Document in Jan. 6 Case Shows Plan to Storm Government Buildings  —  New details from evidence cited in the indictment of Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the far-right Proud Boys, reveal a plan with similarities to what unfolded at the Capitol.  —  A document found by federal prosecutors …

U.S. Sewer Data Warns of a New Bump in Covid Cases After Lull  —  A wastewater network that monitors for Covid-19 trends is warning that cases are once again rising in many parts of the U.S., according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by Bloomberg.

US tells allies China signalled openness to providing Russia with military support  —  Moscow requested equipment including surface-to-air missiles, according to diplomatic cables  —  The US has told allies that China signalled its willingness to provide military assistance …

EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas Wants To Set the Record Straight on January 6  —  Virginia “Ginni” Thomas wants to clear up a few things about January 6.  —  She did not help organize the White House rally that preceded the riot at the Capitol.  She did attend the rally, but got cold and left early.

Russian oligarch charged in 2018 campaign finance scheme  —  A Russian oligarch has been charged with making illegal political donations in a scheme involving two associates of Rudy Giuliani.  —  Andrey Muraviev is accused of conspiring with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman to secure retail marijuana licenses …

Employee bursts onto live Russian state TV to denounce war: ‘They are lying to you here’  —  A woman burst onto the set of Russian state TV's flagship evening news program Monday, chanting “stop the war” and denouncing government “propaganda” — a striking moment of public protest …

‘Gutted’: What happened when a Georgia elections office was targeted for takeover by those who claim the 2020 election was a fraud  —  ROME, Ga. — The interim election supervisor took a seat all the way to one side of the meeting room, her back against the wood-paneled wall …

How does Ron DeSantis sleep at night?  —  Republicans are killing us.  —  No, really.  —  Until now, we've known that covid-19 death rates were higher among the unvaccinated, and also higher in counties that went for Donald Trump, whose supporters were more likely to resist vaccinations, masks and other pandemic precautions.

'We're living a nightmare': life in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine  —  Officials in Berdyansk and Melitopol were removed and local radio reports on ‘liberation from Nazis’  —  Shaun Walker and Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv  —  Russian soldiers patrol the streets of Berdyansk in cars …

Roman Abramovich: New evidence highlights corrupt deals  —  A BBC investigation has uncovered new evidence about the corrupt deals that made Roman Abramovich's fortune.  —  The Chelsea owner made billions after buying an oil company from the Russian government in a rigged auction in 1995.

MSNBC Almost Brought Back Olbermann to Replace Maddow  —  In this week's Source Material we reveal how MSNBC almost filled Maddow's soon-to-be vacant time slot with her own former mentor—until Rachel killed the deal. … To fill its upcoming Rachel Maddow void, MSNBC almost took a time machine back to the good old days of 2011.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill allowing people to carry concealed firearms without training or permits  —  1,961  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — As of June 12, you no longer need a permit or training to carry a concealed handgun in Ohio.  —  Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed Republican-backed legislation …

Idaho Is First State to Pass Abortion Ban Based on Texas' Law  —  The bill prohibits abortions after about six weeks, and allows family members of a “preborn child” to sue abortion providers.  —  Idaho on Monday became the first state to adopt a copycat of an unusual new Texas law that relies …

Two Refugees, Both on Poland's Border.  But Worlds Apart.  —  A young man fleeing war in Sudan and a young woman evacuating Ukraine crossed into Poland at the same time.  They had very different experiences.  —  KUZNICA, Poland — On the day war broke out in Ukraine, Albagir …

Neoconservatism: A Vindication … Mark Twain said that history doesn't repeat itself, but that it often rhymes.  We're rhyming today with the late 1970s, in uncanny ways.  To take the most obvious: Inflation is on the rise and is about to skyrocket due to a disruption in the global oil market, just as was the case in 1979.

“The Goal Was to Scare People, but It Could Boomerang.”  —  Pamela Moses, a Memphis activist sentenced to six years in prison for registering to vote, talks about the prosecution and suppression of Black voters in Tennessee.  —  Pamela Moses speaks in front of the Shelby County Justice Center (Photo by Noah Stewart).

How an Academic Grudge Turned Into a #MeToo Panic  —  During normal years, Meliora Weekend at the University of Rochester (U.R.) is one of the biggest events of the fall.  A four-day combination of Homecoming and Family Weekend, parents visit, alumni return to campus, and there's good old-fashioned student debauchery.

The Revolution Inside the ADL … When Whoopi Goldberg said that the Holocaust was “not about race” but rather “two white groups of people” fighting, the actress and chat-show maven was shocked by criticism she received.  Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League …

QAnon, Ukraine and ‘biolabs’: Russian propaganda efforts boosted by U.S. far right  —  Russia's early struggles to push disinformation and propaganda about Ukraine have picked up momentum in recent days, thanks to a variety of debunked conspiracy theories about biological research labs in Ukraine.

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan can't get U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on the phone and accuses the Oshkosh Republican of being homophobic  —  Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is sticking up for his brother and taking on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of being homophobic.

Russia could default on its debt within days  —  London (CNN Business)Russia has sent the clearest signal yet that it will soon default — the first time it will have failed to meet its foreign debt obligations since the Bolshevik revolution more than a century ago.

San Francisco's Detracking Experiment  —  San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) adopted a detracking initiative in 2014-2015 school year, eliminating accelerated middle and high school math classes, including the option for advanced students to take Algebra I in eighth grade.

NY Woman Punched 125 Times, Foot-Stomped in Brutal Hate Crime Beating: Police  —  Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller called it one of the most appalling attacks he has ever seen  —  A 42-year-old Yonkers man has been arrested on attempted murder as a hate crime and other charges …

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russian bombing in Mariupol  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A wounded pregnant woman who was taken on a stretcher from a maternity hospital that was bombed by Russia last week has died, along with her baby, The Associated Press has learned.

Amnesty USA Director Paul O'Brien's remarks to the Woman's National Democratic Club  —  In response to claims from O'Brien regarding Jewish Insider's reporting, JI is publishing the audio of his remarks and excerpted transcripts  —  On Friday, Jewish Insider published a story …

POLITICO Playbook: Something unusual is happening between Biden and Congress  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HEARTBREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT — AP: “A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned.

Democrats to report $14 million fundraising haul in February  —  The Democratic National Committee hauled in more than $14.4 million in February — the most in any February in DNC history — as Democratic donors are waking to the possibility of their party taking a beating in the midterms …