‘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 …

Biden, Democrats Lose Ground on Key Issues, WSJ Poll Finds  —  The president's handling of the Ukraine crisis hasn't boosted his overall political standing as voters worry about inflation  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden and his fellow Democrats have lost ground to Republicans on several …

The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine … On Thursday afternoon, 30 top TikTok stars gathered on a Zoom call to receive key information about the war unfolding in Ukraine.  National Security Council staffers and White House press secretary Jen Psaki briefed …

Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in ‘bad faith’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and, so far, succeeding, a judge said in a decision released Friday as he rejected an attempt by Trump to countersue.

Ukrainian official: Bennett told Zelensky he should take Putin's proposal to end war  —  A senior Ukrainian official said that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday that he should take Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for ending the war.

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 …

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.

Disney to pause Florida political donations over law limiting LGBTQ discussion  —  Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) is pausing all political donations in Florida after an employee outcry over legislation that would limit discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said in a memo to staff on Friday.

In the Rubble of Ukraine's Second-Largest City, Survivors Make Their Stand: ‘Nobody Wants the Russians’  —  Missiles struck apartments, museums and libraries in Kharkiv, leaving residents to tend the wounded and sift through debris, trying to reclaim their city

Putin's Challenge To The American Right  —  An invasion in Europe has exposed the flimsiness of post-liberalism.  —  It would perhaps be too glorious an irony if it were Vladimir Putin who finally buzz-killed the American and European right's infatuation with post-liberalism.

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster  —  Loading...  Last week's assault by Russian forces on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was far more dangerous than initial assessments suggested, according to an analysis by NPR of video and photographs of the attack and its aftermath.

How Roman Abramovich, a Russian Oligarch, Found Himself Under Sanctions  —  The oligarch's billions and his Kremlin connections secured him favors and elite status in the West.  Now they've landed him on a sanctions list.  —  As Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine last month …

National Democratic leaders draft proposal to reshape presidential calendar, threatening Iowa caucuses … WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Democratic leaders have drafted a proposal that could significantly reshape the party's presidential nominating process and put an end to Iowa's prized …

Facebook's Parent Company Will Make Employees Do Their Own Laundry  —  The company told workers on Friday that it will reduce or eliminate some of its famous perks as it prepares for a return to the office.  —  The salad days of Facebook's lavish employee perks may be coming to an end.

Texas clinics' lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forward the U.S. Supreme Court had left for clinics.

Russia's new control tactic is the one Hannah Arendt warned us about 50 years ago … You don't need belief.  All you need is confusion.  —  That's how authoritarian leaders manage to control the populace, the great German political philosopher Hannah Arendt once explained.

Likelihood of criminal charges against Trump rising, experts say  —  Some ex-prosecutors call on DoJ to accelerate investigation after House panel's allegations Trump broke laws to overturn election  —  The likelihood of a criminal investigation and charges against Donald Trump are rising due …

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 …

Putin's Colossal Intelligence Failure … Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a grave miscalculation, the magnitude of which we are just beginning to understand.  —  Putin is still trying to package his pitiless assault on Ukraine as a preemptive strike to take out a rival that would one day threaten the existence of Russia.

Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax  —  Prices at the pump are shooting up as oil companies turn massive profits.  A windfall-profits tax could go a long way toward providing relief for working families.  —  Even before Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine shocked energy markets …

Israel 'shouldn't exist as a Jewish state,' Amnesty USA director tells Democratic group  —  Paul O'Brien's comments follow an Amnesty International report accusing the Jewish state of committing apartheid  —  Following Amnesty International's recent report that accused Israel of “apartheid” …

How Pence used 43 words to shut down Trump allies' election subversion on Jan. 6  —  When Mike Pence walked into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, facing a withering pressure campaign by Donald Trump, he'd already made a history-defining decision to rewrite the vice presidential script for publicly counting electoral votes.

Over Ukraine, Lumbering Turkish-Made Drones Are an Ominous Sign for Russia  —  Ukraine's most sophisticated attack drone is about as stealthy as a crop duster: slow, low-flying and completely defenseless.  So when the Russian invasion began, many experts expected the few drones …

Treasury Sanctions Kremlin Elites, Leaders, Oligarchs, and Family for Enabling Putin's War Against Ukraine  —  Additional Guidance Issued to Prevent Sanctions Evasion and Implement New Executive Order  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control …

Trump thought US troops were in Ukraine in 2017, ex-ambassador says in book  —  Marie Yovanovitch , who was fired by Trump in 2019, reveals details of then president's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian counterpart  —  At an Oval Office meeting with then Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in 2017 …

Barr: Trump's ‘not my idea of a president’  —  Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday said that he did not think the Republican Party could win the White House in 2024 with former President Trump, adding that his ex-boss is “not my idea of a president.”

The World Has Changed and We Must Change Along With It  —  As Russian tanks and commandos invaded Ukraine last month, the UN Security Council held an emergency session.  Vladimir Putin had just set the United Nations Charter ablaze, and there was nothing the ambassadors gathered in Turtle Bay could do about it.

Trump reminds us why electing him in 2024 would be a disaster  —  Let's play compare and contrast.  —  President Biden announced Friday that the United States and its allies will move to cut off normal trade relations with Russia.  It's the latest sign that Biden and the West are working …

Newspaper Asks Sen. Josh Hawley To Quit Using Its Photo Of Him On Campaign Merch  —  Politico, which owns the paper, says the Missouri Republican's campaign is “on notice” that its use of the image is unauthorized.  —  The newspaper that owns the rights to a photo of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) …