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President Biden formally accepted Tuesday Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO, becoming the 23rd country to sign the Instruments of Ratification for the Accession Protocols to NATO for the Nordic nations. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi explains why this is so significant and what else is ahead for Finland and Sweden.
Less than 100 days before midterm elections; Senate votes to add Sweden and Finland to NATO
The sole no vote was Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri. Fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted present.
"We will be even stronger and our people will be even safer as we face the biggest security crisis in decades," NATO secretary general says.
NATO leaders officially invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance on Wednesday. Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and Robert Bell, former defense adviser to the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, explain why the expansion matters on CBS News.
NATO is getting ready to welcome Sweden and Finland into the alliance. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes explains the significance of that breakthrough, and CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini has more on how they got there.
President Joe Biden helped broker a deal that will allow Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance, the most significant expansion in nearly 20 years. Plus, first lady Jill Biden speaks out for the first time on last week's historic Roe V. Wade decision, calling it "unjust." Chief white house correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called it "a historic decision."
Russian forces continue their advance in the eastern part of Ukraine, and they could soon capture the entire Luhansk region. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Both Sweden and Finland have formally requested to join NATO as Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine. Russia has threatened to take "countermeasures" should the countries join. Swedish ambassador to the U.S. Karin Olofsdotter joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss her country's historic move.
President Biden wraps up Asia trip; Sweden seeks to join NATO.
President Biden hosted the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday, after the nations formally applied for NATO membership. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan explains.
President Biden announced he's throwing his full support behind accepting Sweden and Finland into NATO. Mr. Biden welcomed his Swedish and Finnish counterparts to the White House on Wednesday, where they discussed the nations' NATO applications and overall security in Europe. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe explains why Wednesday's visit is significant.
President Biden welcomed the leaders of Sweden and Finland at the White House after both nations submitted their bids to join NATO. But Turkey has expressed its opposition to expanding the military alliance. Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institution, joins CBS News to discuss what admitting the two countries could mean for NATO.
Max Bergmann, European program director for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen to talk about Finland and Sweden's push to join NATO.
A top Finnish diplomat tells CBS News his country would bolster the transatlantic alliance, but even without membership, Finland has its own "credible deterrence."
The moves, driven by security concerns over Russia's war in Ukraine, come despite Kremlin warnings that doing so would be a "grave mistake."
One of Russia's closest neighbors, Finland, has officially launched its bid to join NATO with Sweden also announcing its intent to join. Finland shares over 800 miles of border with Russia, and despite repeated threats from Russia, Finland is poised to join the U.S.-led Western military alliance. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Helsinki.
As Finland and Sweden's leaders seek the reassurance of NATO defense, CBS News tours a nuclear bunker in Helsinki – part of the legacy of Russia's last invasion.
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Finland and Sweden are set to apply for NATO membership in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is in Finland to talk about the "historic" decision with CBS News' Lana Zak.
Moscow has warned that if the Nordic nations are accepted into the alliance, "Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps."
Finland's leaders have announced they support joining NATO "without delay." Neighboring Sweden is also expected to seek membership. Russia has responded saying that it will be forced to take "retaliatory steps" if Finland joins the alliance. William Alberque, director of strategy, technology and arms control at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss what such a move would mean for NATO and Russia.
Leaders in Finland are calling for NATO membership "without delay." The move comes in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reporter Teri Schultz joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero with more on geopolitical impact of the move.
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Senators approve a bill to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, with President Biden expected to sign it into law.
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Kari Lake, a former broadcast journalist who unsuccessfully ran for governor and for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, is President-elect Donald Trump's selection to lead Voice of America.
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An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said.
Mark Burnett helped produce hits like "Survivor" and "The Voice," but is perhaps best known for teaming up with President-elect Donald Trump for "The Apprentice," which first aired in 2004.
The Senate confirmed two more judges to the federal bench on Friday, giving President Biden a total of 235 since he took office.
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