### Profiles of Valor

  • Bob Dole, war hero, senator, Republican mainstay, dies at 98 (Yahoo) | "Exemplified statesmanship": Tributes pour in (Washington Examiner)
  • The last remaining officer from World War II's "Band of Brothers" dies at 99 (Washington Examiner)

### Politics

  • New Chris Cuomo sexual misconduct allegation emerged days before CNN firing (Fox News)
  • House's Big Brother Democrats block GOP effort to codify parents' bill of rights (Townhall)
  • Friendly fire: Joe Manchin backs GOP-led effort to overturn Biden's vaccine mandate for private employers (Washington Times)

### Security

  • What could possibly go wrong? Biden admin waives sanctions on Iran as nuclear talks restart (Free Beacon)
  • Russia planning massive military offensive against Ukraine involving 175,000 troops, U.S. intelligence warns (Washington Post)
  • China warns of "firm countermeasures" if U.S. stages diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics (The Hill)
  • Who'd a thunk it? Trust in U.S. military declines as worry over China rises (Breaking Defense)
  • State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware (Reuters)
  • Declassified CIA inspector general reports show a pattern of child sexual abuse and a repeated decision by federal prosecutors not to hold agency personnel accountable (BuzzFeed)

### Heartland

  • Dumb and dumber: Oregon working to put indoor mask rule in place indefinitely (KATU 2)
  • GOP candidate declared winner in Virginia state House race; Republicans will gain control of chamber (Just the News)
  • Wisconsin's anarchy-enabling Democrat governor vetoes five pro-life bills (Daily Wire)
  • Richmond iconoclasts removing Robert E. Lee statue (Fox News)

### Notables

  • But panic, rubes! WHO says no one has yet died from Omicron variant despite the new COVID strain being spotted in 38 countries (Daily Mail)

### Closing Arguments

  • Policy: America's fentanyl crisis begins at the southern border (National Review)
  • Humor: Unemployment rate among Cuomo brothers rises to 100% (Babylon Bee)

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