Biden says he has ‘other things to finish’ before starting ‘full-blown’ 2024 campaign

BY JULIA MUELLER

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President Biden said in a new interview that he has “other things to finish” before starting a “full-blown” 2024 presidential campaign.

“Well, apparently, someone interviewed my wife today, I heard. I gotta call her and find out,” Biden told ABC News’s David Muir when asked if he’s running again.  

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Biden says concerns about his age ‘totally legitimate’

BY RACHEL SCULLY

“It’s legitimate for people to raise issues about my age,” President Biden told ABC’s David Muir. “It’s totally legitimate to do that. And the only thing I can say is, ‘Watch me.'”

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Cardin heaps praise on Biden ahead of possible reelection campaign

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) lauded President Biden’s leadership from the Oval Office ahead of an expected 2024 reelection bid that has been met with some trepidation from the party’s voters.

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Tim Scott blames Democrats for political division

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) attacked Democrats ahead of a potential 2024 White House bid, accusing the party on Sunday of “working on a blueprint on how to ruin America.”

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RNC chair stresses GOP candidates should back whoever wins 2024 nomination

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday stressed that GOP presidential candidates should get behind whoever wins the party’s 2024 nomination.

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McDaniel touts ‘deep bench’ of GOP presidential candidates

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel touted the GOP’s “deep bench” of presidential candidates as the Republican Party prepares for a potentially crowded primary in the 2024 race. 

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National security adviser: No ‘definitive answer’ on COVID lab leak

BY JULIA MUELLER

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday responded to a new Wall Street Journal report that found the Department of Energy has concluded the COVID-19 pandemic most likely developed from a lab leak, saying there’s “no definitive answer” on the question. 

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Sullivan dodges questions on Ukraine retaking Crimea

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM

National security adviser Jake Sullivan dodged questions on whether the Biden administration would support Ukrainian efforts to retake Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, as some Republican lawmakers criticize U.S. support of Ukraine.

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GOP senator says US needs ‘more clarity’ on whether Ukraine support includes Crimea

BY JULIA MUELLER

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) on Sunday said the Biden administration needs to be clearer about whether U.S. support for Ukraine extends to Russian-occupied Crimea.

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CIA director says Russian counterpart ‘understood’ warnings against using nuclear weapon

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM

CIA Director William Burns said he communicated in a meeting with Russia’s spy chief the “serious consequences” that would follow if Moscow ever used a nuclear weapon, a warning that Burns said his Russian counterpart “understood.”

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Burns says US is ‘confident’ China considering providing lethal equipment to assist Russia in war

BY JULIA SHAPERO 

CIA Director William Burns said the U.S. is “confident” that China is considering providing Russia with lethal equipment for its war against Ukraine.

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Rick Scott criticizes US relations with Beijing: ‘All that Biden does is pacify China’

BY JULIA SHAPERO 

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) slammed President Biden for his approach toward relations with China, accusing him of attempting to appease Beijing.

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