Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a barrage of rocket attacks against Kyiv and nine other Ukrainian cities, an action the Russian president himself characterized as a "harsh" response to an explosion on a crucial bridge linking Russia to the occupied Crimean peninsula. The White House condemned the attacks, which killed at least 11 people, saying they had no military purpose and demonstrated "the utter brutality of Mr. Putin's illegal war on the Ukrainian people." "These attacks only further reinforce our commitment to stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes," President Biden said in the statement. The escalation comes as the U.S., allies and security experts have raised the alarm about the prospect of nuclear confrontation to its most dangerous point since the Cold War. Close to 100 people were injured by Russia's wide-scale attacks against Ukraine on Monday. Critical infrastructure was hit, temporarily disrupting water and electricity services, Ukrainian officials said. ... Read more here Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone after the strikes and vowed continued aid to Ukraine. ... More here |
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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📺 Biden to sit for interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday
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President Biden will sit for a rare prime-time interview on Tuesday with
CNN's Jake Tapper, the network announced. |
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📉 Jamie Dimon warns US faces likely recession next year
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The head of the largest U.S. bank believes a combination of rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions will drive the U.S. and global economies into recession before the end of 2023. |
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🏛️ LA city council president resigns over racist remarks in leaked audio |
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has resigned from the powerful post, after audio leaked online of her making racist remarks about African Americans and other ethnicities during a private meeting last year.
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🤝 Cassidy Hutchinson to cooperate with Atlanta-area probe of Trump
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Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is reportedly cooperating with an Atlanta district attorney's investigation into former President Trump, his allies and their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. |
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📝 Trump attorney speaks with feds amid Mar-a-Lago docs probe: NBC
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An attorney who signed a statement asserting that former President Trump had returned all classified materials to the government months before the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search spoke with federal investigators last week. |
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💻 US airport websites knocked offline by Russian-speaking hackers
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Several U.S. airport websites were temporarily down on Monday following a cyberattack reportedly carried out by Russian-backed hacking group Killnet, according to news reports. |
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🗣️ NAACP blasts Tuberville for 'flat out racist' reparations comments
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NAACP president Derrick Johnson says Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)
is spreading dangerous rhetoric after the senator claimed Democrats want reparations for minorities because they are "pro-crime."
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🎤 Kanye West under fire for antisemitic post
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Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, had his social media account suspended this weekend after making an antisemitic comment.
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🐊 Florida students protest Sasse appointment over LGBTQ issues
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University of Florida students and faculty are protesting the possible naming of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) as the institution's next president.
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🛢️ Iran oil workers go on strike |
Workers at an Iranian oil company have gone on strike as ongoing
anti-government demonstrations creep into important sectors of the country's economy. |
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💰 Get ready for a major Social Security COLA hike
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The Social Security Administration is expected to announce this week its largest cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security in four decades — a move that could help people living on the program deal with inflation. |
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🗽 Obama to host pro-democracy forum in NYC next month
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Former President Obama's foundation will host a two-day "Democracy Forum" next month in New York. |
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A year after rebuilding trust, US, Mexico look for progress against crime |
"Reports in recent months indicate that cross-border crime continues to grow, with networks operating in both countries, and that criminal groups are more powerful in Mexico and internationally," writes Earl Anthony Wayne
of American University's School of International Service. |
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