be separated by red and blue states and for a shrinking of the federal government in a tweet on President's Day …
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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
‘Rust’ Prosecutors Downgrade Alec Baldwin's Manslaughter Charges — The actor's lawyers had argued that a firearm law included by the prosecutors was not in effect at the time of the fatal shooting. It would have carried a mandatory five-year sentence. — Prosecutors have downgraded …
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Jack Mirkinson / The Nation:
“The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes — The paper's anti-trans coverage parallels its failings over gay rights and AIDS. But the Times appears determined not to learn from its own history. — On March 11, 1998, New York Times copy editor Donna Cartwright posted …
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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 …
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Man arrested in killing of L.A. Bishop David O'Connell as new details emerge, sources say — Authorities investigating the killing of — bishop Saturday have made an arrest in the case, law enforcement sources — . — say — Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell, 69 …
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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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Charles Kaiser / The Guardian:
How Dominion Voting Systems filing proves Fox News was ‘deliberately lying’
How Dominion Voting Systems filing proves Fox News was ‘deliberately lying’
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
DeSantis Visits New York on Tour Meant to Show He Is Tough on Crime — Speaking on Staten Island, the Florida governor appeared to position himself as the law-and-order candidate in a presidential campaign he has not announced. — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida traveled to New York City on Monday …
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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
Big Tech is about to have an epic week in the Supreme Court
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Medicaid expansion is a compassion test many 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls fail — There is no excuse for leaving people vulnerable to illness, death and financial ruin. We should all care, even if it costs money. — As governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley was a firebrand …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Melissa Block / NPR:
Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids — When 13-year-old Liz Bostock thinks back, she remembers feeling in-between genders as early as preschool. — Assigned male at birth, she identified as nonbinary by fifth grade and decided to use they/them pronouns.
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