Ex-Attorney General William Barr Urges GOP to Move On From Trump  —  Book recounts confrontational meeting in Oval Office and says Republicans need to focus on new leaders  —  Former Attorney General William Barr writes in a new book that former President Donald Trump has …

Russians advance on Ukraine's ports, meet resistance in city  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion following …

The Ukraine crisis is now a nuclear crisis … Russia's publicly announced nuclear alert has turned the Ukraine war from a crisis involving nuclear powers to an actual nuclear crisis.  —  With the caveat that we do not have many details about what the Russian alert entails …

Germany to Raise Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP in Response to Ukraine War  —  Decision breaks with decades of lower investment in defense than peers and a growing energy partnership with Russia  —  BERLIN—Germany will boost defense spending above 2% of GDP and create a strategic natural-gas reserve …

Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war  —  Moscow spin-doctors and officials try to frame the war in Russian president's terms  —  As Vladimir Putin launched his military assault on Ukraine, the country's media censor issued a series of stark warnings.

Romney calls Putin ‘a small, feral-eyed man’  —  Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Sunday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “a small, feral-eyed man” amid the Russian full scale military invasion of Ukraine.  —  “We're seeing a small, feral-eyed man who was trying to shape the world …

Putin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk  —  Authoritarian leaders rely on elite support to govern.  Jeopardizing those relationships in wartime could be risky, experts say.  —  Does President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia have the support he needs at home to wage a costly war in Ukraine?

Donald Trump defends calling Putin ‘smart’, hints at 2024 presidential bid  —  Ex-president tells CPAC he could have stopped ‘appalling’ Russian invasion of Ukraine before giving strongest indication he will run again  —  Donald Trump, the former US president, has defended his description …

Post-ABC poll finds a deeply pessimistic nation, worried about the economy and Biden's leadership … President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday to a deeply pessimistic nation, one that largely sees the economy worsening under his watch, disapproves of his leadership …

Russians search for cash as west imposes sanctions on banks  —  People seek money in any currency, while central bank tries to calm markets and depositors  —  People in Moscow and other Russian cities stormed ATMs and bank branches in search of cash, both in roubles and dollars …

Russian climate delegate apologizes on Ukraine, saying many ‘fail to find any justification for the attack’ … The head of the Russian delegation at a major United Nations climate meeting apologized Sunday for his country's invasion of Ukraine, telling hundreds of government ministers and scientists that …

New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin  —  Scientists released a pair of extensive studies on Saturday that point to a market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.  Analyzing data from a variety of sources, they concluded that the coronavirus …

At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Pompeo was swarmed by a throng of reporters and fans as he made his way down the hallway of the luxury resort hosting this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  The former secretary of state had just received a standing ovation.

Putin's Aggression Leaves His Right-Wing Fan Club Squirming  —  The Russian strongman has for years been idolized by a Who's Who of populist, nationalist leaders.  They are now stumbling over what to say.  —  ROME — For years, a global choir of right-wing politicians have sung the praises of Vladimir V. Putin.

Mikhail Fridman speaks out against Ukrainian conflict in letter to staff  —  Businessman tells employees at private equity firm LetterOne that ‘war can never be the answer’  —  Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia's richest men, said the war in Ukraine was a “tragedy” and called on the “bloodshed” …