Silicon Valley tech worker was the Ukrainian mom lying dead on street in brutal photo that sparked outrage  —  A Silicon Valley employee and her children are the subjects of photos so devastating that they shocked the world: A Ukrainian family lying dead on the pavement, killed by Russian mortar fire while trying to flee the conflict.

Colorado county elections official Tina Peters is indicted in probe of alleged tampering with voting equipment  —  A Colorado county clerk who embraced election-fraud conspiracy theories has been indicted on state criminal charges following an investigation into her alleged efforts …

Trump plane made emergency landing after weekend speech to GOP donors  —  Former President Donald Trump's plane made an emergency landing on Saturday evening following his speech at a Republican National Committee-hosted donor retreat in New Orleans, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Madison Cawthorn charged with driving with revoked license for 2nd time; court dates set  —  Congressman Madison Cawthorn has been charged with driving with a revoked license, a misdemeanor that carries up to 20 days in jail.  —  The 26-year-old Henderson County Republican was pulled …

House passes funding bill to provide aid to Ukraine, avert government shutdown  —  Congressional leaders reach deal on government funding  —  WASHINGTON — The House passed a massive spending bill Wednesday night to fund the federal government through September and provide nearly $14 billion in aid for Ukraine.

Scoop: RNC to sue Jan. 6 committee over Salesforce subpoena  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed Salesforce, the customer relationship management giant and a major Republican National Committee vendor, for sensitive information about the RNC's fundraising, Axios has learned.

Sidney “Release The Kraken” Powell Is Secretly Funding The Legal Defense Of Oath Keepers  —  As the government's prosecutions of members of the Oath Keepers — by most measures, the most significant of any to come out of the Jan. 6 insurrection — move toward trial, defense lawyers face a daunting task …

Russia's ‘imminent’ default would be catastrophic.  Here's why. … Russia is at “imminent” risk of defaulting on its debts as Western economic sanctions choke off its access to dollars and other global currencies to pay lenders, a move that would have devastating economic ripple effects.

Russian Agent Maria Butina Claims Ukrainians Are Bombing Themselves  —  “We have tons of evidence that the Russia army does not touch, does not bomb civilian populations,” the former darling of the NRA said of her absurd bit of Putin propaganda  —  Maria Butina, the Russia agent who infiltrated …

Supreme Court Signals It May Empower Legislatures to Subvert Elections  —  Republicans are pushing the independent state legislature doctrine, which would bolster unfettered gerrymandering and Trump's efforts to undercut democracy.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Monday …

Proud Boys Leader Dragged Out of Bed in His Underwear to Face Conspiracy Charge  —  RUDE AWAKENING  —  Apparently taken by complete surprise, former Proud Boys ringleader Enrique Tarrio was handcuffed in nothing but his skivvies early Tuesday morning, as police arrived at his Miami home …

Giant spiders expected to drop from sky across the East Coast this spring  —  An invasive species of spider the size of a child's hand is expected to “colonize” the entire East Coast this spring by parachuting down from the sky, researchers at the University of Georgia announced last week.

NYPD silent after judge questions cops' credibility in Bronx assault case against teen drill rapper C Blu  —  A judge's stunning comments questioning the credibility of officers involved in the near-deadly arrest of teen drill rapper C Blu were met with outrage Wednesday from criminal justice reform advocates …

Trump Refinances $100 Million Mortgage On Trump Tower With A Bank Headed By A Political Supporter  —  Donald Trump refinanced Trump Tower in February, taking out a $100 million loan, according to documents recorded Tuesday by New York City's Department of Finance.

First on CNN: DC police officer's suicide days after Capitol attack declared line-of-duty death after months-long fight by widow  —  (CNN)The widow of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith has won a months-long fight to have her husband's death declared in the line of duty …

How to have a career as a journalist in 2022  —  It's the Read Max Career Corner … Over the weekend, a fight erupted on Twitter between current Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman and former Times social-media reporter Taylor Lorenz.  The short version is something like …

We can't find John Fetterman  —  Sign up for PA 2022, The Inquirer's Election Newsletter, for news and analysis about Pennsylvania's big 2022 elections, delivered right to your inbox.Welcome back!  It's another week in Pennsylvania politics, and we're taking a look at John Fetterman's game of campaign dodgeball.

