As Russia's Military Stumbles, Its Adversaries Take Note  —  President Vladimir Putin could still reduce cities in Ukraine to rubble, officials say.  But European countries that once feared Russia say they are not so scared anymore.  —  CONSTANTA, Romania — When it comes to war, generals say that “mass matters.”

Biden's Approval Rating Improves After State of the Union as More Back His Tack in Ukraine  —  45% approve of Biden's job performance; 46% support his handling of Ukraine  —  President Joe Biden posted his best approval rating in months following his first State of the Union address …

Millions of Palm-Sized, Flying Spiders Could Invade the East Coast  —  A huge invasive spider that invaded Georgia from East Asia could soon take over most of the U.S. East Coast, a new study has revealed.  —  New research, published Feb. 17 in the journal Physiological Entomology …

Congress Gives Final Approval to Make Lynching a Hate Crime  —  The bill's unanimous passage in the Senate ended more than a century of failed attempts to explicitly criminalize lynching.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime …

States Aren't Waiting for the Supreme Court to Tighten Abortion Laws  —  In anticipation of the court's decision, a frenzy of legislative activity to shut down access to abortion forms a picture of a post-Roe America.  —  Both sides of the abortion debate anticipate that come July …

Judge tosses obstruction charge against Jan. 6 defendant  —  A federal judge has thrown out an obstruction charge against a defendant charged with breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a ruling that could reverberate across hundreds of cases stemming from the attack on Congress.

People flee embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Evacuations of people fleeing embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors began Tuesday, while U.N. officials said the exodus of refugees from Russia's invasion reached 2 million.

Former NC congressman registered to vote in home where he purportedly never stayed  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, one of North Carolina's most prominent political figures, is registered to vote using the address of a mobile home in which the former property owner says the Republican never lived.

Taylor Lorenz Introduces Her Brand to the Washington Post  —  Today is Taylor Lorenz's first day at the Washington Post, and she's already doing, arguably, exactly what she was hired to do: She's stirring up trouble on social media.  “Oh my God, can you stand all the drama?” she says, giggling on a phone call with me last night.

Ukrainian foreign minister: The world can do more to help us fight Russia  —  Dmytro Kuleba is the foreign minister of Ukraine.  —  For decades, world leaders bowed their heads at war memorials across Europe and solemnly proclaimed: “Never again.”  The time has come to prove those were not empty words.

Elise Stefanik unveils new endorsements for 2022 midterm elections  —  Elise Stefanik's E-PAC supports Republican women candidates  —  Elise Stefanik rips education secretary over alleged ‘solicitation’ of NSBA letter: This is a ‘war on parents’  —  FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Elise Stefanik …

Morgan Stanley Says Russia's Set for Venezuela-Style Default  —  The odds of Russia making its foreign debt payments are diminishing as bond prices fall, recession in the nation looms and various payment restrictions pile up after the invasion of Ukraine, according to Morgan Stanley & Co.

Attorney John Eastman says ‘conflicting’ advice to Trump negates Jan. 6 committee's claims of criminal intent  —  Attorney John Eastman, a key adviser to then-President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election, on Monday rejected the Jan. 6 select committee's claim that his work …

The New York Times Knowingly Published A False Smear Against Clarence Thomas' Wife  —  New information reveals the Times knowingly printed a false allegation in a hit piece on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife, Ginni.  —  The New York Times has smeared again …

This Isn't Obama's Iran Deal.  It's Much, Much Worse.  —  The last thing the world needs is another nuclear-armed dictatorship flush with cash and attacking its neighbors.  But that's what President Biden and his Iran envoy Robert Malley are creating in the deal they are about to close in Vienna …

Sen. Ron Johnson says Obamacare should be repealed if GOP wins power back  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he wants to see the GOP repeal the Affordable Care Act if his party wins the White House and the House and Senate majorities again in 2024, a move that would resurrect a fight …

Connect the antisemitic dots  —  “Putin could have written the Protocols.”  —  Not enough has been said about Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy being Jewish.  Not enough, anyway, by the mainstream press in the west.  In Russia, though, it has been the subject of intense focus.  Why?