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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is standing by a now-withdrawn letter he and colleagues sent to President Joe Biden urging him to emphasize diplomacy

The U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus has withdrawn a letter to the White House urging a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine.

A letter signed by 30 House Democrats calling on Biden to undertake a proactive diplomatic push was released by staff without vetting, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who announced its withdrawal.

WASHINGTON — A group of far-left Democrats in Congress said Tuesday it had retracted a letter to the White House urging President Joe Biden to engage in direct diplomatic talks with Russia after it triggered an uproar among Democrats and raised questions about the strength of the party’s support for Ukraine.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has withdrawn a letter to the White House. It urged President Biden to negotiate directly with Russia to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. The letter triggered fierce pushback from many Democrats, as well as from Ukrainian officials. They argued it was unrealistic to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A group of progressive Democrats retracted a letter to the White House urging Biden to engage in direct diplomatic talks with Russia.

The letter, calling for the US to negotiate directly with Russia, provoked backlash within the party.

Iran's judiciary says that new arrests have been made in the case of an imprisoned French couple as authorities look to complete their investigation of the case.

Today's Water Cooler

I was reading more commentary on this Progressive Caucus letter calling for negotiations to end the Russo-Ukraine war. Some of the criticisms I'