There has been significant movement on multiple fronts in regard to the impending war in Ukraine in the last 24 hours. 1600 Daily has condensed and contextualized the events for readers below. Russia Legitimizes Separatist Territories: Hours after signing decrees recognizing the independence of two separatist-held territories in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they can’t trust Joe Biden according to a new poll. According to The New York Post: As President Biden’s first year in office comes to an end, nearly two out of every three Americans has doubts and reservations about him — with 70 percent saying his policies have worsened the
Biden’s spending bill contains a massive gas tax that will be sure to harm low-income drivers. According to Townhall: President Joe Biden is desperately trying to get his multi-trillion dollar spending package passed on Capitol Hill before Christmas, but according to the Wall Street Journal, Build Back Better includes a significant tax on natural gas. “It
Joe Biden’s Commerce Secretary wants closer ties with China even as China is escalating tensions with Taiwan. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo called Friday for closer business ties with China even as Beijing increases its military muster. “It’s just an economic fact” that the United States must trade with
Joe Biden has to do two uncomfortable things to meet his green energy pledge. According to The Washington Free Beacon: President Joe Biden would need to implement a massive tax on emissions and conduct a near elimination of natural gas to meet his climate goals, according to left-leaning environmental experts. Biden will join world leaders
Chinese state media has threatened the US over its support of Taiwan. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Chinese state media threatened military action in the Taiwan Strait in response to reports that top U.S. officials are considering changing the name of the Taiwanese representative office in Washington, D.C., to include the name “Taiwan” rather
North Korea is escalating again in what could be a test to the Biden administration. According to The Washington Free Beacon: SEOUL (Reuters)—North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country’s first such weapon with a nuclear
Joe Biden stopped the Pentagon from providing a report to Congress about the withdrawal from Afghanistan. According to The Washington Free Beacon: President Joe Biden waived a mandate in June that would have forced the Pentagon to provide a detailed report to Congress about the risks of leaving Afghanistan. Under the federal statute, the administration
The GOP wants the bungled exit from Afghanistan investigated. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Republicans are calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to launch a formal investigation into the Biden administration’s bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan, including its decision to abandon scores of American-made weapons that are now in the Taliban’s possession. Rep. Carlos Giménez
The Taliban have given Joe Biden until his proposed August 31st date to leave and that is their red line. According to The Washington Free Beacon: KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners crowding into Kabul’s airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, pressure grew on U.S. president Joe
