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10:50 PM ET, March 20, 2022

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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Witness Claims Trump's Chief of Staff Was on Phone Call Planning Jan. 6 March on Capitol  —  Trump's team agreed it would encourage supporters to march, but try to “make it look like they went down there on their own,” Scott Johnston tells Rolling Stone
Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
‘Hell on earth’: survivors recount Mariupol's annihilation under Russian bombs |  Free to read  —  Residents who escaped from besieged Ukrainian port depict harrowing conditions for civilians  —  In the besieged city of Mariupol, scene of the heaviest fighting in Russia's three-week war on Ukraine …
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Financial Times:
Fierce fighting engulfs Mariupol as Russia demands Ukraine surrender city  —  Turkey says the two countries are converging on aspects of a peace deal as devastation continues  —  Russia has given Ukrainian forces a Monday deadline to surrender control of the besieged port city of Mariupol …
Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Guardian and HotAir
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
On Eve of Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks on Jackson  —  The White House and Democrats have pushed back hard against new claims that the judge was overly lenient in certain cases, calling them a smear.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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New York Times:
Ashley Biden's Diary Was Shown at Trump Fund-Raiser.  Weeks Later, Project Veritas Called Her.  —  The right-wing group's deceptive call to the president's daughter a month before Election Day is among the new details that show how the organization worked to expose personal information about the Biden family.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
Anna Getmansky / Haaretz:
Iron Dome and Beyond: Israel Can, and Must, Save Lives in Ukraine  —  One Western country has the unique experience and capacity to help Ukraine protect civilian lives from Putin's bombardment: Israel.  Unfortunately, despite repeated requests from Kyiv, it has chosen not to do  —  Zen Read
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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
'Why won't Israel give Ukraine weapons?'  Zelensky criticizes Knesset  —  Zelensky praised the Iron Dome as the best missile defense system, asking why Israel was not supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his address to MKs and cabinet ministers …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
America has a New York Times-doesn't-get-the-First Amendment problem  —  It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom Seinfeld: The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Zelensky says Ukrainian political parties linked to Russia to be banned  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that 11 political parties in his nation that are linked to Russia will be banned, The Washington Post reported.  —  In a speech posted online …
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Autocracy's Fatal Flaws  —  It is as true today as it's ever been that freedom is not only a moral good but also a practical one.  —  NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE  —  T  —  he lesson of the hour: Unfree societies are weak.  —  The allure of strongman nationalist government — Vladimir Putin's Russia …
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says  —  He was admitted to the hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, the Supreme Court announced in a statement.
New York Times:
Russian Soldiers Took Their City, Then Their Homes  —  As Russian forces pushed toward Kyiv, they stormed an apartment complex in a nearby suburb and held residents hostage.  Some of it was caught on camera.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For days …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Drive
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
First look: Lincoln Project sponsors pro-democracy coalition  —  The founders of The Lincoln Project are helping unite over two dozen political groups as “The Union,” aiming to mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers in legal, tech and communications capacities ahead of the midterms and 2024 election, Axios has learned.
David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sends Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia, Fulfilling Urgent Request  —  The arms were transferred in past month after Saudi military sought new supply to repel drone, missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has transferred a significant number …
Sharon Weinberger / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon's Work With Ukraine's Biological Facilities Becomes Flashpoint in Russia's Information War  —  Moscow falsely accuses U.S. of funding biowarfare in Ukraine despite Kremlin once benefiting from Pentagon program  —  On his first official visit abroad, the new senator from Illinois …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
A legacy of ‘secrecy and deception’: Why Russia clings to an outlawed chemical arsenal
Discussion: CBS News, UPI and The Hill
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Mosquito in a nudist colony’: Republican Ron Johnson targets Fauci and Hunter Biden  —  Wisconsin senator says if GOP retakes control it will use committees to move against Democrats and Biden  —  Hunter Biden and Anthony Fauci will be prime targets of Senate Republicans should the party win control …
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Nearly half the country requires no permit to carry a concealed weapon — and it's a growing trend
Nick Cohen / The Guardian:
Those on the right who loudly praised Putin have now fallen strangely silent
Sierra Rains / Northwest Florida Daily News:
'It's choose your fighter time': Rep. Matt Gaetz announces reelection campaign
David Siders / Politico:
How the GOP's dirtiest slur got a new life
Discussion: Raw Story
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Russians Fleeing Putin's Wartime Crackdown
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Many outlets have increased reliance on Apple News+; The Daily Beast is set to make $3M-$4M from it in 2024, and Time says it delivers a 7-figure annual revenue

Pew Research Center:
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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