Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19  —  Frederick W. Kagan, George Barros, and Kateryna Stepanenko  —  March 19, 3 pm ET  —  Ukrainian forces have defeated the initial Russian campaign of this war.  That campaign aimed to conduct airborne and mechanized operations to seize Kyiv …

How the GOP's dirtiest slur got a new life  —  In speeches, ads and on social media, it is fast becoming the defining smear of the 2022 primary campaign season: RINO.  —  The acronym — short for ‘Republican-In-Name-Only’ — is hardly new.  But former President Donald Trump's frequent use …

Who's Unhappy With Schools?  The Answer Surprised Me.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Tucked into a New Yorker article by Jill Lepore about the spate of school board fights over just about everything was a statistic that caught my eye.  Despite all the ink spilled lately …

The Senate's Supreme Court peacekeeper prepares for his moment  —  Dick Durbin is a patient senator.  And his restraint will be tested during this week's Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.  —  Republicans telegraphed for weeks that they wouldn't put …

Pentagon's Work With Ukraine's Biological Facilities Becomes Flashpoint in Russia's Information War  —  Moscow falsely accuses U.S. of funding biowarfare in Ukraine despite Kremlin once benefiting from Pentagon program  —  On his first official visit abroad, the new senator from Illinois …

War in Ukraine: Anti-war opinions can cost Russians their jobs  —  For 28-year-old geography teacher Kamran Manafly, it all began with an Instagram post.  —  “I don't want to be a reflection of state propaganda,” he wrote on the social media site, just a few days before it was restricted in Russia.

Russia's war for Ukraine could be headed toward stalemate … Russia's attempt to conquer Ukraine could be headed to a stalemate as heavy casualties and equipment losses take a toll on unprepared Russian forces that have failed so far to achieve any of their initial objectives, Western officials and military experts say.

The Russians Fleeing Putin's Wartime Crackdown  —  Resisters are leaving Russia because the country they worked to build is disappearing—and the more people who leave, the faster it vanishes. … In the world as it existed before Russia invaded Ukraine, on February 24th …

No entry: Ukrainian Americans struggle to get fleeing relatives into United States  —  Every morning and every night, from her home in Falls Church, Va., Nadiia Khomaziuk messages her sister Lidiia in her hideaway in western Ukraine.  —  Is Lidiia still okay?  How about her kids, who are 7 and 11?

The Lies Putin Tells to Justify Russia's War on Ukraine  —  The Kremlin has used a barrage of increasingly outlandish falsehoods to prop up its overarching claim that the invasion of Ukraine is justified.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  In the tense weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine …

Demand for This Toad's Psychedelic Venom Is Booming.  Some Warn That's Bad for the Toad.  —  In a sign of unintended consequences of the psychedelic resurgence, scientists say that the Sonoran desert toad is at risk of population collapse.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

'It's choose your fighter time': Rep. Matt Gaetz announces reelection campaign  —  FORT WALTON BEACH — Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Saturday that he will be running for reelection this year.  —  Gaetz confirmed that he will be fighting to keep his seat in the U.S. House as he met with a crowd …

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspends parties with Russian links  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered to suspend activities of 11 political parties with links to Russia.  The largest of them is the Opposition Platform for Life, which has 44 out of 450 seats in the country's parliament.