Overview

• Joe Biden unequivocally blames Vladimir Putin for the reported death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, urging House Republicans to pass military aid for Ukraine.
• The Justice Department charges former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov with making false statements about Joe Biden and Hunter Biden, central to Republicans' impeachment case.
• Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia, denies charges of impropriety in the election interference case against Donald Trump, with the hearing set to resume.
• A New York judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to dismiss charges over alleged hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, setting the stage for the first criminal trial of an American president.
• The House passes a bill to override Joe Biden's pause on liquefied natural gas export projects, despite unlikely support from the Senate or the President.