Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine  —  Ukraine's defence ministry says another Russian general, Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, was killed in a strike near the southern city of Kherson.  —  Rezantsev was the commander of Russia's 49th combined army.

The Worst Ginni Thomas Text Wasn't From Ginni Thomas  —  Mark Meadows and the dangerous religious zeal of “Stop the Steal” … Yesterday evening, The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Robert Costa broke a rather extraordinary and disturbing story.  Ginni Thomas, the wife …

What a Single Metric Tells Us About the Pandemic  —  Live long enough in a pandemic and you will see the entire narrative landscape shift, even flip, sometimes more than once.  —  As recently as a month ago, Americans of a certain cast of mind could have still looked to China …

Hunter Biden helped secure funds for US biolab contractor in Ukraine: e-mails  —  Russia's assertion that President Biden's son Hunter was “financing . . . biological laboratories in Ukraine” was based in truth, according to e-mails reviewed by The Post.  —  A trove of e-mails …

Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee ‘Locked In’ on Proud Boys  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building has been examining the role far-right militant groups played in efforts to overturn President Trump's election loss and the violence that erupted that day.

Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP  —  The former president has issued highly-coveted endorsements in races ranging from governor to state insurance commissioner.  His backing of football legend Herschel Walker essentially cleared a path to the party's nomination for a critical U.S. Senate seat.

Hawley attacked Ketanji Brown Jackson's ‘alarming’ record on sex offenders.  He agreed to an abuser getting only probation  —  The former Missouri attorney general faced criticism for his own handling of sex abuse cases  —  Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to serve ‘without fear or favour’ at first Supreme Court confirmation hearing

This isn't the U.S. Senate.  It's more like day care.  —  The usual circus we've come to expect from Supreme Court confirmation hearings devolved this week into something less grown-up and more, shall we say, tykey.  (Usage: “Is the little tyke up to his tricks again?")

Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners  —  LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpoints when he airs Russian state-sponsored programming in the midst of the Ukrainian war.

Natural-Gas Industry Gets Boost as Biden Shifts Stance  —  Shares of large U.S. natural-gas companies rose as Biden softened position against fossil fuels  —  President Biden's pledge to boost U.S. liquefied natural-gas exports to Europe marks a further retreat from his hard-line stance …

U.S. Senate hopeful Durant says 'I don't think Joe Biden won the election'  —  Friday, on the heels of former President Donald Trump rescinding his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in the U.S. Senate Republican primary, frontrunner Mike Durant appeared on Alabama Public Television's …

4 things to remember about Trump, Ukraine and Putin  —  Washington (CNN)The Russian invasion of Ukraine didn't just happen out of nowhere.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up tensions with the West for the better part of the last decade — he annexed Crimea …

The Nixon White House plotted to assassinate a journalist 50 years ago  —  The poisoning plot seemed right out of a Russian playbook.  An unhinged and vengeful chief of state, obsessed with historic grievances and destroying enemies.  Obsequious apparatchiks slavishly devoted to following orders.

Where Have All the Artist-Addicts Gone?  —  For much of the 20th century, before the dawn of our own wellness-focused era, madness and substance abuse were often considered prerequisites for great art.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  By M. H. MillerPhotographs by Duane Michals

Russian forces entered a city near Chernobyl and detained the mayor, officials say.  —  Here are the latest developments.  —  President Biden wraps up a three-day trip to Europe on Saturday, having met with NATO leaders over the military and economic responses to President Vladimir V. Putin's aggression …

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP lawmakers in Utah pushed through a ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams Friday, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws amid a nationwide culture war.

Putin lifts conservative media talking points to bemoan ‘cancel culture’ … Vladimir Putin had a very pointed way of summing up the international efforts to sanction his country for its invasion of Ukraine.  It's all an attempt, he said Friday, to “cancel” Russia.