President Biden will now send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine after Germany announced its own plans to provide Leopard tanks to Kyiv amid its nearly year-long battle with Russia. The tanks from the United States could take months to reach the battlefield, senior administration officials told reporters. But the move to provide tanks shows a shift for the Biden administration, which had previously argued the assistance wouldn't be helpful to Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday that Berlin would send Leopard tanks to Ukraine and allow for other European nations to also send the German-made tanks to Kyiv. |
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Welcome to Evening Report! I'm Elizabeth Crisp, catching you up from the afternoon and what's coming tomorrow. Not on the list? Subscribe here. |
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Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts to be reinstated
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Former President Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts will be reinstated, according to the platforms' parent company Meta, after he was suspended from the social media sites in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Meta handed down a 2-year ban on Trump's accounts, a suspension that the company called "unprecedented." Now it will unlock the accounts in the coming weeks, the company said Wednesday. Read the developing story here. |
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- Ben Crump, the famed civil rights attorney, is now backing three Florida high school students' lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over his rejection of an Advanced Placement African American studies program.
Americans are wildly misinformed on the state of the nation's housing market, even as millions of them prepare to buy homes.
DirecTV has dropped conservative cable news channel Newsmax from its lineup after a dispute over carrier fees, but the network is calling the ordeal an act of political censorship.
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📄 White House 'always reviewing' guidelines around classified docs
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The White House is constantly reviewing the guidelines around classified documents, national security spokesman John Kirby says.
"I don't have any changes to speak to the process of classified material handling," Kirby told reporters Wednesday. "The guidelines change over time as technology changes, and we're always reviewing those procedures to make sure that they're fully appropriate."
The discovery of classified documents at Biden's Delaware home and former office in Washington, D.C., as well as those found at former President Trump's Florida home and former Vice President Pence's Indiana home, have raised questions about the system and rules around such documents.
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🪑 Biden team hits back at GOP denying Dems seats on committees
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The White House is pushing back on Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) plan to remove three House Democrats from their top committee assignments. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday that McCarthy's decision to block Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from retaining their posts on the House Intelligence Committee, and his plan to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, were driven by politics.
"We'll say that when it comes to that committee, it should not be politicized," Jean-Pierre said. "It should be independent. Those congressional members bring a lot of expertise to that committee, and I'll leave it there."
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✉️ Senators eye Social Security reforms as House GOP consider cuts
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Some GOP senators think Congress can change up Social Security — a perennial issue for Congress. |
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A prosecutor's pledge to make imminent charging decisions for "multiple" people in a probe centered on Donald Trump's actions in Georgia following the 2020 election has renewed interest in whether the former president could soon be facing charges. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) says a special grand jury's report is expected to include charging recommendations that should be kept from public view. |
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Lawyer: Three warnings came before 6-year-old shot teacher |
The lawyer for the Virginia first-grade teacher who was shot by her student on Jan. 6 is planning to file a lawsuit against Newport News Public Schools. |
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It's tax season. Here are some tips for avoiding stress, scams
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Filing U.S. tax returns can be a daunting task for many Americans and often left to the last minute. Start getting organized as soon as possible. |
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"Don't laugh: George Santos could become president" — Steven P. Millies, a political theorist and professor of public theology and director of The Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. (Read more) "DeSantis vs. Trump: What's the score?" — Keith Naughton, co-founder of Silent Majority Strategies, a public and regulatory affairs consulting firm. (Read more) |
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16.3 million
A record number of signups for American Care Act health coverage.
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- House convenes at 10 a.m., and the Senate will also be in at 10 a.m.
- President Biden will deliver a speech on the economy
- The White House will host a Lunar New Year event
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