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2022-03-02 23:20:19 The West has hit Russia with tough sanctions. They could be tougher still.

If Putin escalates the war in Ukraine, here's what could be next.

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2022-03-02 22:00:25 Many Democrats applaud Biden charting a new path, but some fear it may be too little and too late

After Biden facing criticism last year from some Democrats who felt he was too ambitious and veered too far left, his State of the Union speech in many ways sought to set down a more middle-of-the-road marker in a tough election year.

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2022-03-02 21:30:30 Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin March 21

The announcement about the hearings came as President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee met Wednesday with Sens. Schumer, McConnell and other key figures. Her confirmation effort is likely to focus on a handful of lawmakers in both parties.

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2022-03-02 21:00:21 4 big moments from the Texas primary

And what they can tell us about the state of both parties going into November's midterm elections

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2022-03-02 20:50:18 4 big moments from the Texas primary

And what they can tell us about the state of both parties going into November's midterm elections

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/02/4-big-moments-texas-primary/

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2022-03-02 20:20:38 Mitch McConnell tells Fox News viewers that Putin isn’t that great after all

Perhaps some small part of Tucker Carlson's audience was listening.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/02/mitch-mcconnell-tells-fox-news-viewers-that-putin-isnt-that-great-after-all/?utmsource=rss&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=wppolitics

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2022-03-02 20:10:17 Biden left some big things out of the State of the Union

No mention of abolishing the filibuster, or talk of the Afghan withdrawal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/02/biden-left-some-big-things-out-state-union/

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2022-03-02 20:00:39 As war rages, the world greets Ukrainian ambassadors with standing ovations wherever they go

The response Okasana Markarova received in at the State of the Union address in the U.S. is in line with a trend in recent days: Ukrainian ambassadors are being greeted with overwhelming support and standing ovations from world leaders.

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2022-03-02 19:50:09 Biden tries to nix ‘defund the police,’ once and for all

It's not news that Biden opposes “defund the police.” But in his State of the Union speech, he sought to fully put an end to the increasingly unpopular idea.

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2022-03-02 19:40:27 Biden tries to nix ‘defund the police,’ once and for all

It's not news that Biden opposes “defund the police.” But in his State of the Union speech, he sought to fully put an end to the increasingly unpopular idea.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/02/biden-nix-defund-police/

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