Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court … President Biden will nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, according to people briefed on the process, a historic choice that fulfills the president's pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.

Laundered Money Could Be Putin's Achilles' Heel  —  The United States and its allies aren't going to intervene with their own forces against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  I'll leave it to others with relevant expertise to speculate about whether we'll send more arms to the Ukrainian government or …

Trump largely isolated in praise for Putin as GOP condemns Russian invasion … Leading Republicans on Thursday assailed Russia for plunging Europe into its first major land war in decades — isolating former president Donald Trump, the de facto standard-bearer of their party, in his praise for the country's authoritarian leader.

Note to Readers, on the Invasion of Ukraine  —  A faceplant of my own.  —  Part of news and even commentary is admitting mistakes, and though I always made sure when discussing the subject to note Vladimir Putin could still invade Ukraine, I have to admit, I didn't see this happening.

On Ukraine's Snake Island, a defiant last stand against Russian forces  —  As the Russian military pounded targets across Ukraine with an array of bombs and missiles, a small team of Ukrainian border guards on a rocky, desolate island received an ominous message: Give up or be attacked.

U.S. Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine  —  Americans presented Chinese officials with intelligence on Russia's troop buildup in hopes that President Xi Jinping would step in, but were repeatedly rebuffed.  —  WASHINGTON — Over three months …

House Panel Widens Investigation of Trump's Handling of Documents  —  The Oversight Committee asked the National Archives to detail material the former president took with him when he left office, including classified documents and anything he “destroyed” or “mutilated.”

Why Israel is having trouble picking sides in Russia's war on Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON (JTA) — Naftali Bennett, Israel's prime minister, and Yair Lapid, Israel's foreign minister, have run a fairly cohesive foreign policy, despite occupying different points on the Zionist spectrum.

Why Does New York's Criminal Investigation of Donald Trump Appear All But Over?  —  After promising to prioritize the case, the new Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, seems to have abandoned it.  —  The criminal prosecution of Donald Trump in his home town appears to be all but officially over, at least for now.