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Fact-checking Putin's speech on Ukraine; Biden interviews at least three Supreme Court contenders as announcement nears; Bob Beckel, campaign manager and political commentator, dies at 73; On Ukraine, Republicans are united on criticizing Biden, but not on how to counter Russian threat; The Trailer: In South Texas primaries, Republicans find Hispanic candidates — and votes; Supreme Court will hear another clash pitting religious rights against laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination; Biden announces new spending on mineral production to address supply chain challenges; Trump's Truth Social's disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability; 'Genius,' 'Savvy': Trump reacts to Putin's moves on Ukraine exactly as you'd expect; How U.S. sanctions against Russia work; Mitch McConnell keeps underestimating his caucus's willingness to go sideways; Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to deliver GOP response to Biden's first State of the Union speech; The American debate over Ukraine is soaked with partisanship, like everything else; Rick Scott thrusts the GOP back into Romney-'47 percent' territory ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Sean Rayford/Photographer: Sean Rayford/Getty) Georgia marks first Ahmaud Arbery Day as state 'honors one of its most distinguished citizens' Legislators are encouraging 2.23 mile runs in honor of the slain Black jogger. By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   Fact-checking Putin's speech on Ukraine The Russian president spoke at length — and made many factually dubious claims. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Biden interviews at least three Supreme Court contenders as announcement nears As the president enters the final stages of his Supreme Court selection process, the White House has begun advising allies on how to push back against expected attacks. By Sean Sullivan, Seung Min Kim and Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   Bob Beckel, campaign manager and political commentator, dies at 73 He was a manager of Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign, then later became a political commentator on Fox News. By Matt Schudel ●  Read more »   On Ukraine, Republicans are united on criticizing Biden, but not on how to counter Russian threat On Ukraine, Republicans are united on criticizing Biden not on what should be done. By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Trailer: In South Texas primaries, Republicans find Hispanic candidates — and votes A surge of Republican candidates in South Texas, how candidates are talking about Ukraine, and a TV ad that asks some questions about manhood. Analysis ●  By David Weigel ●  Read more »   Supreme Court will hear another clash pitting religious rights against laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination At issue is the same Colorado anti-discrimination law that came before the court in 2018, when the justices ruled for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Biden announces new spending on mineral production to address supply chain challenges The virtual event is the latest attempt by the president to show his administration is addressing the supply chain challenges that have dogged his presidency. By John Wagner and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Trump's Truth Social's disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability "The basic thing they needed to actually get right to get someone in the door, they couldn't get right," one researcher said. By Drew Harwell ●  Read more »   'Genius,' 'Savvy': Trump reacts to Putin's moves on Ukraine exactly as you'd expect Criticism of Biden and praise for the Russian president. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How U.S. sanctions against Russia work They're essentially an economic alternative to using military force to try to compel a country to do (or not do) something. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   Mitch McConnell keeps underestimating his caucus's willingness to go sideways Rick Scott has done exactly what Mitch McConnell was trying to avoid. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to deliver GOP response to Biden's first State of the Union speech GOP leaders praised Reynolds for her permissive coronavirus policies in Iowa and for her fight against critical race theory. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   The American debate over Ukraine is soaked with partisanship, like everything else The 2019 impeachment of Trump drew rhetorical lines that remain. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Rick Scott thrusts the GOP back into Romney-'47 percent' territory The GOP has steadfastly avoided putting forward a new agenda. But Scott has now taken a shot — and wound up pitching a tax hike for about half the country. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 7 for a rundown of the seven most important and interesting stories every weekday. Sign up »

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