Happening now the Senate and House Republican leaders at odds right now over the

RNC censure resolution that's clearly dividing the Republican Party.

Mitch McConnell just rejected a that's clearly dividing the Republican Party.

Mitch McConnell just rejected a description of January 6th

as legitimate political discourse

while Kevin McCarthy is defending it.

Also tonight, a key U.S diplomat warns Russia, Russia has its guns, quote,

locked and loaded, this diplomat says, for a potential invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin now pouring

cold water on claims that Vladimir Putin wants to

de-escalate the crisis. And as more states are preparing to lift their mask mandates,

the Biden administration is facing new pressure to update its

COVID guidance and clear up the confusion. We want to welcome our viewers here in the

United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.

We begin with a growing disarray among congressional Republicans over the

RNC's resolution calling the capital insurrection quote legitimate political

discourse. Our congressional correspondent, Jessica Dean, reports the division is

clearly on display at the GOP's highest levels.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pushing back tonight on the Republican National

Committee's resolution censuring Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and

describing the events of January 6th as, quote, legitimate political discourse.

We're here. We saw what happened. It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of power after a

legitimately certified election from one administration to the next. That's what it was. With regard to the

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