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10:45 PM ET, March 15, 2022

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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
No to Trump in 2024  —  The GOP does not lack for better options.  So why should we put ourselves through all that again?  —  onald Trump hasn't said for sure whether he will run in 2024," reports NPR. “  But he's having a hell of a lot of fun teasing it.  Donald Trump?  In 2024?
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story, Mediaite and NPR
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump staring at resounding rejection in GOP primaries  —  The former president's endorsed candidates are struggling to capitalize on his support.  If he goes 0-3 in three pivotal statewide primaries in May, it would suggest his peak influence has passed.  —  See more stories about...
Discussion: PolitiFact
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws Her Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board  —  Biden's nominee had publicly encouraged measures to mitigate climate change, including a transition to cleaner energy, which triggered a backlash from America's powerful oil, gas, and coal industries.
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Kate Aronoff / New Republic:
Why Joe Manchin Sank Sarah Bloom Raskin's Nomination  —  On Friday, an energetic Joe Manchin spoke to a room full of oil and gas executives in Houston.  The following Monday, after long declining to state his position publicly, he came out against Biden's nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin …
Wall Street Journal:
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws as Biden's Pick for Top Banking Regulator
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Brian Resnick / Vox:
The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent.  Good.  —  The case against changing clocks is less about extending sunsets later all year and more about staying consistent.  —  It's happened: On Tuesday, the US Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent beginning in 2023.
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s. People Hated It
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘I thought he was negotiating’: Trump didn't think Putin would order Ukraine invasion  —  EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump said in an interview that he is “surprised” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine and further cracked down on freedom inside Russia …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Herschel Walker Skeptical Of Evolution: ‘Why Are There Still Apes?  Think About It’  —  The former NFL player, who is now running for Senate in Georgia, gets some basic facts wrong.  —  Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker cast doubt on the theory of evolution in recent remarks …
Ben Hodges / CEPA:
The Next 10 Days Will Decide This War  —  Russia's effort to conquer Ukraine may culminate within the next 10 days.  —  The Russians are in trouble, and they know it.  That's why they have reached out to China for help and why they are now recruiting Syrians.
Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Russia hits Biden, Blinken and other top U.S. officials with sanctions  —  Washington — The Russian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday it is imposing sanctions on more than a dozen Americans, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …
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New York Times:
'I'm Not Scared of Anything': Death and Defiance in a Besieged Ukrainian City  —  The port city of Mykolaiv is being shelled by Russian forces every day.  Bodies are piled at the morgue.  But residents refuse to succumb.  —  By Michael SchwirtzPhotographs by Tyler Hicks
Discussion: CBS News
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Biggest Lie About Florida's “Don't Say Gay” Bill Erases One Crucial Word  —  In the week since Florida lawmakers passed H.B. 1557, dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill, the law's most prominent supporters have refused to publicly tell the truth about what the measure actually says.
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Sarah Longwell / Washington Post:   I object to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill as a lesbian mom — and as a conservative
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel obtains riot footage from film crew that trailed Proud Boys  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has obtained footage from a documentary film company that captured crucial moments during the run up to the assault on the Capitol — including snippets of an encounter between leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and CBS News
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Timeline: How two extremist groups planned for Jan. 6
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: RNC sues Salesforce to block Jan. 6 committee data dump  —  The Republican National Committee is suing its own email vendor, Salesforce, in a last-ditch effort to stop it from turning over extensive internal data to the Jan. 6 select committee, Axios has learned.
Discussion: Politico, CNN, Raw Story and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Inside Chernobyl, 200 Exhausted Staff Toil Round the Clock at Russian Gunpoint  —  Trapped since their shift 3 weeks ago, the Ukrainians keeping the abandoned nuclear plant safe from meltdown are ill-fed, stressed and desperate for relief  —  It was 10 a.m., 16 days into Russia's war on Ukraine …
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Rollback of Xi Jinping's Economic Campaign Exposes Cracks in His Power  —  In addition to pressure from the West on Beijing over Xi's Russian entente, he is struggling with a severe slowdown in the economy.  The new disquiet raises questions about his unassailed dominance.
