Approaching Miles-Long Convoy Menaces Kyiv  —  Explosions struck the capital, Kyiv, near a memorial for a massacre of Jews in World War II, as well as in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv.  President Zelensky accused Russia of war crimes for targeting civilians.  —  Here's the latest on the war in Ukraine.

The State of the Biden Presidency Is Strong  —  As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his second State of the Union address, his approval ratings have never been lower, and his presidency has never looked better.  —  One month ago, Biden's lousy approval rating (41.7 percent …

Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about  —  With the Russian invasion of Ukraine getting more horrific, Donald Trump and his allies are frantically erasing the truth about Trump's relations with Ukraine.  Trump absurdly claims that as president …

Dennis Miller Abandons His Show on Kremlin-Funded TV Network  —  At least two RT America hosts and several production staffers have bailed on the Moscow-backed network in the wake of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  —  In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, comedian Dennis Miller and others …

Walker pulls out of Marjorie Greene event after she spoke at pro-Putin rally  —  Senate candidate Herschel Walker pulled out of a weekend event organized by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she attended a white nationalist rally where attendees cheered Russia's invasion of Ukraine …

John Bolton: Trump Made It ‘That Much Easier’ for Putin to Invade Ukraine  —  Putin “saw that Trump had contempt for the Ukrainians.  I think that had an impact,” Trump's former national security adviser told VICE News.  —  CJ  —  President Trump's former top national security adviser thinks …

Zelensky assassination plot foiled, Ukrainian authorities say … Last Thursday, he warned that Russian “sabotage groups” had entered Kyiv and were hunting for him and his family. … - “We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president …

As world holds its breath over Russia-Ukraine border situation, Secure America's Borders First Act would ban aid to Ukraine until Mexico border is secured  —  Mexico and Ukraine are thousands of miles apart, but this legislation would tie together the U.S. response to both nations.  —  Context

Morgan Ortagus Demonstrates Limited Knowledge of Tennessee's 5th Congressional District She Seeks to Represent  —  Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy - broadcast on Nashville's Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. …

Markey planning bill to ban Russian petroleum imports  —  Democratic Sen. Ed Markey is planning legislation that would ban imports of Russian petroleum products to the United States in an effort to cut off the major oil producer from key revenue streams while its military attacks Ukraine.

Biden to announce ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace  —  Zelensky's message to President Biden: ‘This war is for all the world’  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will announce during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace …

Texas Investigates Parents Over Care for Transgender Youth, Suit Says  —  The investigations by the state's Department of Family and Protective Services started last week with an employee of the agency, according to the suit, after Gov. Greg Abbott called for such inquiries.

“A war within a war”: Transgender woman says transphobia and discriminatory laws keeping her hostage in Kyiv during Russian invasion  —  Zi Faámelu was born and raised in Crimea, an area of Ukraine that was invaded and taken over by Russia in 2014.  Now the 31-year-old lives in Kyiv …

Hounds chased a Yellowstone National Park mountain lion into a tree.  Then Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte shot it. … GARDINER, Mont.— On public land north of Yellowstone National Park late last year, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) shot and killed a mountain lion that was being monitored …

Kyiv keeps wheels of state turning under Russian bombardment  —  Government, economy and banking systems still function even as Putin's troops surround the capital  —  Two days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the office of Volodymyr Zelensky released a video of the president …

Aiming to control Ukraine, Russia risks quagmire of foreign regime change … The early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have shown that the Kremlin's plans for its military campaign were flawed at best.  Its assumptions about what comes after may be equally unsound.

Senate votes to censure Wendy Rogers for threatening her colleagues  —  In the wake of her speech to a white nationalist conference and a string of offensive and inflammatory social media posts, the Arizona Senate voted to censure Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers.

A Progressive Foreign Policy Response to the War in Ukraine … This is premeditated aggression by Putin.  We've seen a lot of support for the administration's diplomatic efforts to forge unity with European allies.  We should continue to have a discussion about the historical context that led up to this …

Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine  —  For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin's aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention.  Have recent events changed his mind?  —  The political scientist John Mearsheimer …

Biden to deliver State of the Union as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies  —  Joe: The president tonight needs to channel Churchill, JFK, Reagan  —  President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union speech on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.  He is expected to focus in part on Russia's invasion …

William Barr's memoir swats Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses … When Donald Trump seemed to waver in late 2018 on nominating William P. Barr to be his attorney general, Barr had a private conversation with the president and told a story from his college days.

Russia's oligarchs powerless to oppose Putin over Ukraine invasion  —  President responds to any criticism with reprisals, leaving business leaders with diminished influence  —  As Russia's tanks rolled into Ukraine last week, Vladimir Putin gathered the country's top businessmen …

McConnell clashes with Rick Scott over Republican agenda  —  Mitch McConnell and Senate Republican leaders are warning Rick Scott that his agenda for the GOP could expose the party to unnecessary attacks this fall, a significant intraparty rebuke of the Floridian.

US boots 13th Russian diplomat accused of spying  —  The U.S. is booting an additional Russian diplomat accused of espionage, lifting diplomatic privileges for someone working within the United Nations Secretariat the day after expelling twelve other Russians accused of being spies.

Khrushchev's granddaughter ‘embarrassed’ by Putin invasion and says Soviet leader would find attack ‘despicable’  —  Exclusive: Soviet premier and John F Kennedy were ‘freaked out’ by the prospect of nuclear annihilation, New York-based Nina Khrushcheva tells , Andrew Buncombe