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 …

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 …

A family's dash toward safety in Ukraine ends tragically.  —  Andrew E. KramerPhotographs by Lynsey Addario  —  KYIV, Ukraine — They met in high school but became a couple years later, after meeting again on a dance floor at a Ukrainian nightclub.  Married in 2001, they lived …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Democrats forced to delay vote on $1.5T omnibus spending bill, Ukraine aid  —  Pelosi is also removing COVID-19 funding from the package due to objections from Democrats  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for March 9  —  House Democrats' plan to take a quick vote to fund the government …

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 …

Pulitzer Prize Winning New York Times Reporter: January 6 Media Coverage ‘Overreaction,’ FBI Involved, Event Was Not Organized Despite Ongoing Narrative  — NYT National Security Correspondent, Matthew Rosenberg, contradicts his own January 6 reporting: “There were a ton of FBI informants amongst the people who attacked the Capitol.”

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

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.

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 …

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

Texas regulators seek punishment for pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell  —  Texas legal regulators have asked a judge to discipline attorney Sidney Powell for filing lawsuits they say were frivolous in support of former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.”

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 …

Do Covid Precautions Work?  —  Yes, but they haven't made a big difference.  —  Daily life in red and blue America has continued to be quite different over the past few months.  It's a reflection of the partisan divide over Covid-19.  Consider:  — In the country's most liberal cities, many people are still avoiding restaurants.

Reëxamining Putin's Military Interventions in the Middle East  —  Can Russia's conduct in Syria and Libya predict what's in store for Ukraine?  —  In September, 2015, President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to intervene on behalf of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad …

General Mark Hertling: Why the Russians Will Lose  —  Russia won't be able to take large Ukrainian cities.  But that won't stop them from bombing them into rubble.  Americans say ‘make it end,’ but it won't until Putin accepts defeat in a war he can't win.