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

Russian Soldiers Took Their City, Then Their Homes  —  As Russian forces pushed toward Kyiv, they stormed an apartment complex in a nearby suburb and held residents hostage.  Some of it was caught on camera.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For days …

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.”

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.

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 …

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 …

Reuters staff raise alarms over partnership with Russian-owned wire service  —  Employees at one of the most well-known news wire services are privately fuming over their company's ongoing partnership with a Russian state-controlled media organization that has published unverified information about the war in Ukraine.

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.