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RT @DJJudd: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells CNN's @mj_lee the "door to diplomacy" with Russia still remains open but "it isn't… — PolitiTweet.org

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces the meeting he had planned with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday will no longer happen, "now that we see the invasion is beginning." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden convening a supply chain roundtable event. He calls out California Gov Gavin Newsom who is on the screen. The governor thanks Biden for not canceling the event given everything going on today https://t.co/IfELL3WTb8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "As Russia contemplates its next move, we have our next move prepared as well.” — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden announces US will begin to implement sanctions against Russia. Says if Russia goes further in its invasion of Ukraine, the US will also go further on sanctions. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylieatwood: US State Dept personnel who left Ukraine for Poland overnight “for security reasons,” are beginning to return to the Ukrai… — PolitiTweet.org

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The official also reiterated that Biden has no intention of sending US troops into Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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The official said more than once that Russian troops entering Donbas region would not be a new development, saying that Russia has had forces there for years. They would not say what exactly would amount to a new invasion as far as Eastern Ukraine is concerned. — PolitiTweet.org

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New: A senior administration official just told reporters on a call that the US will continue to pursue diplomacy "until the tanks roll." — PolitiTweet.org

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White House readout of Biden-Zelensky call says Biden "strongly condemned Russian President Putin’s decision to purportedly recognize the 'independence' of the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine" and that he promised to respond "swiftly and decisively" to Russian aggression — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylieatwood: Worth noting: Sec Blinken previously promised “a swift & firm response” from the US & allies & partners if Russia recogniz… — PolitiTweet.org

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@djtweets @kimkingsley @seungminkim @mkraju @alexburnsNYT @abbydphillip Omg DJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Big jump: Russia has “probably has massed between 169,000-190,000 personnel in and near Ukraine as compared with about… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Several senators leaving the lunch with WH officials said reviving Build Back Better was not a focus of the meeting. “No,” sai… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Leaving lunch, Booker says WH officials did not specify SCOTUS names under consideration or if interviews have taken place with… — PolitiTweet.org

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Klain also laid out for Senate Democrats what they can expect to hear in Biden's SOTU speech next month -- and promised there would be some "good surprises" in there. Also said one issue Biden plans to discuss in the address is dark money — PolitiTweet.org

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Ron Klain told Senate Democrats in their lunch just now that they plan to announce SCOTUS nominee before Biden's State of the Union speech, per two in the room. (This tracks with end of February deadline that Biden has said all along.) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @weijia: NOW: “It’s very high,” President Biden said when asked the likelihood of a Russian invasion. He said YES, it is his sense that… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NBCNews: Asian women who live in NYC say they’re standing back from the subway edge and walking home with pepper spray in their hands a… — PolitiTweet.org

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@kristin__wilson stop yelling at cowboy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexburnsNYT: Trump: Belichick “chickened out” on WH visit, then “hugged me and kissed me” on golf course Plus: Former prez says Jared… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: The White House offers a bit of unusual detail when confirming the Biden-Putin call will happen tomorrow, with an offic… — PolitiTweet.org

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All Americans in Ukraine must leave "immediately," Sullivan says. "If you stay, you are assuming risk" and can't assume "there will be any other opportunity to leave." — PolitiTweet.org

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National security adviser Jake Sullivan says Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen *during* the Olympics — something we just heard from Sec of State Tony Blinken — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @betsy_klein: NEW: National security adviser @JakeSullivan46 will join Jen Psaki for today's White House press briefing, a White House o… — PolitiTweet.org

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And in this meeting the operating timeline that was discussed for naming a Supreme Court nominee still remained the end of February (which has been Biden’s aspirational deadline from the beginning), per a source familiar — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Biden tells NBC his Supreme Court pick will get GOP support. He wants someone "with same kind of capacity" as Justice Breye… — PolitiTweet.org

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Notably, Durbin says "our goal is to get bipartisan support for the nominee." Earlier today Biden said in NBC interview that his nominee would get GOP support in part because he'd choose someone w/ a "mainstream" interpretation of the Constitution. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Coons says they discussed choosing a SCOTUS nominee who is "in the model of Justice Breyer" and a "person of integrity and character." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Klobuchar says they would not "rule out" there being Republican support for Biden's eventual SCOTUS nominee. — PolitiTweet.org