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 …

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 …

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.

‘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 …

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 …

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.

NY Woman Punched 125 Times, Foot-Stomped in Brutal Hate Crime Beating: Police  —  A 42-year-old Yonkers man has been arrested on attempted murder as a hate crime and other charges in the vicious caught-on-camera beating of a 67-year-old Asian woman who was attacked as she returned home last week, police said Monday.

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 …

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.

DeWine signs law removing training, background check, permitting requirement to conceal carry  —  Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Monday removing training, background check and permitting requirements to carry a concealed weapon in Ohio.  —  When the law takes effect in 90 days …

Tulsi Gabbard's Biggest Political Donor In 2021 Is A Putin Apologist  —  The largest individual donor to former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's (D-Hawaii) PAC in 2021 is an apologist for Vladimir Putin who runs a nonprofit that aims to foster cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.

“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.

Ron DeSantis and the New Republican Party  —  A glimpse at what Trumpism without Trump can look like.  —  NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE  —  Ukraine's Tragedy Should Refocus the U.S. Marine Corps  —  By BING WEST  —  Like their bulldog mascot, Marines latch onto an enemy and don't let go.

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 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 …

USPS Truck Contract Prompts Cries for Investigation  —  A plan to purchase up to 165,000 gasoline-powered mail trucks instead of electric models has angered Democrats and the Biden administration.  —  WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats called Monday for an investigation into a decision …

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.

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.

Russian businessman said to have funded Parnas, Fruman charged  —  A would-be Russian marijuana tycoon who allegedly bankrolled a scheme by Rudy Giuliani associates to distribute illegal campaign contributions has been charged with campaign finance crimes.  —  The charges against Andrey Muraviev …

Ukraine Needs More Military Aid from NATO—And Fast  —  Admiral Stavridis (Ret.), a TIME Contributing Editor, was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and is Vice Chair, Global Affairs at The Carlyle Group and Chair of the Board of the Rockefeller Foundation.  He is the co-author of 2034: A Novel of the Next World War.

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.

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 …

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 …

Drilling permits spiked then plunged under Biden  —  Although the Biden administration last year approved more permits to drill oil and gas wells on public lands than the Trump administration in its first year, Interior Department data shows approvals have been more modest for months.

Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization  —  Defendant Swore Oath to ISIS and Attempted to Travel to Middle East to Commit Acts of Violence  —  A Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle …

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.

Putin Signs Law to Seize Foreign Aircraft, Redeploy for Domestic Use  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russian airlines to keep foreign aircraft for use on domestic flights, according to state news agency TASS.  —  Moscow had signaled last week it could take such action …