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Politico:
‘Something Was Badly Wrong’: When Washington Realized Russia Was Actually Invading Ukraine — This oral history was compiled and woven together by writer and historian Garrett M. Graff, based on dozens of hours of interviews by POLITICO national security reporters Erin Banco, Lara Seligman …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Allies Issue Fresh Sanctions Against Russia — Washington, alongside G-7 partners, sanctions more than 200 additional individuals and entities — How Ukraine's Growing Military Has Changed Over One Year of War — Created with sketchtool. … 1x
Wall Street Journal:
NATO's Biggest European Members Float Defense Pact With Ukraine
NATO's Biggest European Members Float Defense Pact With Ukraine
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New York Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Bloomberg, Jacobin, Breitbart, Sputnik News and Al Jazeera
Defense One:
EXCLUSIVE: Seven Former NATO Supreme Allied Commanders Say U.S. ‘Must Do Everything We Can’ for a Ukrainian Victory
EXCLUSIVE: Seven Former NATO Supreme Allied Commanders Say U.S. ‘Must Do Everything We Can’ for a Ukrainian Victory
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Washington Post, Financial Times, The Nation, Politico, National Review, New York Post and NPR
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Some MAGA Republicans Break with Fox Over Ukraine
Some MAGA Republicans Break with Fox Over Ukraine
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Talking Points Memo, Digby's Hullabaloo, Democrats, Breitbart, Russian Free Press and Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Guyer / Vox:
How Ukraine could become America's next forever war
How Ukraine could become America's next forever war
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NPR, Sputnik News, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Defense One, The Atlantic and The Hill
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republican elites fear the monster they created — On screen, Fox News personalities paint a world of clear heroes and villains, where conservatives are always strong and right and liberals are weak and wrong. But the extraordinary private communications revealed in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed …
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The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Will a $1.6bn defamation lawsuit finally stop Fox News from spreading lies? — Advertising boycotts don't restrain the rightwing network, but the Dominion lawsuit may succeed in holding them to account — If you've paid even the slightest attention to how Fox News operates …
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Politico
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
GOP Ex-Sen. Inhofe Retired Due To Long COVID After Opposing COVID Aid — The longtime senator from Oklahoma said complications from the virus contributed to his stepping aside. — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) attributed his decision to retire due to the long-term effects of COVID-19 …
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Political Wire
CNN:
Exclusive: How a box with classified documents ended up in Trump's office months after FBI searched Mar-a-Lago — The Justice Department wants to know how a box containing a handful of classified records scattered among copies of presidential schedules turned up at Mar-a-Lago late last year …
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Raw Story, The Hill, Page Six, Washington Press, The Gateway Pundit, Mock Paper Scissors and Mediaite
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Classified Trump schedules were moved to Mar-a-Lago after FBI search - sources
Classified Trump schedules were moved to Mar-a-Lago after FBI search - sources
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Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and CNN
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says — 1 of 5 — U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there's “pretty much” …
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
GOP Rep. John James won't seek Michigan's open Senate seat — Republican Rep. John James filed paperwork Friday to run for reelection to his Detroit-area House seat, opting against a campaign for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2024.
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Breitbart, National Review, MLive.com, HotAir and Washington Post
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CNN:
Intelligence suggests China is considering sending drones and ammunition to Russia, sources familiar say — The US has intelligence that the Chinese government is considering providing Russia with drones and ammunition for use in the war in Ukraine, three sources familiar with the intelligence told CNN.
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Politico, Reuters, Associated Press, New York Post, China Boss News, Russian Free Press, Bloomberg, Fox News, The Sun, Richard's Substack and Spiegel Online
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Rep. Judy Chu hits back at Texas Republican over ‘racist’ remarks questioning her loyalty to U.S. — Rep. Judy Chu, the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, blasted GOP Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas on Thursday over his comments this week questioning her loyalty to the U.S.
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The Daily Caller, Common Dreams, Fox News, Democratic Leader … and Congressional Asian …
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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The same old war it's always been — The Right's claims of AI “bias” are just the latest in the long line of insincere ref-working — and the latest in a long line of racists trying to impose their racism on all of us — Under the headline “The right's new culture-war target: ‘Woke AI’ …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
The QAnon ‘Meme Queen’ Wants Trump To Help Her Convicted Pedophile Son — A woman who has devoted the last five years of her life fighting a non-existent secret cabal of pedophiles, says her convicted child sex abuser son needs protection. — David Gilbert
Derek Willis / ProPublica:
After a Decade of Tracking Politicians' Deleted Tweets, Politwoops Is No More — Whether officials were deleting an embarrassing post or just correcting a typo, Politwoops tracked them all. But service changes made after Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter have rendered it impossible for us to continue tracking these tweets.
