Joe Biden prepares a State of the Union as war rages in Ukraine, Melissa Murray joins to talk about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and a look at the good, bad, and ugliest moments from this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference.

Show Notes

BIDEN, SOTU, UKRAINE

• WaPo: The invasion looking less ‘smart’ daily, Republicans won’t criticize Trump’s praise of Putin
• NYT: ‘I’m a Soldier Now.’ Even in Untouched Villages, Ukrainians Prepare to Fight
• NYT: ​​Ukraine Invasion Tests the Ties That Bind Putin and Xi
• Atlantic: Can Putin Recover From This?
• Atlantic: How the Crisis in Ukraine May End
• CNN: Here’s why the sanctions against Russia’s central bank is such a big step
• FP: Putin Accidentally Started a Revolution in Germany
• Press Run: Stop whitewashing GOP’s Putin worship

SCOTUS WITH MELISSA MURRAY

• WSJ Opinion: A Look at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Judicial Record
• WaPo Opinion: Why the GOP should avoid a battle over Judge Jackson
• NBCNews: How Texas’ war on trans youth feels when you have a trans child

CPAC

• Politico: At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle
• NYT: At CPAC, Ukraine and Policy Take a Back Seat to Cultural Grievances 
• SLATE: The Surge
• The Guardian: Calls to expel Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene after speech at white nationalist event (2/26)
• DNC: DNC Statement on Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaking at a White Nationalist Conference 
• RollingStone: White Nationalists Raid CPAC But Find Themselves Right at Home CNN: Fact-checking the first two days of CPAC
• Politico: At CPAC, Ukraine takes a back seat to the culture wars
• CNN: CPAC speakers seek to set themselves apart as they condemn Putin
• Daily Beast: ‘Right At Home’: Tulsi Stakes Her Claim at CPAC
• The Guardian: ​​Ron DeSantis fuels US presidential run speculation with CPAC speech NYT: CPAC: From ‘City Upon a Hill’ to ‘Anti-Anti-Putin’
• WaPo op-ed: This year’s CPAC lineup speaks volumes about the conservative movement

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