Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say  —  Moscow is looking for help from foreign fighters to take cities including Kyiv  —  WASHINGTON—Moscow is recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine as Russia's invasion is poised to expand deeper into cities, according to U.S. officials.

Scoop: Trump trashes Barr in rant to Lester Holt  —  Former President Trump rants against Bill Barr, his former attorney general, in a three-page letter to “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, who interviewed Barr about his new book, “One Damn Thing After Another,” out tomorrow.

Tom Cotton to Compare Reagan and Trump in Speech on Future of the GOP  —  Arkansas senator and possible 2024 presidential candidate is the latest in a series of Reagan Library speakers  —  Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is expected to argue in a high-profile speech Monday evening …

Scoop: High-powered group targets Trump lawyers' livelihoods  —  A dark money group with ties to Democratic Party heavyweights will spend millions this year to expose and try to disbar more than 100 lawyers who worked on Donald Trump's post-election lawsuits, people involved with the effort tell Axios.

This war will be a total failure, FSB whistleblower says  —  Spies in Russia's infamous security apparatus were kept in the dark about President Putin's plan to invade Ukraine, according to a whistleblower who described the war as a “total failure” that could be compared only to the collapse of Nazi Germany.

I Came to College Eager to Debate.  I Found Self-Censorship Instead.  —  Ms. Camp is a senior at the University of Virginia.  —  Each week, I seek out the office hours of a philosophy department professor willing to discuss with me complex ethical questions raised by her course on gender and sexuality.

Supreme Court declines appeal of Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction  —  The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case filed by Pennsylvania prosecutors seeking to reinstate comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction.  —  Prosecutors asked the Supreme Court in November to review …

Alexander Vindman says Ron Johnson, others have ‘blood on their hands’ over Russian invasion of Ukraine  —  Former national security aide Alexander Vindman accused Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and others of having “blood on their hands” as Ukraine withstands a withering assault from Russian troops.

Why the 2020 census has 9 fake people in a single house  —  The Census Bureau added “noise” to its data to protect respondent privacy.  —  Last week I set out to visit a particular house about four miles north of the White House.  Thanks to an unusual confluence of streets, it sat by itself on a tiny, triangular block.

‘I Had Nothing to My Name’: Amazon Delivery Companies Are Being Crushed by Debt  —  Across the country, Amazon's delivery service partners, the small businesses, that exclusively deliver packages for Amazon are going tens of thousands of dollars into the negative.  —  Lauren Kaori Gurley

‘Defcon 1 moment’: New Spanish-language conservative network fuels fresh Dem fears over disinfo, Latino outreach  —  MIAMI — The nation's first Spanish-language conservative network launches Tuesday morning on satellite radio, opening a new front in the political information wars targeting Latinos in the United States and beyond.

First look: Pence ramps up political moves  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence's advocacy group plans to spend $10 million on TV ads targeting vulnerable House Democrats on energy policy and Ukraine, Axios has learned. … Now he's using the Russian invasion to trash Democrats.

Space and Time  —  With the costs of war mounting and his army in disarray Putin is running out of options  —  Vladimir Putin's pointless war has already led to thousands of people losing their lives, suffering from life-changing injuries or left traumatised by their experiences …

Blinken: NATO looking at more permanent troop deployments in Baltic region  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said NATO is looking at more permanent troop deployments in the Baltic region as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.  —  Asked if the U.S. will send troops …

Nearly 60% of Iowans disapprove of President Joe Biden's job performance, according to the latest Iowa Poll  —  View Gallery: State of the Union: President Joe Biden speaks to the nation  —  A majority of Iowans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is doing his job, but his ratings have edged …

'People's Convoy' announces delay Monday in plans for Beltway demonstration … The organizer of the “People's Convoy,” a group of hundreds of trucks, cars and SUVs protesting the government's response to the pandemic, announced a delay Monday morning in the group's plans to leave …

'I Don't Feel Like This Is a Safe Choice Yet'  —  The end of NYC's school-mask mandate is a relief for many, but some worry the move is premature.  —  When Sarah Allen first heard that masks could soon become optional in New York City public schools, her initial reaction was not one of relief.

‘Our sons were sent to Ukraine as cannon fodder’: Furious Russian mothers face down Kremlin  —  Countrywide rallies on Sunday were met by police brutality in Russia but not even the threat of jail could restrain soldier's mothers  —  Angry Russian mothers have accused Vladimir Putin …

Hate for Putin's Russia Consumes Ukraine  —  Much of the bitterness is directed at President Vladimir V. Putin, but Ukrainians also chastise ordinary Russians, calling them complicit.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Trapped in his apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv during fierce battles over the weekend …

Russian gymnast with ‘Z’ symbol on podium next to Ukrainian faces long ban  — Gymnastics' governing body condemns Ivan Kuliak's conduct  — Letter seen to symbolise support for the invasion of Ukraine  —  Gymnastics' governing body has condemned the “shocking behaviour” …