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Dan Carden / nwitimes.com:
WATCH NOW: Sen. Braun open to U.S. Supreme Court rescinding ruling that legalized interracial marriage — U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., would welcome the U.S. Supreme Court rescinding its 1967 ruling that legalized interracial marriage nationwide in favor of allowing each of the 50 states to decide such issues on its own.
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Graham walks out of Jackson's hearing after rant over indefinite detention at Gitmo — With Coca-Cola in hand, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham had enough of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday.
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GOP.com:
Important questions for KBJ … This week, Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will be questioned before the Senate. Concerning questions have been raised about her record and her judicial philosophy. — Here are just a few that Americans need answers to:
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Republican Sen. Mike Braun says Supreme Court should leave decisions on interracial marriage, abortion to the states … Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said Tuesday that he would be open to the Supreme Court overturning its 1967 ruling that legalized interracial marriage nationwide to allow states to independently decide the issue.
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Kaitlin Lange / Indianapolis Star:
Braun walks back comments that interracial marriage ruling should have been left to states … Sen. Mike Braun said during a media call Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage decades ago. — That decision should have been left to individual states, he said.
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Nwitimestv / YouTube:
WATCH NOW: Sen. Braun open to U.S. Supreme Court rescinding ruling that legalized interracial — U.S. Sen. Mike Braun said Tuesday he would welcome the U.S. Supreme Court rescinding its 1967 ruling that legalized interracial marriage nationwide in favor ...
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Judge Jackson actually sounds conservative. That's important. — Numerous conservative legal leaders have been tweeting, quite correctly, that Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson began the interrogation part of her hearings sounding almost like a conservative's dream nominee.
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Fox News:
Ketanji Brown Jackson serves on board of school that promotes critical race theory
Ketanji Brown Jackson serves on board of school that promotes critical race theory
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Live Updates: Senators Question Ketanji Brown Jackson in Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Live Updates: Senators Question Ketanji Brown Jackson in Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
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Politico:
When Anna Wintour pissed off Kamala — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — Tensions between Vice President KAMALA HARRIS and President JOE BIDEN and their teams began before inauguration …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell sidesteps saying if Greitens should end Senate bid
McConnell sidesteps saying if Greitens should end Senate bid
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say — Several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down the company's news organization. — BuzzFeed News has won awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, but is now shrinking through voluntary buyouts.
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New York Times:
As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin's Leadership — Military losses have mounted, progress has slowed, and a blame game has begun among some Russian supporters of the war. — Give this article- - - Read in app — In January, the head of a group of serving …
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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows — The deaths were up 25 percent in 2020 compared with 2019, amid heightened stress factors and delayed treatment, according to a new report. — Almost a million people in the United States have died of Covid-19 in the past two years …
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say — The leading theory for why Russia launched hypersonic missiles into Ukraine last week is that it's running out of precision-guided weapons to strike faraway targets, a senior U.S. defense official and a Western official familiar with assessments told POLITICO.
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Politico:
Biden faces off against Putin. His other opponent is time. — President Joe Biden heads to Europe this week as the leader of a coalition of western governments trying to stave off the worst military crisis in Europe since World War II. His mission: to keep it all from falling apart.
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID for second time
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID for second time
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Project Veritas says feds secretly accessed its emails — A group that has singled out journalists and Democrats in undercover operations contends that prosecutors misled a federal court and sought unwarranted gag orders during a federal investigation of the group's ties to the alleged theft …
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Sanction Hundreds of Russian Lawmakers, U.S. Officials Say — Biden administration preparing sanctions on more than 300 members of Russia's lower house of parliament as soon as Thursday — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is preparing sanctions on most members of Russia's State Duma …
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Sanctions on Russia Pit the West Against the Rest of the World
Sanctions on Russia Pit the West Against the Rest of the World
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why the MAGA Movement Loves Putin — The Far Right's adulation for Putin is closer to mainstream GOP thinking than many would have you believe. — It says everything about the modern Republican Party that in the days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it wasn't clear whose side the GOP would be on.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State
Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Ukraine Must Win — The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point. The Russian troops that invaded the country from the north, south, and east are now scarcely moving. They have targeted schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater sheltering children, but they are not yet in control even of the places they occupy.
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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Schools nationwide are quietly removing books from their libraries … LANCASTER, Pa. — Samantha Hull was on vacation when she got the call about the missing books. — Eight titles had melted away seemingly overnight, a panicked school aide told Hull, from the shelves of an elementary school …
Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:
New ADN-Gray TV poll: Durant leads Britt, Brooks falls far behind — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Mike Durant, the retired Army helicopter pilot of “Black Hawk Down” fame, leads a new poll in the race for U.S. Senate, with former Business Council of Alabama President Katie Britt running a close second …
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Dorian Geiger / Axios:
Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) vetoed a bill banning transgender children from playing school sports on Tuesday calling the bill, noting in a letter explaining his veto that “rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few.”
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: How campaign rhetoric about child porn made it to the Supreme Court hearing — In this edition: Why Republicans are talking about pedophilia this week, how contempt is shaping Ohio's U.S. Senate primary, and what's happening in the race to replace Don Young.
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Associated Press:
School apologizes after teacher leads California preschoolers in anti-Biden chant — NORCO, Calif. — A Southern California private school apologized to parents after a teacher shared a video last month of her leading preschool students in a chant denouncing President Joe Biden.
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Tom Mutch / New Lines Magazine:
In Kharkiv's Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong — Once an admirer, citizens have now nothing but contempt and worse for the invaders — “Russian terrorists did this. ... And my father is Russian, from Belgorod!” Galina, a 63-year-old cashier, says as she pulls her belongings from the wreckage of what used to be her apartment.
United States Department of State:
The Evacuation of Pediatric Oncology Patients to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Our partnership with, and commitment to, the people of Ukraine is steadfast and enduring. To that end, the Department of State has coordinated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital …
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Disney employees across the U.S. are walking out today. Here's why. — Disney employees plan massive walkout over 'Don't Say Gay' bill — Walt Disney Co. employees at corporate locations across the U.S. got up from their desks and headed to the exits Tuesday to protest CEO Bob Chapek's response …
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Capitol riot suspect is granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing US — Jan. 6th rioter flees US for asylum in Belarus — (CNN)A US Capitol riot suspect who fled the United States has been granted refugee status in Belarus, according to Belarusian state-owned television BelTA.