Top Items:

US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount — WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. — The department told the dependents …
RELATED:
John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Department orders diplomats' families to leave U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, citing ‘threat of Russian military action’ — The United States ordered the departure of family members of U.S. Embassy personnel serving in Kyiv on Sunday, citing the “threat of Russian military action,” the State Department said in a statement.
Discussion:
Breaking911, Politico and New York Post

State Department orders evacuation of U.S. diplomats' families from Ukraine — The State Department will begin evacuating families and non-essential staff from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv this week, according to a travel advisory published Sunday evening. — Why it matters: The move underscores …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Voice of America, Townhall and The Daily Caller

State Department reduces staff at US embassy in Ukraine, orders some family members to leave
Discussion:
One America News Network and The Daily Wire
James Doubek / NPR:
State Department orders family of embassy staff to leave Ukraine
State Department orders family of embassy staff to leave Ukraine
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Va.'s new attorney general fires U-Va. counsel who was on leave working as top investigator for Jan. 6 panel — Virginia's new Republican attorney general has fired University of Virginia's counsel, who was on leave from the job to work as the top investigator for U.S. House …
Discussion:
The Hill, Associated Press and Raw Story
RELATED:

Va. Gov. Youngkin's assertive first week in office leaves Republicans jubilant, Democrats fuming — RICHMOND — The big unknown about Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) as he ran for office last year — apart from the exact size of his vast fortune — was just how red the political newcomer really was behind that easygoing demeanor.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner

University Counsel Tim Heaphy removed by Attorney General Jason Miyares — Heaphy's removal continues a multitude of firings this week by the attorney general — University Counsel Tim Heaphy was removed from his role by Attorney General Jason Miyares, per a statement issued by the University Saturday. ending a three-year tenure.
Discussion:
Blue Virginia

Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics — The president is also considering deploying warships and aircraft to NATO allies, in what would be a major shift from its restrained stance on Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — President Biden is considering deploying …
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Wire, Slate, The Atlantic and Mercury News
RELATED:
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Russia and China's plans for a new world order
Russia and China's plans for a new world order
Discussion:
China-Russia Report and Eye on China

The question is no longer Donald Trump's criminality but whether America will care — America still had the naïve ability to be shocked back on Nov. 16, 1973, when a rambling then-President Richard Nixon stood up before 400 Associated Press journalists.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Slate, CNN and Insider
RELATED:

Jan. 6 panel has spoken to former AG Bill Barr, chairman Bennie Thompson says
Discussion:
Washington Post, Mother Jones, Raw Story, Washington Times, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, CBS News and Politico
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘The walls are closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacks
‘The walls are closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacks
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA, Bloomberg and Raw Story
CBS News:
Transcript: Representative Bennie Thompson on “Face the Nation,” January 23, 2022
Transcript: Representative Bennie Thompson on “Face the Nation,” January 23, 2022
Discussion:
NPR, CNN, UPI and POLITICUSUSA

Start the Steal: New MAGA Emails Reveal Plot to Hand Arizona to Trump — Exclusive emails obtained by Rolling Stone expose an attempt to recertify the state as a victory for Donald Trump — and reveal top Trumpworld figures were complicit — The technology was complicated, but the plan was simple …
RELATED:
John Harwood / CNN:
No, Biden and Trump are not alike on election legitimacy
No, Biden and Trump are not alike on election legitimacy
Discussion:
Politicking Etc., HuffPost, Bloomberg and Ineptocracy Chronicles

‘Downhill,’ ‘divisive’: Americans sour on nation's direction in new NBC News poll — WASHINGTON — Overwhelming majorities of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, that their household income is falling behind the cost of living, that political polarization …
Discussion:
Mediaite, RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog, Supercreator, TheBlaze, Outside the Beltway and The Hill
RELATED:
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
If the media treated Biden like they did Trump, Trump would've been reelected
If the media treated Biden like they did Trump, Trump would've been reelected

For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning — To many of those who attended the Trump rally but who never breached the Capitol, that date wasn't a dark day for the nation. It was a new start. — PHOENIX — There were moments when Paul Davis questioned his decision to join …

Sarah Palin set to battle New York Times at defamation trial — Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has spent 4-1/2 years battling the New York Times (NYT.N) over an editorial she said falsely linked her to a deadly Arizona mass shooting …
Discussion:
The Hill, New York Post, RedState, Vanity Fair, Washington Times, CNN and NPR
RELATED:
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Sarah Palin v. New York Times Spotlights Push to Loosen Libel Law
Sarah Palin v. New York Times Spotlights Push to Loosen Libel Law
Discussion:
Politico

Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. — a city that mandates covid vaccines — to protest mandates — Thousands of protesters from across the country — including some of the biggest names in the anti-vaccination movement — descended on the nation's capital Sunday for a rally against vaccine mandates.
Discussion:
Rolling Stone, The Hill, RedState, UPI and WTOP News
RELATED:
Katie Kyros / wusa9.com:
Thousands rally in DC Sunday against vaccine mandates

U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia's strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine — The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace …
Discussion:
CNN, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and The Hill

Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly Palestinian American later found dead: Leaked report — Details of an army investigation obtained by Israeli media indicate troops didn't seek aid for the unresponsive detainee, but none are likely to be prosecuted.

Sanders: ‘anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema — Senator confirms he will campaign against moderate Democrats if they face primary challenges — Bernie Sanders on Sunday sought to turn fire aimed by Democrats at two of their own …
Discussion:
Rolling Stone, HuffPost, CNN, Insider, Wall Street Journal, Townhall, The Daily Wire, Talking Points Memo, HotAir, Washington Times, Bloomberg and Breitbart
RELATED: