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7:20 AM ET, September 21, 2022

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The Economist:
Vladimir Putin's situation looks ever more desperate  —  A planned military mobilisation in Russia, and fake referendums in occupied Ukraine, are signs of weakness  —  Editor's note (September 21st 2022): This piece was updated after Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of reservists …
Discussion: Washington Post and TASS
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NBC News:
Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine war, threatens nuclear retaliation and backs annexation of Russian-occupied land  —  Watch: Putin announces partial mobilization of Russian military  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilization of his country's military Wednesday …
Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Going Nuclear  —  On thinking the unthinkable  —  The control room of a Russian nuclear missile base, outside of Moscow (Photo by robert wallis/Corbis via Getty Images)  —  Supreme leaders achieve their positions and then hold them by controlling events to their advantage.
Karl Ritter / Associated Press:
Putin sets partial military call-up, won't ‘bluff’ on nukes  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow's war against Ukraine isn't going according to plan after nearly seven months of fighting.
eeas.europa.eu:
Ukraine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the illegal “referenda” in Luhansk, Kherson and Donetsk
Discussion: Insider and Washington Post
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Associated Press:
Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha's Vineyard flights  —  Venezuelan migrants flown to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary Tuesday for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them.
David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
The Performative Sadism of Ron DeSantis  —  The Florida governor and MAGA heir is betting his political future on hurting vulnerable people to own the libs. … The GOP—under Donald Trump and perhaps soon under his would-be successor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—is rapidly becoming …
Discussion: Fox News, Politico, USA Today and HotAir
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Fight or flight: Biden challenges DeSantis to come to Delaware himself amid border battle
Politico:
Special master to Trump's lawyers: 'You can't have your cake and eat it'  —  NEW YORK — The senior federal judge tasked with reviewing the materials seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate sharply questioned the former president's attorneys Tuesday during their first hearing in his courtroom.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
'As Far as I'm Concerned, That's the End of It': Skeptical Special Master Presses Trump's Lawyers on Declassification Evasions at Hearing
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
How Judge Cannon broke with conservatives in Trump documents case
Discussion: New Republic
Washington Post:
‘Unchecked’ book excerpt: Inside McConnell's decision not to convict Trump  —  “Let's just ignore him,” the GOP Senate leader said at one point, underscoring his hands-off approach on whether to stand up to pro-Trump lawmakers after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol
Discussion: Associated Press
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Liz Cheney's role in electoral count bill fuels GOP distrust  —  The House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill to reform how Congress certifies presidential elections, but the involvement of the Jan. 6 committee — and in particular Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — has drawn GOP opposition.
Merdie Nzanga / USA Today:
Cheney: On Jan. 6, fellow House member objecting to election called Trump ‘the orange Jesus’
Discussion: Washington Post
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden aims to rally world leaders behind Ukraine in U.N. remarks  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will use his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday to rally the world in support of Ukraine as part of a broader call for countries to protect the established international order.
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Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Scoop: McConnell-aligned super PAC pulls out of Arizona  —  The Mitch McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is canceling $9.6 million in television ads for the Arizona Senate race, confident that other outside conservative groups will make up much of the difference for Republican nominee Blake Masters.
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Washington Post:
McConnell-linked super PAC pulls out of Senate race in Arizona
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump to Face Sexual Battery Suit Under New ‘Survivors’ Law  —  Donald Trump has faced a defamation suit from journalist E. Jean Carroll over her allegations that Trump raped her.  Now she's escalating the suit.  —  E. Jean Carroll, the journalist who claims she was raped by Donald Trump decades ago …
Renee Nygren / KVLY:
Man admits to killing teen after political dispute in Foster Co., court docs allege  —  MCHENRY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A community is mourning the loss of an 18-year-old man from Grace City, North Dakota, as investigators look into what led up to a deadly crash.
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David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Charges 48 in Brazen Pandemic Aid Fraud in Minnesota  —  The defendants were charged with stealing $240 million intended to feed children, in what appears to be the largest theft so far from a pandemic-era program.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department said on Tuesday …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65  —  The guidance comes as Americans are coping with illness, isolation and loss from the pandemic, as well as other stressors like inflation and rising crime.  —  A panel of medical experts on Tuesday recommended …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and HuffPost
Moshe Krakowski / Commentary Magazine:
The Jews of the Jews … On September 11, the New York Times published a 6,900-word exposé of New York State's Hasidic yeshivas under the title “In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money.”  According to the Times, the state's 100-plus Hasidic boys' schools fail …
Politico:
A Doocy on the border  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  There's a tall Fox News reporter in his mid-30s with slicked back hair and an air of combative indignation …
Washington Post:
Senate set to approve treaty fighting climate super-pollutants  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Below, we have more updates on the damage and power outages in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Fiona.  But first:  —  Senate will likely approve Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol this week
Juliette Portala / Reuters:
Al Gore sees the world at ‘tipping point’ for climate action  —  LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - (This Sept. 20 story has been refiled to correct typo in second bullet point)  —  The world is at a “positive tipping point” in the fight against climate change as surging oil and gas costs spur governments …
Jonathan Lehrfeld / Military Times:
2 plead guilty after stealing more than $100 million in GI Bill funds  —  The Justice Department received a guilty plea on Sept. 16 in a Post-9/11 GI Bill fraud case that cost the Veterans Affairs more than $100 million.  —  Michael Bostock, of Nampa, Idaho, and Eric Bostock, of Riverside …
Discussion: The National Interest
 
 
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