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6:10 AM ET, January 25, 2022

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Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Has the US reinforced its embassy security in Kyiv?  If not, why?  —  Belarus said it will deploy “a whole contingent” of its army along Ukraine's borders during joint military exercises with Russia that are scheduled for Feb. 10-20.  Dictator President Alexander Lukashenko's announcement …
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Francis Fukuyama / American Purpose:
Why Ukraine Matters  —  This past week, Russia has continued to move men and materials to the borders of Ukraine, and has not backed down from its threats to take direct action if its demands on the United States and NATO are not met.  The Biden administration has engaged President Putin …
Michael Kofman / War on the Rocks:
Putin's Wager in Russia's Standoff with the West  —  A large war in Europe is likely in the coming weeks.  The current security architecture of the continent, the future of NATO, and America's role in shaping security outcomes there are all at stake.  Beyond Europe, this conflict …
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Some Ukrainians Are Angry About Washington Ordering Diplomats' Families To Leave The US Embassy
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe  —  A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
Priya Krishna / New York Times:
Sarah Palin, who is unvaccinated, recently dined indoors in New York City before testing positive.  —  Sarah Palin, who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, dined indoors Saturday night at Elio's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that regularly draws celebrities …
New York Times:
What the Trump Documents Might Tell the Jan. 6 Committee  —  Following last week's Supreme Court ruling, the House panel has received material that it hopes could flesh out how the attack on the Capitol came about.  —  The National Archives has turned over to the House select committee investigating …
Discussion: Politico, Page Array and Raw Story
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Associated Press:
LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks  —  Higher-grade mask rules begin at LA Unified  —  LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District said it will prohibit students from wearing cloth masks as the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread.
Discussion: Fox News
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The Federalist Names Mollie Hemingway As Editor In Chief  —  In this new role, Hemingway — who has been The Federalist's senior editor since its founding in 2013 -will now oversee all of The Federalist's editorial operations.  —  Mollie Ziegler Hemingway has been named editor in chief of The Federalist …
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds  —  The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.  —  WASHINGTON — An experiment that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year …
Discussion: Kevin Drum, Forbes, UPI and Vox
Jon Brown / Fox News:
Criticism piles up for WH chief of staff Ron Klain amid setbacks for administration  —  Sources singled out Klain's constant Twitter use as a problem  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 24  —  White House chief of staff Ronald Klain has faced a barrage of criticism in recent weeks …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Daily Wire
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New York Times:
Ro Khanna Wants to Save Silicon Valley From Itself  —  The Democratic congressman's new book is a striking manifesto for an age of digital anxiety.  —  It's not often that you meet a member of Congress who is eager to discuss the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas.
Discussion: New Republic
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Jerry Falwell Jr. blames his Trump endorsement for his shocking downfall  —  Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. blamed his endorsement of Donald Trump for his downfall in a new interview with Gabriel Sherman of Vanity Fair.  —  The son of the televangelist is described as …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University
Discussion: Raw Story
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden refers to Fox News correspondent as a “stupid son of a bitch”  —  President Biden appeared to be caught on a hot mic on Monday, calling a Fox News correspondent a “stupid son of a bitch” after the journalist asked a question about inflation.  It's unclear whether the president knew …
New York Post:
Disgraced NY political powerhouse Sheldon Silver dies in prison  —  Sheldon Silver, the Democratic powerhouse who ruled Albanyuntil he was convicted on federal corruption charges in a stunning fall from grace, has died.  He was 77.  —  Silver died in prison while serving out a six …
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Viola Zhou / VICE:
Cult Classic ‘Fight Club’ Gets a Very Different Ending in China  —  Someone tried very hard to please Chinese movie censors.  —  VZ  —  Fight Club is getting an entirely different ending in a new online release in China, where imported films are often altered to show that the law enforcement …
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Rep. Marie Newman of Illinois may have bribed a primary opponent to stay out of the race in exchange for a job in her office, House ethics body unanimously finds  — The Office of Congressional Ethics voted 6-0 to find reason to believe Rep. Newman bribed a political opponent.
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Wow: Virginia senate Dem sides with Youngkin, GOP in pushing for end to school mask mandate  —  There's a huge win brewing here for Glenn Youngkin and the GOP in his first month in office, assuming state Sen. Chap Petersen means what he says.  —  Let's back up.
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: Standoff In Virginia As Schools Defy Governor's Order Making Masks Optional
Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
New York Judge Strikes Down Governor Hochul's Mask Mandate  —  A New York State Supreme Court judge on Monday ruled that Governor Kathy Hochul's mask mandate for schools and other public locations is unconstitutional.  —  Judge Thomas Rademaker found that the governor and the state health commissioner …
Anthony Cormier / BuzzFeed News:
The Whistleblower Behind The FinCEN Files Investigation Has Been Released From Prison  —  Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a senior government official who blew the whistle on money laundering in major Western banks, has been released from federal prison this evening, after spending …
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with the White House Competition Council  —  THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone.  Please — please sit down.  Well, it's good to see all.  Let's have a Cabinet meeting.  (Laughter.)  Really, thank you for what you all are doing.  We got a lot more good things to do as well.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Mike Pompeo shells out for media makeover  —  Mike Pompeo's political action committee spent $30,000 on media training from last March to June — the most on any service beyond payroll during the first six months of 2021.  —  Why it matters: The former secretary of State hasn't just been losing weight …
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
Nicholas Wade / City Journal:
A Covid Origin Conspiracy?  —  Newly released emails make more plausible the contention that Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins presided over the suppression of the lab-leak theory for political reasons.  —  Covid-19  —  Politics and law  —  From almost the moment the Covid-19 pandemic broke …
 
 
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Companies Linked to Putin's Pipeline Contributed to Schumer Campaign
Discussion: Breitbart
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Newt Gingrich Invented Donald Trump's Lock-Them-Up Politics
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
U.S. Department of Justice:
Man Convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Minor at Quantico
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Wire
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
'In the End, You're Treated Like a Spy,' Says M.I.T. Scientist
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
FDA ends for now use of two monoclonal antibodies, spurring a halt in federal shipments of the covid-19 treatments
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Statue toppled in Puerto Rico before Spanish king's visit
Discussion: WTOP News
Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Withholds December Border Crossing Numbers
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Adams Unveils Ambitious Plan to Confront Rising Gun Violence
Discussion: The Hill and NBC New York
Jean Guerrero / Los Angeles Times:
'I've tried to invest in joy': Wajahat Ali on traumas physical, political and global
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
An appeals court has reinstated absentee ballot drop boxes for the Feb. 15 Wisconsin primary election
Discussion: NPR and Ineptocracy Chronicles
Todd Neikirk / HillReporter.com:
Rudy Giuliani is Selling Autographed 9/11 Shirts for $911.00
Chad Pergram / Fox News:
GOP playing the long game, with hopes of reclaiming control of Congress
Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu rejects plea deal with clause that would ban him from politics
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why More Inexperienced Candidates Are Running — And Winning
Discussion: NBC News
 

 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix plans to stop reporting subscriber numbers and Average Revenue per Membership from Q1 2025, as time spent is its “best proxy for customer satisfaction”
 
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