Russia's Lavrov urges Putin to allow more time for diplomacy amid Ukraine crisis … Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday suggested to President Vladimir Putin that Moscow continue along the diplomatic path in its efforts to extract security guarantees from the West, as tensions soar over Ukraine.

WHCA ANNOUNCES TREVOR NOAH AS ENTERTAINER FOR 2022 DINNER  —  The White House Correspondents' Association is pleased to announce that Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, will entertain at the association's annual dinner on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

U.S.-Canada border crossing reopens after six-day blockade by ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters  —  The Ambassador Bridge is the countries' busiest land border crossing and a key supply route  —  A subheadline in an earlier version of this article incorrectly said Ottawa is Ontario's capital.

The Right's Would-Be Kingmaker  —  Peter Thiel, one of Donald J. Trump's biggest donors in 2016, has re-emerged as a prime financier of the Make America Great Again movement.  —  Ryan Mac, who is based in Los Angeles, covers the intersection of technology and power.

John Eastman claims attorney-client privilege over thousands of pages sought by Jan. 6 investigators  —  Attorney John Eastman, a close ally of Donald Trump amid his effort to subvert the 2020 election, has attempted to shield more than 10,000 pages of emails and counting from congressional investigators …

Trump's latest political obsession: The baseball team owner not toeing his line  —  Donald Trump has a new fixation: a Major League Baseball scion who hails from one of the country's richest families — and who, unlike most other Republican Senate candidates, isn't bowing to the former president.

Dr. Deborah Birx, COVID adviser under Trump, has a book deal  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Deborah Birx has a memoir coming out this spring that will focus on her contentious time as White House coronavirus task force coordinator in the administration of President Donald Trump.

Yesterday I Was Levi's Brand President.  I Quit So I Could Be Free.  —  I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.  —  When I traveled to Moscow in 1986, I brought 10 pairs of Levi's 501s in my bag.  I was a 17-year-old gymnast, the reigning national champion …

The U.S. needs a COVID forecast  —  Experts say the U.S. needs clearer, more defined standards that will help the public understand when it's safe to relax COVID restrictions — and when it might be necessary to bring them back.  —  Why it matters: Experts compare this need to a weather forecast …

AOC bemoans ‘cancel culture’ that fired Marc Lamont Hill for ‘from the river to the sea’ comments  —  The commentator was let go from CNN following comments made at a United Nations event in 2018  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended former CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill …

Pelosi seeks to bury ‘defund the police’: The Note  —  “Defund” sentiments have lost steam even inside progressive politics of late.  —  It was a raging debate inside the Democratic Party in 2020.  —  The nation's top elected Democrats are doing what they can to make sure it isn't in 2022.

Ukraine seeks meeting with Russia within 48 hours to discuss build-up  —  Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border.  —  Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of troops.