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4:05 PM ET, February 22, 2023

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Politico:
Biden may not run — and top Dems are quietly preparing  —  Joe Biden's closest advisers have spent months preparing for him to formally announce his reelection campaign.  But with the president still not ready to make the plunge, a sense of doubt is creeping into conversations around 2024: What if he decides not to?
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Biden's standing improves, while Trump slumps with Republican voters  —  President Biden is seeing his highest approval ratings in almost a year, while former President Donald Trump, who is hoping to take the job back, is getting his worst scores among potential Republican voters in years …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
To Retake the House, Democrats Put Early Money on New York  —  Democrats' House super PAC plans to spend $45 million trying to flip as many as six seats Republicans won in 2022.  It could set off a major spending contest.  —  New York almost single-handedly cost Democrats' their House majority in last fall's midterm elections.
Politico:
Biden builds a new team to carry him across landmines
Natalie Jackson / National Journal:
Myths about Biden's electoral strength could spell trouble in 2024
Discussion: RedState and PJ Media
Politico:
Trump's visit to Ohio derailment gives Biden's team some breathing room  —  Donald Trump's visit to the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio is offering a political opening to battered Biden administration officials — by calling new attention to the former president's record of rolling …
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HuffPost:
‘Political Opportunity’: After Weakening Critical Rail Safety Rules, Trump Heads To East Palestine
Adam Wren / Politico:
Buttigieg to visit scene of Ohio crash Thursday
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Arizona's top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims  —  Newly released documents show how Republican Mark Brnovich publicized an incomplete account of his office's probe of the 2020 election in Maricopa County  —  By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Isaac Stanley-Becker
Wall Street Journal:
America's Choice in Ukraine  —  A year of war in Ukraine hasn't changed Vladimir Putin, and we hope Western politicians preaching “peace” were listening to his speech on Tuesday.  The Russian promised nothing but more war and blamed the West for it.  His choice in turn means …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
10 Surprising Lessons of the Ukraine War So Far
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Fiona Hill / UnHerd:   'Absolute victory over Russia isn't possible'
European Council on Foreign Relations:
United West, divided from the rest: Global public opinion one year into Russia's war on Ukraine
Discussion: The Guardian, Bloomberg and Politico
James Stavridis / Bloomberg:
Getting Pummeled in War Is a 200-Year Russian Tradition
NBC News:
Why China's Ukraine balancing act might be tilting in Putin's favor
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Strong Democratic Showing in Wisconsin Court Race Sets Up a Frenzied Finish  —  Democratic turnout was high in the Tuesday primary for the State Supreme Court, ahead of a costly general election that will decide the future of abortion rights and gerrymandered maps in the state.
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Ross Barkan / New York Times:
‘The Democratic Party in New York Is a Disaster’  —  After losing crucial seats in the congressional midterms, a bitter civil war over the moribund state organization has spilled into the open.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump ally with ties to ‘fake elector’ scheme advances in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race Takes Shape as Referendum on Abortion and Democracy
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR says it's cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops  —  NPR's chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% of its current workforce - at least 100 people - and eliminate most vacant positions.  CEO John Lansing cited the erosion of advertising dollars, particularly for NPR podcasts …
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russian propagandists said to buy Twitter blue-check verifications  —  The verifications mean their tweets, mostly opposing U.S. aid to Ukraine, are given added prominence  —  SAN FRANCSICO — Accounts pushing Kremlin propaganda are using Twitter's new paid verification system to appear …
Discussion: Political Wire
David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Corruption of Fox News: Worse Than You Thought  —  Isn't it comforting to have your worst suspicions confirmed?  —  Last week, the release of a legal filing in Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News disclosed text messages, emails, and deposition testimony …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin blames ammunition shortage for high deaths  —  Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has posted an image of his dead troops in Ukraine, blaming army chiefs for their deaths and urging ordinary Russians to help his group.  —  Prigozhin had already launched …
Sean Maguire / Anchorage Daily News:
Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children  —  JUNEAU - Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman sparked outrage online after asking whether there could be economic benefits from the death of abused children.
