Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump and Retracts Financial Statements  —  The statements are at the center of two investigations into whether the former president and his company exaggerated the value of their assets.  —  Donald J. Trump's longtime accounting firm abruptly cut ties …

Judge throws out Palin libel case against New York Times  —  A judge has ruled that a libel lawsuit former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against the New York Times over a 2017 editorial should be thrown out because her lawyers failed to produce adequate evidence that the newspaper knew …

Russian units near Ukraine moved into “attack positions,” official says  —  Russia has moved some long-range artillery and rocket launchers into firing position, threatening Ukraine, according to a U.S. official.  —  Some Russian units have left their assembly areas …

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 …

Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests  —  Act grants cabinet ability to take ‘special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times’  —  CBC News Special: PM Invokes Emergencies Act  —  Join CBC News live for special coverage starting …

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!

Police: Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg shot at inside Butchertown office  —  1 of 11  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Craig Greenberg, a Democratic candidate for Louisville mayor, was unhurt after someone shot at him in his office at the Butchertown Market Monday morning, police said.

Pastor Resigns After Incorrectly Performing Thousands of Baptisms  —  The pastor of a Catholic church in Phoenix changed one word in administering the sacrament, rendering baptisms performed there invalid, the church said.  —  The Rev. Andres Arango was leading a baptism at St. Gregory Catholic Church …

Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez an Insider Now?  —  After three years in the halls of power, she's seen the “shit show” up close—and hasn't given up on her vision for how to change it. … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat representing parts of Queens and the Bronx (including Rikers Island) …

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 …

Operations at U.S. Embassy Kyiv  —  I have no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans around the world, and that, of course, includes our colleagues serving at our posts overseas.  My team and I constantly review the security situation to determine when prudence dictates a change in posture.

Easter SCOTUS confirmation in doubt as Biden deliberates  —  Senate Democratic leaders are racing to confirm President Joe Biden's Supreme Court pick before Easter.  That timeline could get murky, particularly if Biden picks a nominee who has never been through the Judiciary Committee.

Ukraine president says he's been told Russia will attack Wednesday  —  Ukraine president warns Russian attack will come Wednesday  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that his government has been told that Wednesday, Feb. 16, will be “the day of attack” when Russia invades Ukraine.

Dissatisfaction With U.S. Immigration Level Rises to 58%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly six in 10 Americans, 58%, are dissatisfied with the level of immigration into the U.S. today, while 34% are satisfied.  This marks an eight-percentage-point increase in dissatisfaction since last year and a return to the 2019-2020 range.

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.

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.

Black Lives Matter's missing billions  —  More and more questions are being raised about BLM's finances.  —  The Black Lives Matter movement has raised billions of dollars over the past several years.  But no one seems to know how most of that money has been spent.

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 …

Senior Biden communications adviser to depart the White House  —  (CNN)A senior member of President Joe Biden's communications team is set to leave in the coming weeks, a rare departure for a West Wing that has had limited staff turnover up this point.  —  Mariel Saez, the White House director …

West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years  —  Western Megadrought Record  —  The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

Mr. President, It's Time for a Little Humility  —  Mr. Axelrod was the senior strategist on Barack Obama's 2008 campaign.  Later, as senior adviser to the president, he helped shape several presidential addresses to Congress.  —  Right now, the White House is gearing up for the president's first State of the Union address.