Biden adviser: US will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia uses nuclear weapons

BY JULIA MUELLER

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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said the United States will “respond decisively” if Russian President Vladimir Putin moves to use nuclear weapons. 

“We have communicated directly, privately, at very high levels, to the Kremlin that any use of nuclear weapons will be met with catastrophic consequences for Russia, that the United States and our allies will respond decisively. And we have been clear and specific about what that will entail,” Sullivan told CBS “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan. 

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Sullivan: US in private talks with Russia over nuclear weapons to avoid public ‘tit for tat’

BY JULIA MUELLER 

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said the U.S. has had private, high-level talks with leaders in Moscow about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, explaining the Biden administration is trying to prevent a “rhetorical tit for tat” between the two countries.

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Zelensky: Putin nuclear threat ‘could be a reality’

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin might not be bluffing in his latest threats of using nuclear weapons.

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UK’s Truss: Putin lashing out because ‘he isn’t winning’

BY JULIA MUELLER

Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent moves indicate a reaction to Moscow losing ground in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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Ex-NATO commander: ‘Putin is becoming quite desperate’

BY JARED GANS

Retired Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander for Europe, said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “becoming quite desperate” as the war in Ukraine continues. 

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Biden, Trump essentially tied in head-to-head rematch: survey

BY RACHEL SCULLY 

President Biden and former President Trump are just about tied in a head-to-head rematch, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll released Sunday.

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Mace on supporting Trump in 2024: ‘I’m gonna support whomever Republicans nominate’

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Sunday sidestepped questions about whether she’d support former President Trump in a 2024 presidential bid. 

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Projected Republican House majority narrows: CBS model

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

CBS News on Sunday lowered its projection of a Republican House majority after the midterms as Democrats see glimmers of hope to salvage their standing in November’s elections.

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Stefanik: ‘The media is trying to divide’ Republicans

BY ZACH SCHONFELD 

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) on Sunday said the media as well as Democrats are trying to divide her conference after GOP leaders released a policy platform outlining their agenda if they take the majority in the lower chamber.

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Schiff hits Trump claim that presidents can declassify materials

BY JULIA MUELLER

“No, people work hard to get that information. People put their lives at risk to get that information. That information protects American lives. And for him to treat it so cavalierly shows both what a continuing danger the man is, but also how very little regard he has for anything but himself,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

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Manchin on permitting reform bill: ‘This is not about me’

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday pushed back against his Republican colleagues voicing opposition to his permitting reform deal because Manchin helped Democrats pass a party-line tax, climate and health care package last month.

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Sullivan says US can continue Iran nuclear negotiations while also pushing back on ‘repression’ of women

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said the United States will continue seeking a nuclear deal with Iran as the country faces unrest.

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