News Roundup for February 18, 2022

As the year progresses, case counts of the omicron variant are falling to levels below the peak of the delta variant. However, deaths due to COVID-19 remain steady.The Biden administration rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege in an attempt to block White House visitor logs from being released to the Jan. 6 committee.Russia is claiming it's removed some of the tens of thousands of troops it had sent to its border with Ukraine after weeks of appearing to prepare for an invasion. However, NATO countries are dubious this is actually the case, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claiming there's no evidence the pullback is actually happening.Following days of protests in Canada against the COVID-19 vaccine, the county declared a national emergency to end the demonstrations. Trucks blocking Ambassador Bridge were removed. However, protests in the city of Ottawa continue.We cover all this and more during the News Roundup. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.