The Weakness of the Despot  —  An expert on Stalin discusses Putin, Russia, and the West.  —  Stephen Kotkin is one of our most profound and prodigious scholars of Russian history.  His masterwork is a biography of Josef Stalin.  So far he has published two volumes—"Paradoxes of Power …

Preparing for Defeat  —  I'm writing this from Skopje, North Macedonia, where I've been for the last week teaching one of our Leadership Academy for Development courses.  Following the Ukraine war is no different here in terms of available information, except that I'm in an adjacent time zone …

Bennett advises Zelensky to surrender to Russia, Zelensky refuses  —  Vladimir Putin made an offer to end the Russian war with Ukraine, but the offer includes many Ukrainian sacrifices.  —  Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy that he recommends Ukraine …

Texas Court Halts Abuse Inquiries Into Parents of Transgender Children  —  A judge said the governor's order to consider medically accepted treatments for transgender youth as abuse had been improperly adopted and violated the State Constitution.  —  HOUSTON — Investigations of parents …

American Officials Believe They Have Located Putin's Yacht  —  They say they have indications that the $700 million, 459-foot yacht, which is in dry dock in Italy, is associated with the Russian president, backing an earlier claim by a former crew member.  —  WASHINGTON — American officials …

Kinzinger: My ‘biggest regret’ was voting against first Trump impeachment  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Friday expressed regret for failing to vote to impeach former President Trump the first time over his dealings with Ukraine in light of the recent Russian invasion.

Putin's pre-war moves against U.S. tech giants laid groundwork for crackdown on free expression … Russian agents came to the home of Google's top executive in Moscow to deliver a frightening ultimatum last September: take down an app that had drawn the ire of Russian President Vladimir Putin within 24 hours or be taken to prison.

Roman Abramovich U.S. Hedge Fund Investments Are Frozen  —  Hedge funds told to freeze Russian oligarch's assets after he was sanctioned by the British government  —  A number of U.S. hedge-fund firms that have investments from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich have been told to freeze …

U.S. explores sending Ukraine more advanced weapons after scuttling Polish jet deal  —  The Biden administration, under pressure to expand the arsenal of weapons that Ukraine has in its conflict with Russia, is working with European allies to expedite more sophisticated air-defense systems …

Trump to rally in South Carolina, taking aim at two House Republicans  —  Former president holding a rally on Saturday in Florence, South Carolina  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for March 11  —  On the eve of his Saturday evening rally in Florence, South Carolina, former President Donald Trump …

States are looking at banning travel for certain types of healthcare.  The Supreme Court may let them.  —  It's possible the court will make fundamental changes to traditional rules that states respect the laws of other states.  —  Deputy Editor, Legal Affairs

The questions about the biolabs in Ukraine that everyone should be asking  —  There is an important story here, it's why the government is lying about it  —  Tucker: The Pentagon's Ukraine biolab talking points are an utter lie  —  Wednesday, we told you that the Biden administration …

House Democrats Push Biden to Build a Better Midterm Message  —  House Democrats have been pressing the president to come up with a bumper-sticker-worthy slogan.  The White House says it's sharpening its message.  —  WASHINGTON — After offering her customary lavish praise of President Biden …

Yes, voters ‘deserve to know’ this GOP plan would raise taxes by $1 trillion  —  Suppose, for a moment, that the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the group overseeing the 2022 campaigns of all Democratic senators and Senate candidates, announced that Democrats …

Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday as fighting also raged on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv.

‘Cuomo-W. Trump-L.’: How CNN's Jeff Zucker and His Cronies Manipulated the News  —  Texts, email exchanges, and 36 sources tell the true story behind the downfall of TV's ultimate operator  —  On the rainy morning of March 28, 2020, President Trump addressed a phalanx of journalists outside …

Russia concentrates military power for Kyiv assault  —  The operative lull in the battle for Kyiv over the last few days seems to be running to its end.  —  New indications suggest Russia is getting ready to relaunch a massive offensive in the region, the war's main goal.

Barr warns China is ‘biggest threat’ to US, warns of ‘highly aggressive’ tech plan  —  China aiming ‘to take control of all of the key technologies of the future, such as 5G communications, robotics, artificial intelligence,’ Barr says  —  Bill Barr hits the media for pushing the ‘lie’ of Russian collusion: ‘A feeding frenzy’

Trump touted a contest for small-dollar donors to dine with him in New Orleans.  But no winner met him.  —  Former president Donald Trump's political group sent at least 15 emails in recent weeks offering small-dollar donors the chance to win a coveted prize if they gave money: dinner with Trump in New Orleans last Saturday.

Putin's Worsening Problems  —  Sign up to our mailing list to receive our stories in your inbox.  —  Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine is now entering its third week and the much-anticipated fall of Kyiv, estimated by various Western officials last month to be likely within the space of about 72 hours, has not yet occurred.

Two dead after vehicle crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C.  —  Two women died and at least nine other people were injured when the driver of a small SUV crashed into patrons at an outdoor seating area of a restaurant along Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington at lunchtime Friday …

Deutsche Bank to wind down Russia business  —  Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) said on Friday that it would wind down its business in Russia.  —  Deutsche had faced stinging criticism from some investors and politicians on Friday for its ongoing ties to Russia after saying that leaving would go against its values …