Zelensky Criticizes U.N. Inaction on Ukraine Invasion; Biden Grants Legal Status to Venezuelans; Senate Confirms Joint Chiefs Chair Despite Standoff

Volodymyr Zelensky accused the U.N. of inaction on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and wants Russia's veto power removed.
The Biden administration will extend legal status to 470,000 Venezuelan migrants, shielding them from deportation.
The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff despite a political standoff over military promotions.
The federal government will again provide free coronavirus tests that can be requested starting Monday.
Wildfire smoke has erased two decades of air quality gains in parts of the western U.S.

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Former U.S. President George W. Bush believes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is tough like a Texan and warns that if Russia's President Vladimir Putin is not stopped in Ukraine, the U.S. will have to be involved in supporting neighboring countries like Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.

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