Discussion: Chartbook and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Considers Accepting Yuan Instead of Dollars for Chinese Oil Sales  —  Talks between Riyadh and Beijing have accelerated as the Saudi unhappiness grows with Washington  —  Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price its some of its oil sales to China in yuan …
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Biden Blames the Jews for His Ukraine Policy  —  The president and his people try to seal a new Iran deal by hanging their appeasement of Putin on Israel  —  Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine was precipitated by assurances from China, Germany, and the United States that each …
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Health Agency Under Cuomo ‘Misled the Public’ on Nursing Home Deaths  —  The New York State Health Department presented nursing home data that concealed the deaths of 4,100 people, according to an audit by the state comptroller.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — The administration of former …
Discussion: Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Announce $1 Billion in New Military Aid to Ukraine  —  The additional assistance comes as Ukrainian President Zelensky prepares to make an appeal to Congress  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to announce more than $1 billion in new military assistance to the Ukraine government …
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to a statement from the vice president's office.  —  “Earlier today, the Second Gentleman tested positive for Covid-19,” said Sabrina Singh …
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden heads to Brussels for European Union summit as Russia-Ukraine war worsens
New York Times:
Republican in Ohio Senate Primary Spoke Offensively About Asians  —  Mike Gibbons, a leading contender to succeed Senator Rob Portman, made the comments in a 2013 podcast on doing business in China.  —  The leading Republican candidate in the Ohio Senate primary employed offensive stereotypes …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Another Jan. 6 mystery revealed: Pence's second script rewrite  —  It turns out Mike Pence made more than one major change to the vice presidential script for presiding over the Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes.  —  Pence's decision to craft and employ his own unprecedented language …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Yes, it's Republicans' fault Congress is so polarized  —  (CNN)The technical term is “asymmetric polarization.”  —  It means that one political party is getting more partisan (or polarized) than the other — or that one side is moving closer to its ideological pole than the other.
Discussion: The Why Axis and TheBlaze
Fox News:
Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine  —  Pierre Zakrzewski was with Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire  —  Veteran Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski has died after his vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Horenka …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A Fox News crew was attacked in Ukraine, leaving two journalists dead.
Insider:
Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20  — Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20.  — Ukraine's capital city has held strong, despite fighting in the outskirts and enduring shelling.
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Claims Critical Race Theory ‘Humiliates’ White People At Bill Signing  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a victory today as he signed a bill into law that he and other Republican lawmakers have falsely claimed would ban the teaching of “critical race theory” in the state's public schools and community colleges.
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Everything that Tulsi Gabbard said about biolabs in Ukraine is true  —  Tucker Carlson addresses claims the US is funding biolabs in Ukraine  —  Tucker: This has unleashed something dark in the US  —  Here's something we just saw.  (We) wish we brought it to you earlier.
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Russia business deals muddy GOP US Senate primary in Ohio  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several Republicans competing for the party's nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia as the country intensifies its war against Ukraine.
Ryan Naumann / RADAR:
Dr. Oz In Talks to Return To TV  —  Dr. Oz is already in talks to return to TV if he doesn't get elected to the US Senate.  —  “He is only 61-years-old and isn't ready to retire if he doesn't go to Washington DC,” sources tell Radar.  “No one wants to admit defeat, but he isn't a stupid man.
Discussion: The Daily Wire and Breitbart
Alex Domash:
History Suggests a High Chance of Recession over the Next 24 Months  —  By: Alex Domash¹ and Lawrence H. Summers²  —  As the Federal Reserve moves this week to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, there is much discussion over the likelihood that the central bank can achieve a soft landing in the economy.
Discussion: Washington Post
NBC News:
Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles  —  To bolster its defenses against invading Russian forces, Ukraine is asking the Biden administration for armed drones, anti-ship missiles, “off-the-shelf” electronic jamming equipment …
Discussion: Roll Call
 
 
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Philip Klein / National Review:
Ron DeSantis vs. Disney Is the Strongest Signal Yet He Plans to Run in 2024 — Regardless of What Trump Does
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Post:
Maryland court delays state's primary until July amid redistricting challenge
Discussion: The Hill
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Pentagon says there remains ‘limited to no progress’ by Russian forces
Discussion: ABC News
Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
Putin's Name Covered Up on 9/11 Memorial in New Jersey
Discussion: The Hill and HuffPost
New York Times:
Submarine Spy Couple Tried to Sell Nuclear Secrets to Brazil
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Elections Commission won't sanction Republicans who posed as presidential electors in 2020
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Kurt Volker / CEPA:
Desperate and Dangerous: Managing Putin
Discussion: Japan Times and Breitbart
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Think of Trump as one of Putin's ‘oligarchs.’ It just makes sense
Discussion: CNN and The Atlantic
Jacob Bacharach / New Republic:
Why Is David Leonhardt So Happy?
Discussion: The Present Age
Washington Post:
Producer who crashed Russian TV broadcast with antiwar message can't be found, lawyers say
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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