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President Joe Biden aims to learn from Obama's mistakes with quick moves to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine.

‘A four-week window’: Biden aims to learn from Obama’s mistakes with quick moves to deter Putin from invading Ukraine

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN When the US intelligence community first picked up signs in the fall that Russia could be preparing a new attack on Ukraine, President Joe Biden directed his administration to act — and fast. Wary of repeating mistakes made in 2014, when the US and Europe were caught off guard by Russia’s

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Former U.S. President Donald Trum

Trump loyalists are knocking on voters’ doors in the latest quest to find fraud in the 2020 election

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A few months ago, two women showed up at Steve Snell’s home in southern Pennsylvania with questions for his 89-year-old mother-in-law. “They said they were with something called the ‘Committee to Verify the Election’ or something like that — something I had never heard of,” said Snell, a retiree and former

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"Stop the Steal" leader Ali Alexander

‘Stop the Steal’ leader hands over communications with GOP lawmakers to January 6 committee

By Whitney Wild “Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander has handed over to the House Select Committee investigating January 6 thousands of text messages and communication records that include his interactions with members of Congress and former President Donald Trump’s inner circle leading up to the riot, according to a court document submitted late Friday

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Rahm Emanuel

Dozens confirmed to ambassador posts after Ted Cruz refused for months to consider them

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Senate overnight confirmed more than three dozen of President Joe Biden’s nominees to ambassador posts, ending a months-long Republican-led blockade on quick consideration of the diplomatic nominations. Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and White House chief of staff for President Barack Obama, was confirmed early Saturday as

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Vice President Kamala Harris

Harris says Biden administration ‘didn’t see’ Delta or Omicron coming

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “didn’t see,” either Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants coming, appearing to reinforce the perception that the federal response was caught flat-footed by the more severe Delta variant that swept over the country in the summertime. “We didn’t see Delta coming. I think most

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An appeals court ruled Friday that the government can enforce a vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. A sign on the door of a coffee shop in New York City asks for proof of vaccination on December 13.

Appeals court lets Biden administration enforce vaccine rules for large employers

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates, with an appeals court ruling that the government can enforce its vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. Soon after the order came down, those challenging the mandate said that

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President Joe Biden speaks during a holiday reception for the Democratic National Committee in Washington

The week in five lines

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN Here are the must-read lines from the top story of each day this week. Monday January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows: “Donald Trump Jr., Fox News personalities and lawmakers unsuccessfully implored then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 to get President Donald Trump to stop the

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