Ukraine and Russia draw up neutrality plan to end war  —  Fifteen-point draft deal would involve Kyiv renouncing Nato membership ambitions in return for security guarantees  —  Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress on a tentative 15-point peace plan including a ceasefire …

Vladimir Putin Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap  —  In the span of a couple of weeks, Vladimir Putin—a man recently described by Donald Trump as a strategic “genius”—managed to revitalize NATO, unify a splintered West, turn Ukraine's little-known president into a global hero …

Trump says Pence partnership over as ex-president eyes 2024 comeback bid  —  EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump is effectively ruling out tapping former Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate should he mount a third White House bid in 2024 and win the Republican nomination.

Inside Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns' new Biden book  —  President Biden confessed in private that he didn't understand Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who helped stymie his biggest legislative dreams, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in the first major book …

Biden admin gives Temporary Protected Status to tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees  —  More than 76,000 Afghans have been brought to the U.S. in the wake of the withdrawal from Afghanistan  —  Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis as top Biden officials questioned over withdrawal

Romney stirs ugly treason talk  —  ROMNEY STIRS UGLY TREASON TALK.  It's one thing for the usual suspects in over-the-top commentary — the Keith Olbermanns, the cast of The View, the Lincoln Project, and others — to call their fellow Americans traitors.  They're not known for thoughtful, measured opinion.

Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Invested At Least $1.3 Billion With US Financiers, Secret Records Show  —  European governments have frozen the Russian oligarch's assets, including mansions and a soccer team.  But how much he poured into the US has stayed secret.  —  Copy

The Red State Murder Problem … Takeaways  — The rate of murders in the US has gone up at an alarming rate.  But, despite a media narrative to the contrary, this is a problem that afflicts Republican-run cities and states as much or more than the Democratic bastions.

The Fed is charting a course to stagflation and recession  —  When the long-awaited process of raising interest rates begins Wednesday, market observers will fixate on the precise words used in the Fed statement and during Chair Jerome H. Powell's news conference.

Jan. 6 committee not planning to subpoena members of Congress, sources say  —  Investigators say efforts regarding subpoenas could run into time constraints.  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is not planning to issue subpoenas to members of Congress …

GOP senator gives trucker protesters a Capitol tour  —  Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) gave truckers in the so-called “People's Convoy” a tour of the Capitol last week — even as the building remains mostly closed to the public.  —  A senior congressional aide alerted the Department of Justice …

National Guard troops were dispatched to famous Texas ranches with private security as part of border mission  —  The dispatching of troops to the sprawling private ranches, far from the border, raises questions about the use of National Guard troops, who have widely decried the mission as aimless …

Trump staring at resounding rejection in GOP primaries  —  The former president's endorsed candidates are struggling to capitalize on his support.  If he goes 0-3 in three pivotal statewide primaries in May, it would suggest his peak influence has passed.  —  See more stories about...

A Groggy Senate Approves Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent  —  Legislation that passed unanimously would end the practice of setting clocks back one hour in the fall.  Its prospects were uncertain in the House.  —  WASHINGTON — After losing an hour of sleep over the weekend …