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9:01 AM ET, March 22, 2022

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated  —  Much of the first day of the confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, was not about Jackson at all.  Instead, Senate Republicans whined about the treatment of past nominees …
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Politico:
12 Questions That Would Actually Tell Us Something About Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will face a barrage of senatorial questions over the next two days, as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee scramble to get their moment of face time in a high-profile confirmation hearing.
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz told Ketanji Brown Jackson that Bushrod Washington was not ‘controversial.’ He was an enslaver.
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
For These Republicans, Supreme Court Hearings Are an Irresistible Opportunity
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Matt Smith / The San Francisco Standard:   Search for Russian Oligarch Wealth Hits a Wall in SF, Thanks to City's Disregard for Public Records Laws
CNBC:
Russia says Biden's ‘war criminal’ claim has put relations ‘on the verge of rupture’
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams.  —  But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …
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Associated Press:
Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms …
Wall Street Journal:
Midtown Manhattan With Fewer Office Workers: Imagining the Unthinkable  —  New York officials face the reality that the district's economy might never be the same  —  People want to live in Manhattan as much as they ever have.  The problem is that not enough people want to work there.
Discussion: The Big Picture
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State  —  Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I'm like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’  —  The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea.
Discussion: The Hill
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Vulnerable Democrats eye GOP transit mask repeal  —  The chair of the House Democrats' campaign arm and some of the vulnerable members he's charged with re-electing are voicing support for a Republican-led mask mandate repeal bill. … - The backing also illustrates how Democrats …
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
William J. Broad / New York Times:
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone  —  In destructive power, the behemoths of the Cold War dwarfed the American atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.  Washington's biggest test blast was 1,000 times as large.  Moscow's was 3,000 times.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz's Latest Troll?  Turning His Campaign Into a Super PAC  —  Ted Cruz has found a novel approach to supporting candidates. … Federal law says candidates can only give other candidates $2,000 per election.  But Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)—in classic Cruz fashion—may have found a loophole.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
Montana airport calls the COPS on Republican Senator Ted Cruz after he missed the check-in window for his flight and was told it was busy to re-book a flight during Spring Break
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Amid War Crimes in Ukraine, American Right Wingers Are Applauding Russia  —  From Trump adviser Roger Stone to rocker Aaron Lewis, MAGAworld has unleashed a flood of praise for Putin  —  Vladimir Putin is ramping up his brutal assault on Ukraine, shelling civilians from Odessa to Kharkiv …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:   Trump Ally Roger Stone Sides With Putin, Claims Russia ‘Acting Defensively’
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud  —  Her essay collection was removed from contention in the category of best lesbian memoir after she went on Twitter to defend a forthcoming Sandra Newman novel from charges that it was transphobic.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
World's Dullest Editorial Launches Panic  —  In an inane sequel to the Harper's Letter fiasco, a New York Times editorial ignites a fury proving its anodyne thesis  —  The New York Times ran a tepid house editorial in favor of free speech last week.  A sober reaction:
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
NBC News:
Lia Thomas' NCAA championship performance gives women sports a crucial opportunity  —  Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas ties for 5th place in NCAA Nationals  —  On Saturday, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas placed last in the 100-yard freestyle swim during the NCAA championships, ending her career in collegiate swimming.
Discussion: Breitbart and RedState
Washington Post:
Biden's pledge to help Ukrainian refugees could soon be put to the test  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Pour one out for Stephen Sondheim, who would've turned 92 today.  The Broadway legend died in November.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  At the White House
Discussion: Bloomberg
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Friends beg Putin's lover Alina Kabaeva to persuade him to end the war  —  Friends of Vladimir Putin's “Eva Braun” Alina Kabaeva are begging her to go to Moscow to persuade him to end the war - as she faces expulsion from Switzerland.  —  “Alina's female friends are begging her to fly …
Discussion: The Odessa Journal
David Lim / Politico:
'We've learned absolutely nothing': Tests could again be in short supply if Covid surges  —  The United States could yet again find itself with too few Covid-19 tests if Congress fails to authorize new funds and cases surge, warn White House officials, diagnostic manufacturers and public health experts.
Bloomberg:
Russia Ends Japan Peace Talks ‘Ritual’ After Ukraine Sanctions  —  Russia will stop negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty that would officially end a conflict dating back to World War II, after Tokyo imposed unprecedented sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.
Anchorage Daily News:
After Young's death, Alaska's political world braces for a sea change and an elections marathon  —  Alaska politicians, election officials and congressional staffers scrambled Monday to adapt to one of the biggest shifts in the state's political landscape in a half-century: the death of GOP U.S. Rep. Don Young.
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
Stop Waiting for Trump to Get Convicted  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland is not going to save democracy.  Nor is the attorney general of New York, Letitia James; the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg; nor the Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans to roll dice by grilling Jackson over child-pornography sentencing decisions  —  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are set to grill Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Tuesday over what they say is her record of leniency in sentencing people who pleaded guilty to possession …
James Kirchick / New York Times:
When Reagan Said Gay  —  On March 8, the Florida Senate passed the innocuously named Parental Rights in Education Act, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is now expected to sign into law.  Dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill by critics, the legislation mandates that “classroom instruction by school personnel …
Politico:
Biden warns Russian cyberattacks ‘coming’  —  President Joe Biden on Monday warned of Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. — making his most prominent alert yet about what he called new intelligence concerning the Putin regime's plans.  —  “The more Putin's back is against the wall …
 
 
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John Solomon / Just The News:
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Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
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Politico:
The Real Goal of Kremlin Disinformation Isn't What You Think
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Dr. Kaitlyn Henderson / Oxfam America:
The crisis of low wages in the US
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
The fallout from Texas' voter suppression push is exactly what we expected
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ABC News:
Former Trump personal assistant appears before Jan. 6 committee
Discussion: The Hill
Anna Venarchik / The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Raw Story and People.com
Alfredo Ortiz / The Hill:
Congressional Democrats are out of touch with America's small businesses
Discussion: New York Post
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Koch Industries' campaign donations questioned after company's decision to remain in Russia
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
How One Oligarch Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S.
Discussion: CNBC