NYTIMES (Nicholas Kristof) - Does Trump Risk Turning America Into a Rogue State?
The United States helped create safeguards to limit the brutality of war, and now I fear President Trump is dismantling them.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled
The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.
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REDSTATE (streiff) - Iran's Islamist Masters Announce They Will End the War on Their Terms
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REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - Jewish School in Amsterdam Suffers Bomb Attack: Are We Awake Yet?
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - 'Merely A Flesh Wound!' Says Legless Torso Of Iranian Ayatollah
TEHRAN — The legless torso of newly-appointed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei assured the world that the loss of his legs in battle was "just a flesh wound".
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NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel, William K. Rashbaum and Santul Nerkar) - Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon
Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist, had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive pardoned by the president late last year.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Paxton listed as speaker at CPAC 2026, rival Cornyn reportedly missing the event
A spokesperson for Cornyn said he cannot attend since the Senate will be in session during the week of CPAC, according to a report
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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Reality Check with Ross Coulthart: A mummy mystery
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart: A mummy mystery takes you to Peru. Is this ancient UFO proof — or a devious hoax? Out now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y5ZygDMxhWU?si=Rd0n1etz0ETDbHxe
WASHINGTONPOST (Paul Kane) - Push for GOP voting law has many switching sides on filibuster issue
Some Republicans, just like Democrats in 2022, are eager to change the Senate’s rules in an effort to pass a national election law.
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