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Capitol girding for potential trucker protest at State of Union

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police are preparing for a possible protest by a convoy of truckers arriving in Washington around the date of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

Tribune News Service

Stewart Rhodes: Leader of Oath Keepers militia denied bail ahead of trial for seditious conspiracy

Rhodes stands accused of trying to ‘oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power’

The Independent UK

Biden says US believes Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

US president says Russian attack could be ‘in coming days’, but says path of diplomacy still open to reduce tensions.

Al Jazeera

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UCLA vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

UCLA vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Saturday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Senate starts recess without taking action on Ukraine-Russia crisis

WASHINGTON — The Senate adjourned Thursday for a weeklong recess without passing any bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia to help deter an invasion of Ukraine or provide additional military aid to the Eastern European country as the crisis there worsened.

Tribune News Service

US paves way for resumption of Mexico avocado exports

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says that Washington is lifting a ban on inspections of Mexican avocados, freeing the way for exports to resume

The Independent UK

U.S. is discussing reinforcement of Baltic States - Lithuanian president

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told Baltic leaders that Washington is considering reinforcing their states militarily as the Ukraine-Russia crisis grows, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday.

Reuters

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Military tactics: Zelensky plays both sides in Ukrainian crisis

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week distanced himself from Washington's warnings of an imminent war with Russia. It is not the first time that the Ukrainian leader has taken an opposing view to NATO since the Ukraine-Russian crisis began, while at the same time relying on the alliance for…

France 24

Biden says Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russia President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and that he continues to spread false information to try to build a pretext for a military strike that could happen in days.

Reuters

This doctor thought she could navigate US health care. Then her autistic son needed help

Alexander Roodman was packing up his room, preparing for a gap year before college, when I met him at his family’s Washington, D.C., townhouse.

Tribune News Service

GOP primary in Texas tests how far Trump loyalty should extend

WASHINGTON — Morgan Luttrell was a retired Navy SEAL with powerful connections in the Republican Party when he received a check from the leadership PAC of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a prominent critic of former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

US Announces Abrams Tanks for Poland as Tensions with Russia Escalate

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday the planned sale of 250 Abrams tanks to Poland, as Washington moves to strengthen the defenses of a key eastern European ally amid a mounting threat of war between neighboring Ukraine and Russia. "This is the most modern version of the Abrams,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. announces Abrams tanks for Poland as Russia threat mounts

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday the planned sale of 250 Abrams tanks to Poland, as Washington moves to strengthen the defenses of a key eastern European ally amid a mounting threat of war between neighboring Ukraine and Russia.

Reuters

Russia to Stage Nuclear Drills with Ukraine Tensions High

Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces Friday amid soaring East-West tensions, as the US issued some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about how a Russian invasion of Ukraine might unfold. US President Joe Biden sounded unusually dire a day earlier, as he warned that Washington saw…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Republicans who opposed racial justice protests hope truckers ‘clog up’ US cities

Lawmakers including Rand Paul and Ron DeSantis say they would back disruption of a Canadian-style trucker convoy

Asharq Al-Awsat

Allies Watch for Kremlin Attempt to Justify Ukraine Invasion

The US issued some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about how a Russian invasion of Ukraine might unfold, and its Western allies went on high alert for any attempts by the Kremlin to create a false pretext for a new war in Europe. US President Joe Biden sounded…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: US says Putin made decision to invade

Russia-Ukraine news from February 18: Biden says Moscow has plan to attack Kyiv in ‘coming days’.

The Independent UK

Allies watch for Kremlin attempt to justify Ukraine invasion

The U.S. has issued some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about how a Russian invasion of Ukraine might unfold

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Biden says diplomacy still possible; OSCE reports more attacks in east – as it happened

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

Los Angeles Times

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Thursday that Russia “is preparing to launch an attack” against Ukraine, echoing earlier comments from U.S. and Western officials who said an invasion could come any day and that Moscow would seek to use disinformation to create a pretext for such…

Tribune News Service

Senate rejects Ted Cruz push to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools, in deal to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON – The Senate granted Sen. Ted Cruz’s demand Thursday night for a vote to block local school boards from requiring COVID-19 vaccines but then promptly rejected his proposal.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Trump is giving Biden a pass as Russia threatens Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has mostly given President Joe Biden a pass over Russia’s flirtation with invading Ukraine and possibly installing a puppet government in Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times

Capitol Police force has made a third of post-Jan. 6 recommended changes, watchdog testifies

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police force has not made the majority of his post-Jan. 6 recommendations, the department’s inspector general told a House committee Thursday. More training and intelligence gathering to anticipate and protect against threats to Congress are among the most pressing needs, he said.

Los Angeles Times

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Thursday that Russia “is preparing to launch an attack” against Ukraine, echoing comments earlier in the day from U.S. and Western officials who said an invasion could come at any minute and that Moscow would seek to use disinformation to create…

The Independent UK

Biden tells Ohio audience he is returning to DC because of ‘a little thing going on in Europe right now’

President is returning to Washington amid heightened tensions with Moscow over Ukraine

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