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Biden: Putin chooses 'catastrophic' war over diplomacy

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said Friday that the US has intelligence showing that President Vladimir Putin of Russia has made a final decision to reject diplomatic overtures and invade Ukraine, in what Biden said would be a “catastrophic and needless war of choice” in Eastern Europe.

Bangkok Post

Biden thinks war may be imminent

“As of this moment, I’m convinced he’s made the decision."

Salon

Minimum wage hikes will dent Pentagon budget

WASHINGTON — New federal rules issued by President Joe Biden requiring that federal employees and government contractors must earn at least $15 an hour could cost the Defense Department $880 million a year, according to estimates from the Pentagon and congressional budget experts.

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Johnson urges west to show Putin he will pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion

The Prime Minister is due to meet world leaders to discuss tensions in eastern Europe at the Munich Security Conference.

The Independent UK

Capitol girding for potential trucker protest at State of Union

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police are preparing for a possible protest by a convoy of truckers arriving in Washington around the date of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

Tribune News Service

Biden ‘convinced’ Putin plans to invade but says diplomacy ‘always a possibility’

US president speaks after consulting with allies as events in and around Ukraine bring it closer to brink of conflict

The Guardian - US

Biden says he believes Putin has already decided to invade Ukraine

MUNICH, Germany — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, capping a day full of ominous turns toward war between Russia and the former Soviet republic.

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Oath Keepers leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial

A federal judge has refused to free Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from jail while he awaits trial on charges that he plotted with other members of his far-right militia group to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory

The Independent UK

Another Injunction Against the Military as to Religious Exemptions from COVID Vaccination Mandate

From Judge Steven Merryday's opinion today in Navy Seal 1 v. Biden (M.D. Fla.): Here is the short version: Expressly applicable to each branch of the federal government, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) commands the military to grant to a service member harboring a sincerely held religious objection to…

Reason

Biden Warns Putin 'Made The Decision' On Ukraine Invasion As 2 Explosions Engulf Separatist-Held Regions

Two explosions rocked pro-Russian separatist-held sections of Ukraine, which U.S. President Joe Biden warned as further evidence that a Russian invasion was imminent.

Benzinga

Joe Biden says Russia’s Vladimir Putin not planning to use nuclear weapons to invade Ukraine

Russia denies having any plan to attack its neighbour

The Independent UK

Biden says US believes Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

US president says Russian attack could be ‘in coming days’, but says path of diplomacy still open to reduce tensions.

Al Jazeera

Biden: Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, will do so in coming days

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he was convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a decision to invade Ukraine, and though there was still room for diplomacy, he expected Russia to move on the country in the coming days.

Reuters

Joe Biden says Russia 'intends to attack' Ukraine and seize capital Kyiv

Joe Biden says he has reason to believe Russian forces are planning to attack Ukraine in the coming days, with Vladimir Putin attempting to set up a 'false justification' to launch an invasion

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Biden says he's "convinced" Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

The U.S. believes Russia will target Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Biden signs stopgap spending bill averting shutdown

President Joe Biden has signed a bill granting a three-week extension of government funding and allowing Congress more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year

Los Angeles Times

In Munich, Blinken and Harris vow severe consequences for Russia if it invades Ukraine

MUNICH, Germany — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Friday that Russia’s plan to create a pretext for invading Ukraine “is already in play,” as the situation in the former Soviet republic took a more ominous turn, with Russian-backed separatists claiming they were the victims of artillery shelling and…

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court will weigh Biden’s bid to scrap Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal from President Joe Biden and decide whether he may end the Trump administration’s policy of requiring migrants seeking asylum to wait on the Mexican side of the border until their cases can be heard.

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Senate starts recess without taking action on Ukraine-Russia crisis

WASHINGTON — The Senate adjourned Thursday for a weeklong recess without passing any bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia to help deter an invasion of Ukraine or provide additional military aid to the Eastern European country as the crisis there worsened.

Reason

Biden Administration Files Dubious Lawsuit Challenging Missouri's Gun Sanctuary Law [Updated with a Note on State Courts]

The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.

Salon

Vaccine refusal is child abuse

The GOP espouses "family values," but the anti-vaccine campaign is hurting kids and tearing families apart

The Independent UK

Biden faces test of dedication to Ukraine — and democracy

For much of his political career, Joe Biden has watched democracy expand in Europe

The Guardian - US

Kimmel on NFTs: ‘I thought a blockchain was what Melania had on her door’

Late-night hosts discuss Melania Trump’s NFT collection, the Canadian trucker protest and Fox News’s faux scandal over Biden’s harm reduction program

The Independent UK

US mulls booting Nicaragua from trade pact over crackdown

The Biden administration is considering trying to expel Nicaragua from a lucrative regional free trade pact to retaliate against President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on his opponents

Mic

Biden’s “race-neutral” approach to environmental justice is a mistake

The White House argues it’ll make the same progress but without legal trouble. Activists say it’s a cop-out.

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