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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Supreme Court rejects attempt to have Bill Cosby conviction reinstated  —  The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt to reinstate the sexual assault conviction of Bill Cosby, which was overturned last year by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.  —  The justices provided no comment …

Why Biden is getting some praise from Republicans on his handling of Ukraine  —  The one constant of the American reaction to the war in Ukraine so far has been bipartisanship.  —  Democratic and Republican politicians as distant politically as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …

Two ‘Leftist Bros’ Dive Into Conservatism to ‘Know Your Enemy’  —  The podcast hosted by Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell offers history lessons that middle-aged liberals, young socialists and even some conservatives can love.  —  When Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell sat down in the spring …

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?

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” …

Florida's controversial surgeon general recommends against Covid-19 vaccination for kids  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's controversial surgeon general announced Monday that the state is breaking with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will be the first state …

‘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 …

Why you should think twice before sharing that viral video of an apparent Russian POW  —  Anybody who is using social media to follow the Russian invasion of Ukraine has probably come across it by now: A 10-minute video of a man who appears to be a Russian prisoner of war …

‘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.

Ukraine conflict: Petrol at fresh record as oil and gas prices soar  —  Petrol prices have hit another record high as oil and gas costs soar amid fears of a global economic shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  —  Oil jumped to $139 a barrel at one point, the highest level for almost 14 years …

Moscow says it will let Ukrainian civilians flee - to Russia … Ukrainian officials said a bread factory had been hit by a Russian air strike on Monday as the country's negotiators assembled for talks with Russian officials after previous rounds that brought no respite in the conflict.

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 …

'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 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

Republicans warn Justice Department probe of Trump would trigger political war  —  Republican lawmakers are warning that any Department of Justice prosecution of former President Trump will turn into a political battle, setting a high bar for Attorney General Merrick Garland to act …

U.S. National Average Price of Gasoline Hits New All-Time Record High  —  Previous record of $4.10 per gallon set in 2008 has fallen as gas prices continue to rise  —  The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. today broke the existing record, rewriting the all-time high …

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.

Every Jan. 6 case matters  —  James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general.  —  The FBI is a complex organization, full of interesting and committed people with a wide range of personal views on all kinds of things, including politics.  That's good.

Congress moves to bar Russian energy imports and end favorable trade relations.  —  A bipartisan group of lawmakers reached an agreement on legislation that, if passed, would bar imports of Russian energy and suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus.

Russia accuses Ireland of failing to protect embassy after truck is driven through gates  —  'I've done my bit, lads,' says suspect as embassy claims gardaí ‘stood idle’ during incident  —  about 2 hours ago Updated: 8 minutes ago  —  As part of a protest against the invasion of Ukraine …

Will Putin's Information Iron Curtain Backfire?  —  (SINGING) When you walk in the room, do you have sway?  —  I'm Kara Swisher, and you're listening to “Sway.”  Vladimir Putin's recent invasion has been playing out at various levels.  In addition to horrific ground attacks that have led …