Updated Day 408

Author: Joe Amditis

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 3/ **Biden accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of "government overreach at its worst" for investigating the parents of trans children going through the gender confirmation process.** "Like so many anti-transgender attacks proliferating in states across the country," Biden said, Abbott's actions "callously threaten to harm children and their families just to score political points." Biden also said his administration is taking steps to protect transgender children in Texas, including inviting families to contact  the civil rights office at Health and Human Services if they've been "targeted by a child welfare investigation because of this discriminatory gubernatorial order." ([Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/03/biden-abbott-children-transgender/))
 
-4/ **The White House imposed new sanctions against on eight Russian oligarchs and members of their families.** Biden said the new sanctions are in response to Russia's escalation and indiscriminate bombing of Ukraine. Biden said the goal of the sanctions is to "maximize the impact on Putin and Russia" by maintaining "the strongest unified economic campaign on Putin in all history." As a result of the sanctions, the individuals and their families will be cut off from the U.S. financial system and all of their assets and property in the U.S. will be frozen and or blocked from use. ([CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/us-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs/index.html))
+4/ **The White House imposed new sanctions against eight Russian oligarchs and members of their families.** Biden said the new sanctions are in response to Russia's escalation and indiscriminate bombing of Ukraine. Biden said the goal of the sanctions is to "maximize the impact on Putin and Russia" by maintaining "the strongest unified economic campaign on Putin in all history." As a result of the sanctions, the individuals and their families will be cut off from the U.S. financial system and all of their assets and property in the U.S. will be frozen and or blocked from use. ([CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/us-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs/index.html))
 
 poll/ **50% of American voters say they prefer Biden’s tax plan over two prominent alternative proposals from the GOP**, while 19% are unsure which plan they prefer. ([YouGov](https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/01/americans-tax-plan-biden-scott-cawthorn?utm_source=twitter))