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 …

Judging a Judge on Race and Crime, G.O.P. Plays to Base and Fringe  —  Grilling Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, conservative senators painted her as a jurist who had coddled criminals and embraced “woke” education.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is experiencing mild symptoms, less than one day before President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for his trip to Brussels and Warsaw.

Braun walks back comments that interracial marriage ruling should have been left to states … Sen. Mike Braun said during a media call Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage decades ago.  —  That decision should have been left to individual states, he said.

Mitt Romney's refusal to endorse Mike Lee is a betrayal of his party  —  Trump acolytes have long labeled Sen. Mitt Romney a “RINO” — “Republican in Name Only.”  This is an unfair charge, given Romney's conservative credentials.  But Romney is lending credence to his critics by not endorsing …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Motivated Reasoning: Emily Oster's COVID Narratives and the Attack on Public Education  —  Abigail Cartus, Ph.D, MPH Justin Feldman, Sc.D, MPH  —  Of the numerous political battles sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, some of the most bitterly contested have taken place over K-12 education.

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.

Biden approval rating drops to new low of 40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to a new low of 40% this week, a clear warning sign for his Democratic Party as it seeks to retain control of Congress in the Nov. 8 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.

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.”

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 …