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Kevin McCarthy grants Tucker Carlson exclusive access to January 6 footage; Biden vows US support from Ukraine as the war enters a second year.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

How Tucker Carlson got exclusive January 6 footage

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• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) granted Fox News host Tucker Carlson and his producers exclusive access to 41,000 hours of surveillance footage from the US Capitol on January 6. [Axios / Mike Allen]
• For months, the GOP’s right flank pressured McCarthy to release the video of Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol, arguing the insurrection wasn’t as bad as it actually was. [The Nation / Joan Walsh]
• Carlson has repeatedly used his platform to minimize and spread baseless theories about the attack that resulted in five deaths and 140 injured police officers. [Washington Post / Meryl Kornfield and Jacqueline Alemany]
• The House committee investigating the insurrection had access to the footage, but decided against releasing all of the clips over national security concerns. [CNN]
• Carlson’s producers plan to air footage in the next few weeks that could downplay the January 6 violence and blame the attack on failures of the Capitol Police. [The New Republic / Prem Thakker]

The Ukraine war enters its second year

• President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a speech reaffirming US support for Ukraine as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches. [CNN]
• Speaking from Poland, Biden promised the US and NATO would continue to "have Ukraine’s back.” [Associated Press / Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, and Chris Megerian]
• The remarks came a day after Biden covertly traveled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and offer more military aid. [New York Times / Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear]
• Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow’s participation in the 2010 New START treaty, limiting nuclear arms, during a fiery speech blaming the West for the war. [Guardian / Andrew Roth and Julian Borger]

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Vox's Jonathan Guyer explains why Biden and Putin's dueling speeches show the Ukraine war is far from over.  [Vox / Jonathan Guyer]

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• The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday ordered Norfolk Southern to pay for the clean-up after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio in early February. [CNN]
• A 6.4-magnitude quake struck Turkey Monday, killing at least six people and wounding hundreds — two weeks after a massive earthquake had devastated the region. [AP / Zeynep Bilginsoy and Suzan Fraser]
• Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) is stepping down from Congress in June to run a foundation. A special election for his replacement will be held after his official resignation. [The Hill / Julia Shapero]

“It’s hard to overstate the potential security risks if this material were used irresponsibly.”

[Tim Mulvey, former January 6 committee spokesperson, on the released footage / CNN]

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