Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas's “Stop the Steal” Texts  —  Several experts say that Thomas's husband, the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, must recuse himself from any case related to the 2020 election.  —  Several of the country's most respected legal scholars …

Russia signals scaled-back war aims, Ukrainians advance near Kyiv  —  Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.

Wesley Hawkins, talk of the Jackson hearings, describes life after pornography sentence  —  Wesley Hawkins heard a few weeks ago that a Black woman had been nominated to the Supreme Court and wondered why her name, Ketanji Brown Jackson, sounded so familiar.  Then, he saw her picture and knew.

Russia is ratcheting up the number of mercenaries to fight in Ukraine's east.  —  Here are the latest developments.  —  As he seeks to embolden global resolve to punish Russia, President Biden arrived at the Polish border with Ukraine on Friday to highlight the human toll of war …

Judge throws out Maryland congressional map over ‘extreme’ gerrymandering  —  A Maryland judge has thrown out the state's congressional map, calling it an “extreme partisan gerrymander” in what is a victory for Republicans who said Democrats in the state General Assembly sought to silence their votes.

Venture capital fund backed by Russian oligarch Abramovich removes all traces of operations online  — A venture capital fund backed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich appears to be avoiding attention since the Chelsea owner is sanctioned by U.S. allies.

Has Goldman Sachs's Dina Powell Finally Gone Too Far?  —  The Republican Party these days is full of plutocrats turned populists who think the only way to make it is to fake it as MAGA true believer.  But sometimes ... you might wish they had a little more dignity.

Record-breaking surge of migrants anticipated at the US-Mexico border, Border Patrol chief says  —  (CNN)Another record-breaking surge of migrants may attempt to cross the US-Mexico border this spring, alarming officials who are now rushing to build more facilities and lining up prison buses to help accommodate the new arrivals.

JK Rowling cited by Vladimir Putin as he accuses the West of ‘trying to cancel’ Russia  —  “Today they are trying to cancel a whole thousand-year culture - our people,” Mr Putin says, adding: “They are banning Russian writers and books.”  —  Vladimir Putin has cited JK Rowling as he accused the West of “trying to cancel” Russia.

Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica  —  An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.  —  The collapse, captured by satellite images …

McCarthy nudges convicted Rep. Fortenberry to resign  —  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday suggested Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign from Congress, hours after the Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to the FBI over illegal campaign contributions.

She Was a Candidate to Lead Levi's.  Then She Started Tweeting.  —  Jennifer Sey left Levi's after her advocacy against school closures and mask mandates for children gained attention.  She says it's a matter of free speech.  The company disagrees.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

War Crimes Watch: Russia's onslaught on Ukrainian hospitals  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — For a month now, Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at hospitals, ambulances, medics, patients and even newborns — with at least 34 assaults independently documented by The Associated Press.

FBI offers $15,000 reward for information on January 6 defendant's whereabouts  —  (CNN)The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information on a January 6 fugitive accused of assaulting multiple officers during the attack on the US Capitol, who the agency has been trying to arrest since June.

Issa lays groundwork for House GOP probe into Hunter Biden laptop story  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is spearheading an effort to investigate 2020 censorship and suppression of news coverage about the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop, previewing the kind of oversight House Republicans plan to engage in if they win back the House.

EU to buy gas jointly in push to reduce spiralling prices as US offers LNG  —  America plans to deliver at least 15bn cubic metres of gas to Europe as west ramps up moves to reduce reliance on Moscow  —  EU leaders pledged to bulk buy natural gas jointly and review the role of the fuel …