Biden: "If Russia continues to interfere w/ our democracy, I'll prepared to take further actions. It's my responsibility as POTUS to do so. But throughout our long history of competition, our 2 countries have been able to find ways to manage tensions & keep them from escalating." pic.twitter.com/MEAuVy0Rkc
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 15, 2021
LIVE: NBC News Special Report: President Biden speaks on Russia after hitting the country with new sanctions for interference in the 2020 election and a sweeping cyberattack against American government and corporate networks.https://t.co/tQtvAUQYTS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 15, 2021
“The Biden administration today going farther than anyone else has gone in 4 years. essentially accusing the Trump campaign of colluding with Russia. The announcement made by the U.S, Treasury Department in a series of sweeping sanctions…” – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/98rxI3nBaW
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) April 15, 2021
2. the battleground states that Trump was targeting: WI, PA, MI and MN. Putin's internet goons in St. Petersburg now knew what states to target on social media and what messages would move them. The rest, as we know, is history 2/2 https://t.co/3UJyq07Ln1
— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) April 15, 2021
A collusion throwback: It has long been suspected but never explicitly stated by the US Kilimnik passed internal Trump campaign data from Manafort to Russian intelligence services. The announcement Thursday establishes a simple and direct channel https://t.co/tHRaWn4CeK
— Jeremy Herb (@jeremyherb) April 15, 2021
oh nothing, just the U.S. Treasury Department confirming today that ***Trump's 2016 campaign chairman was a Russian Intelligence asset*** https://t.co/WarzSfCAGG
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) April 15, 2021
Manafort held the keys to the kingdom: He had the info directly linking the Trump campaign to the Kremlin…why is why keeping him quiet and happy was paramount. @rgoodlaw and I explained how these goals were connected to Giuliani and Ron Johnson https://t.co/eWoEEzhRGC
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 15, 2021
The rationale behind it and the way it was carried out were greatly reassuring. The best reason for Biden’s decision is that the world has vastly changed and Afgh is not a top concern now. The admin has new priorities, starting with China and Russia.https://t.co/FOrXqsoyCy
— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) April 15, 2021
#Afghanistan: 'We have won the war, America has lost', say #Taliban – as students of insurgency and counter-insurgency in this part of the world will appreciate, they also believed in the ancient adage, “you may have the watches but we have the time” https://t.co/GKQX7XJ0FH
— Aaron Edwards (@DrAaronEdwards) April 15, 2021
President Biden is preparing to instruct federal agencies to take sweeping action to combat climate-related financial risks to government and the economy, assembling the plan ahead of a major international climate summit POTUS plans to host April 22-23 https://t.co/pzp6jyLGzF
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 15, 2021
Difficult to quantify what an ecological disaster Bitcoin is, but this comes close. pic.twitter.com/uHeGXUlQO1
— koush (@koush) April 15, 2021
Unless that statement was followed with "and therefore I am voting in favor of the infrastructure bill", I really don't care what @LindseyGrahamSC has to say about anything.
— PoliticalSis ⚛♻️🌊🔬 #WearAMask 😷 (@MelanieInMiami) April 15, 2021
While it’s true that the Covid vaccines have different success rates against different variants, the perception that they don’t work against variants at all is incorrect. The variants are “all the more reason to get vaccinated,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said. https://t.co/cgKi67SpIi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 15, 2021
Some depressing/infuriating statistics here on unused vaccines piling up, primarily in conservative parts of the country. https://t.co/iPEoe6MWbt
— Niall Stanage (@NiallStanage) April 15, 2021
Finally watched this, and Cornyn's face at the end is priceless. I bet some staffer got screamed at after the hearing for doing sloppy research. https://t.co/I407OE1ttl
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) April 15, 2021
Useful @pewresearch chart comparing presidents' approval ratings ahead of the 100-day mark. pic.twitter.com/2YecYdMrTI
— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) April 15, 2021
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) April 15, 2021
If America were any other country, other nations would be halting aid and weapons sales until America stopped its extrajudicial killings of civilians by state security forces.
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‘NO BOUNDARIES’ ON LOBBYING
Pickles warned “There doesn’t seem to have been boundaries at all.” #Greensill #lobbying
— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) April 15, 2021
Backbenchers must pressure @BorisJohnson for an independent inquiry & for new rules. As @IoWBobSeely says, the UK is an “influence peddler’s paradise.”https://t.co/atoZAcBDZY via @bpolitics
Will the last person in Government who didn't have a paid gig for Greensill please turn off the lights when you leave. https://t.co/WuRkICIXnp
— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) April 15, 2021
So
— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) April 14, 2021
-Cameron hired Greensill
-Greensill hired Cameron
-Cameron lobbied Sunak
-Cameron lobbied ministers
-Cameron lobbied civil servants
-PM announces inquiry
-Inquiry headed Nigel Boardman
-He's consultant Slaughter & May
-Slaughter & May lobbied against tightening lobbying laws
You what?https://t.co/DiKWSc8MYj
— Angela Rayner 😷 (@AngelaRayner) April 15, 2021
Matt Hancock's sister is the Director of a company. Matt Hancock has shares in that company. That company happens to win NHS contracts, which Matt Hancock is in charge of dishing out.
— Angela Rayner 😷 (@AngelaRayner) April 15, 2021
They're not even trying to hide this sleazy cronyism anymore. https://t.co/LqKuHOL3Xu
I’m glad @DominicRaab is backing Biden over Russia’s attempts to subvert democracy in the US. What mystifies me is why @BorisJohnson refuses to tackle or even investigate the same Russian attempts in the UK. That seems like criminal negligence.
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) April 15, 2021
It’s almost as if the UK isn’t applying the Protocol in good faith https://t.co/Xv1g28O1Rx
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) April 15, 2021
Cross-border trade has increased dramatically since the start of 2021, official data suggestshttps://t.co/sJs0alVvR5
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) April 15, 2021
Usually you could dismiss & laugh at such wild pieces but this is a very dangerous rewriting of history devoid of any facts. Yet another new low in the #brexit blame game. pic.twitter.com/HNZJMTORZ2
— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) April 15, 2021
India, which has soaring #COVID19, including deadly variants which might evade vaccines, isn’t on UK travel red list.
— Brendan May (@bmay) April 15, 2021
Apparently Johnson is going there soon & is worried red status would derail his trip & our trade talks, placing EU at an advantage.
Reckless, insane, avoidable.
Getting a trade deal with India will be “challenging”. Something of an understatement. And it will see India make “sensitive” demands on “mobility” – ie access to UK unis and job market. We reveal what @BorisJohnson hopes to get in Delhi
— George Parker (@GeorgeWParker) April 15, 2021
https://t.co/3fbqSyKoVT
Boris Johnson proposes saving United Kingdom with 'Project Love' plan https://t.co/dkifwBgAkM
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) April 15, 2021
Boris Johnson wanting to be ‘father of the nation’ got the mother of all reactions.https://t.co/KRsgZ3NPIz pic.twitter.com/44xtdjHtUQ
— The Poke (@ThePoke) April 15, 2021
Friday’s i: “Part-human, part-monkey embryo is created by scientists” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/7FuHszSswZ pic.twitter.com/zOinI2DXX2
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 15, 2021
The Overnight Note 