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Democrats are testing the potential for a reset with voters around the invasion of Ukraine and the handling of the crisis by President Biden.

At the House Democrats conference in Philadelphia this week, lawmakers made the case for Biden's resurgence and for Americans to share sacrifice to protect democracy.

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Vladimir Putin's invasion, killing of innocents and threat to NATO has prompted a wave of Western sanctions that are worsening already painful inflation.

  • Democrats are bracing for a possible loss of majority in Congress in the fall.

  • Biden is getting a chance to flex some of the attributes Americans who supported him for president liked, including his experience with foreign policy, empathy, a moral framework and respect for institutions.

  • Polling shows an increase in Biden's job performance from the low 40s.

The people of the United States are being asked to make that kind of sacrifice because democracy is at stake.

  • He said that Putin counted on us not staying together.

  • The chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said that they have to ask themselves what they stand for.

  • The strength of President Biden has been seen, according to Rep. Jackson Lee.

  • The leader of the House said Americans can be proud of the fact that they are in lockstep with the alliance.

The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hoping that the man who crushed it at the State of the Union is Biden.

  • The next chapter is going to be where the American people elected a strong, decent man who is fighting for important things.

Some members are skeptical voters will embrace surging gas prices and reward or forgive Biden and Democrats just because they find Putin repugnant or value democracy over oppression.

  • It is not enough for us to say that it is a tough time because of the war in Russia. Legislation was introduced to tax the largest oil companies and assist people earning less than $150,000 a year.

  • We need to be getting more money into the hands of working families and we need to reduce prices.

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  • Two government sources said that Germany will buy up to 35 F-35 stealth jets from the U.S. firm. In February, a German defence source said that Germany was leaning toward purchasing the F-35 but a final decision had not been made. The air force has been flying the jet since the 1980s, and Berlin is planning to phase it out by the year 2030.

  • Australia and the Netherlands have begun legal action against Russia over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight eight years ago. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday that Russia was responsible for the downing of the flight and that action in the United Nations aviation council was a step forward in the fight for justice.

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  • There is a picture of a plane that crash-landed in New Zealand in 1944. It is unrelated to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Wendy Sherman, deputy secretary of state, told Fox News Sunday that Russia was willing to have serious negotiations on Ukraine. Get market news that is relevant to you. The fourth set of diplomatic talks ended last week without any major moves to end the violen.

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  • The Ukrainian defense ministry began using facial recognition technology from a U.S. startup after it was offered to fight misinformation and identify the dead. Lee Wolosky, an adviser to Clearview and former diplomat under U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, said that Ukraine is receiving free access to Clearview's powerful search engine for faces. The plans began after Hoan Ton-That sent a letter to Kyiv offering assistance, according to a copy seen by the news agency.

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  • Some Russian social media users have been slammed for complaining about being shut out of social media.

  • Russia's government on Friday proposed a raft of support measures, including some for suppliers to state-owned companies and the IT sector, as it seeks to weather the impact of Western sanctions on its economy. Firms in the electronics sector need support from the banking system.

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  • One analyst argues that Beijing's stance is disappointing Russia and angering the west.

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  • He could not be independently verified if he was in Ukraine or in the conflict. Chechen television channel Grozny posted a video on its Telegram social media channel on Sunday that showed Kadyrov in a room discussing with Chechen troops a military operation they said took place 7 km from the Ukrainian capital. Kadyrov made fun of another post that cast doubt on whether he had traveled to the Kyiv region.

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