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  • President Biden broke his silence yesterday on the aerial objects shot down over the United States.
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will tell NATO allies to increase defence spending at the Munich Security Conference where the United State will be represented by a large contingent of lawmakers and officials.
  • US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to India on February 23-25 to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Ministerial.
  • Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Ben Harris, says the Biden Administration’s Russia energy policy has been largely effective at ensuring global energy markets remain stable and restricting Russian revenue.
  • A Georgia judge has released portions of a report from a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia.
  • Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has checked himself into hospital to be treated for clinical depression.
  • The Pentagon's top China official has arrived in Taiwan for a visit likely to further inflame relations between Washington and Beijing.
  • Poll of the Day: President Biden’s agenda, outlined in his State of the Union speech, is largely popular with voters.
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