Good Monday morning.
10am: The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
11am: The President meets virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and people
2:15pm: The President announces new action by his Administration to fight gun crime; The Vice President and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco also deliver remarks
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Bad economic news haunts Democrats ahead of midterms
Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns as soon as Monday
Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops
Secret Service agents ‘compromised’ by imposters posing as federal agents, prosecutors claim
Russia/Ukraine:
Jake Sullivan says Kremlin “planned” attacks on civilians in Ukraine
Zelensky reiterates requests for arms, no-fly zone in 60 Minutes interview
Civil unrest:
NYC tourists sent scrambling in Times Square after ‘huge explosion’ caused by manhole fires
Cheney says Jan. 6 committee has enough evidence for a criminal referral for Trump
‘Meet The Press’ Panel Predicts ‘Culture War’ Will Be A ‘Real Problem For The Democrats’ In The Midterm Elections
Sacramento sheriff: Downtown shooting that killed six is result of ‘treating criminals like victims’
Multiple Jews Injured In Anti-Semitic Attack In New Jersey
Abigail Disney on right-wing media attacks on the company: ‘It’s absurd’
Trans, non-binary elementary school teacher says 3-year-olds are old enough to learn about gender identity, sexual orientation
Coronavirus news:
Fauci says it’s now up to Americans to assess their own COVID-19 risk
New York City Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for Covid-19 on his 100th day in office
27 states report rise in COVID infections in past 8 days
Other morsels:
Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter’s board of directors
Average US gas price drops 10 cents to $4.27 per gallon
Trump endorses Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
Twitter bans Bill Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick
Ferrero recalls some Kinder chocolate products after salmonella cases in Europe
Shanghai residents protest food shortages during COVID-19 lockdown
Palestinian rioters vandalize Joseph’s Tomb as tensions escalate in region
5 takeaways from the first round of France’s presidential election
China Stockpiling Nuclear Weapons At An Alarming Rate: REPORT
Bitcoin Beach: How a town in El Salvador became a testing ground for bitcoin
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!