Tipsheet: Jan. 6 panel has tough case to make on Trump criminal conspiracy

View in your browser     Jan. 6 panel has tough case to make on Trump criminal conspiracy BY HARPER NEIDIG AND REBECCA BEITSCH   The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol laid out a weighty claim this week: that former President Trump engaged in a criminal conspiracy in his effort to unwind the 2020 election. But experts say that the panel has more work to do in order to convince federal prosecutors of the case against him. Read the full story here     Debate over Ukraine no-fly zone heats up BY JORDAN WILLIAMS AND BRETT SAMUELS   A growing number of U.S. lawmakers and officials in Ukraine are pleading for the Biden administration and its allies to establish a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace to help ward off Russian attacks. Read the full story here     Russian attack rekindles nuclear anxieties BY RACHEL FRAZIN AND ZACK BUDRYK   Russia's seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility in Ukraine — the largest nuclear power plant in Europe — sparked new fears Friday about targeting nuclear infrastructure following past environmental catastrophes at such locations. Read the full story here     White House eyes reducing Russian oil imports BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Biden is considering steps to reduce U.S. imports of Russian oil, the White House said Friday, as bipartisan support in Congress for a ban on the imports grows amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read the full story here       Pence: No room in GOP for 'apologists for Putin' BY BRETT SAMUELS   Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday will rebuke those in the Republican Party who have praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent weeks, including most prominently former President Trump. Read the full story here     2024 Republicans eager to be seen as tough on Russia BY JULIA MANCHESTER   Republicans eyeing White House runs in 2024 are increasingly taking hard-line stances on Russia, underscoring the political importance the war in Ukraine has for those with presidential ambitions. Read the full story here     Zelensky slams NATO over refusing to implement no-fly zone over Ukraine BY BRAD DRESS   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday slammed NATO as being "weak" and "underconfident" for refusing to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine as his country fights in "the worst invasion since World War II." Read the full story here     Senate invited to speak with Zelensky Saturday BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Senators have been invited to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via Zoom on Saturday, a Senate aide confirmed to The Hill. Read the full story here     Supreme Court reinstates Boston marathon bomber death sentence BY JOHN KRUZEL   The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Read the full story here     Biden's approval rating jumps to 47 percent after State of the Union address BY CAROLINE VAKIL   President Biden is seeing a boost to his approval rating following his first State of the Union address this week, with a poll released Friday showing him at 47 percent. Read the full story here     Putin can be prosecuted for crimes of aggression — but likely not any time soon BY ANTHONY J. COLANGELO   OPINION | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear violation of international law that opens the door to prosecuting Russian President Vladimir Putin down the road. Read the full story here     Cherokee Nation's path to seating congressional delegate BY CHUCK HOSKIN JR.   OPINION | Today Cherokee Nation is the largest tribal government in America with more than 400,000 citizens. We have rebuilt our institutions as a modern, democratic form of government with executive, legislative and judicial branches. We now have the capacity to hold the U.S. government accountable for the rights it has guaranteed through treaties, most notably the 1835 Treaty of New Echota. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Russia reports cease-fire in 2 Ukraine areas for evacuations BY YURAS KARMANAU LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military initiated a temporary cease-fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media reported Saturday, the first breakthrough in allowing people to escape the war. Read the full story here     Reuters: UK will speed up sanctions against Russians, Johnson says BY REUTERS STAFF Britain will be able to move more quickly to sanction Russian businessmen over President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine as a result of new legal measures which will be sent to parliament next week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Elizabeth Warren says Wall Street ‘undermining’ Russia sanctions BY HANNAH LEVITT   Senator Elizabeth Warren, a vocal critic of Wall Street, said banks are “undermining” sanctions on Russia by snapping up the nation’s corporate bonds and suggesting clients buy assets on the cheap.  Read the full story here     The Guardian: Blue states seek to protect abortion rights before supreme court decision BY JESSICA GLENZA   In the face of imminent threats to legal abortion in the US, lawmakers and activists in left-leaning “blue” states are working to expand rights and access to the procedure. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoff arrives in Maryland with about 1,000 vehicles and unclear plans BY ELLIE SILVERMAN AND EMILY DAVIES   The group, which is protesting vaccine mandates, previously planned to arrive in the D.C. Beltway area Saturday. 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