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Jen Psaki had just said at WH briefing that if an individual in the White House has a close contact, they are required wear a mask for 10 days after that exposure and they are also tested regularly (and said those measures go beyond CDC protocols). — PolitiTweet.org

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Statement from VP's office also says: "The Vice President will follow CDC guidance for those that have been in close contact with a positive individual and will continue to consult with her physician. The Vice President plans to continue with her public schedule." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director, Jamal Simmons, has tested positive for Covid, and *was* in close contact with the VP, WH just announced. — PolitiTweet.org

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The White House says President Biden last tested negative for Covid on Monday. Just today, Merrick Garland and Gina Raimondo announced testing positive for Covid. — PolitiTweet.org

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On Vladimir Putin’s end game in Ukraine, Jen Psaki says: “Their goal remains weakening Ukraine as much as possible. And we should be under no illusion that that objective hasn't changed even as their tactics have changed.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tested positive for Covid today, her office says. She has mild symptoms so far and will be working from home. She attended the Gridiron dinner over the weekend. — PolitiTweet.org

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Oleksiy Bryzgalin, 38, a construction worker, said he was strapped to a chair with a grenade between his legs for 30 hours and also had a gun fired beside the side of his head during interrogation. https://t.co/sAtODM8G9B — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: In a forthcoming book, a pair of New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts report that President Joe Biden “assessed” Fo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden also said of Putin: “This guy is brutal and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone’s seen it.” Asked whether what’s happened in Bucha is genocide, Biden said: “No. I think it’s a war crime.” — PolitiTweet.org

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New: President Biden reacts to situation in Bucha: “You may remember I got criticized for calling Putin a war criminal. Well, the truth of the matter is you saw what happened in Bucha. This warrants him -- he is a war criminal.” (via @AlliemalCNN) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexburnsNYT: Rupert Murdoch is “the most dangerous man in the world” - @POTUS We report on Biden’s candid judgment of the News Corp… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: .@kwelkernbc: Given the reports, how can you continue to be an effective briefer if you do in fact have plans to join a media o… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked what kinds of discussions there have been recently at the WH on what to do if President Biden were to test positive for Covid, Jen Psaki said in part: "The President of the United States can work from anywhere, can run the country from anywhere." — PolitiTweet.org

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When asked what the US's position is overall on any future potential attacks by Ukraine on Russian soil, Psaki said in part: "We know who the aggressor is, that is President Putin and Russia." — PolitiTweet.org

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Jen Psaki says the US is currently “not in a position to comment” on the fuel depot fire in Belgorod, which Russia said was started by a Ukrainian air strike. — PolitiTweet.org

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WH press secretary Jen Psaki, who has been out because of Covid this week, will be returning to this afternoon's press briefing, WH says. — PolitiTweet.org

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@myhlee you look stunning! 😂 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Biden: There's some indication Putin is self-isolating and punishing his advisers @mj_lee reports https://t.co/IQOrhrgllr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KyungLahCNN: This is Adelina, Ukrainian baby born in Poland just hours before I snapped this photo. Her mother who bused, then walked a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Ukrainian soldiers continued to help evacuate people and animals from the Kyiv suburb of Irpin. The town has seen heavy fighti… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden also just said in response to Q from @kwelkernbc that "the idea he's pulling of his troops out from around Kyiv and moving south -- there's no evidence that he's done that." There's evidence Putin is "beefing up" forces in the Donbas region, Biden also said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's Biden's full answer to my question of how badly he believes Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his advisers: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: “He seems to be self-isolated and there’s some indication he has fired, or put under house arrest, his advisers,” Presi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden takes the podium. “Putin’s price hike,” he says. “I know how much it hurts.” https://t.co/4LZistRvfw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @amanpour: “I see the Russian troops regrouping, reorganizing, I think that they will try to surround the Ukrainian forces quite soon—in… — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA Director Bill Burns has tested positive for Covid. From release: "Burns most recently saw the President on Wednesday morning, in a socially distanced meeting, and was wearing an N-95 mask. Their interaction is not considered close contact as defined by CDC guidance..." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmyKinLA: Over 20 sources told me & @MegJamesLAT that for at least 4 yrs, Bruce Willis has grappled w/ his loss of mental acuity on set… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Scott Peters told reporters they could get 50 senators behind climate and drug prices, and that he thinks Sen. Sinema would support $1.7 trillion in revenue. Rep. Suzan DelBene said that Sens. Manchin or Sinema did not come up in their meeting w/ Biden this afternoon. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden is hosting a number of House Democrats at the White House today to discuss domestic legislative priorities. Members of the New Democrat Coalition said after their meeting they discussed w/ Biden what could get passed with 50 votes in the Senate. https://t.co/Hns8qwu02x — PolitiTweet.org

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The US continues to see evidence today of Russia attacking and advancing in places where they have previously said they would not, Kate Bedingfield says at WH briefing. — PolitiTweet.org