Leaked Kremlin Memo to Russian Media: It Is “Essential” to Feature Tucker Carlson  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  On March 3, as Russian military forces bombed Ukrainian cities as part …

Brent Renaud, an American Journalist, Is Killed in Ukraine  —  Brent Renaud, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist, was killed in Ukraine on Sunday while reporting in a suburb of the capital, Kyiv, according to Ukraine's Interior Ministry.  —  Mr. Renaud, 50, had worked …

Missiles target US consulate in north Iraq, no casualties  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — As many as 12 missiles were fired Sunday toward the U.S. consulate in Iraq's northern city of Irbil, Iraqi security officials said.  A U.S. defense official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran.

‘His act is wearing thin’: North Carolina Republicans gripe about Madison Cawthorn  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn is stumbling at home and abroad as his bid to play Republican kingmaker falls flat with voters and alienates colleagues.  —  The 26-year-old, first-term North Carolina Republican saw …

Trump Says He ‘May Have To’ Run in 2024 During Rambling, Lie-Filled South Carolina Rally Speech  —  “In 2024 we are going to take back that beautiful, beautiful White House,” the former president said.  “I wonder who will do that.  I wonder.  I wonder.”  —  Donald Trump didn't even speak …

Police: Woman stabs date in Las Vegas-area hotel room in retaliation for U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian leader  —  21-year-old faces attempted murder charge, among others  —  HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — A woman is accused of stabbing her date she had met online in retaliation …

TV coverage amplifies the GOP's false claims about gas prices  —  Unsurprisingly, the most egregious examples of the media regurgitating right-wing talking points on gas prices often come from Fox News.  White House reporter Peter Doocy has parroted oil industry talking points at White House briefings …

Bodies of Russian Soldiers Filling Up Belarusian Morgues, Residents Say  —  The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in battle in Ukraine are filling up morgues in Belarus, local residents told RFE/RL.  —  Russian soldiers killed in battle are being brought by truck to the morgues and then sent …

Could Putin actually fall?  —  What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.  —  As Russia's war in Ukraine looks increasingly disastrous, speculation has mounted that President Vladimir Putin's misstep could prove to be his downfall.

Kidnapping of Ukrainian Mayor in Melitopol Met With a Show of Resistance  —  The 33-year-old mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fyodorov, encouraged defiance.  Then he was arrested, and hasn't been heard from since.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Ivan Fyodorov, as his name suggests, is an ethnic Russian …

CBS News poll: Strong support for Russian sanctions even if gas prices increase  —  The overwhelming support for sanctions on Russia's oil and gas, and the willingness to pay more as a result, is the kind of widespread sentiment we don't always see in public opinion these days: bipartisan, cutting across race, region, and even income.

Fox News host: ‘If I was Zelenskyy right now, I would think, I wish Trump was in charge’  —  Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy on Sunday asserted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would rather be fighting a war while Donald Trump was president even though the former American leader …

Possible Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and China's Choice  —  Hu Wei is the vice-chairman of the Public Policy Research Center of the Counselor's Office of the State Council, the chairman of Shanghai Public Policy Research Association, the chairman of the Academic Committee of the Chahar Institute …

Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified … Jane Bloom was having lunch with a table of artists who had gotten to know each other online during the pandemic.  It was a sunny Friday, the first day the Parthenon had opened its patio for outdoor seating …

Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in 24 hours  —  Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’  —  Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including terrorism and holding …

At Least 9 Reported Killed, Dozens Injured in Military Base Attack  —  Dozens more were injured after missiles hit a base used to ferry weapons and train foreign fighters.  Russia had warned that arms shipments were “legitimate targets.”  —  Here are the latest developments in Ukraine.