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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Biden Just Destroyed Putin's Last Hope  —  The president's visit to Ukraine was a gut punch to the Russian leader.  —  The long-range missiles matter.  So do the super-accurate artillery shells, the surface-to-air missiles, and the winter weather gear; the training in the English countryside …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Biden Went to Kyiv Because There's No Going Back  —  The president's surprise visit sent a message to Moscow—and to European leaders.  —  An American AWACS began patrolling the skies west of Ukraine last night; Kyiv was locked down this morning.  Motorcades crisscrossed the city and rumors began to spread.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Trip to Kyiv is the Ultimate Humiliation for Putin—and Trump  —  Biden joined a great history of American presidents standing up to Russian aggression, and significantly broke from the shameful actions of his predecessor.  —  Kennedy and then Reagan in Berlin.  Now Biden in Kyiv.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Cronies: We Should Have Blown Up Biden in Kyiv  —  Russian pundits were furious over Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine, questioning whether or not a “retaliatory strike” is in order.  —  In recent days, pundits and experts on Russian state television discussed the anticipated visit …
New York Times:
Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine's Embattled Capital, as Air-Raid Siren Sounds
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
One year later: How Russia came to fail in Ukraine, battle after battle
Discussion: The Drive and Al Jazeera
Alexander Ward / Politico:
What Chris Coons tells world leaders about Biden
Discussion: TASS
The White House:
On-the-Record Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden's Trip to Ukraine
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
On surprise trip to Kyiv, Biden vows enduring support for Ukraine
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
How Biden's wartime visit to Kyiv came together
Mark Antonio Wright / National Review:
Biden's Secret Trip to Kyiv Took Guts
New York Times:
James O'Keefe Is Removed as Project Veritas' Leader  —  Mr. O'Keefe had been the face of the group since he founded Project Veritas in his father's garage in suburban New York in 2010.  —  James O'Keefe, the embattled leader of the conservative group Project Veritas, has been removed …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
James O'Keefe Resigns From Project Veritas After Employee Complaints  —  The founder of the right-wing nonprofit resigned without striking a severance deal, The Daily Beast has learned. … Right-wing activist James O'Keefe resigned Monday morning from his position leading Project Veritas …
Yahoo News:
Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus  —  The document, written for Putin's Presidential Administration, envisages the total incorporation of Belarus into a “Union State” with Russia by 2030.  —  Read full article  —  President of Russia  —  President of Belarus since 1994
Discussion: Fox News
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Despite her role, Marjorie Taylor Greene backs ‘national divorce’  —  As Marjorie Taylor Greene endorses the dissolution of the United States, the question is whether House GOP leaders will bother to care.  —  In late 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene briefly referenced “a National Divorce scenario” …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a ‘national divorce’ between liberal and conservative states  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for the U.S. to be separated by red and blue states and for a shrinking of the federal government in a tweet on President's Day …
Shriya Bhattacharya / Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene — who's gaining power in the GOP-led House — suggests splitting up the United States on President's Day
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
In China, Worries About a Weakened Russia Prompt a Rethink  —  Concern that a Russian setback in Ukraine would cripple China's partner against the West helps drive Beijing's push for an end to the war  —  China's leadership is growing worried that increased Western military support for Ukraine …
New York Times:
DeSantis Visits 3 States on Tour Meant to Show He Is Tough on Crime  —  In stops in New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, the Florida governor appeared to be positioning himself as the law-and-order candidate in a G.O.P. presidential race he has yet to enter.
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:   Medicaid expansion is a compassion test many 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls fail
New York Times:
Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.'s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist?
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
‘Rust’ Prosecutors Downgrade Alec Baldwin's Manslaughter Charges  —  The actor's lawyers had argued that a firearm law included by the prosecutors was not in effect at the time of the fatal shooting.  It would have carried a mandatory five-year sentence.  —  Prosecutors have downgraded …
Joshua Nevett / BBC:
Ukraine war: Liz Truss joins Johnson in calling for transfer of fighter jets  —  Liz Truss has joined growing calls for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine, in her first speech in Parliament since resigning as prime minister.  —  Ms Truss said the UK needed to “do all we can, as fast as we can” …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to trove of Jan. 6 riot tape  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Fox News' Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot, McCarthy sources tell me.  — Carlson TV producers …
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Housekeepers husband is arrested in slaying of L.A. Bishop David G. OConnell  —  Authorities have arrested the husband of a woman who worked as a housekeeper for Auxiliary Bishop David G. OConnell in connection with the slaying of the beloved Los Angeles cleric, officials said Monday.
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Feds seek to seize funds from white supremacist convicted in deadly Charlottesville car attack  —  Washington — The Justice Department is seeking to seize money that has been contributed to the white supremacist who rammed his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one person …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jack Mirkinson / The Nation:
“The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes  —  The paper's anti-trans coverage parallels its failings over gay rights and AIDS.  But the Times appears determined not to learn from its own history.  —  On March 11, 1998, New York Times copy editor Donna Cartwright posted …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The ‘wackadoodle’ foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims  —  A woman who says the wind talks to her and put forth claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential race that she admitted were “pretty wackadoodle” turns out to be a key source of allegations that Fox News presented …
Jon Kamp / Wall Street Journal:
Why the Covid-19 Death Toll in the U.S. Is Still Rising  —  The pandemic is less risky for most people, but America still sees hundreds of deaths daily  —  Covid Vaccines Could Mirror the Flu-Shot Process.  Here's What That Means.  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
‘I never claimed to be Jewish’: Santos suggests his false Jewish claims were a ‘party favor joke’ in new interview  —  Despite evidence to the contrary, Rep. George Santos now claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust by falsifying documents  —  Rep. George Santos …
Discussion: Insider
 
 
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
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Prem Thakker / New Republic:
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: The Hill
Globe and Mail:
CSIS reports outline how China targets Canadian politicians, business leaders
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Brad Polumbo / Washington Examiner:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Dominates Presidents Day Poll
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Feeling ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘fatigue,’ some GOP voters look beyond Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Douglas Foster / Politico:
He Was Once an Illiterate Teen Running the Streets. Now He's Running for a Seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court.
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
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