Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War  —  Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Marina Dubrova, an English teacher on the Russian island …

In France, a nail-biting election as Macron's rival surges  —  POISSY, France (AP) — From the market stall outside Paris that she's run for 40 years, Yvette Robert can see first-hand how soaring prices are weighing on France's presidential election and turning the first round of voting …

Lachlan Murdoch, once the ambivalent Fox heir, makes his views clear … Lachlan Murdoch's first major media moment was also his first public humiliation.  —  It was 2005, and the oldest son of Rupert Murdoch was on the cover of New York magazine as “The Boy Who Wouldn't Be King.”

Hunter Biden frequently covered family expenses, texts reveal  —  Hunter Biden's access to lucrative financial opportunities also came with expectations — including kicking back as much as 50% of his earnings to his dad, text messages on his old laptop show.

Intel: Putin may cite Ukraine war to meddle in US politics  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin may use the Biden administration's support for Ukraine as a pretext to order a new campaign to interfere in American politics, U.S. intelligence officials have assessed.

Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Names a General to Unify Its Faltering Campaign  —  The move comes as Russia persists with its push in southeastern Ukraine, where residents continued to flee on Saturday, a day after a deadly missile strike on a train station there.

Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan's PM after key vote  —  Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership.  —  The vote was held past midnight after opposition parties brought a motion against him, which was upheld by the Supreme Court.

War Crimes Watch: A devastating walk through Bucha's horror  —  BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — There is a body in the basement of the abandoned yellow home at the end of the street near the railroad tracks.  The man is young, pale, a dried trickle of blood by his mouth, shot to death and left in the dark …

Russia's Ukraine Propaganda Has Turned Fully Genocidal  —  Egged on by the language of annihilation and extermination, Russian soldiers have become willing executioners.  —  On Feb. 26, only two days into the war, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti published an op-ed titled “The Coming of Russia and of the New World.”

‘There Is No Reasonable Way for This to End’: Bill Browder on How to Stop the War  —  Mr. Browder, once a major investor in Russia, discusses what influences Vladimir Putin and whether punishing the oligarchs around him could help end his aggression in Ukraine.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Disney vs. DeSantis: How the 'Don't Say Gay' war is threatening the House of Mouse's empire in Florida  —  Disney is used to getting what it wants — quietly.  But escalating culture wars and a governor with national ambitions are changing the game.  —  Since Walt Disney decided …

My Interview With La Frontera Fund's Rockie Gonzalez on Lizelle Herrera's Arrest In Starr County  —  For more stories from the Rio Grande Valley from Pablo De La Rosa, you can can check out his Linktree here.  —  Police in Starr County on the Texas-Mexico border arrested …

What weapons to send to Ukraine?  How debate shifted from helmets to tanks.  —  Ukrainian officials are clear on what they want from the United States and Europe: weapons.  Big, heavy weapons.  Not helmets.  Tanks.  —  They say they need these weapons now, not later.  And a lot of them.

Disagreement and Delay: How Infighting Over the Border Divided the White House  —  The Biden administration has furiously debated how — and whether — to unravel Trump-era immigration policies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden was livid.

The War in Ukraine Has Made This D.C. Writer's Newsletter a Must Read  —  Since the start of the war in Ukraine, journalist Julia Ioffe has emerged as one of the most prominent, incisive and in-demand experts on the horrific conflict.  —  She is a regular guest on cable news, frequently popping up to do hits on CNN and MSNBC.

The four stages of ‘groomer speech’  —  We're used to seeing conservatives accuse the powerless of sex crimes.  We're not used to seeing them accuse the powerful of the same. … Something I've been meaning to tell you.  My dad is a pedophile.  I'm not the victim.  As always, though, there's never just one.

Trump endorses Dr. Oz in key Senate race  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz has won the race for Donald Trump's coveted endorsement in Pennsylvania's Senate GOP primary.  —  In a key contest in the battle for the Senate majority this fall, the former president announced Saturday that he is backing Oz …

Explaining Mitch McConnell's Warped Moral Framework  —  It's all about power. … I want to, if you don't mind, try to step back and try to explain Mitch McConnell and maybe look at his February 13th remarks in a little bit of a different context.  —  Look, throughout all of history …

House GOP leaders lack insight into Jan. 6 committee's inner workings … One by one, Republicans eviscerated the work of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, each one bemoaning the fact that the chief congressional security officials had not been subpoenaed to examine that day's security lapses.

I was a public defender for over a decade.  KBJ's empathy is what our highest court needs  —  Editor's Note: Premal Dharia is the executive director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration at Harvard Law School and a former public defender.  The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author.

Florida Republicans accepted donations from ex-congressman who sent lewd messages to underage boys even as party's right wing crusades against ‘grooming’  — Republicans are calling Democrats “groomers” for supporting school instruction on sexual orientation.

A sour and angry America poised to punish Dems this fall  —  Biden and his top advisers know that the window to change the economic narrative through executive action is rapidly closing.  —  The professionals who track American attitudes toward the economy say they can see the trouble coming.