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9:30 PM ET, March 27, 2022

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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Facts Don't Care About Putin's Feelings  —  This isn't about Biden's apt ad lib.  It's about steeling for a long “battle between democracy and autocracy.” … While America's media is embroiled in another confected controversy, this one about whether Joe Biden hurt Vladimir Putin's feelings …
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
As the war in Ukraine moves into its second month, fears grow of Mariupol's fall to Russia.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces redoubled attacks on strategic targets across Ukraine on Sunday, with fierce fighting reported around the capital, Kyiv, amid signs that the besieged city of Mariupol was close to falling.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Biden stated the obvious: Putin must not remain in power, free to destroy Ukraine  —  Biden's sentence was beacon of clarity that pierced the Ukraine nightmare.  Did he mean to say it?  Unclear.  Did he mean what he said?  Of course. … When you call someone a butcher …
Associated Press:
Biden finds no respite at home after returning from Europe
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mother Jones
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Biden's Comments About Putin Were an Unforced Error
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
President Biden's Putin speech in Poland is a catastrophe
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Biden says of Putin: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump's Georgia Rally Sees ‘Smallest Crowd’ in State Since 2016: Reporters  —  Former President Donald Trump's Georgia rally on Saturday failed to draw the number of supporters he has been accustomed to in the southern state, according to multiple journalists covering the event.
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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider:
Trump once again praises authoritarian leaders, calling Putin's soldiers on the border of Ukraine ‘a great negotiation’  — Former President Donald Trump praised Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-Un, and Vladimir Putin in a campaign event.  — Trump called Putin's decision to put troops on the border of Ukraine “a great negotiation.”
Discussion: Joe.My.God., HuffPost and The Guardian
New York Times:
How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions  —  At every step of his political career, Joe Manchin helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal business.  Along the way, he blocked ambitious climate action.  —  GRANT TOWN, W. Va. …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace Says Life at Fox News Became ‘Unsustainable’  —  As he starts a new streaming show at CNN, the longtime TV anchor reflects on his decision to leave Fox News after 18 years.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  “I just no longer felt comfortable with the programming at Fox.”
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's job approval falls to lowest level of his presidency amid war and inflation fears  —  NBC News poll: Biden hits lowest disapproval number yet  —  Amid Europe's largest land war since World War II, 7 in 10 Americans express low confidence in President Joe Biden's ability to deal …
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New York Times:
Lt. Gov. Benjamin Is Focus of Federal Inquiry Into Campaign Fraud  —  Prosecutors are examining whether Brian Benjamin, New York's second-highest state official, participated in a plan to boost his campaign fund with fraudulent donations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Andrew Cohen / Rolling Stone:
The Supreme Court's Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Is Unprecedented  —  The U.S. Supreme Court's January 19, 2022 order in Trump v. Thompson was as brief as it was significant.  By a vote of 8-1, with Justice Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter, the Court refused a request …
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Gabriel Pietrorazio / ABC News:
Klobuchar says there's ‘a textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself
Nolan Peterson / Coffee or Die Magazine:
DISPATCH: Interview With a Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Emotional compartmentalization is among the fighter pilot's most essential skills.  Especially in wartime, when there is little time to reflect on one's mortality, or to honor the dead.  Apart from their fears and sorrows …
The Economist:
Volodymyr Zelensky on why Ukraine must defeat Putin  —  At his headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine's president speaks to The Economist about his country's battle and the struggle of light over dark  —  HE NEVER WANTED a war and he did not prepare his country for one.  He may quote Winston Churchill, but he is no Churchill.
Discussion: Bloomberg
John M. Bridgeland / USA Today:
Ukrainians are dying for democracy.  In America, Republicans won't stand up to Trump. … The contrast now between Ukraine and the United States is striking, but in an unexpected way - in the defense of democracy.  —  The world is seeing the bravery of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
Discussion: The Lukist
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Kremlin tries to stifle Radio Free Europe — and its audience surges … Radio Free Europe, the U.S.-funded operation that got its start by piping American-flavored news through the Iron Curtain in 1950, could see big trouble brewing for its Russian operation in recent years.
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trial to begin in ISIS killings of U.S. journalists, aid workers … The only trial in U.S. court for a member of an infamous terrorist cell is set to begin Tuesday, as El Shafee Elsheikh stands accused of taking part in the capture and murder of journalists and aid workers by the Islamic State.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Nathan Strout / Defense News:
US Air Force establishes new information warfare detachment
Alex Brandon / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-27-22: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Gen. David Petraeus & Olga Stefanishyna
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and UPI
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Adam Kinzinger on “Face the Nation,” March 27, 2022
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Rod Buntzen / New York Times:
This Is What It's Like to Witness a Nuclear Explosion
Washington Post:
‘Diminishing returns’: What can change Putin's course in the Ukraine war?
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Russian troops' tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
Nicholas Grossman:
Free Speech Might Hurt Your Feelings
Discussion: New York Times
Financial Times:
‘Tip of the iceberg’: rise in Russian spying activity alarms European capitals
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump's Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P.
Justin Spike / Associated Press:
Hungary's Orban criticized for ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine war
Discussion: Press Herald
The Guardian:
Russian soldiers release Ukraine town's mayor and agree to leave after protests