David Waldstreicher / The Atlantic:
The Forgotten Ron DeSantis Book  —  The Florida governor's long-ignored 2011 work, Dreams From Our Founding Fathers, reveals a distinct vision of American history and how it should influence the present.  History works for Ron Desantis as an argument.  It would be a mistake, though …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Donald Trump Has Been Lying About Trump Tower For Decades  —  As the former president tries to fend off authorities, new revelations about Trump Tower suggest that the building is—and always was—something of a fraud.  —  For decades, Trump Tower has embodied the various stages of Donald Trump.
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court skeptical of limiting powerful legal shield for internet companies  —  Washington — The Supreme Court appeared resistant on Tuesday to limiting the scope of a federal law that has served as a powerful legal shield for internet companies, expressing concerns about the ramifications …
Sebastian Ferrada / San Francisco Chronicle:
Rejecting the use of ‘Latinx’ is transphobic  —  In 2018, Univision interviewed me to discuss the meaning of the identity label Latinx.  I was nervous because I had never discussed gender and sexuality in a “formal” Spanish setting, let alone on national television — my 92-year-old abuelita was going to be watching!
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Mask Mandates Did Nothing.  Will Any Lessons Be Learned?  —  The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses — including Covid-19 — was published late last month.
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Democrat Jamie Raskin offers update on his cancer treatment … Fox News Flash top headlines for February 22  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has reached the halfway point on his cancer treatment, his office announced Wednesday.  —  Raskin offered the update and thanked supporters for sending various gifts in a Thursday video.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
US adults identifying as LGBTQ double in a decade: Gallup poll  —  The portion of U.S. adults identifying as LGBTQ has doubled over the last decade, according to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday.  —  Gallup found that 7.2 percent of Americans identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mike Pence breaks with Trump on Medicare and Social Security  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that cuts to Medicare and Social Security should be “on the table for the long term,” differentiating himself from former President Donald Trump as he considers a run for the Oval Office.
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Michigan Poll: DeSantis over Trump by Five  —  A consistent theme in early polling of the 2024 Republican primaries is that Ron DeSantis beats Donald Trump if the race comes down to a head-to-head, two-man binary choice.  A new poll from Echelon Insights surveying Michigan Republican primary voters tells us …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Sen. Jon Tester to seek reelection in major boost for Democrats  —  The party faces a tough Senate map in 2024, so the Montanan's announcement Wednesday drew sighs of relief from many on the left  —  Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) announced Wednesday that he will seek reelection to a fourth term …
Chris Isidore / CNN:
Norfolk Southern is paying $6.5 million to derailment victims.  Meanwhile, it's shelling out $7.5 billion for shareholders  —  New York CNN —  Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw pledged Tuesday the freight railroad will spend $6.5 million to help those affected by the release of toxic chemicals …
Discussion: Washington Press and ABC News
Jessica Piper / Politico:
George Santos reported spreading campaign cash to other Republicans.  The money never showed up.  —  One of George Santos' first acts as a candidate for Congress in 2019, according to his campaign finance filings, was making a series of four-figure donations from his campaign to a pair …
 
 
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Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals  —  with Steve Clemons  —  As of Friday, Russia and Ukraine will have been at war …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Wendy Siegelman / NewsTRACS:
Overview of Indictments and Network Connections of Former FBI Official Charles McGonigal
Compact Magazine:
Compact Wokeness Is Here To Stay
The Guardian:
Do not forget Jeremy Corbyn's failure on antisemitism
Discussion: UnHerd
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
Writers of the World, Denounce!
David Magnusson / Washington Press:
DeSantis's preferred brand of Fascism is Italian, not German
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Texas superintendent resigns after 3rd grader finds his gun unattended in a school bathroom
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
 Earlier Items: 
Valentine Faure / The Atlantic:
The Children of the Nazis' Genetic Project
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Kyle Rittenhouse hit with lawsuit from man he shot during 2020 Kenosha clash: ‘Little bit of a shock’
Bill Lueders / The Bulwark:
A Catalogue of the GOP's Paranoid Preoccupations
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Forces Tearing Us Apart Are Not Quite What They Seem
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Jennifer McClellan will win special election and become Virginia's first Black congresswoman, CNN projects