Exclusive: Witness Claims Trump's Chief of Staff Was on Phone Call Planning Jan. 6 March on Capitol  —  Trump's team agreed it would encourage supporters to march, but try to “make it look like they went down there on their own,” Scott Johnston tells Rolling Stone

We witnessed Mariupol's agony and fled a Russian hit list  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down.  They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in.  —  We had been documenting the siege of the Ukrainian city by Russian troops for more than two weeks …

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.

Iron Dome and Beyond: Israel Can, and Must, Save Lives in Ukraine  —  One Western country has the unique experience and capacity to help Ukraine protect civilian lives from Putin's bombardment: Israel.  Unfortunately, despite repeated requests from Kyiv, it has chosen not to do  —  Zen Read

McConnell: Ketanji Brown Jackson declined to oppose court packing  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was still undecided on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court Sunday, noting that she declined to object to expanding the nation's highest bench.

U.S. Sends Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia, Fulfilling Urgent Request  —  The arms were transferred in past month after Saudi military sought new supply to repel drone, missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has transferred a significant number …

‘We have your daughter’: The terrified father paid the ransom.  Then he found his kid where he least expected her. … Last year, at about 11 in the morning on July 29, Richard Mendelstein was working in his home office in Princeton, New Jersey, when his phone rang.  The caller ID read “unknown.”

U.S., Ukraine, NATO Have a Secret Weapon Against Russia: Patience.  —  The longer Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, the more the Kremlin stands to lose. … How long is a night when you are huddled beneath a blanket on a subway station floor, holding your baby in your arms as missiles …

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.

The new midterm math: How redistricting, Biden and Trump shaped the battle for the House  —  The House battlefield has a handful of Democrats in Trump-won districts right in the middle.  —  House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff holds up maps during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Legislative …

Russia, Failing to Achieve Early Victory in Ukraine, Is Seen Shifting to ‘Plan B’  —  Tactical shift seeks to pressure Ukraine into accepting neutrality and Russian territorial claims, U.S. officials say  —  After Russian forces failed to secure a quick victory over Ukraine …

Autocracy's Fatal Flaws  —  It is as true today as it's ever been that freedom is not only a moral good but also a practical one.  —  NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE  —  T  —  he lesson of the hour: Unfree societies are weak.  —  The allure of strongman nationalist government — Vladimir Putin's Russia …

A question for Lambda Literary  —  Who gets to have a voice anyway?  —  Last year, I published an essay collection called Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.  The book began with a story about serving in the Air Force in the 90s.  Don't Ask, Don't Tell was still the law then …