15:51
Following their meeting, Biden and Scholz are holding a joint press conference.
“If Russia makes a choice to further invade Ukraine, we are jointly ready and all of NATO is ready,” Biden said. He promised “swift and severe consequences” in the event of an incursion in Ukraine but stressed that the US prefers diplomacy.
“There’s no issue of global importance where Germany and the United States are not working together,” the president stressed.
Scholz, speaking in German, said the US and Germany agreed upon a set of responses, including sanctions, as fears of a Russian invasion mount.
“There will be a high price for Russia,” the German leader said, describing a potential Russian military aggression as a “serious threat to European security.”
15:41
Last week, the Republican National Committee officially declared the assault on the riot and the events that preceded “legitimate political discourse.” It also acted to censure two members of the House GOP – Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois – who are participating in the January 6 investigation.
Several Republican senators have expressed their unease with the move, even as the lawmakers, leaders and officials in the party continue to minimize the assault and the attempt by Trump to overturn the election.
According to Politico, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, who has been critical of Trump’s role in the attack but voted to acquit the former president in the Senate impeachment trial, will address the RNC’s action tomorrow.
15:16
The IRS announced it would “transition away” from using facial-recognition software to identify taxpayers accessing their accounts on the agency’s website after a bipartisan group of lawmakers raised security and civil…
Read More: US and Germany ‘in lockstep’ over Ukraine, Biden tells chancellor – live | US
Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox.
Thank you for subscribing.
Something went wrong.
We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously
Recover your password.
A password will be e-mailed to you.