Important questions for KBJ … This week, Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will be questioned before the Senate.  Concerning questions have been raised about her record and her judicial philosophy.  —  Here are just a few that Americans need answers to:

Ukraine Must Win  —  The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point.  The Russian troops that invaded the country from the north, south, and east are now scarcely moving.  They have targeted schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater sheltering children, but they are not yet in control even of the places they occupy.

BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say  — Several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down the company's news organization.  — BuzzFeed News has won awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, but is now shrinking through voluntary buyouts.

Why the MAGA Movement Loves Putin  —  The Far Right's adulation for Putin is closer to mainstream GOP thinking than many would have you believe.  —  It says everything about the modern Republican Party that in the days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it wasn't clear whose side the GOP would be on.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID for second time  —  White House press secretary Jen Psaki has been benched from a second foreign trip in a row after testing positive for COVID-19.  —  Psaki had two two socially-distanced meetings with President Joe Biden …

School apologizes after teacher leads California preschoolers in anti-Biden chant  —  NORCO, Calif. — A Southern California private school apologized to parents after a teacher shared a video last month of her leading preschool students in a chant denouncing President Joe Biden.

Omicron Subvariant Takes Hold in U.S. as New York Cases Tick Up  —  More than a third of last week's U.S. Covid-19 cases were caused by the omicron BA.2 subvariant, a notable increase from just a week earlier when predictions were at just under one-quarter, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams.  —  But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows  —  The deaths were up 25 percent in 2020 compared with 2019, amid heightened stress factors and delayed treatment, according to a new report.  —  Almost a million people in the United States have died of Covid-19 in the past two years …

Delivering for Canadians Now  — Delivering for Canadians Now  —  Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced an agreement reached by the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party in Parliament, Delivering for Canadians Now, A Supply and Confidence Agreement.

Project Veritas says feds secretly accessed its emails  —  A group that has singled out journalists and Democrats in undercover operations contends that prosecutors misled a federal court and sought unwarranted gag orders during a federal investigation of the group's ties to the alleged theft …

Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say  —  The leading theory in Western assessments of the hypersonic missiles attack is that Russia's number of precision-guided munitions are dwindling fast.  —  This handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows …

Florida to require high school financial literacy class to graduate  —  It will soon be reading, writing, and return on investments for Sunshine State students.  —  A new bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday requires all Florida kids to take and pass a basic financial literacy course to graduate from high school.

Democrats circulate plan for changing 2024 nomination calendar, moving against Iowa and welcoming new early states  —  Democratic Party officials circulated plans Monday for a 2024 presidential nominating calendar that would select up to five states to hold contests before March based upon …

In Kharkiv's Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong  —  Once an admirer, citizens have now nothing but contempt and worse for the invaders  —  “Russian terrorists did this. ...  And my father is Russian, from Belgorod!”  Galina, a 63-year-old cashier, says as she pulls her belongings from the wreckage of what used to be her apartment.

Inside the making of Greg Bluestein's book “Flipped”  —  Tuesday is book release day for the AJC's Political Insider Greg Bluestein.  In this special episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Greg and Patricia Murphy go behind the scenes and discuss the making of his new book “Flipped …

White House officials say U.S. has exhausted funds to buy potential fourth vaccine dose for all Americans … The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead …

Four Israelis killed in stabbing attack in Beersheba  —  Four people were killed in a suspected terrorist stabbing attack at a shopping center and gas station in Beersheba, with a number of others injured in the attack, according to emergency services.