Liz Cheney Denies Being Behind Kevin McCarthy Tape Leak

"However, a spokesperson for Cheney told Punchbowl News in comments published on Friday that she was not responsible.

"The select committee has asked Kevin McCarthy to speak with us about these events but he has so far declined. Representative Cheney did not record or leak the tape and does not know how the reporters got it," the statement said."

https://www.newsweek.com/liz-cheney-denies-kevin-mccarthy-tape-leak-donald-trump-1700044

Was this recorded by a third party? Very strange at this point.

Jewish woman, 91, who survived the Holocaust dies without water in a freezing basement (Mariupol)

An elderly Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust has died in the siege of Mariupol, her daughter told the Chabad.org news site.

Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova, 91, was sheltering without water in a freezing basement when she died on 4 April.

More than 80 years ago she had hidden in a cellar during Mariupol's Nazi occupation.

This time she was taking shelter from Russian forces who have bombarded the city and cut off essential supplies.

"Mama didn't deserve such a death," her daughter Larissa told Chabad.org.

"There was no water, no electricity, no heat - and it was unbearably cold," said Larissa, who was in the basement hiding with her mother. "There was nothing we could do for her. We were living like animals."...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61165270

So take a wild guess

Which Easter message was authored By President Biden, and which by TFG?

"As we reflect today on Christ’s Resurrection, we are reminded that with faith, hope, and love — even death can be defeated. From our family to yours, we wish you hope, health, joy, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding. Happy Easter and may God bless and keep you."

and

“Happy Easter to all including the Radical Left Maniacs who are trying everything to destroy our country. May they not succeed, but let them, nevertheless, be happy, healthy, wealthy and well!”

Senate Democrat (Coons) Says U.S. Needs to Discuss Sending Troops to Ukraine

A Senate Democrat said that the U.S. needs to discuss sending American troops to Ukraine — arguing that Vladimir Putin “will only stop when we stop him.”

Appearing on Face the Nation Sunday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) was confronted by CBS’s Margaret Brennan about comments he made earlier in the week in which he argued the U.S. needs to figure out when it would be willing to send armed forces to Ukraine.

“We are in a very dangerous moment where it is important that on a bipartisan and measured way we in Congress and the administration come to a common position about when we are willing to go the next step and to send not just arms but troops to the aid in defense of Ukraine,” Coons said. “If the answer is never then we are inviting another level of escalation in brutality by Putin.”...

https://www.mediaite.com/news/senate-democrat-says-u-s-needs-to-discuss-sending-troops-to-ukraine-putin-will-only-stop-when-we-stop-him/

Zelensky asks Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a direct appeal to President Biden for the United States to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, one of the most powerful and far-reaching sanctions in the U.S. arsenal.

Zelensky’s request, which has not previously been reported, came during a recent phone call with Biden that centered on the West’s multifaceted response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to people familiar with the conversation.

Biden did not commit to specific actions during the call, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive dialogue between the two leaders. The president has told his Ukrainian counterpart he is willing to explore a range of proposals to exert greater pressure on Moscow, they added.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/15/zelensky-biden-russia-terrorism/

Hello DU!

Michigander who came in after a long time lurking.

This place is a treasure of info and community.

I feel at home already!