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12:15 PM ET, March 28, 2022

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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside Ted Cruz's last-ditch battle to keep Trump in power … Sen. Ted Cruz was dining near the Capitol on the evening of Dec. 8, 2020, when he received an urgent call from President Donald Trump.  A lawsuit had just been filed at the Supreme Court designed to overturn the election Trump had lost …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Is Ginni Thomas's Story Believable?  —  Virginia Thomas wants people to believe that her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, had no idea about her activities challenging the results of the 2020 election.  —  “Clarence doesn't discuss his work with me, and I don't involve him in my work …
Wall Street Journal:
Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian Peace Negotiators Suffer Symptoms of Suspected Poisoning  —  The Russian oligarch and others developed symptoms they blamed on hard-liners in Moscow who they say want to sabotage talks to end the war  —  Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and Мед …
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the FY 2023 Budget  —  Budgets are statements of values, and the budget I am releasing today sends a clear message that we value fiscal responsibility, safety and security at home and around the world, and the investments needed to continue our equitable growth and build a better America.
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Biden's budget will reduce deficit by $1.3 trillion in 2023, White House claims  —  President Joe Biden released his budget request for the fiscal year 2023 on Monday, claiming its proposals will reduce the deficit by $1.3 trillion next year.  —  That figure would mark the largest single …
Discussion: National Review
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Biden requests $813B for national defense
Discussion: New York Times
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Poll: Americans want tougher sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion  —  A majority of Americans believe President Biden has not been “tough enough” on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine but are concerned about the U.S. being drawn into an all-out war with Russia, according to a poll published …
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Associated Press:
Nuclear fears in US amid Russia-Ukraine war: AP-NORC poll
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Biden finds no respite at home after returning from Europe
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Why Trump Says He ‘Just Might Have to’ Run Again  —  He doesn't want to be remembered as a loser, sure—but he also fears prosecution.  —  At a rally on Saturday in Commerce, Georgia, Donald Trump all but announced his 2024 run for president as he lobbed more verbal missiles …
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Siena College Research Institute:
Hochul Has Commanding Lead Over Williams & Suozzi with Dems; With Cuomo in Race, Hochul Leads 38-30%, Other Two Way Behind  — 56% of Voters Say Bail Reform Law Has Been Bad for NY; 64% Say it Has Resulted in Crime Increase; 82% Say Give Judges More Discretion; 56% Concerned Discretion Will Result in Poor Being Unjustly Incarcerated
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Will Kathy Hochul Earn Black Voters' Support?
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Advance Tax Probe of Hunter Biden  —  Grand jury heard witness in February about past drug use, spending habits of president's son  —  A federal tax investigation into Hunter Biden is gaining momentum as prosecutors gather information from several of his associates about the sources …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Biden's silent as son's former friend and business partner faces jail, financial ruin
Discussion: Power Line
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
The Revenge of the Normal Republicans  —  HELOTES, Texas—Last spring, having just retired from Congress, Will Hurd was feeling adrift.  He had agreed to write a book, telling his remarkable life story and diagnosing a malfunctioning political system, all while teasing out a run for the presidency in 2024 …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and The Hill
Richard Milne / Financial Times:
War with Russia?  Finland has a plan for that  —  For decades, the country has harnessed every level of society to prepare for the possibility of conflict with its neighbour  —  If the worst fears of Europe are realised and the conflict in Ukraine spreads across the continent to other neighbours of Russia, then Finland will be ready.
Discussion: OttoPolitico
Arielle Mitropoulos / ABC News:
For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists 2 years later  —  Post-vaccine, death rates in red states were 38% higher than in blue states.  —  Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
bellingcat:
Boris Nemtsov Tailed by FSB Squad Prior to 2015 Murder  — Previously, Bellingcat and partners discovered that a secret FSB squad had followed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny during his presidential campaign in 2017, and in the days and months before he was poisoned in 2020.
New York Times:
When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained  —  The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia's cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.  —  Nokia said this month that it would stop its sales in Russia and denounced the invasion of Ukraine.
New York Times:
Zelensky Gives Interview to Russian Journalists.  Moscow Orders It Quashed.  —  It was a remarkable moment in the war in Europe: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine gave a 90-minute-long Zoom interview on Sunday to four prominent journalists from Russia, the country invading his.
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Politico:
Trump likely committed felony obstruction, federal judge rules  —  A federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump “more likely than not” attempted to illegally obstruct Congress.  —  Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks County Dragway in Commerce, Ga., on March 26.
Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
SEE IT: Culture war themes take center stage at 2022 Oscars  —  Oscar hosts Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes joined forces to open the 2022 Academy Awards Sunday as culture war themes often took center stage.  —  The ladies' opening monologue took aim at Sen. Mitch McConnell …
 
 
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Shifting Support for Some, But Not All, Covid Mandates
Discussion: Political Wire
Deanna Garcia / Politico:
Can James bring Trump down?
Rob Stein / NPR:
The FDA is expected to authorize 2nd boosters for people 50 and up
New York Times:
Biden Renews Pushback Against Stock Buybacks
Discussion: Financial Times
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel expects to hear how militia groups coordinated plans before insurrection
Discussion: UPI, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Timken invokes Lia Thomas in new Ohio Senate ad
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Molly Fischer / New York Magazine:
Galaxy Brain … Henry Williams was 7 in 2008, and what he remembers about 2008 is that his dad lost his job.
 Earlier Items: 
Tyler Bridges / The Advocate:
Bill Cassidy for governor? Here's why his vote on Judge Jackson might provide a clue
Discussion: NBC News and Joe.My.God.
Margaret Renkl / New York Times:
The Boring Bill in Tennessee That Everyone Should Be Watching
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Progressives build massive, cloaked online powerhouse
Discussion: American Greatness
Erin Banco / Politico:
U.S. global Covid work will ‘grind to a halt’ without more cash
Politico:
Why redistricting has stalled in 4 unfinished states
Wall Street Journal:
A Middle East Geopolitical Realignment Accelerates to Confront and Contain Iran