Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine fights to hold Kyiv amid street battles, gunfire and explosions  —  At daybreak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of himself, unshaven, on the capital's streets — proof of his apparent commitment to remain in Kyiv.

Germany OKs weapons for Ukraine in major shift on military aid  —  Germany has authorized the Netherlands to send Ukraine 400 rocket-propelled grenade launchers to aid in the fight against Russian invaders, according to two EU officials — marking an abrupt shift in Berlin's military policy amid pressure from EU and NATO allies.

Even If Russia Wins, It Won't Do So Easily  —  Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has put out a figure today of upwards of 2,800 Russian dead.  Take that with a pinch of salt, while still appreciating that Russia has sustained heavy casualties.  Verifiable images of charred or snow-covered corpses lying next …

Vladimir Putin, Russia's resentful leader, takes the world to war  —  Pent-up anger with the west and a fixation on Ukraine make him more aggressive and unpredictable than ever  —  Growing up in a communal apartment in Leningrad, a young Vladimir Putin liked to chase rats across the stairwell with sticks.

‘That is fraud.’ GOP registered more than 100 voters as Republicans without their consent  —  At first, Nelia Estevez didn't believe that her voter registration could have been changed without her knowledge to reflect a new political party.  Voting was sacrosanct to the 69-year-old Cuban immigrant …

The antisemitism animating Putin's claim to ‘denazify’ Ukraine  —  The Russian leader's pretext for invasion recasts Ukraine's Jewish president as a Nazi and Russian Christians as true victims of the Holocaust  —  hen Russian president Vladimir Putin announced Russia's invasion of Ukraine …

Texas's Confusing Voter Registration System Is An Early Result of Democrats' Failed Voting Rights Push  —  Julie Crum and her 91-year-old mother Darlyne Crum, residents of Canyon Lake, Texas, first filled out applications for mail-in ballots in January, which they qualify for in the state because they are both over the age of 65.

COVID-19 by County  —  COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data.  Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area.

North Carolina Republicans Ask SCOTUS To Decimate Voting Rights in Every State  —  In a late Friday afternoon filing as war raged in Ukraine and as President Joe Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court …

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks At White Nationalist Conference  —  The congresswoman from Georgia spoke at the America First Political Action Conference, organized by white nationalist “groyper” leader Nick Fuentes.  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) …

GRIFT: Candace Owens loses defamation suit against FB fact-checkers, can keep funds raised  —  Right-wing columnist Candace Owens just lost a defamation lawsuit appeal against two major Facebook third-party fact-checkers in front of the Delaware Supreme Court.