Global outcry after Russia seizes nuclear plant  —  Updates from BBC correspondents in Ukraine and the region: Orla Guerin, Lyse Doucet and James Waterhouse in Kyiv, Sarah Rainsford in Dnipro, Fergal Keane and Joel Gunter in Lviv, and teams on Ukraine's western border  —  Summary

The Roger Stone tapes  —  Previously unseen documentary footage shows the longtime Trump adviser working to overturn the 2020 election and, after the Jan. 6 riot, secure pardons for the former president's supporters  —  As a mob ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Roger Stone …

Washington's Newest Worry: The Dangers of Cornering Putin  —  Surprised by the speed at which sanctions have been poured on Russia, Biden's top aides suspect that Putin's reaction will be to double down and lash out — and perhaps expand the war.  —  WASHINGTON — Senior White House officials designing …

RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff  —  New York (CNN Business)The production company behind the American version of the Russian state-funded network RT laid off most of its staff on Thursday, according to a memo obtained by CNN.  —  Misha Solodovnikov …

'My city is being shelled, but my mum in Russia won't believe me'  —  Oleksandra and her four rescue dogs have been sheltering in the bathroom of her flat in Kharkiv since the shelling began.  —  “When I heard the first explosions, I ran out of the house to get my dogs from their enclosures outside.

February jobs rose a surprisingly strong 678,000, unemployment edged lower while wages were flat  —  Job growth accelerated in February for a U.S. economy wrestling with swelling prices, the potential for higher interest rates and intensifying geopolitical problems.

Trump's McConnell obsession leads him toward Eric Greitens  —  Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens is rising in former President Donald Trump's eyes — and an episode at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference shows why.  —  The controversial former governor ran into a Trump ally …

How China Embraces Russian Propaganda and Its Version of the War  —  In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine.  In China, though, it's winning big.  —  Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Chinese Communist Party tabloid, Global Times …

Panel Suggests Trump Knew He Lost the Election, Eyeing Criminal Case  —  At the core of the theory of a possible criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump is the argument that he knew he had lost the election and sought to overturn it anyway.  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly …

Lindsey Graham Calls for Russians to Assassinate Putin  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) said Thursday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be assassinated by his own people, suggesting it would be the only way to end the crisis precipitated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Behind the Story: How three Washington Post journalists are covering Ukraine on the ground  —  Behind the Story is a series where we show how we report and produce our journalism.  —  The Post has been covering the escalating war in Ukraine closely, with multiple correspondents based …

Former Fox News Director Jack Hanick Indicted for Helping Russia  —  An American TV producer was arrested in London and now faces criminal charges for working with a sanctioned Russian billionaire.  He used to work for Fox News.  —  As the United States increasingly goes …

Residents of Ukraine's fallen cities regroup under Russian occupation  —  Local officials still in charge as Moscow's troops show little interest in running the towns under their control  —  In the two-day battle for Kherson, Russian tanks shelled a school and troops shot dead residents seeking …

BBC revives shortwave radio dispatches in Ukraine, and draws ire of Russia.  —  As Russia is trying to cut off the flow of information in Ukraine by attacking its communications infrastructure, the British news outlet BBC is revisiting a broadcasting tactic popularized during World War II: shortwave radio.

Fear of martial law sparks Russian exodus  —  Thousands of Russians are rushing to flee the country ahead of this weekend, as rumors swirl that Vladimir Putin could soon declare martial law, close the borders and crack down even harder on domestic dissent.

Islam is the Only Winner in the Ukraine War  —  A tough choice between Muslim Europe and Muslim Russia.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

History restarts  —  Why Fukuyama has always been right … The midwit take on Fukuyama is that he predicted some sort of liberal utopia following the end of the Cold War, and that every rewind into the violent tribalism that characterizes the capital ‘H’ History of his famous book represents …

“We're Underestimating What Mr. Putin Is Up To”: Sizing Up Media Coverage of Russia's Attack on Ukraine  —  “We're sort of framing this as a plucky country slaying a dictatorship,” says author Peter Pomerantsev.  “But Putin is this mad stalker trying to get revenge.”

Trump's ‘Adults’ Only Blew the Whistle Once They Had No Power  —  Bill Barr and John Bolton are spilling the tea on just how awful Trump was as president.  What took them so long? … Better late than never?  —  Donald Trump's former attorney general, Bill Barr, and former national security adviser …

Beto O'Rourke promises marijuana legalization after winning governor nomination  —  Taking on incumbent Greg Abbott in the Fall, O'Rourke says “we can get that done”.  —  WACO, Texas — After clinching the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, Beto O'Rourke took the stage and made a promise …

Hope for Ukraine Is Not a Strategy  —  The strongest part of President Biden's State of the Union address was the section on the war in Ukraine.  Biden condemned the Russian invasion.  He welcomed the Ukrainian ambassador.  He led Congress in a statement of solidarity with the Ukrainian people …

YouTube Won't Distinguish Between Misinformation and Reporting, So It Suspended My Channel  —  On December 9, 2020, YouTube announced it would take down videos that alleged widespread fraudulent voting in the 2020 presidential election.  A month later, after President Donald Trump's lies …