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Russian internet: Users are learning how to beat Putin's crackdown
A digital Iron Curtain may be descending on Russia, as President Vladimir Putin struggles to control the narrative about his war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has already moved to block Facebook and Twitter, and its latest step in that direction came Friday as the government announced plans to block Instagram in the country, as well.
[ cnn.com ]House passes sweeping government funding bill with $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday to pass a massive $1.5 trillion government spending bill that will fund a wide range of priorities, including delivering desperately needed aid to Ukraine and additional money to fight Covid-19.
[ cnn.com ]What's in the government spending bill
A massive spending bill that would fund the federal government through September -- as well as provide $13.6 billion in fresh aid to Ukraine as the country fights back against Russia's invasion -- is moving through Congress.
[ cnn.com ]Dozens more US Capitol Police officers were injured on January 6 than previously known, report says
Roughly 114 US Capitol Police officers reported injuries as a result of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, a government watchdog said in a new report Monday, well above the previously widely reported estimate of around 80 injured officers.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Why Vladimir Putin will regret launching this war
Has Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine outrun the resources he's committed to it? That's the view of retired US Army Major General Mike Repass, who has an informed vantage point on the conflict, having worked in the Ukrainian security sector since 2016. The former commander of the US Special Operations Command in Europe, Repass provides education and advisory support to the Ukrainian military on a US government contract.
[ cnn.com ]Explosion takes out government building. See the destruction around Ukraine
• On Nato's doorstep, a former tourist hotspot in Ukraine digs in to resist 'Russian infiltrators' • Opinion: Why did it take the West so long to wake up to Putin's outrages? • Graphic warning: 6-year-old girl killed by Russia
[ cnn.com ]White House responds to Russia's decision to put deterrence forces on high alert
• Ukrainian Americans: 'My homeland is bleeding, and therefore I am' • Romney: Senator calls Russian government a 'pariah' and for US to continue cranking up the sanctions against 'evil regime' • UN ambassador: US will not use American troops to create no-fly zone in Ukraine • Opinion: The price Putin will pay
[ cnn.com ]US officials say Russia has list of senior Ukrainian officials it would remove if it invades
Multiple US and western government officials tell CNN that the US has intelligence that Russia has drawn up lists of current political figures that it would target for removal in the event it invades Ukraine and topples the current government in Kyiv.
[ cnn.com ]GOP senators push back against suggested 'no-fly list' for unruly passengers
A group of Republican senators is pushing back against an effort supported by some of the airline industry to create a government blacklist of violent and disruptive passengers.
[ cnn.com ]State prosecutors mostly avoided race in trying Ahmaud Arbery's killers. Feds won't have that option
Georgia prosecutors proved Ahmaud Arbery's killers guilty of murder. Now, lawyers for the federal government will try to prove they chased down the 25-year-old jogger because he was Black.
[ cnn.com ]Cyberattack hits Ukraine's defense ministry and armed forces
A cyberattack hit the websites of Ukraine's defense ministry and armed forces, and the websites of two Ukrainian banks on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian government agencies' statements.
[ cnn.com ]The discussion between the two leaders came hours after the US moved some of its forces out of Ukraine and ordered most of its embassy staff to evacuate
President Joe Biden will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday as escalating concerns over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine grip Western governments.
[ cnn.com ]Virginia deputy AG resigns after posts emerge of her praising January 6 rioters
• Colorado county clerk turns herself in for charges of obstructing a peace officer and obstructing government operations • Cruz flips on Jan. 6 after McConnell's remark
[ cnn.com ]CNN Poll: Most Biden detractors say he's done nothing they like since becoming president
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his presidency, with most of that group saying there's literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of. The finding, from a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS in January and February, highlights the entrenched politics driving the nation at the start of the midterm year, with little agreement across party lines on priorities for the government or how to handle the coronavirus pandemic.
[ cnn.com ]The quickly evolving situation is sparking yet another controversy over whether the desperation to end Covid is being driven by science or politics
A rush of moves by Democratic states laying out timelines to lift mask mandates is leaving a cautious White House behind and hiking pressure on top government health officials to codify an Omicron endgame.
[ cnn.com ]UK's drinking problem is bigger than Boris Johnson
According to reports, multiple parties where alcohol was served -- in breach of the government's own Covid restrictions -- took place in Whitehall during the pandemic. Most recently, Downing Street has admitted that up to 30 guests gathered to celebrate Boris Johnson's birthday on June 19, 2020, when almost all indoor gatherings of more than two people were banned.
[ cnn.com ]HHS is at 'high-risk' of failing to respond to future public health threats, government watchdog says
Deficiencies at the US Department of Health and Human Services put the department at "high risk" of failing to respond to future public health threats as the department's response to the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted longstanding concerns, the US Government Accountability Office, the government watchdog agency, said Thursday.
[ cnn.com ]Russian troops are pouring into Belarus. Opposition leader speaks out
An exiled Belarusian mother leads the opposition to her country's pro-Putin government. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: The end of the world order as we know it
It's a confusing time for Americans when it comes to world affairs, with the government explaining on the one hand why it was time to pull out of Afghanistan, but on the other why it's also time to stand up for Ukraine.
[ cnn.com ]The US says it has the same evidence as the UK regarding Russia's plan to install a friendly government in Ukraine
NATO members Romania and Bulgaria slammed Russia's demand to remove alliance troops from both countries as "unacceptable," with each arguing that the Kremlin has no right to interfere in the foreign policy decisions of other sovereign states.
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