Texas flagged 27,000 mail ballots for rejection in primary  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 27,000 mail ballots in Texas were flagged for rejection in the first test of new voting restrictions enacted across the U.S., jeopardizing votes cast by Democrats and Republicans alike and in counties big and small …

How the GOP, horrifically, succeeded with “Don't say gay”  —  The Florida law passed after anti-LGBTQ Republicans reframed failed efforts of the past.  And they've now stacked the courts. … The Florida Senate yesterday passed the grotesque “Don't say gay” bill, following on the Florida House passage.

Disney Pledges $5 Million to Protect LGBTQ Rights, CEO to Meet With Florida Gov to Discuss 'Don't Say Gay' Bill … Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Wednesday the company is pledging $5 million to the Human Rights Campaign and other organizations protecting LGBTQ rights following backlash …

The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021  — The Extreme Right's Pivot to (Live) Video  — A White Nationalist's Journey Through Alt-Tech  — What We Do Now: Policy Recommendations  —  The Year in Hate and Extremism 2021  —  In this section  —  • Meeting the challenge of the hard right

Put US Boots in Ukraine to Defend a UN-Approved Security Zone  —  It worked in Syria.  —  CHAIR, MIDDLE EAST PROGRAM, WILSON CENTER  —  President Biden's State of the Union address, which called for the rest of the world to emerge stronger than Russia out of the Ukraine crisis, captures well an actual American strategy.

Russia's Ex-Foreign Minister on His ‘Totalitarian’ Country  —  Andrei Kozyrev, Yeltsin's first top diplomat, speaks about Putin's ‘disastrous’ war in Ukraine and why the revisionist history about NATO enlargement is all wrong  —  Michael Weiss is news director at New Lines

South Korean conservative candidate wins close-fought, divisive presidential election  —  SEOUL — Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol was elected the next president of South Korea, in the most contested presidential election in the country's democratic history.  The election results announced early …

As Democrats try to unify, a messy spending fight leaves emotions raw  —  (CNN)Nancy Pelosi was not happy.  The House speaker had cut a hard-fought deal with Republicans to fund every aspect of the government, provide desperately needed aid to Ukraine, and bolster efforts to combat the pandemic.

Cardiff Philharmonic removes Tchaikovsky from programme in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine  —  The orchestra had an all-Tchaikovsky concert scheduled for next week, but has decided to change the programme having deemed it to be ‘inappropriate’ at this time

Fox News reporter rebukes Greg Gutfeld for saying media wants ‘emotional response’ in Ukraine coverage  —  Moments after Fox News host Greg Gutfeld accused media outlets of seeking an “emotional response” in their coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the network turned …

A strange new defense of Trump's coup effort is both wrong and dangerous  —  Ever since Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol, we've heard endless variations of a particularly pernicious claim: Trump and many GOP voters really believed the election was stolen from him.

Drag Queen Who Says Biden Is a ‘Senile’ ‘White Supremacist’ Scheduled To Perform at Dem Retreat  —  The drag queen invited to perform for congressional Democrats during their policy retreat referred to President Joe Biden as “senile” and a “white supremacist” and called his voters “dim-witted.”

The $2 Million Question: What Did the D.C. Trucker Convoy Donations Buy?  —  The trucker convoy has largely been making it up as they go, but truckers are grumbling that they don't know the endgame or what all the donations have been used for.  —  Two weeks after departing Victorville …

U.S. warns Russia could use chemical weapons in false-flag operation in Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say they are concerned Russia could potentially be preparing to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine after the Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine of possibly planning a false-flag chemical weapon attack.