US works with Poland to provide Ukraine with fighter jets  —  Kyiv ratchets up pressure on west to bolster its air force so it can repel Russian air strikes  —  The US is working with Warsaw on a deal to provide Ukraine with Polish fighter jets as Kyiv ratchets up the pressure on the west …

Putin Threatens Loss of Statehood; Russian Troops Near Odessa  —  The Russian leader escalated his threats as Ukrainian forces continued to resist.  Protests broke out in the first major city captured by Russia.  A limited cease-fire collapsed in a besieged city.  Israel's prime minister visits Moscow.

U.S. Officials Travel to Venezuela, a Russia Ally, as the West Isolates Putin  —  The trip is the highest-level visit by American officials to Caracas in years, driven by a desire to separate Russia from its remaining Latin American allies.  —  Senior U.S. officials are traveling to Venezuela …

Two GOP senators share photos of Zelenskyy during call after being asked not to by Ukraine  —  Two Republican senators are facing criticism after tweeting photos of a video call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy even though participating lawmakers were told to not share pictures on social media while it was in progress.

WTF: Trump rages to friends about his social network's problems, says report  —  The disgraced former President Trump's Wall Street-fueled Twitter knockoff is two weeks old, and the rollout is going so badly reports say he's cursing the venture to his friends.

Scattered corpses.  A rain of rockets.  A week inside Russia's war against Ukraine  —  The shell that reamed the Russian soldiers' vehicle scattered them in all directions.  One was face down on the asphalt, arms outstretched.  Another was a mass of white and red in barely-there fatigues.

Brittney Griner, Star W.N.B.A. Center, Is Detained in Russia  —  WASHINGTON — Russia said on Saturday that it had detained an American basketball player in Moscow on drug charges, entangling a U.S. citizen's fate in the dangerous confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine.

Russia's Ukraine invasion could be a global economic ‘game changer’ … Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the financial reckoning imposed on Moscow in response are proof that the triumphant globalization campaign that began more than 30 years ago has reached a dead end.

Visa Suspends All Russia Operations  —  Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced it is suspending its Russia operations.  —  Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days.  Once complete, all transactions initiated …

RFE/RL Suspends Operations In Russia Following Kremlin Attacks  —  WASHINGTON - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has suspended its operations in Russia after local tax authorities initiated bankruptcy proceedings against RFE/RL's Russian entity on March 4 and police intensified pressure on its journalists.

Iowa Poll: As 2022 governor's race takes shape, Kim Reynolds leads Deidre DeJear … Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds holds an 8-point lead over Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear as Iowa's race for governor begins to take shape.  —  The latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows 51% …

How the Manhattan D.A.'s Investigation Into Donald Trump Unraveled  —  The criminal investigation into the former president crashed amid a disagreement about the merits of bringing a case.  The debate pitted a new district attorney against two veteran prosecutors who had pursued a case against Mr. Trump for years.

'I Just Can't Stand By': American Veterans Join the Fight in Ukraine  —  All across the country, small groups of military veterans are hungry for what they see as a righteous fight to defend freedom against an autocratic aggressor.  —  Hector served two violent tours in Iraq as a United States Marine …

‘We Have to Run’: Inside the Exodus of Moscow  —  Even Moscow's most determined, most outspoken, most optimistic people have decided to go: “Everything we hoped for is falling apart, all our dreams”  —  MOSCOW — In that moment, it hit me just how quickly things had gone wrong.

‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoff rallies in Md. with about 1,000 vehicles and unclear plans … HAGERSTOWN, Md. — They drove pickup trucks, RVs, 18-wheelers and minivans, some making a 2,500-mile journey from Southern California.  More joined as the convoy passed through Amarillo, Tex. …

New Jersey drivers may have to learn to pump their own gas  —  New Jerseyans, used to being overshadowed by New York and Philadelphia, hold sacred the things that make the state unique.  —  There's the processed pork product known as Taylor Ham (or, if you're in South Jersey, it's called “pork roll").

Ukraine War Fever Could Kill GOP Midterm Chances  —  How does any rational or caring human being watch us lose a 20-year war against cave-dwelling barbarians, and not just lose that war, but lose it in the most humiliating fashion imaginable, and less than a year later already have a war-boner for Ukraine?

Fox News & Newsmax Took Biden Money To Push Deadly COVID Vaccines To Its Viewers  —  Corporate news outlets did not disclose the money they took to push dangerous drugs to their conservative audience  —  Two days ago, Chris Pandolfo at Blaze Media revealed that his media organization …

Volodymyr Zelensky Leads the Defense of Ukraine with His Voice  —  At the most consequential hour in Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a comedian has assumed the role of Winston Churchill.  —  At the most consequential hour in Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union …

Ukraine's military adapts tactics after enduring Russia's initial invasion  —  An outgunned but resilient Ukrainian military is adopting a two-prong strategy in the face of a flawed but fierce Russian assault, relying on hit-and-run tactics and the fortification of major cities …

People Are Booking Airbnbs in Ukraine as a Way to Send Aid  —  Grass-roots social-media campaign generates nearly $2 million for Ukrainians during Russian invasion, company says  —  Airbnb Inc. hosts located in parts of war-ravaged Ukraine are seeing a surge in online bookings from guests …