There are at least 10 Republicans who appear to be preparing to seek the nomination. None have officially declared their intention to seek the nomination. They will hold off doing so as long as possible. Once a candidate announces that they are seeking the nomination, there are definite regulations that apply and must be followed. Candidates prefer to hold off having to comply with these rules if possible.
Ukraine. Depending on what happens as this takes place, a full invasion may follow. Recall in 2014, Russia entered Crimea and took control of it. Russia is currently directing the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Russia claims this is a separatist rebellion. So far, 14,000 people have been killed in this conflict.
The President’s most important legislation known as the Build Back Better bill has not been able to pass in the Senate. Recall this was originally referred to as the 3 trillion- dollar bill which was to be passed by reconciliation. This means it would only be voted for by Democrats. The bill was cut back to where it was said to cost only 1.75 trillion dollars. When the GAO scored the bill as is required, it reported that the actual cost was approximately 5 trillion dollars. Democratic Senators have said that they will pass this bill this year, but they do not currently have the votes to do so in the bill’s present form and cost. The Senate Democratic Leadership has stated it will change the filibuster rule this month to allow it to pass the voting rights bill. This cannot be done with the filibuster in place. Several Senate Democrats have stated they are opposed to ending the filibuster and will not support a change to it. The filibuster is a long-standing Senate tradition. The international situation is increasingly unstable. Russia continues to mass troops on the border of Ukraine. There is increasing concern that Russia will invade Ukraine. Russia reportedly now has 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s border with 75,000 more on the way. Russia is likely to begin with small, short incursions into
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