The United States and its allies have warned Russia about the consequences of further hostilities amid its continued military buildup along the Ukraine border - a move that US intelligence has assessed as preparation for a full-scale invasion in the coming months. The news comes just a day after NATO said it is ready to engage in “meaningful dialogue” with Russia amid its massing of troops near Ukraine’s border. Russia hopes to hold bilateral talks with NATO and the United States in January over security guarantees it is seeking from both, a state-owned media outlet reported yesterday, citing Russia’s foreign minister. The reversal comes less than two weeks after White House press secretary Jen Psaki indicated that the administration was planning to restart the payments, resisting pressure from some fellow Democrats who’d called for an extension of pandemic relief benefits. Biden pointed to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis as the reason for the extension. During this time, interest has stopped adding up and collections on defaulted debt have been on hold. The payments, which were set to restart on February 1 for millions of borrowers, have been on hold since the start of the pandemic. President Joe Biden said yesterday that he’s extending the pause on student loan payments until May 1. Scott Perry declined the committee’s request to voluntarily sit down with investigators. Jordan is the second Trump ally to get an interview request this week.
Jordan previously warned the committee that targeting GOP lawmakers in any capacity would be met with political retribution if Republicans retake the House after the 2022 midterm elections. Jim Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump’s top congressional allies, to voluntarily meet with the panel as it zeroes in on Republican lawmakers who may have knowledge of events leading up to the Capitol riot. The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has asked Rep. It’s the first antiviral pill authorized for infected people to take at home before they get sick enough to be hospitalized. In related news, the FDA yesterday authorized Pfizer’s antiviral pill, Paxlovid, to treat Covid-19. Nearly 70,000 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 as of yesterday, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, up from around 45,000 in early November. And for the second year in a row, many doctors and nurses on the front lines of the pandemic will be treating these patients over the Christmas holiday. With Omicron now the most widely detected variant in the US, hospitals are preparing for a surge of Covid-19 cases. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
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