U.S. Details Costs of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine  —  The Biden administration and its allies are developing new possible sanctions ahead of a series of meetings to defuse the crisis with Moscow.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and its allies are assembling a punishing set of financial …

Republican leadership bars journalists from Iowa Senate floor, worrying press advocates  —  When Iowa's 2022 legislative session commences Monday, there will be a notable absence on the floor of the state Senate: reporters.  —  Republican leaders in the state Senate told journalists last week …

Obama, Biden pay tribute to Harry Reid: ‘Brilliant, sometimes irascible, deeply good’  —  LAS VEGAS — President Biden and former president Barack Obama, speaking at former Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid's memorial service Saturday, lavished praised on Reid's pragmatic, dealmaking style …

‘We are going right to the belly of the beast:’ Biden takes on Georgia  —  Fresh off a high-profile speech in which he warned that a dagger had been placed at the throat of American democracy, President Joe Biden will travel to the state that White House officials view as “ground zero” for Republican-led election suppression efforts.

Myanmar military's massacres mount as activists call for arms embargo  —  35 charred bodies found in Kayah State last month were killed in the ‘most inhumane manner I have seen in my life’, said a doctor who conducted the autopsies Aid agencies lament world powers' 'out of sight …

Why are Caucasians Vanishing in TV Commercials?  —  Commercials take up 27% of commercial television screen time and are the main source of income for TV and radio stations.  In most cases, advertisements on all channels appear simultaneously, so don't try to change the channel, there will be commercials elsewhere, too.

Next Target for Epstein Prosecutors Could Be His Assistant Sarah Kellen  —  ‘SHE KNEW’  —  Sarah Kellen's name came up in court time and again as victims of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein testified about the rich duo's sex-trafficking ring.  —  At Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal trial …

Sister-in-law: Ex-MI House Speaker Lee Chatfield sexually assaulted me as teen … LANSING—Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield manipulated and sexually assaulted the teenage girlfriend of his younger brother when she was a student at the Christian academy where he taught, the woman said she has told police.

Explosives found at Florida man's home after arrest at rally  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Authorities said they found homemade explosives, including hand-style grenades and a pipe explosive, along with nails and duct tape while searching the home of a Florida man arrested after he was spotted running away …

Jon Ossoff expected to snub Pelosi by pushing ban on Congress stock trades  —  Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is looking to introduce a bill that would ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks — a practice that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended as her husband rakes in millions …

NYPD commissioner blasts Manhattan DA's lenient agenda in letter to NYPD officers  —  NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell sent an e-mail to cops on Friday saying she's “concerned” for their safety in light of the progressive policies announced this week by the new Manhattan district attorney that some see as soft on crime.

POLITICO Playbook: Civil rights leaders see a turning point for Biden  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SPOTTED: Speaker NANCY PELOSI, Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER and wife, IRIS WEINSHALL, Sens. AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-Minn.) and DICK DURBIN (D-Ill.) dining together at Le Diplomate on Friday night.

Was January 6 an Inside Job?  —  Have you been asking yourself some tough questions lately?  You sound like you're not rowing with both oars in the water.  Stop talking to yourself, and start asking Matt Labash.  That's why we call this Slack Tide feature “Ask Matt Labash.”