What Does Vladimir Putin Want in Ukraine?  —  We spoke with Fiona Hill, a former Trump adviser, about how the Russian leader's view of history has led him to the brink of war.  —  Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”

Jean-Luc Brunel, held on suspicion of supplying girls to Epstein, found hanged  —  Former model agency boss accused of rape and suspected of trafficking minors has died in prison  —  The former boss of a French model agency accused of rape and questioned on suspicion of supplying underage girls …

Who Is Behind QAnon?  Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints  —  Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement.  —  “Open your eyes,” the online post began, claiming, “Many in our govt worship Satan.”

Trump properties in talks to host lucrative Saudi golf events … Former president Donald Trump's company is angling to host events at his golf courses for the controversial Saudi golf league, according to three people familiar with the matter, potentially handing Trump a lucrative business partnership …

Fringe Scheme to Reverse 2020 Election Splits Wisconsin G.O.P.  —  False claims that Donald J. Trump can be reinstalled in the White House are picking up steam — and spiraling further from reality as they go.  —  MADISON, Wis. — First, Wisconsin Republicans ordered an audit of the 2020 election.

CNN's Problems Are Bigger Than Jeff Zucker  —  How an upcoming merger at Time Warner could upend life at the cable news network.  —  In 1973, Tele-Communications Inc., a cable company headed by a thirty-two-year-old named John Malone, was having trouble getting the city of Vail, Colorado, to accept its rates.

Families of U.S. troops killed in Kabul airport bombing question whether Pentagon distorted investigation findings  —  As the sun faded on another anxious, adrenalized day, Kareem Nikoui, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Southern California, balanced on top of a concrete traffic barrier and scanned the crowd.

Fox News Runs Fake Story About U.S. Ambassador to Germany Not Being Able to Identify Flag  —  Jesse Watters Primetime ran with a fake story involving the U.S. ambassador to Germany that actually drew two members of Congress into a Twitter spat on Friday.  —  Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) …

G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine  — We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, remain gravely concerned about Russia's threatening military build …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Path Forward for the Left … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's political ascent was rapid and dramatic; she went from political anonymity, early in 2018, to questioning Nancy Pelosi's leadership as Speaker soon after taking office.  Now, with the Democratic Party's …