Tipsheet: Pandemic casts long shadow over Biden's State of the Union

View in your browser     Pandemic casts long shadow over Biden's State of the Union By Cristina Marcos   President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday risks becoming an illustration of the divisions over the COVID-19 pandemic after nearly two full years of restrictions. Read the full story here     Cedric Richmond teases Biden's first State of the Union By Morgan Chalfant   President Biden will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to both lay out his plans for 2022 and tout the accomplishments from his first year in office, according to White House adviser Cedric Richmond.   Read the full story here     The Memo: Ukraine crisis muddles Biden's SOTU opportunity By Niall Stanage   One of President Biden’s best chances to reset his political fortunes is destined to be overshadowed by the crisis in eastern Europe. Read the full story here     US, allies to kick certain Russian banks out of SWIFT banking system By Brett Samuels   The White House on Saturday announced that the United States and allies will kick certain Russian banks out of a major international banking system, a significant step in a bid to cripple the Russian economy in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.  Read the full story here       Europe braces for wave of Ukrainian refugees By Rebecca Beitsch and Morgan Chalfant   A mass exodus of Ukrainians risks overwhelming resources in neighboring countries even as Europe pledges to aid refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion. Read the full story here     Cyber officials urge federal agencies to armor up for potential Russian attacks By Jesse Byrnes and Ines Kagubare   U.S. cybersecurity officials are urging federal agencies and large organizations to remain vigilant against the threat of Russian cyberattacks amid the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.  Read the full story here     Biden orders up to $350M to be released for military aid for Ukraine By Caroline Vakil   President Biden late Friday ordered the release of up to $350 million for military aid for Ukraine. Read the full story here     Trump tears into Biden as he moves toward 2024 campaign By Max Greenwood   Former President Donald Trump inched closer on Saturday to a 2024 comeback campaign, delivering a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in which he hammered President Biden and congressional Democrats on everything from the conflict in Ukraine to their handling of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Scott defends proposed GOP agenda in CPAC speech By Max Greenwood   Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) defended his proposed outline for what Republicans should do if they recapture control of the Senate this year, bucking critics on both sides of the aisle who have knocked the plan since its release earlier this week. Read the full story here     Inhofe retirement to set off intense jockeying in Oklahoma By Tal Axelrod   Sen. James Inhofe's (R-Okla.) announcement Friday that he will retire early next year is expected to trigger a crowded special election primary for an open Senate seat in a state where one rarely comes along.  Read the full story here     What we have already lost in Ukraine By Paul W. Kahn   OPINION | By the time this appears, many Ukrainians will have lost their lives; many more will have lost their homes. Theirs is the most profound tragedy, and they deserve our support.  Read the full story here     Is it too late to do anything about Putin? By David Lingelbach   OPINION | Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, many of us have been asking: Did we get Russian President Vladimir Putin wrong? How should we think about him now? And is it too late to anything about Putin? Read the full story here     The New York Times: Biden and Putin, children of the Cold War, face off in new conflict By Peter Baker   Not since John F. Kennedy and Nikita S. Khrushchev confronted each other over Berlin and Cuba have an American president and Russian leader gone eyeball to eyeball in quite such a dramatic fashion. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Ukraine response exposes GOP foreign policy divide By Alex Leary, Lindsay Wise and John McCormick   Russian invasion spotlights split between Donald Trump’s approach and a push for more hawkish policies. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Russians enter Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city, advance on ports By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and Zeke Miller   Street fighting broke out in Ukraine’s second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country’s south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia’s invasion following a wave of attacks on airfields and fuel facilities elsewhere in the country. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Inside Biden’s pick of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court By Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan and Tyler Pager   While the White House sought to portray a deliberative process, few in Washington expected the president to choose anyone other than the appellate court judge. Read the full story here     CNN: Liz Cheney calls out fellow House Republicans for associating with White nationalist event By Eva McKend, Melanie Zanona and Veronica Stracqualursi   Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called out two members of her conference who spoke at an event organized by White nationalist Nick Fuentes. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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