Jacqueline Sweet / Politico:
George Santos lied to a judge in 2017 bid to help a ‘family friend’ charged with fraud — NEW YORK — George Santos lied to a Seattle judge about working for Goldman Sachs while speaking at a 2017 bail hearing for a “family friend” who later pleaded guilty to fraud in an ATM skimming scheme …
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Washington Post, Vox, Vanity Fair and Just The News
Kathryn Varn / Tallahassee Democrat:
Strapped to a gurney, death row inmate Donald Dillbeck saves his last words for DeSantis — RAIFORD — Donald Dillbeck didn't mince words in the minutes before the state executed him Thursday night. — “I know I hurt people when I was young. I really messed up,” Dillbeck, 59, said …
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The Daily Beast, Law & Crime, Lawyers, Guns & Money, WUFT News, The Florida Standard, Jezebel, Twitchy, Angelus News, Fox News, HotAir, Florida Politics, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Insider, Louder With Crowder, Florida's Voice, RedState, Associated Press, UPI, Fox News, WFLA-TV, Religion News Service, Twitchy, TheBlaze, HuffPost and Tallahassee Democrat
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James Reynolds / Daily Mail:
Florida death row killer uses his last words to say Governor Ron DeSantis can ‘suck our d**ks’ …
Florida death row killer uses his last words to say Governor Ron DeSantis can ‘suck our d**ks’ …
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Breitbart, IJR, The Free Press and UPI
New York Post:
Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound in NYC office: sources — Billionaire financier and investor Thomas H. Lee was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Manhattan office Thursday morning, police sources said.
Justice News:
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering — Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of Properties Worth Approximately $75 Million Owned by Viktor Vekselberg and Maintained by Fugitive Vladimir Voronchenko
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Department of Justice, Bloomberg and NBC News
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J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Mike Pence Should Drop His Grand Jury Subpoena Gambit — Former Vice President Mike Pence recently announced he would challenge Special Counsel Jack Smith's subpoena for him to appear before a grand jury in Washington as part of the investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts …
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CNN, NBC News, Vanity Fair, Glenn's Substack, Reason, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, CBS News, Washington Post, BizPac Review and The Guardian
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
The Real Reason Nick Fuentes Was Put on the No Fly List — Nick Fuentes presented his addition to the No Fly List as political persecution. In truth, it was because he allegedly threatened a flight attendant. … White nationalist Nick Fuentes claimed in 2021 that he was put on the TSA's …
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Raw Story
Kassy Dillon / Fox News:
Massachusetts Democrat told to step down after abortion comments leave parents irate … Massachusetts Democrat told to resign after abortion remarks leave parents irate — FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - A local Democrat official in Massachusetts is facing calls to step down after complaining …
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HotAir, TheBlaze and Just The News
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine on One Year Anniversary of War: Defiant and Hopeful of Victory — Created with sketchtool.
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National Review, ImmigrationProf Blog and Voice of America
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Key US inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June — 1 of 2 — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year.
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The Hill, Axios, New York Times, CNBC, Washington Examiner, Tilting At Windmills, Just The News, Forbes, Reuters, Washington Times, Dividends with Roger Conrad, Financial Times, CNN, HotAir, CBS News, The Worked Shoot, Politico, Wall Street Journal, Car Coach Reports, PJ Media and The Daily Caller
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Nikki Haley heads to fundraiser hosted by Wall Street executives — Nikki Haley, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, is set to attend a fundraiser for her campaign hosted by Wall Street executives. — The fundraiser invitation shows the hosts for the event include executives from private equity giant TPG and Barclays.
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Associated Press
Justine McDaniel / Washington Post:
Harris calls challenges to abortion pills an attack on public health system — Vice President Harris called efforts to restrict access to medication abortion pills an attack by “extremists” on fundamental rights to health care, saying attempts to revoke approval for the drug threaten the public health system.
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Reuters, The Hill, Pluribus News, Associated Press, New York Daily News, Not the Bee, Forbes, The White House, STAT, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Breitbart and Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Trump works state-by-state to improve chances at Republican convention — The former president's team is looking to take advantage of experience and early start to find advantages — Donald Trump's team has quietly launched a nationwide campaign to buttress his chances of getting sympathetic delegates …
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Political Wire
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Mike Pence declines invitation to CPAC as event's leader comes under fire — Pence did not attend the event in 2022. — Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined an invitation to the Conservative Political Action Conference, sources told ABC News. — The decision by Pence …
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Washington Examiner
John Leland / New York Times:
Inside New York City's Nastiest (and Smallest) Newspaper War — A crusty publisher. A “guerilla” litigator. An ambitious caregiver. Has the news of Greenwich Village ever been more fun? — They say that print is dead and local news is dying. But in the small patch of Lower Manhattan …
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Top labor official, union leader among contenders for Labor Secretary — Leaders of the organized labor movement have also recommended the outgoing executive director of the National Football League's union — By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Jeff Stein — The White House is vetting top …
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The Hill