Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated  —  Much of the first day of the confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, was not about Jackson at all.  Instead, Senate Republicans whined about the treatment of past nominees …

Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud  —  Her essay collection was removed from contention in the category of best lesbian memoir after she went on Twitter to defend a forthcoming Sandra Newman novel from charges that it was transphobic.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms …

20 days in Mariupol: The team that documented city's agony  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down.  They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in.  —  We were the only international journalists left in the Ukrainian city, and we had been documenting …

Statement by President Biden on our Nation's Cybersecurity  —  This is a critical moment to accelerate our work to improve domestic cybersecurity and bolster our national resilience.  I have previously warned about the potential that Russia could conduct malicious cyber activity against the United States …

Kremlin TV Just Declared War on... Arnold Schwarzenegger  —  Moscow's mouthpieces did not take well to a recent video message from Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which urged the Russian people to see through Putin's web of lies on Ukraine.  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger's video appeal to the Russian people has been remarkably effective.

Montana airport calls the COPS on Republican Senator Ted Cruz after he missed the check-in window for his flight and was told it was busy to re-book a flight during Spring Break  — The incident was compared to Cruz's attempt to flee Texas for Cancun, Mexico in February last year while millions …

Vulnerable Democrats eye GOP transit mask repeal  —  The chair of the House Democrats' campaign arm and some of the vulnerable members he's charged with re-electing are voicing support for a Republican-led mask mandate repeal bill. … - The backing also illustrates how Democrats …

U.S.-Moscow ties close to rupture after Biden's ‘war criminal’ remarks, Russia says  —  Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan to tell him that President Joe Biden's calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” had pushed bilateral ties to the brink of collapse.

How One Oligarch Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S.  —  Using a network of banks, law firms and advisers in multiple countries, Roman Abramovich invested billions in American hedge funds.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Former Trump personal assistant appears before Jan. 6 committee  —  Nick Luna served as Trump's body man in the West Wing.  —  Former President Donald Trump's personal assistant in the White House, Nick Luna, appeared virtually on Monday before the House select committee investigating …

U.S. Sending Soviet Air Defense Systems It Secretly Acquired to Ukraine  —  The Pentagon over the years has acquired Soviet equipment as part of a clandestine program, and now such weapons are going to Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is sending some of the Soviet-made air defense equipment …

Boeing 737-800 Crashes in Remote Mountain Valley in Southern China  —  Rescuers on the scene found debris and fires, and a lack of electricity hampered rescue efforts overnight.  Search efforts are set to continue into Tuesday, although it was unclear if any of the 132 crew and passengers survived the plane crash.

Why Can't the West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning?  —  When I visited Iraq during the 2007 surge, I discovered that the conventional wisdom in Washington usually lagged the view from the field by two to four weeks.  Something similar applies today.  Analysts and commentators have grudgingly declared …

Amid War Crimes in Ukraine, American Right Wingers Are Applauding Russia  —  From Trump adviser Roger Stone to rocker Aaron Lewis, MAGAworld has unleashed a flood of praise for Putin  —  Vladimir Putin is ramping up his brutal assault on Ukraine, shelling civilians from Odessa to Kharkiv …

Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation … Leslie Morgan is doing everything she can to save money: She quit smoking, cut back on groceries and is rationing hot showers so she can keep her water heater off for days at a time.  —  But she says, it hasn't been enough.

As Mariupol Is Bombed and Besieged, Those Trapped Fight to Survive  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Eduard Zarubin, a doctor, has lost everything.  But he does still have his life.  —  His street is destroyed, and his city, the southern port of Mariupol, is so far the greatest horror of Russia's scorched-earth war against Ukraine.

John Waters Is Ready to Defend the Worst People in the World  —  “If you pick up the book, you pretty much know what you're going to get,” says John Waters about his debut novel, “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance,” a gleefully filthy caper due out on May 3.  For longtime fans of the legendarily …

Poll: Hispanics aren't flocking to the GOP, but Democrats still have problems  —  Heading into the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans have been riding a wave of positive press about their gains among Hispanic voters as Democrats fret about hemorrhaging support from the fast-growing demographic.

Who is Russia's top field commander in Ukraine?  The US isn't sure.  —  ‘Extremely bad’: Experts break down flaws in Russia's plan  —  Washington (CNN)The US has been unable to determine if Russia has designated a military commander responsible for leading the country's war in Ukraine …

The Trump Org Finds a New Way to Play Dirty With NY Investigators  —  A judge gave the Trump Organization an ultimatum back in September: Comply with these subpoenas, or hire an outside firm to do it.  The Trump Org found a third option.  —  In September, a judge gave the Trump Organization an ultimatum …

EU Support Grows for Russia Oil Ban Over Ukraine War  —  As Moscow's assault continues with no peace deal in sight, European capitals consider a move that was once off the table  —  Support for a European Union-wide ban on the purchase of Russian oil is growing inside the bloc …

Sierra Jenkins: A bright light put out too soon  —  For her birthday, Maurice Jenkins gave his daughter a new IKEA coffee table with plans to come by her new apartment Saturday to put it together.  —  Instead, early that morning, he found himself rushing to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital …

“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh  —  The governor's supreme court appointees are coasting in this year's elections, despite a 2020 legal brawl over their selection that had promised increased visibility for the court.

$17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin  —  International collaboration tracks wealth of oligarchs and officials accused by western governments of being president's supporters  —  Simon Goodley, Kalyeena Makortoff and Jasper Jolly