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Biden will emphasize the U.S. and NATO's prepared response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's "premeditated and unprovoked" invasion of Ukraine in his #SOTU2022 address tonight, according to excerpts from his speech. axios.com/russia-ukraine…
Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova is one of First Lady Jill Biden's guests at the State of the Union address tonight.
Stop speculating on Trump’s plan for a second term and follow the reporting.
Here are three deeply reported pieces on how he plans to staff his administration if he wins and then manage them in the country — all based on loyalty-first vetting.
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If elected, Trump would fill the most powerful jobs in government with men like Stephen Miller, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio and Kash Patel — with the possible return of Steve Bannon.
See the picks for Trump’s loyalty-first Cabinet: trib.al/eGSt18s
But it's not just the Cabinet. Trump's allies are spending tens of millions to install a pre-vetted, pro-Trump army of up to 54,000 loyalists at every level of government.
Inside their plan to rip off the restraints imposed on the previous 46 presidents: trib.al/G8kE1fy
Even for Donald Trump’s tradition-wrecking era in politics, the scene today will be extraordinary:
A Secret Service motorcade will deliver an ex-president to a courthouse, where he’ll be arraigned on felony charges. trib.al/354Ojww
Catch up quick: Trump is the first U.S. president — sitting or former — in history to face criminal charges.
He was indicted last week by a New York grand jury on charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. trib.al/cbTcpVO
With the world watching as Trump makes history with his court appearance, Axios’ congressional reporter @SophiaCai99 is in the line of journalists who have gathered since yesterday to have access to the courthouse.
BREAKING: Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury trib.al/t7tn3bY
Trump is the first president in U.S. history — sitting or former — to face criminal charges. The indictment over a payment during his first run for president is sure to ripple through his latest campaign. axios.com/2023/03/30/tru…
Taylor Budowich, who leads Make America Great Again Inc., said in a statement that "this news is the indictment of a failed nation" and accused "political elites and powerbrokers" of weaponizing government against Trump. axios.com/2023/03/30/tru…
.@NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson on when people will go to Mars: “Maybe 18 years. I’m saying 2040.”
@axios Nelson on SpaceX, Elon Musk and the progress of upcoming lunar-landing projects:
"Look at the results. It's been phenomenal."
Nelson on space and China: “China just simply is not cooperative. Nor are they transparent. They are very secret. And as a result, you have what you have, so that they are very good. And in the last 10 years, they've exceptionally come forward with a lot of progress.”