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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.”

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 …

Why Trump Jr. started pushing for a coup before Biden won the 2020 election  —  Editor's Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast.  Follow him @DeanObeidallah.

Starbucks Barista Challenges CEO Howard Schultz At Airport Meeting  —  Tensions flared during a meeting between Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and workers in Long Beach, CA on Friday, closing out a tumultuous first week for the returning executive.  —  Madison Hall, a 25-year-old barista and union organizer …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.”

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.

Book excerpt: “Freezing Order,” on Putin, money laundering and murder  —  As a financier working in Russia beginning in the 1990s, American-born Bill Browder soon learned that theft was rampant among oligarchs profiting from the privatization that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.