Vast Majority Of Americans Say Ban Russian Oil, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 8 In 10 Support U.S. Military Response If Putin Attacks A NATO Country  — mail_outline  —  At nearly the end of week two of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as the U.S. and its allies consider ratcheting …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Russia will stop ‘in a moment’ if Ukraine meets terms - Kremlin … Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations “in a moment” if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.  —  Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was demanding that Ukraine cease military action …

Absurd trucker convoy jamming up the Capital Beltway has me rooting for higher gas prices  —  The truckers who make up the People's Convoy driving in circles around Washington, D.C., are making it hard for people who write satire. … OK, let me get this straight: A truckload of U.S. truckers …

Supreme Court Rejects GOP Redistricting Pleas In 2 States  —  The Supreme Court turns away GOP pleas to halt court-ordered congressional district maps in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina …

GOP Lawmaker Resigns After Being Charged With Wire Fraud  —  Tennessee state Rep. Robin Smith has reached a plea deal with prosecutors for a federal wire fraud charge involving a disgraced former state House speaker.  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Republican lawmaker resigned Monday shortly …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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?

Prosecutor tells jurors ‘ecstatic’ Jan. 6 defendant bragged about carrying gun  —  Final witnesses expected to testify in first Jan. 6 trial  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Monday rested their case against the first Capitol attack defendant to go to trial, telling jurors during closing arguments …

Decarcerating from the Bench  —  “We had a real clear strategy about how to change the system and what tools we were going to use, and we did it.”  —  Franklin Bynum says he first ran to be a criminal court judge in 2018 because he saw a golden opportunity for reform in Texas's largest county.

The Politics of Ukraine in an Ohio Town  —  Ohio sits in the middle of what food marketers refer to as the “Pierogi Pocket of America.”  And smack dab in the middle of this pocket is the town of Parma.  —  Parma—population 80,000—is a suburb of Cleveland and has suddenly gotten a lot …

Oligarch who said sanctions wouldn't help frozen out of firm  —  One of Russia's richest men who said imposing sanctions on oligarchs would have no impact on the war in Ukraine has been frozen out of a company.  —  Investment firm LetterOne confirmed Mikhail Fridman's shareholdings had been …

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 …

Russia Is Now the World's Most-Sanctioned Nation  —  Russia has vaulted past Iran and North Korea to become the world's most-sanctioned nation in the span of just 10 days following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  —  In a surge of action led by the U.S. and European allies starting Feb. 22 …

Biden goes home a lot — but not as much as Trump went to Trump properties  —  On many Friday afternoons, the White House press pool releases a similar message: President Biden is on his way to Delaware.  —  When he was a senator, Biden generally opted not to stay in Washington …

The Strategy That Can Defeat Putin  —  The U.S.-led coalition of liberal-democratic states should pursue three objectives. … He is the author most recently of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.  —  First came the shock: the sight of missiles …

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” …

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.

Pro-Trump PAC Exec Rants About Hillary After Feds Charge Him for Ponzi Scheme  —  “In this country, politics has now been criminalized.  That's what's going on here,” David W. Schamens claimed in a rambling phone call after he was charged. … The treasurer of a pro-Trump political action committee …

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 …