3 Things To Know Today

1 Fence Goes Up Around Capitol Ahead Of Weekend Protest

Fencing went back up around the U.S. Capitol late yesterday in advance of the “Justice for J6” rally this weekend. The protest is being billed by its organizers as a protest for defendants who are being detained in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol; the fencing is just the latest security measure. Law enforcement is concerned that far-right extremists could come to Washington for the protest tomorrow, and the event has been given a Special Event Assessment Rating of 3 on a scale of 1 to 5. While they say some individuals involved in or opposed to the rally could engage in violence, the Department of Homeland Security says they “lack indications of a specific or credible plot associated with the event.” Homeland Security said on Tuesday that they expect 700 people to be in Washington for the event, and the department says it’s stepped up its communications with state and local agencies, including the FBI and Capitol Police, the leading agency for the event.

2 China And France Hit Back Against U.S./UK Helping Australia With Nukes

The new security alliance between the United States, Britain, and Australia was expected to anger China, but the deal has also drawn fury from France. At a news briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the pact “seriously undermined regional peace and stability;” Zhao went on to say that any regional alliance “should not target or harm the interests of third parties.” The reaction from France was less expected; French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly issued a joint statement on the alliance, pointing out the choice to “exclude a European ally and partner such as France from a partnership with Australia” shows a “lack of coherence that France can only note and regret.” Le Drain later described the announcement from President Biden as “a stab in the back,” and added that the decision reminds him “a lot of what Mr. Trump used to do.” A political science professor at France’s Clermont Auvergne University, Frederic Charillon, said Washington is giving the impression that “maybe the new administration is not that different from the last.”

3 Arizona Sues Biden Administration Over COVID Vaccine Mandates

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit Tuesday that is seeking to invalidate President Joe Biden’s vaccine requirements for federal workers and large companies. The lawsuit is the first action filed against the new requirements by a state, but more are expected to follow. In the 14-page-complaint filed in federal district court in Arizona, Brnovich argues that the new requirements discriminate against U.S. Citizens because undocumented immigrants are not subject to the same requirement. Brnovich says the requirements are an “egregious” violation of the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Legal experts disagree on whether President Biden’s vaccine requirements will hold up under legal scrutiny; several Republican governors have already made it clear that they plan to sue the administration on behalf of their states. When asked last Friday what he would tell those governors, Biden said “Have at it.”


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