Putin leaves a door to diplomacy open, as European, U.S. leaders race to defuse Ukraine crisis  —  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday left the door open to further talks with Western leaders on his efforts to end NATO's open door policy, when his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

Of course they spied on Trump  —  OF COURSE THEY SPIED ON TRUMP.  One of the most contentious claims Donald Trump ever made was his insistence that he had been the target of spying.  He made the charge in several different ways.  For example, in March 2017, Trump, just two months in office, tweeted, “Terrible!

Why Covid-19 vaccines are a freaking miracle  —  Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, it's easy to lament all that has come to pass.  The devastating losses.  The upending of what we regarded as normal ways of life.  The sheer relentlessness of it all.  —  But let's stop for a moment …

Snoop Dogg smokes weed right before star-studded Super Bowl 2022 halftime show  —  Before taking the stage for Sunday's epic Super Bowl 2022 halftime show, Snoop Dogg had something of a pregame warmup.  —  In a video currently making the rounds on social media, Snoop is seen smoking …

Hackers Just Leaked the Names of 92,000 ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donors  —  GiveSendGo, the Christian crowdfunding site that helped raise $8.7 million for the anti-vax “freedom convoy” in Canada, was hacked on Sunday night.  —  DG  —  The Christian crowdfunding site that helped raise $8.7 million for the anti-vax …

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 …

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 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.

A staunch conservative's urgent warning to the GOP about Trump and 2024  —  Donald Trump is telling us exactly how he intends to rerun his coup attempt, should the conditions align for it in 2024.  He regularly flaunts his view that attempting to overturn his 2020 loss was the correct thing to do …

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 …

Art Spiegelman Loses His Glasses  —  As the latest fight over Maus erupts, its artist-creator searches for his spectacles.  —  Okay, so here's the thing," Art Spiegelman says into the phone as he paces his cavernous Soho studio, humming with anxiety. “  I don't know what happened.

Trudeau to Invoke Emergency Powers in Response to Protests  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will invoke emergency powers in response to protests in Canada's capital city that have entered their 18th day, according to the nation's public broadcaster.  —  Trudeau will inform provincial premiers …

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 …

Democrats, Speak to Working-Class Discontent  —  It's the one way to mobilize Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians, not just white workers.  —  America is at a perilous moment when a Trump-led Republican Party is steaming ahead to knock down every guardrail protecting free elections.

Ivan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75  —  Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died.  He was 75.  —  Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night …

After 8 years, a retired Florida police captain will stand trial for killing a man in an argument about texting in a movie theater  —  (CNN)A 79-year-old man is finally expected to stand trial this week, eight years after he fatally shot a man who was texting in a Florida movie theater.

The MAGA fixation with chaos overrides ‘America First’  —  Once upon a time, the Republican Party stressed social order, the rule of law and capitalism as a vehicle to deliver widespread prosperity.  More recently, the MAGA crowd insisted it wanted an “America First” policy.  Forget all that.

Sha'Carri Richardson: Difference between her and Kamila Valieva's cases 'is I'm a black young lady'  —  Russia's Kamila Valieva allowed to continue competing at the Games  —  U.S. track and field star Sha'Carri Richardson questioned why a Russian figure skater was allowed to compete …

Trump pushes back at those saying he's lost grip on GOP  —  Former President Trump is asserting his role as a Republican kingmaker, pushing back against claims from some corners of the GOP that his influence within the party is waning.  —  In a statement on Sunday, Trump insisted that the power …

Father of Parkland shooting victim protests atop construction crane near White House  —  The father of one of the 17 students who were killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting protested from atop a construction crane outside the White House Monday morning, the four-year anniversary of the mass shooting.

Texas Sues Meta Over Facebook's Facial-Recognition Practices  —  State says social-media giant violated privacy protections in lawsuit, seeks hundreds of billions of dollars in civil penalties  —  The Texas attorney general filed a suit against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday …