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3/9: Red and Blue

Congress reaches $1.5 trillion bipartisan deal; New report on uptick of Americans quitting jobs

D.C. officer who died by suicide after Jan. 6 attack has death recognized as "in the line of duty"

The ruling comes after a yearlong fight by the officer's widow to reverse an earlier decision denying the recognition of a line-of-duty death.

House passes $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package, with Ukraine aid

Clocking in at 2,741 pages, the package is the culmination of bicameral and bipartisan negotiations between top Democratic and Republican appropriators.

Russia accused of striking maternity hospital in Ukraine

"People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity!" said the Ukrainian president.

Florida House passes bill creating office to probe election crimes

The bill now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who's expected to sign it into law.

Venezuela frees two Americans amid talks hastened by Ukraine war

The U.S. and Venezuela were already revisiting their hostile relationship but the war -- and its resulting impact on oil and gas prices -- sped things up.

U.S. bans Russian oil and gas imports as Ukraine war creates 2 million refugees

"Russian oil will no longer be accepted in U.S. ports, and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin's war machine," the president said.

Top lawmakers agree on $13.6B in aid for Ukraine, European allies

The fresh funding ensured robust bipartisan support for the mammoth $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package it's part of. That package would avert a weekend election-year federal shutdown.

Russia announces another cease-fire as attacks continue in Ukraine

Russia announced another cease-fire after Ukrainian officials again accused the country of violating a previous agreement. In the U.S., President Biden banned Russian oil, gas and coal imports. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has the latest.

Biden bans Russian energy imports

President Biden announced a ban on Russian oil imports, acknowledging that punishing the Kremlin will increase record-high gas prices in the U.S. It's estimated that Russian President Vladimir Putin will lose nearly $300 million in daily revenue. Ed O'Keefe has the details.