Domestic
As the year progresses, case counts of the omicron variant are falling to levels below the peak of the delta variant. However, deaths due to COVID-19 remain steady.The Biden administration rejected Trump’s claim of executive privilege in an attempt to block White House visitor logs from being released to the Jan. 6 committee.
President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. will respond “swiftly and decisively” if Russia invades the country.
We cover the most important stories from around the country on the domestic portion of the News Roundup.
International
Russia is claiming it’s removed some of the tens of thousands of troops it had sent to its border with Ukraine after weeks of appearing to prepare for an invasion. However, NATO countries are dubious this is actually the case, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claiming there’s no evidence the pullback is actually happening.Following days of protests in Canada against the COVID-19 vaccine, the county declared a national emergency to end the demonstrations. Trucks blocking Ambassador Bridge were removed. However, protests in the city of Ottawa continue.
French President Emmanuel Macron is pulling French troops out of Mali where they’ve been fighting Islamist militants since 2013.
We cover the most important stories from around the globe on the international portion of the News Roundup.
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