Good Friday morning.
Here is what’s on 46 agenda today:
- 9am: The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
- 10:15am: The President announces actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine
- 12:15pm: The President delivers remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Philadelphia, PA
- 2:10pm: The President tours an elementary school, highlighting the impacts and investments of the American Rescue Plan on its one-year anniversary
Russia/Ukraine:
US intel head rejects Russia’s claims about Ukraine biolabs
EU leaders back Ukraine but balk at fast-track membership
Ukrainians develop drone that drops Molotov cocktails
Facebook, Instagram temporarily allowing calls for violence against Putin, Russians among some European users
Stalled 40-mile-long Russian convoy near Kyiv now largely dispersed, satellite images show
Russian tanks, armored vehicles ambushed outside Kyiv
46:
Biden expected to call for nixing normal trade relations with Russia
VP Harris heads to Romania as Ukraine refugee crisis grows
WTF. Jill Biden serves as her husband’s emotional emissary over Ukraine
Biden says Putin ‘failed to divide us’ but is to blame for gas hike
Inflation Hits New 40-Year High Under Biden
Why are gas prices higher in California than Kansas? Gas experts break down costs from state to state
Senate approves $1.5 trillion budget containing emergency Ukraine aid
How the Biden Administration Is Funding the Effort To Delegitimize Israel
Senate rejects bid to block $2B sale of military planes to Egypt
Civil unrest:
Apple, Google, Ikea and others urge Texas to drop transgender policy
Texas confirms 9 investigations of transgender minors receiving gender-affirming health care
Florida middle schoolers arrested for beating white students in racially-motivated attack: police
Former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in hoax attack
‘Profoundly Arrogant, Selfish And Narcissistic’: Judge Lays Into Jussie Smollett During Sentencing Hearing
Disney CEO Opposes FL Parental Rights Bill After Media Pressure Campaign
DeSantis dismisses ‘Don’t Say Gay’ criticism from ‘woke’ Disney
Coronavirus news:
Federal mask mandate for travel extended another month amid policy review
Global pandemic death toll is three times higher than reported Covid-19 deaths suggest, study finds
Other morsels:
Durham investigation: Judge pans filing that fueled right-wing firestorm
Alabama Gov. Ivey signs ‘constitutional carry’ bill, repeals need for permit to carry concealed pistol
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!