News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
UN chief: War in Ukraine is "threatening to spiral into a global hunger crisis” https://t.co/Rtixo7fYRv
— Axios (@axios) March 22, 2022
President Joe Biden plans to announce new sanctions against Russia while in Brussels on Thursday for meetings with NATO and European allies, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. https://t.co/KqfGXQHuCu
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 22, 2022
LATEST: For first time since Ukraine invasion began, Russia's combat capability has likely fallen below 90%, senior U.S. defense official says, adding there are no tangible indications of reinforcements being brought in from elsewhere in the country. https://t.co/6QGWLskFzj
— ABC News (@ABC) March 22, 2022
The Pentagon is rushing to replace thousands of U.S.-made missiles sent to Ukraine.
— POLITICO (@politico) March 22, 2022
Lawmakers want the U.S. to make more, but companies will wait until they have contracts before cranking up production. https://t.co/zXO9H4EDwd
"Everybody was asking, please tell us when the war will be over. I had no answer.”
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 22, 2022
Mstyslav Chernov, a video journalist for The Associated Press, details the siege of Mariupol as one of the last journalists in the city. https://t.co/60Y92V5U6y
NEW: Dept. of State coordinates airlift of four Ukrainian children "whose ongoing cancer treatment was disrupted by President Putin’s war of choice" to St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital for care in the U.S. https://t.co/8CkRP3OPUy pic.twitter.com/pTiDHqgmwp
— ABC News (@ABC) March 22, 2022
The White House says that — absent additional funding approval from Congress — the administration is "simply out" of funding for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines. https://t.co/RV7PaLZ914
— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2022
Psaki tested positive for Covid-19 today and will skip Biden’s trip to Europe again (she missed a previous trip in October due to a positive test).
— POLITICO (@politico) March 22, 2022
Psaki had two “socially-distanced meetings” with the president yesterday. Biden tested negative today. https://t.co/Fxo1hQSSH2
“Do you agree with this book that is being taught with kids that babies are racist?”
— The Hill (@thehill) March 22, 2022
Ted Cruz repeatedly pressed Ketanji Brown Jackson over her position on the board of trustees at Georgetown Day School, a private school in D.C., and what role CRT has in the school's curriculum. pic.twitter.com/VM8cfWmYoa
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, a 48-year-old former rodeo rider who helped found a group called Cowboys for Trump, is scheduled to be sentenced in June. https://t.co/761DpkdaWl
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 22, 2022
A Texas appeals court reinstated a temporary injunction Monday ensuring families seeking gender-affirming care for their trans children cannot be investigated by state authoritieshttps://t.co/BsfuHl9cPK
— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2022
Breaking News: A Russian court sentenced Aleksei Navalny, the jailed opposition leader and high-profile critic of President Vladimir Putin, to nine years in prison. https://t.co/bxPU9wvUK0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 22, 2022
