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Biden says Colonial pipeline back to full capacity but ‘hiccups’ likely – live
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Biden says Colonial pipeline back to full capacity but ‘hiccups’ likely – live

President urges Americans not to buy more gas than necessary while Pelosi condemn Republicans for downplaying Capitol attack – follow the latest

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Here’s where the day stands so far:

Joe Biden said the Colonial Pipeline is now reaching full operational capacity, after a ransomware attack shut down the pipeline for several days. The president warned that it may take a few days to see the effect of the pipeline coming back online, as there could be “hiccups” as it resumes normal operations. Several east coast states have suffered gasoline shortages in recent days, as Americans went into panic-buying mode because of the shutdown.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned Republicans’ “sick” efforts to downplay the violence of the January 6 insurrection. The Democratic speaker addressed the comments from Andrew Clyde, who said yesterday that the footage of the insurrection looked like “a normal tourist visit”. “I don’t know a normal day around here when people are threatening to hang the vice-president of the United States or shoot the speaker in the forehead,” Pelosi said. “It was beyond denial. It fell into the range of sick.”

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Liz Cheney did not rule out the possibility of launching a presidential bid against Donald Trump to prevent him from returning to the White House. Speaking to the Today show shortly after she was removed as House Republican conference chair, Cheney said of Trump, “He must not ever again be anywhere close to the Oval Office.”