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.

Russian Buildup Near Ukraine Features Potent Weapons Systems, Well-Trained Troops  —  The forces give Moscow the means to attack Ukraine from multiple directions but aren't sufficient to occupy the entire country  —  Russia's enormous military buildup near Ukraine features …

Police clear ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters from key U.S.-Canada border crossing, but it has still not reopened  —  The White House said the Canadian authorities intend to resume traffic shortly  —  OTTAWA — The White House said Sunday that it expects Canada to reopen a vital U.S.-Canada crossing …

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.

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 …

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 …

Why Russian Invasion Peril Is Driving Oil Prices Near $100  —  Spare supplies of oil and gas are limited globally, making a Russian move on Ukraine a serious geopolitical risk event  —  The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is shaking up a fragile global oil market …