Afternoon summary
Good afternoon. We’re closing our US politics liveblog a little earlier than normal today. Please turn to our Ukraine liveblog for the latest on the situation there.
Here’s a look back at what’s happened so far today:
- The National Archives confirmed that it discovered classified material among the documents Donald Trump took with him to his Florida resort and alerted the justice department. The Archives disclosed the findings in a letter posted to its website on Friday.
- Republican congressman Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota died on Friday after a long battle with kidney cancer, his wife said. He was 59.
- The US blamed the Russian government for carrying out a spate of cyber-attacks on Ukrainian banks and its defense ministry.
- Canadian police have started arresting protesters after a weeks-long standoff in the nation’s capital.
- The White House continues to urge diplomacy as it prepares for an invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Once again, follow our live coverage of the escalating tensions in Ukraine here:
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Psaki has wrapped up the press briefing and Biden has finished his call with allied leaders. We’re now awaiting for remarks from Biden, in which he will again urge “deterrence and diplomacy” as tensions rise in Ukraine.
We’ll cover Biden’s remarks in our Ukraine liveblog, which you can read here:
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