Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says  —  He was admitted to the hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, the Supreme Court announced in a statement.

‘Hell on earth’: survivors recount Mariupol's annihilation under Russian bombs |  Free to read  —  Residents who escaped from besieged Ukrainian port depict harrowing conditions for civilians  —  In the besieged city of Mariupol, scene of the heaviest fighting in Russia's three-week war on Ukraine …

Ashley Biden's Diary Was Shown at Trump Fund-Raiser.  Weeks Later, Project Veritas Called Her.  —  The right-wing group's deceptive call to the president's daughter a month before Election Day is among the new details that show how the organization worked to expose personal information about the Biden family.

Zelensky says Ukrainian political parties linked to Russia to be banned  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that 11 political parties in his nation that are linked to Russia will be banned, The Washington Post reported.  —  In a speech posted online …

America has a New York Times-doesn't-get-the-First Amendment problem  —  It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom Seinfeld: The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars.

First look: Lincoln Project sponsors pro-democracy coalition  —  The founders of The Lincoln Project are helping unite over two dozen political groups as “The Union,” aiming to mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers in legal, tech and communications capacities ahead of the midterms and 2024 election, Axios has learned.

Brutality Escalates as Strikes on Civilian Targets Intensify  —  Russia broadens Mariupol assault as signs of stalemate take shape.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Firing rockets and bombs from the land, air and — probably for the first time — from warships in the Sea of Azov, Russian forces broadened …

'Why won't Israel give Ukraine weapons?'  Zelensky criticizes Knesset  —  Zelensky praised the Iron Dome as the best missile defense system, asking why Israel was not supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his address to MKs and cabinet ministers …

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 …

Senate GOP eyes Hunter Biden, Fauci probes after midterms  —  Hunter Biden.  Anthony Fauci.  Afghanistan.  The border.  —  As Senate Republicans feel increasingly bullish about November, where they are fighting to regain control of Congress, they are floating using a new majority to dig …

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 …

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.

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 …