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 …

Supreme Court Nominee Jackson's Support Tied for Highest  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Initial public support for judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court ties as the highest Gallup has measured for any recent nominee.  Fifty-eight percent of Americans say the Senate should vote …

Moderna Announces its COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 2/3 Study in Children 6 Months to Under 6 Years Has Successfully Met Its Primary Endpoint  — Two 25 μg doses of mRNA-1273 in participants 6 months to under 6 years met primary endpoint with robust neutralizing antibody titers similar …

Oklahoma's House passes a near-total abortion ban  —  Oklahoma's state House on Tuesday voted 78-19 to pass a near complete ban on abortions, legislation that far surpasses Texas' six-week ban.  The bill is now headed to the Senate and, if passed, will be the strictest anti-abortion bill in the country.

Debra Meadows appears to have filed three false voter forms  —  “What we do know is a number of times as we have mail-in ballots, if there is not a chain of custody that goes from the voter to the ballot box, mischief can happen.”  — Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, in an interview on ABC's “This Week,” July 26, 2020

Tornado Cuts Destructive Path Through New Orleans as Storms Threaten the Deep South  —  At least one person was killed as a storm damaged homes, knocked out power and prompted a search for residents who may be trapped.  — 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 …

Taliban orders girl high schools remain closed, leaving students in tears  —  The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.

N.Y.C.'s New Subway Chief Comes From Boston and Doesn't Own a Car  —  Richard A. Davey, a former Massachusetts transportation secretary, will be the first permanent president of New York City Transit since the start of the pandemic.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Putin spokesman refuses to rule out use of nuclear weapons if Russia faced an ‘existential threat’  —  (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman has conceded that Russia has yet to achieve any of its military goals in Ukraine and refused to deny that Moscow could resort to the use of nuclear weapons.

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.

Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appearing remotely at the 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference.  Credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP  —  AIPAC, the most influential pro-Israel lobby group in the United States, has defended its endorsing of dozens of Republicans who refused to accept President Joe Biden's victory …

Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Tuesday evening that she has tested positive for COVID-19.  —  “I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine,” Clinton said in a statement posted to Twitter, adding that she was …

Trump shares his misguided ideas for resolving the war in Ukraine  —  Trump suggested he had a secret plan to end the crisis in Ukraine.  Now that he's elaborated on the details, he probably should've kept it under wraps.  —  About a month ago, a reporter asked Donald Trump …

Is Trump losing his mojo?  Several of his candidates are struggling in primaries  —  Running for governor as a disciple of Donald Trump, Janice McGeachin has done almost everything short of surgically attach herself to the former president.  —  It's not just that Trump is omnipresent in her advertising …

Historic synagogue in Kyiv has spent $2 million evacuating Ukrainians from war's hot spots  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A fleet of white vans pulled up to central Kyiv in darkness just after 9 p.m.  —  The passengers stepped out bleary-eyed, clutching their luggage, pets and young children.

Russia and Far-Right Americans Find Common Ground With Ukraine War  —  Some conservatives have echoed the Kremlin's misleading claims about the war and vice versa, giving each other's assertions a sheen of credibility.  —  After President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia claimed that action …

Trump's vendetta against Kemp escalates ahead of his Georgia rally  —  Donald Trump's vow to exact revenge on Brian Kemp has morphed into an all-out effort to also punish the governor's closest allies.  —  For the second time in as many weeks, the former president endorsed …

A month into war, Putin's mind-set is complex — and dangerous  —  As the Ukraine war nears a month of brutal fighting, Vladimir Putin is obsessed with Ukraine, angry at his generals, paranoid about enemies at home and abroad, and wrapping his bloody deeds in spiritual language almost mystical in its vision of Russia's past and future.