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As Ukraine burns, Washington splits over how to help - Roll Call

Republicans are calling for sending more weapons to Ukraine and to impose sanctions on Russian oil and gas.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

How Biden claimed Republican terrain: His clever State of the Union speech

Republicans, thanks to former President Donald Trump, have completely ceded the ground the Grand Old Party used to proudly own.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2022

Nolan Finley: Biden offers no reset

President Joe Biden gave a rousing, upbeat State of the Union address Tuesday night suitable for a nation moving forward together to get its many challenges under control. Unfortunately, that country is not America.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2022

White supremacy and the Putin romance

The American right's romance with Putin is no mystery: Trumpers see him as leading a global war for whiteness

Salon · Mar 2, 2022

Lynn Schmidt: The Republican Party of Reagan is dead

On Jan. 11, 1989, President Ronald Reagan delivered his farewell address from the Oval Office. It was the close of his second term, and Reagan was reflecting on his two terms. He asserted that his presidency was about restoring America in its role as a “shining city on a hill.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 2, 2022

Michelle Kaufman: Coach K’s retirement a reminder to appreciate aging legends while we have them

MIAMI — March is here! The greatest sports month in America, bar none.

Miami Herald · Mar 2, 2022

Review: 'The Bald Eagle,' by Jack E. Davis

The near extinction and amazing recovery of our national symbol.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2022

Boebert heckles Biden's speech

Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene also tried and failed to start "Build the wall" chant in the House chamber

Salon · Mar 2, 2022

Joe Biden's State of the Union key moments: An off-script warning, Ukraine tributes and COVID optimism

Since he took office, Joe Biden has faced new COVID-19 variants, a struggling US economy and a war in Ukraine. These were the biggest moments from his State of the Union address as he laid out his plans for the year ahead.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2022

Biden Says No Troops to Ukraine, Is Silent on Ukrainian and Russian Refugees

Biden was right to reinforce that American soldiers shouldn't be fighting in Ukraine. But he missed a valuable opportunity to outline immigration measures for Ukrainians and Russians.

Reason · Mar 2, 2022