WATCH NOW: Sen. Braun open to U.S. Supreme Court rescinding ruling that legalized interracial marriage  —  U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., would welcome the U.S. Supreme Court rescinding its 1967 ruling that legalized interracial marriage nationwide in favor of allowing each of the 50 states to decide such issues on its own.

As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin's Leadership  —  Military losses have mounted, progress has slowed, and a blame game has begun among some Russian supporters of the war.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  In January, the head of a group of serving …

When Anna Wintour pissed off Kamala  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  Tensions between Vice President KAMALA HARRIS and President JOE BIDEN and their teams began before inauguration …

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.

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 …

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 …

Biden faces off against Putin.  His other opponent is time.  —  President Joe Biden heads to Europe this week as the leader of a coalition of western governments trying to stave off the worst military crisis in Europe since World War II.  His mission: to keep it all from falling apart.

Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say  —  The leading theory for why Russia launched hypersonic missiles into Ukraine last week is that it's running out of precision-guided weapons to strike faraway targets, a senior U.S. defense official and a Western official familiar with assessments told POLITICO.

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.

New ADN-Gray TV poll: Durant leads Britt, Brooks falls far behind  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Mike Durant, the retired Army helicopter pilot of “Black Hawk Down” fame, leads a new poll in the race for U.S. Senate, with former Business Council of Alabama President Katie Britt running a close second …

Capitol riot suspect is granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing US  —  Jan. 6th rioter flees US for asylum in Belarus  —  (CNN)A US Capitol riot suspect who fled the United States has been granted refugee status in Belarus, according to Belarusian state-owned television BelTA.

Schools nationwide are quietly removing books from their libraries … LANCASTER, Pa. — Samantha Hull was on vacation when she got the call about the missing books.  —  Eight titles had melted away seemingly overnight, a panicked school aide told Hull, from the shelves of an elementary school …

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.

Poll: McKinley Has Slight Edge on Mooney  —  CHARLESTON - New polling in the race between 1st District Congressman David McKinley and 2nd District Congressman Alex Mooney shows a slight lead for McKinley going into the May Republican primary in the new northern 2nd congressional district.

Sanctions on Russia Pit the West Against the Rest of the World  —  Woke Democrats are less welcome than Trumpian populists in many countries.  —  As the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war ricochet through global politics, the West has never been more closely aligned.  It has also rarely been more alone.

‘Winging It’: Russia Is Getting Its Generals Killed on the Front Lines  —  Russian generals have had to lead from the front because its amateur army can't move otherwise.  —  Russia has lost at least five generals fighting in Ukraine in less than a month, Western officials said Monday …

Biden to Sanction Hundreds of Russian Lawmakers, U.S. Officials Say  —  Biden administration preparing sanctions on more than 300 members of Russia's lower house of parliament as soon as Thursday  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is preparing sanctions on most members of Russia's State Duma …

Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban  —  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) vetoed a bill banning transgender children from playing school sports on Tuesday calling the bill, noting in a letter explaining his veto that “rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few.”

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.

The Evacuation of Pediatric Oncology Patients to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  —  Our partnership with, and commitment to, the people of Ukraine is steadfast and enduring.  To that end, the Department of State has coordinated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital …

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.