Good Wednesday morning.
Here’s what’s on 46 agenda today:
10:15am: The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief
46:
Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine
Psaki confirms Biden-Putin meeting off the table
These are the Russian banks and oligarchs sanctioned by US over Ukraine ‘invasion’
Blinken: Putin’s plan ‘all along’ has been to invade Ukraine
Biden says mineral supply chain actions will help end foreign reliance
Russian envoy to US claims sanctions will hurt global markets and “ordinary Americans”
Stocks fall on escalation of Ukraine tensions, S&P 500 closes down more than 10% from all-time high set in January
Inflation is high and gas prices are rising. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could push them higher.
EU sanctions to limit Moscow’s access to financial markets
Schumer requests Senate briefing on Ukraine-Russia conflict
Canada announces first wave of Russia sanctions
Europe prepares for Ukrainian refugees in case of Russian invasion
Biden interviews trio of candidates for Supreme Court
Trump praises Putin’s strategy in Ukraine
Obama’s Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: I wish we were more aggressive in 2014
Civil unrest:
Pentagon approves 700 National Guardsmen and 50 tactical vehicles ahead of possible trucker convoys in DC
California camp denies that nonbinary biological male counselors housed with girls after parent concerns
Convicted Child Molester’s 2-Year Sentence ‘May Not Be Enough,’ Says Los Angeles DA George Gascon
Pelosi says she’s monitoring the freedom trucker convoy heading to DC ‘very closely’
Migrants on way to US border clash with police in southern Mexico
Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing ‘chose to do nothing’
Supreme Court deals final blow to Trump bid to stymie Jan. 6 panel
NYC fare beaters on bus, subway lines costing taxpayers millions
‘People Are Dying’: Law Enforcement Pins Colorado Overdose Spike to Dem-Passed Law
House Democrat Ruben Gallego Says He Wants Government To Seize And Redistribute Truckers’ Vehicles
19 Austin police officers indicted after investigation into 2020 George Floyd protests, documents say
Coronavirus news:
SCOTUS Turns Down Religious Challenge To Vaccine Mandate
Maryland officials vote to let local school districts make mask policy decisions
Speech Therapists Raise Alarm Over CDC’s New Childhood Development Guidelines
COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
Other morsels:
Supreme Court won’t take Dakota Access Pipeline case
Let Georgia Food Trucks Roll
FDA inspectors found live and dead rodents, ‘putrid odor’ and droppings ‘too numerous to count’ at Family Dollar distribution facility, report says
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!