US plans sanctions against Vladimir Putin's inner circle if Russia moves on Ukraine  —  Measures would punish country's elite and come as UK warns of similar penalties  —  The US has drawn up sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin's inner circle and its ties to the west as Washington broadens …

White House frustrations grow over health chief Becerra's handling of pandemic  —  Critics blame him for health officials' conflicting messages; defenders say administration gave him an unclear role  —  White House officials have grown so frustrated with top health official Xavier Becerra …

Trump's Grip on G.O.P. Faces New Strains  —  Shifts in polls of Republicans, disagreements on endorsements and jeers over vaccines hint at daylight between the former president and the right-wing movement he spawned.  —  About halfway into his Texas rally on Saturday evening …

The Jan. 6 panel's on a hot streak against Trump World.  Now what?  —  The Jan. 6 select committee is on a winning streak.  Now comes the hard part.  —  In the past few weeks, the panel has prevailed against Donald Trump at the Supreme Court, obtained pivotal documents related …

Exclusive: Kamala Harris drove within several yards of pipe bomb at DNC headquarters during Capitol riot  —  (CNN)Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drove within several yards of a pipe bomb lying next to a bench outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 6, 2021 …

North Carolina superintendent abruptly removes MLK-themed novel from 10th grade class  —  An acclaimed MLK-themed novel was removed from a 10th-grade English class in North Carolina.  Haywood County Superintendent Dr. Bill Nolte told Popular Information that he pulled the book …

Time to Accept Covid and Move On?  —  Americans still concerned about virus, but lose faith in federal measures  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Americans continue to be concerned about the spread of Covid, but the vast majority say it is time to accept it as part of life.

Ghostface Trump Lives and Susan Collins Keeps Letting Him  —  The Good Republican won't rule out Trump 2024.  —  Donald Trump can't be killed because the rest of the Republican party is unwilling to take on the political pain required to kill him.  —  This has been the fundamental …

Gov. Ron DeSantis' Press Secretary's tweet suggests denial of Nazi protest  —  The Press Secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Sunday night to question whether a Nazi flag hung from an Orange County bridge was in fact the effort of Nazis.  —  In a tweet she posted Sunday night and later deleted …

What Trump Is Pushing the GOP to Do About Jan. 6 if They Win the Midterms  —  Sure, the conspiracy theory that the FBI was behind the Trump-fueled Capitol riot is bogus.  But that's not stopping Trump from encouraging the faithful to investigate it.  —  Since last year, Republicans …

Sue Gray finds ‘failures of leadership’ in No 10  —  Sue Gray report update - watch BBC News for the latest reaction  —  Play video Sue Gray report update - watch BBC News for the latest reaction  —  Summary  — An initial version of Sue Gray's highly-anticipated report …

DNC pulls record fundraising end-of-year hauls leading into critical midterm election year  —  Democrats praised the chair of the DNC, Jaime Harrison.  —  The Democratic National Committee announced it hit new fundraising highs, raking in $10.7 million in December and $157 million in 2021.

What we talk about when we talk about a return to normal  —  The Biden White House thinks they're doing it, but they're not — yet  —  Last week Joanne Kenen in Politico ran a hit piece on David Leonhardt on behalf of the public health community.  This seems like a good opportunity to address …

White House braces for bad Omicron jobs numbers  —  Job growth numbers may be about to turn negative for the first time since President Biden took office, and the White House is seeking to get ahead of potential negative headlines.  —  The big picture: Vast numbers of Americans missed work …

The Betrayal  —  I.  —  The End  —  It took four presidencies for America to finish abandoning Afghanistan.  George W. Bush's attention wandered off soon after American Special Forces rode horseback through the northern mountains and the first schoolgirls gathered in freezing classrooms.

Fulton County district attorney asks for FBI's help with security as Trump investigation continues  —  (CNN)The Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney is asking for the FBI's help in providing security for buildings and staff one day after former President Donald Trump called prosecutors investigating him …

Last Year, I Was a Bryn Mawr Girl.  Now I'm at Hillsdale.  —  Growing up in a conservative town, I always dreamed of attending college with liberals like me.  The pandemic changed everything.  —  My family is liberal and not at all religious.  Depending on where you grew up …

John James announces run for Michigan congressional seat  —  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan businessman, military veteran and two-time Republican Senate candidate John James announced Monday he will run for an open House seat in the Detroit area.  —  The 10th District, newly created through …

Why I do not expect a civil war in America (and what does worry me)  —  It began a few years ago, when prominent democracy rating organizations started downgrading the United States, putting its institutions on par with Panama, Argentina, or Romania.  —  In retrospect, that seems like the good news.

Critics say Ginni Thomas's activism is a Supreme Court conflict.  Under court rules, only her husband can decide if that's true.  —  Ginni Thomas's name stood out among the signatories of a December letter from conservative leaders, which blasted the work of the House committee investigating …