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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy harshly criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her negotiating position on COVID relief, saying the Democrats ; plan mentions cannabis more than it mentions jobs.Watch McCarthy remarks in the player above.There are so many problems with the Democratic bill, why it gone nowhere, McCarthy said.Could she not see past politics for once he asked rhetorically.The White House is backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and is dangling the possibility of a COVID-19 relief bill of $1.6 trillion as last-ditch, pre-election negotiations hit a critical phas stanley cup e Thursday.But pessimism is again seeping into the ta stanley cup lks and the two sides switched back to attacking each other in public.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Speaker Pelosi were expected to talk by phone early Thursday afternoon, but the speaker was publicly dismissive of the latest White House plan.Pelosi postponed debate Wednesday on a Democratic alternative measure in hopes of getting an agreement.A vote is likely on Thursday, spokesman Drew Hammill said, depending on how the Mnuchin-Pelosi exchanges go.McCarthy also said he thought President Donald Trump won Tuesday night presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.The first of three scheduled debates between Trump and Biden deteriorated i stanley cup nto bitter taunts and chaos Tuesday night as the Republican president repeatedly interrupted his Democratic rival Ejbr Tuesday s Art Notes
After blunting Ukraine counteroffensive from the summer, Russia is building up its resources for a new stage of the war over the winter, which could involve trying to extend its gains in the east and deal significant blows to the country vital infrastructure.Russian President Vladimir Putin seem salomon s to be hoping that relentless military pressure, combined with changing Western political dynamics stanley cup and a global focus on the Israeli-Hamas war, will drain support for Ukraine in the nearly 2-year-old war and force Kyiv to yield to Moscow demands.WATCH: Ukraine prepares for another round of Russias winter attacks on energy gridAs far as the Russian leadership is concerned, the confrontation with the West has reached a turning point: The Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed, Russia is more confident than ever, and the cracks in Western solidarity are spreading, said Tatiana Stanovaya, senior fellow with Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, in a recent analysis.An aid package for Ukraine has stalled in the U.S. Congress as Republicans insist on linking any more money to U.S.-Mexico border security changes opposed by Democrats. The European Union last week failed to agree on a $54 billion package in financial help that Ukraine desperately needs.Amid these signs of fraying Western suppo af1 rt, Russia has ramped up its pressure on Ukrainian forces on several parts of the more than 1,000-kilometer 620-mile front line.The Russian military since October h