Biden draws praise, criticism from GOP on Ukraine trip |
President Biden's surprise trip to Ukraine, just ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion, drew mixed reactions from Republican elected officials. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) praised the president's trip: "This was the right signal to send at the right time. A presidential visit to Ukraine, along with the statements made by Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference that Russia is committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine, are a powerful combination." Still, other Republicans argued the president was neglecting domestic priorities. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Fox News, "While he's over there, I think I and many Americans are thinking to ourselves: OK, he's very concerned about those borders halfway around the world. He's not done anything to secure our own borders here at home." Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) tweeted, "When our border is in crisis, Joe Biden goes home to nap in Delaware. ... So on Presidents' Day, I'm not surprised that Biden is ditching America for Ukraine." Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized Biden for not going to Ohio, where a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed earlier this month, saying instead he "went to Ukraine, a NON-NATO nation, whose leader is an actor and is apparently now commanding our United States military to world war." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was "thankful to the U.S. for standing with Ukraine and for our strong partnership" and called the visit "Historic. Timely. Brave." Biden announced $500 million in additional aid to Ukraine during the visit. Read more from The Hill's Brett Samuels on how the surprise trip came together. |
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- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) reiterated her call for a national divorce Monday, tweeting, "We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government."
Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe told staff the board removed him as leader of the organization. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is giving Fox News' Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of surveillance footage around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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DeSantis lays out clearest timeline yet
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has not announced whether he's running for president, but on Monday he more clearly gave an idea of when he might announce a decision: after the end of Florida's legislative session in May. "We're going to sell some books, we're going to spread the message of Florida," DeSantis said on "Fox & Friends," referring to his new book, "The Courage to be Free," after being asked when he might make a decision. "And then on March 8, I have our Legislative Session that's kicking off. ... So those are what we're going to be doing over these next few months. As we get beyond that, then we can decide from there." Former President Trump and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are the only notable official candidates so far. Over the weekend, Trump criticized a New York Post profile on DeSantis as a "puff piece" and knocked the governor, calling him a "RINO" (Republican in Name Only). |
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Another earthquake in Turkey
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Schumer leads delegation to India
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led a congressional delegation to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Schumer said in a statement, "In our meeting with Prime Minister Modi, we stressed that close ties between our two countries would be a crucial counterweight to outcompete China and responding to its authoritarianism." Other shared strategic interests, Schumer said, include "combatting climate change, increasing trade" and "close cooperation between the U.S. and India in areas such as AI, green hydrogen, and advanced tech manufacturing." |
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☀️ Daylight saving time pushback
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With the annual "spring forward" clock change coming up for most states on March 12, Nexstar Media Wire's Addy Bink looks at states that have made moves to end the practice, along with the complexities involved. |
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🌷 All about the two springs
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💻 Around 30 percent of work in January was remote
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That's according to new data from WFH Research. The percentage of work performed at home changed from 4.7 percent in January 2019 to 61 percent in May 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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"This Presidents' Day, honor George Washington — and Calvin Coolidge" — Matthew Denhart, president of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, and Amity Shlaes, chair of the foundation (Read here) "Parsing Russian support for Putin's war" — Ilan Berman, senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council (Read here) |
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17 days until President Biden unveils his budget plan for the next fiscal year. 624 days until the 2024 presidential election. |
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The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google. The case could upend protections for internet companies. |
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