US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.  —  U.S. officials said the State Department plans …

A New Version Of The Mueller Report Reveals That Mueller Declined To Charge Donald Trump Jr. And Roger Stone With Computer Crimes  —  The Department of Justice released a new version of the Mueller report Friday afternoon that reveals for the first time that former special counsel Robert …

Canadian Truck Protests  —  The protesters have blocked roads leading to the U.S. border at four points — Windsor, Ontario; Sarnia, Ontario; Emerson, Manitoba; and Coutts, Alberta.  —  On Friday evening in Windsor, as the hour for the court order to take effect approached …

Slate, the Pioneering Web Magazine, Struggles to Find Identity and Profit  —  After high-profile departures, the publication is trying to find a new voice.  —  In early January, two days after an abrupt announcement that the top editor of Slate was stepping down, the publication's staff signed …

Archives threatened to go to Congress and Justice Department to get Trump to turn over records  —  (CNN)Worried that a trove of White House records that had been brought to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate contained classified material, a top official in the former President's orbit warned his aides last fall: Do not touch those boxes.

Vulnerable Democrats plan to run on kitchen-table issues, but some in party want voters focused on Trump, too  —  Democrats heading into turbulent reelection battles want to focus their campaigns on the bread-and-butter issues that appeal to swing voters, not Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine.  But videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.

EXCLUSIVE U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say … The United States will be sending 3,000 additional troops to Poland in the coming days to try and help reassure NATO allies, four U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus …

Pfizer pulls FDA request for Covid vaccine for kids under 5  —  Pfizer-BioNTech is postponing its rolling application to the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years.  —  The move means that vaccines for this age group …

Why Josh Hawley is being slammed as ‘grossly unfit’ for office  —  As international crises intensify, Josh Hawley is blocking Pentagon nominees.  No wonder the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called him “grossly unfit” for office.  —  As 2021 got underway, Sen. Josh Hawley did not find himself in a good position.

As U.S. ‘trucker convoy’ picks up momentum, foreign meddling adds to fray  —  Facebook said Friday it removed trucker and convoy groups run by overseas actors.  Many anti-vaccine and conspiracy-driven groups have moved to embrace convoy organizing.  —  There is growing momentum …

Portland mayor's top adviser proposed massive, militarized group shelters as step in ending homeless camping, records show  —  A top member of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's team has pitched creating as many as three massive, temporary homeless shelters staffed by Oregon National Guard members …

Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire  —  DENVER (AP) — On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II, Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is getting backlash for holding up the creation …

Missile attacks fuel support for reversing U.S. stance and placing Yemen rebels back on terrorist blacklist  —  Expanded missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels have fueled support among some U.S. and Middle Eastern officials for placing them back on a U.S. terrorist blacklist …

He Murdered 5 People.  But Before Then, He Made a Movie About It.  —  On Dec. 27, 2021, a minor figure in the ‘manosphere’ went on a targeted killing spree across Denver.  VICE News has learned before he was killed, he made a movie outlining his plans.  Now, his friends are selling it.

Selling Trump: A Profitable Post-Presidency Like No Other  —  Much as he did while in the White House, Donald Trump has thoroughly blurred the lines between his political ambitions and his business interests, with a wide-ranging set of moneymaking ventures.  —  In early December …

Even by today's standard of campus cowardice and conformity, this repulsive episode is noteworthy  —  A sludge of ignorance and cowardice oozes so constantly through today's campuses that institutions acquire immunity through recidivism: Progressivism's totalitarian temptation is too commonplace to be newsworthy.

A QAnon Grifter Who Claims She Can Time Travel Is Running for Office in Ohio  —  Secretary of state candidate Terpsehore Maras isn't even trying to hide her affiliation to QAnon.  —  DG  —  A QAnon influencer and convicted grifter who claims she can time travel, who led a campaign …

Students Caught on Video Making Ape Noises as Black Basketball Player Goes to Shoot  —  JUST GROSS  —  A basketball team from Nyack, New York, was subjected to racist taunts during a game Wednesday night.  When a Black player from Nyack got ready to shoot from the free-throw line …

Is it Fascism?  Is it Socialism?  —  Words mean things. … When I taught at Dartmouth many years ago, I used to argue politics at the coffee machine in the main office with a colleague who was far to my left.  (We were good friends and we used to host the student radio station's election coverage together.)

Putin could attack Ukraine on Feb. 16, Biden told allies  —  With help from Jacopo Barigazzi, Lili Bayer, Erin Banco and David Herszenhorn  —  National security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN said a full Russian invasion of Ukraine could come before the end of the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 20 …

Between Russia and Ukraine, Americans say either stay out or side with Ukraine - CBS News poll  —  A slight majority of Americans would prefer the U.S. stay out of any negotiations around the situation with Russia and Ukraine, while those who would take a side say the U.S. should stand with Ukraine.

Walker's past could let Warnock keep Senate seat, rivals say  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans risk losing the U.S. Senate race if they nominate Herschel Walker, two of Walker's rivals said, citing a report by The Associated Press about how police confiscated a gun from the former football great following a domestic dispute 20 years ago.