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McConnell says Biden’s plan to pick a Black woman for the Supreme Court ‘not inappropriate’

Senate minority leader promises ‘the kind of process I think you can be proud of’

The Independent UK

Biden says ‘this is the beginning of a Russian invasion’ as he announces sanctions – as it happened

President announces he will enact ‘first tranche’ of sanctions in response to Putin’s recognition of two self-proclaimed republics

The Guardian - US

Ukraine supplemental money bill could be in the offing - Roll Call

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Russia hawk, and others are calling on Congress to approve an Ukraine aid package as soon as next week.

Roll Call

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The Republican party is abandoning democracy. There can be no ‘politics as usual’

Republicans could not be clearer about their cynicism, yet some establishment Democrats act as if politics as usual is still an option

The Guardian - US

Dems, GOP set inflation, COVID mandates as election themes

Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping families struggling with rising costs and the two-year-old pandemic

The Independent UK

Renewed opposition to Trump stirs among establishment Republicans

There are different constellations in the Never Trump firmament and it’s unclear if they can unite

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump is ignoring Lindsey Graham’s warnings about 2020 election obsession - Roll Call

Donald Trump could be attacking President Biden on a number of kitchen-sink issues. Instead, he's obsessed with his 2020 election loss.

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Texas sues Biden administration to stop mask mandates on planes – as it happened

State attorney general challenges CDC mask rules on transport – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

McConnell: Abrupt Afghanistan withdrawal led to Russian march on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell on Tuesday linked the Biden administration’s highly controversial pullout from Afghanistan six months ago to Russia’s current menacing troop build-up around Ukraine.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

"Trump fatigue": Real or hype?

Fractures in the GOP foundation are forming — but Trump remains

Salon

Editorial: Follow Mitch’s lead: McConnell shows some backbone, a rarity in the Republican Party

Properly translating the Republican National Committee’s Orwellian statement that the Jan. 6 Capitol marauders and rioters were “ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dropped the Newspeak and said in plain English: “We all were here. We saw what happened. It was a violent insurrection…

Tribune News Service

Rand Paul: ‘We can be respectful and adults’ on Biden’s Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hasn’t yet settled on a nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘We’re applauding Republicans willing to admit that what happened, happened’

Late-night hosts discuss Mitch McConnell’s rebuke of the RNC and the racist foundations of America’s highway system

The Guardian - US

Republican rift exposes choice: With Trump or against him

A rift over the Republican National Committee's symbolic vote to censure former President Donald Trump’s House GOP critics has exposed the competing forces fighting to control the party

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Tribune News Service

Republicans: Biden forcing ‘woke’ agenda in infrastructure law

WASHINGTON — Republicans are ramping up complaints that the Biden administration is injecting its agenda into its implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law despite agreements reached by Republicans and Democrats to pass it last year.

Salon

GOP chaos: Senate chances in danger?

Larry Hogan is the third governor to reject Mitch McConnell's pleas, while Trump backs slew of MAGA diehards

Roll Call

Republicans: Biden forcing 'woke' agenda in infrastructure law - Roll Call

Republicans are ramping up complaints that the White House is injecting its agenda into implementing the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Salon

GOP leaders: Trapped by Trump

McConnell and McCarthy, though spineless and soulless, would love to move on. But a Certain Someone won't let them

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The Conversation

The Jan. 6 Capitol attacks offer a reminder – distrust in government has long been part of Republicans' playbook

The Republican National Committee has legitimized the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attacks. The RNC declared on Feb. 4, 2022, that the insurrection and preceding events were “legitimate political discourse” — an assertion that Sen. Mitch McConnell soon after countered, saying that it was a “violent insurrection.”

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Macron claims Putin gave him personal assurances on Ukraine

French president’s statement that Russian leader vowed not to escalate crisis met with scepticism in Kyiv. Plus, A-ha moments could trigger fast climate action

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC for censuring party members investigating ‘violent insurrection’

The Republican National Committee chastised Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, irking the Senate minority leader

Salon

"No doubt" Mitch wants Trump indicted

There's "absolutely no doubt" McConnell wants to see former President Donald Trump get indicted, George Conway says

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Mitch McConnell denounces censure of 2 House Republicans; Rep. Kevin McCarthy dodges the question

WASHINGTON — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said it was “not the job” of the Republican National Committee to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the House investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which he described as a “violent insurrection” in contrast to…

Tribune News Service

Sen. Mitch McConnell slams GOP whitewash of Jan. 6 attack: ‘A violent insurrection’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the Republican National Committee for suggesting the attack on the Capitol was “legitimate political discourse” and said it was wrong to censure lawmakers who joined the congressional probe of the insurrection.

Al Jazeera

Republican leader rebukes RNC for censure of Jan 6 investigators

Senior US senator rejects RNC claim January 6 was ‘legitimate political discourse’; calls it ‘a violent insurrection’.

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