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Biden has history with contentious supreme court hearings. Now he's trying to avoid one

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden knows a thing or two about contentious Supreme Court hearings, having presided over a pair of the most heated confirmations that still reverberate in U.S politics. That experience is shaping the process of naming the first Black female justice in a bitterly divided Washington.

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Biden has history with contentious Supreme Court hearings. Now he's trying to avoid one

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Biden-Putin meeting off as tensions rise over Ukraine crisis

Proposed meeting between the two presidents is ‘certainly not in the plans’ anymore, White House says

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Dwight Chapin on his former boss: ‘Richard Nixon was not a crook’

The former secretary to the disgraced president talks about his new memoir and what it was like to go to prison for Nixon

The Guardian - US

EXPLAINER: Deciding when to use 'invasion' label in Ukraine.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized troops to cross Ukraine’s border into regions already controlled by Russian-backed separatists, the White House initially stopped short of calling it an invasion

The Independent UK

Biden announces sanctions against Russia for invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the United States will impose its first tranche of economic sanctions against Moscow in response to what he described as “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

Los Angeles Times

Russia Ukraine crisis: Joe Biden says invasion has begun and announces sanctions

US President Joe Biden has led a press conference giving an update on the Ukraine crisis, after the White House admitted Russian president Vladimir Putin's recent moves were an 'invasion' of Ukraine

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Biden touts battery mineral supplies in White House meeting

President Joe Biden and senior administration officials promoted investments in critical mineral and electric vehicle battery supply chains during an event at the White House on Tuesday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Supreme court rejects Trump’s request to block access to January 6 records

House panel investigating the attack is already combing through Trump White House documents related to the insurrection

The Guardian - US

Biden, allies taking calibrated approach as Russian troops move into Ukraine

WASHINGTON — A day after downplaying Russian tanks moving into a contested region of Ukraine on Monday as "not new," the White House began referring to the troop movements as "an invasion" on Tuesday, setting the table for President Biden to announce additional economic sanctions on Moscow.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. official says a Russian invasion of Ukraine has started

"An invasion is an invasion and that is what is under way," a White House official said.

Axios

Biden to give speech on Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine

New position is a reversal from Monday night when a senior official would not call Kremlin’s actions an ‘invasion’

The Independent UK

Has the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Already Begun?

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Reason

US to Announce Russia Sanctions after Initial Caution on Ukraine

The United States said it will impose sanctions on Moscow Tuesday, following an initially cautious response to President Vladimir Putin's order for Russian troops to deploy in two Kremlin-backed separatist areas of Ukraine. "We plan to announce new sanctions on Russia tomorrow in response to Moscow's decisions and actions today.

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The Independent UK

Biden agency vacancies to drag on White House priorities

Vacant high-ranking positions across the executive branch could be taking a toll on the Biden administration

Reuters

U.S. to announce sanctions against Russia Tuesday in coordination with allies

The United States is coordinating with allies and will announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after Moscow recognized two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent and sent "peacekeeping" forces there, U.S. officials said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden announces new Russia sanctions

Latest Ukraine crisis updates from February 22: Blinken cancels upcoming meeting with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Mount Rushmore on steroids: The top 15 figures (non-athlete) in Miami team sports history

Presidents Day on Monday, the national holiday for White House occupants through history, got us thinking about the leaders of distinction across the decades in Miami and South Florida major team sports.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders Russian forces to 'maintain peace' in eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions

President Vladimir Putin orders his Defence Ministry to dispatch Russian forces to "maintain peace" in eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, after he said Moscow would recognise their independence.

Bangkok Post

Illiberal politicians and other threats to democracy

The emergence of illiberal politicians across the West has led to prophecies about the end of democracy. In the United States, Donald Trump is manoeuvring to return to the White House in 2025, after attempting to overturn an election that he lost in 2020. In France, not one but two…

Reuters

Biden to prohibit trade, investment with Ukraine breakaway regions -White House

President Joe Biden will issue an executive order soon that will prohibit economic activity between U.S. individuals and the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized as independent entities on Monday, the White House said.

The Independent UK

Presidents’ Day: What America’s leaders did next after leaving the White House

The Obamas signed a lucrative production deal with Netflix, Teddy Roosevelt explored the Amazon, Gerald Ford wrote a joke book and Donald Trump plotted revenge against his enemies

Daily Mirror

Russian invasion of Ukraine 'highly likely' says UK as preparations 'stepped up'

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said a Ukraine-Russia war is now 'highly likely' and allies are 'stepping up preparations for the worst case scenario' - as No10 warned 'President Putin’s plan has in effect already begun'

Daily Mirror

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agree to crisis summit amid Ukraine tensions

US President Joe Biden has accepted the prospect of a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin over Ukraine - but only 'if an invasion hasn't happened', the White House said

France 24

As it happened: US to impose sanctions on breakaway Ukraine regions following Russian recognition

US President Joe Biden will soon move to prohibit US investment and trade with the self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the White House said Monday, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he would recognise the separatist areas as independent nations. Read about the day's events…

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