House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday.
The heads of some of the largest oil companies are on Capitol Hill today, getting grilled about rising gas prices. Lawmakers are trying to find answers as to why Americans are paying so much at the gas pump and why prices haven’t fallen much despite the government releasing one million barrels a day from the strategic petroleum reserve.
Ukrainian forces claim they’re uncovering more atrocities committed at the hands of Russian troops. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials and the Red Cross desperately try to evacuate civilians from cities under siege.
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Tuesday night’s damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding didn’t just wreck the Carolinas, but much of the south. At least two have been killed, and now the northeast is being impacted.
In Ukraine, a darker and more detailed picture is emerging of the atrocities committed by Russian forces, as more horrifying images surface and witnesses to the carnage come forward to tell their stories. Overnight, the Biden administration announced another $100 million worth of anti-tank missiles are headed to Ukraine. This morning, the White House is preparing to announce new sanctions, punishing Russia as evidence of war crimes mounts.
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Devastating images are coming out of the war zone in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky makes a desperate plea to the UN’s most powerful body, as the Kremlin calls the images out of Bucha a “hoax.” The United States is now stepping in, with a new package of sanctions against Russia expected to be announced as early as Wednesday.
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Horrifying scenes of death and destruction left behind in Wartorn cities outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, after Russian troops withdrew into other parts of the country. This prompted President Joe Biden to accuse Putin of war crimes once again Monday. The Kremlin called those accusations “unacceptable and disgraceful,” while calling the images a “hoax.” President Biden and NATO allies now vow to impose new sanctions against Russia.
