A group of progressive House Democrats have caused a rift within the party by issuing and then retracting a letter less than 24 hours later that urged President Joe Biden to rethink his strategy for the war in Ukraine and negotiate directly with Russia.
In the letter (pdf), dated Oct. 24, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, led 29 Democrat colleagues in calling on Biden to combine the military and economic aid that the United States is providing to Ukraine with a “proactive diplomatic push, redoubling efforts to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire.”
