500,000 Refugees Flee; Tightening Sanctions Isolate Moscow  —  The U.N. is looking for aid to help about half a million people who have left the country as attacks intensify.  Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow failed to make progress in Belarus, but more talks are planned.

The tide has turned against the Russia apologists — and the neutrals  —  For the better part of five-plus years, Donald Trump attempted to inject some nuance into the GOP's posture toward Russia.  It was a partially a strategy of necessity — given how Russia's 2016 election interference loomed …

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force  —  On the fifth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of many unanswered questions is why Russia has launched a military campaign at huge cost with maximalist objectives, and then declined to use the vast majority of its fixed wing combat aircraft.

Russian oligarchs move yachts as U.S. looks to ‘hunt down’ and freeze assets  — Some of Russia's wealthiest are moving their superyachts, potentially with the hope they can avoid having those items seized.  — Data reviewed by CNBC from Marine Traffic shows that at least four massive yachts owned …

Senate Democrats Fail to Pass Extreme Pro-Abortion Bill  —  This evening, the Senate failed to invoke cloture and proceed to a vote on the Women's Health Protection Act, a radical piece of pro-abortion legislation that “codifies Roe v. Wade,” establishes a fundamental right to abortion on demand …

‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes  —  For many people, watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine has felt like a series of “He can't be doing this” moments.  Russia's Vladimir Putin has launched the largest ground war in Europe since the Second World War.  It is, quite literally, mind-boggling.

Bill Ackman says it's time for U.S. troops to defend Ukraine and set a ‘real red line’  —  Investor Bill Ackman said Monday the U.S. should consider military intervention in defense of Ukraine as Russian forces continue to advance into the country from multiple directions.

Ukrainian pilots arrive in Poland to pick up donated fighter jets  —  Ukrainian pilots have arrived in Poland to start the process of taking control of fighter planes they expect to be donated by European countries, a Ukrainian government official told POLITICO.

Greene and Gosar increasingly isolated in Hill GOP after speaking at white nationalist event  —  Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on an island among their fellow GOP lawmakers after appearing with a white nationalist group over the weekend.  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion … Monaco, a tax haven often favoured by the super-wealthy, will proceed with freezing assets and imposing sanctions on certain Russians following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the Monaco Royal Palace said on Monday.

GOP Sen. Roger Wicker Calls For No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine  —  The Mississippi Republican says “a strong coalition of like-minded nations should step in and seriously consider this.”  —  Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) endorsed the idea of creating a no-fly zone over Ukraine amid the Russian invasion …

Who Really is Ketanji Brown Jackson?  —  Below is my column in the Hill on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.  What is most notable of the statements of support for Judge Jackson is how little is said about her judicial philosophy or approach to the law.

Candace Owens Is Mad Girls Aren't Being Taught to Make Their Future Husbands a Sandwich — and 13 Other Crazy CPAC Moments You Missed  —  Kevin Sorbo owns a suit of his own tweets.  Mike Lindell can't figure out electoral democracy OR microphones.  And VIPs got the most expensive McDonalds dinner in history

How Russia's Nobel-Winning Newspaper Is Covering Ukraine  —  “We continue to call war war,” Dmitry Muratov, the editor of Novaya Gazeta, said.  “We are waiting for the consequences.”  —  Last year, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta …

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan QC, on the Situation in Ukraine: “I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation.”  —  Last Friday, I expressed my increasing concern, echoing those of world leaders and citizens of the world alike, over the events unfolding in Ukraine.

VIDEO: Nevada governor, first lady accosted, threatened at Las Vegas restaurant  —  ......We hope you appreciate our content.  Subscribe Today to continue reading this story, and all of our stories.  —  A video obtained Sunday night by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak …

Stacey Abrams speaks on Ukraine and conceding in 2022  —  Stacey Abrams, Democratic voting rights activist and candidate for Georgia governor, says the Ukraine situation is “not a question of Putin, it's a question of Ukrainian democracy working.” … “And the United States is not immune.”

Scoop: Biden to deny executive privilege for Flynn and Navarro  —  President Biden will deny the shield of executive privilege for two top advisers to former President Donald Trump — his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and former trade adviser Peter Navarro …

The Suicide of a January 6 Defendant: ‘They Broke Him’  —  Matthew Perna was failed by the country he loved.  —  Matthew Perna did nothing wrong on January 6, 2021.  —  The Pennsylvania man walked through an open door on the Senate side of the building shortly before 3 p.m. that afternoon.