The Latest Breaking News from White House

US says Russia could launch invasion of Ukraine within days

WASHINGTON — Warning that Russia “has all the forces it needs” to launch an invasion of Ukraine, a top Biden administration official Friday urged Americans in the country to leave immediately ahead of a war that could start within days.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 12, 2022

Could Trump be charged for not turning over records? Yes, but it’s complicated

WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Records Administration recently recovered 15 boxes of official records from former President Donald Trump’s home at the Mar-a-Lago beach club in Palm Beach, Florida, some of which were reportedly labeled classified or top secret, others of which were reportedly ripped into pieces. What happens…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 12, 2022

‘Nothing short of theft’: Biden administration under fire for allocating Afghan funds to 9/11 lawsuits

White House says the move is aimed at ‘keeping them out of the hands of the Taliban and malicious actors’

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

‘We had no rules’: Ex-Trump press secretary not surprised that top secret documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago

‘You have to remember that the former president is a very, very paranoid man. And so that didn’t surprise me at all, which is pretty bonkers, honestly’

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

U.S. warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine is "immediate"

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan urged Americans to leave Ukraine within the next 48 hours.

Axios · Feb 11, 2022

Biden deploys extra 3,000 troops as White House warns it won’t rescue civilians in Ukraine if Russia invades

‘The President will not be putting the lives of our men and women in uniform at risk by sending them into a war zone to rescue people who could have left now but chose not to’

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Ontario judge grants injunction against Ambassador Bridge protesters

An Ontario judge granted an injunction Friday against protesters who have been blocking the Ambassador Bridge for five days, potentially opening a path to ending the international standoff.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

White House shifts to deficit reduction to get Manchin’s vote

The White House is considering reworking President Joe Biden’s economic plan to emphasize deficit reduction in a bid to secure support from Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a person familiar with the administration’s discussions said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

UK orders Britons out of Ukraine as White House says Putin poised for invasion

UK nationals ‘should leave now while commercial means still available’ as US warns of action within 10 days

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Ukraine: Foreign Office tells all Brits to leave immediately as US warns Russia could invade during Olympics

Foreign Office warns against all travel to country as White House says ‘we are in the window of when an invasion begins at any time’

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2022