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5:50 PM ET, February 20, 2023

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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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?
NBC News:
Photos: President Biden makes historic visit to war-torn Ukraine
Discussion: Fox News
The Guardian:
US informed Russia of Joe Biden's Kyiv visit hours before departure
Alexander Ward / Politico:
What Chris Coons tells world leaders about Biden
Discussion: TASS
Associated Press:
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Biden's foray into Ukraine deepens his investment in defeating Russia
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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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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New York Times:
Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.'s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist?
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
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 …
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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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 and CNN
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 …
Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Anti-transgender rules, rhetoric and legislation are a shameful stain on America's soul  —  Is another person's identity threatening to you?  Do you have so little respect for your own children that you think the mere mention of gender identity is going to turn them into someone they aren't?
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Melissa Block / NPR:
Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Twitchy
 
 
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Gary Leff / View from the Wing:
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Amanda Chu / Financial Times:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner