By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden listened politely Sunday as his Ukrainian counterpart made an audacious proposal: Fly to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky told Biden, to show the world the United States is committed to stabilizing a region on edge. Sitting in the wood-paneled conference room at Camp David, Biden demurred. Later, aides told CNN
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden listened politely Sunday as his Ukrainian counterpart made an audacious proposal: Fly to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky told Biden, to show the world the United States is committed to stabilizing a region on edge. Sitting in the wood-paneled conference room at Camp David, Biden demurred. Later, aides told CNN
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Mazars USA, the accounting firm that former President Donald Trump and his businesses have used for years, cut ties with him in stunning fashion, declaring it could no longer vouch for the financial statements it has complied over the past decade. The February 9 letter was disclosed Monday amid litigation around
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By Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon A former Pennsylvania insurance salesman who participated in the US Capitol attack was sentenced Tuesday to six months’ probation after revealing he had lost his job and now works as a part-time pizza delivery driver. Edward McAlanis, from Lancaster County, says he was fired for his participation in the
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By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House January 6 committee issued another round of subpoenas Tuesday as congressional investigators dig more deeply into illegitimate electors from key swing states that former President Donald Trump lost, who were put forward to try to justify delaying the certification of Joe Biden’s victory. The
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale On Fox shows, people who are opposed to the ongoing Canadian protests against vaccination mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been portrayed as elites out of touch with the views of everyday workers. Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, tweeted on Monday: “Don’t let the fact that the
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale On Fox shows, people who are opposed to the ongoing Canadian protests against vaccination mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been portrayed as elites out of touch with the views of everyday workers. Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, tweeted on Monday: “Don’t let the fact that the
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday made an appeal for diplomacy to continue as the world watches to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, but also warned that a Russian attack on Ukraine will “be met with overwhelming international condemnation.” In a speech
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President Joe Biden is going to provide a status update on the ongoing situation in Ukraine at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the White House.
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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent US fighter jets and other coalition aircraft escorted three Russian aircraft in eastern Syria on Tuesday when the Russians flew into coalition-restricted airspace, according to two US officials with direct knowledge of the incident. A Russian cargo aircraft, accompanied by two Tu-22 Backfire bombers flew across Iraq into the
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By Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Republican senators introduced their own sanctions package to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine and to show support and provide assistance to Ukraine and Europe in the event of a Russian invasion, leading to questions about whether bipartisan negotiations over sanctions have ended on Capitol Hill.
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Republican senators introduced their own sanctions package to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine and to show support and provide assistance to Ukraine and Europe in the event of a Russian invasion, leading to questions about whether bipartisan negotiations over sanctions have ended on Capitol Hill.
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By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republicans boycotted a vote Tuesday afternoon in protest of President Joe Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the top banking regulator, halting a slate of pending nominees for the central bank of the United States. While Republicans support other nominees — including Jay
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By Ali Zaslav, Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN Lawmakers will try and pass a short-term government funding extension by a Friday deadline, but a handful of Republican senators is threatening to gum up the works, raising questions about when the Senate will actually be able to vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned on
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By Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, despite opposition from some Democrats regarding his ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The tally was 50-46. Six Republicans voted for Califf and five Democrats voted against his nomination.
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is going to provide a status update on the ongoing situation in Ukraine at 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to the White House. “The President will give brief remarks providing an update on Russia and Ukraine,” the White House said. “He will reiterate that the
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday made an appeal for diplomacy to continue as the world watches to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, but also warned that a Russian attack on Ukraine will “be met with overwhelming international condemnation.” In a speech
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By Alex Rogers, CNN New York Rep. Kathleen Rice announced on Tuesday she will not seek reelection this fall, the latest in a string of Democratic members of Congress who have decided to retire or seek another office in a challenging political environment. Rice noted her background as a Nassau County prosecutor and district attorney
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By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The ugly, violent and relentless threats against election officials and poll workers since the 2020 election remains one of the toughest stories we’ve had to
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By Sean Lyngaas and Zachary Cohen, CNN The US believes Russian intelligence agencies have worked closely with the editorial staff of five Russian-language media outlets to boost public support for a renewed Russian invasion of Ukraine, US officials familiar with the intelligence assessment told CNN in a media briefing. Officers with Russia’s domestic and foreign
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