U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Putin, Official Says  —  It was unclear whether Russia would engage in talks with Ukraine's leadership.  The E.U. sanctioned Mr. Putin, amid growing pressure to isolate him and Russia.  —  With Russian troops moving on Kyiv, the Kremlin sends mixed signals on talks.

Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

CDC Eases Mask Guidelines, Reflecting Covid-19's Retreat  —  About half of U.S. counties meet new threshold for recommending masks indoors, including at schools, compared with 95% under earlier metrics  —  Federal officials eased their guidelines on Covid-19 masking, including at schools …

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: The Biden Administration Heading into the State of the Union Address, February 2022  —  Americans Perceive Biden's First Year in Office to Be a Failure... Want Biden's Administration to Focus on Inflation Amid Persistent Financial Concerns

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 …

Tucker: Putin started this war and deserves the blame for what follows  —  We're all neocons now.  —  Well ... not quite.  Carlson stressed last night that the U.S. should do everything possible to avoid being dragged into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

5 ways to cope with the stressful news cycle  —  Russia invaded Ukraine this week, and the world seems to have shifted.  —  Even after weeks of bracing for an attack amid speculation, global tensions and diplomatic attempts to stave off invasion — the reality of conflict is always a shock to the system.

Sen. Jim Inhofe to resign from Senate, backs top aide Luke Holland to succeed him … Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe plans to resign the seat he has held since 1994, setting up what could be major changes in the state's political landscape just weeks before candidate filing.

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin keeps fact-checking her colleagues on Ukraine … Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin has been pulling double duty lately.  —  Much like her peers at other news outfits, the national security correspondent has reported live from the Pentagon …

Charlie Kirk Butchers the First Amendment in God's Name  —  The Devil's next finest trick, it seems, is to persuade us that the Constitution's free-speech protections don't actually exist.  —  t Newsweek, Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk has written one of the most foolish, self-serving …

CNN Probe Finds Allison Gollust Assisted Chris Cuomo in His Efforts to Help Andrew Cuomo  —  Spokeswoman for ex-CNN marketing chief says notion that messages to Chris Cuomo could be considered covert advice to Andrew Cuomo ‘is patently ridiculous’  —  CNN's parent company determined …

'I'll Stand on the Side of Russia': Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online  —  After marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump's Russia stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more complimentary.  —  Davey Alba and Stuart Thompson, tech reporters based in New York, report on online information flows.

Judge orders new trial for US woman sentenced to six years for trying to register to vote  —  Pamela Moses, who has been in prison since December but is being released on Friday, says she had no idea she was inelegible  —  A Memphis judge ordered a new trial for Pamela Moses …