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  • German and US officials have been tight-lipped about a working meeting between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
  • The White House is bracing for backlash from House Democrats after President Biden’s confirmation that he won’t veto a GOP bill to block changes to D.C.’s criminal code.
  • Biden is recovering well after having cancerous tissue removed from his chest during his annual physical exam last month.
  • Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) will decide his “political future” at the end of the year.
  • President Biden will unveil his FY24 budget during a “campaign-style” event at Philadelphia Union Hall on Thursday.
  • Former President Donald Trump dominated the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.
  • Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a moderate Republican who has vocally opposed Trump, has ruled out running for president.
  • Two Ukrainian pilots are in the US for a training assessment on advanced warplanes, including F-16s.
  • The US and Republic of Korea militaries will hold their largest joint exercises in five years, the “Freedom Shield,” from March 13 or March 23.
  • Poll of the Day: Americans are less likely to believe that the US should take a leading role in world affairs.
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