Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine  —  More than six weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure.  —  Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths.  Three front-line retreats by the Russian military.

What I wish I'd known when I was 19 and had sex reassignment surgery  —  Corinna Cohn, a software developer in Indianapolis, is an officer in the Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network.  —  When I was 19, I had surgery for sex reassignment, or what is now called gender affirmation surgery.

‘What the hell was he thinking?’  Pennsylvania conservatives react to Trump's support of OZ  —  RICHLAND, Pa. — Chairwoman Jackie Kulback has a very detailed list of criteria that her county party she chairs — the Cambria County Republican Committee — requires to endorse candidates in next month's U.S. Senate primary contest.

Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election  —  Trump has been watching the decertification push closely  —  Just as he was emerging as a top target of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, former Trump lawyer John Eastman took a trip to Wisconsin.

Has US Rep. Kai Kahele Given Up On Washington?  —  WASHINGTON — When Kai Kahele announced he was running for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District in 2019, he vowed one thing to his future constituents — that he'd show up and do the job.  —  It was a stark contrast to the person who was sitting in the seat at the time.

Ukraine War: Russia warns Sweden and Finland against Nato membership  —  Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining Nato, arguing the move would not bring stability to Europe.  —  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “the alliance remains a tool geared towards confrontation”.

Former cop who stormed Capitol guilty on all six counts in second Jan. 6 jury trial  —  WASHINGTON — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was found guilty on all six charges at trial in a verdict reached Monday.  —  Thomas Robertson, who was an officer in Rocky Mount …

White House says it expects inflation to be ‘extraordinarily elevated’ in new report  — The Biden administration is bracing for the Labor Department's consumer price index report to show that inflation is “extraordinarily elevated.”  — The consumer price index, or CPI, is one of Wall Street's favorite ways to measure inflation.

Ukraine conflict: ‘Russian soldiers raped me and killed my husband’  —  The Russians have withdrawn from areas around Kyiv, but they've left deeply wounded lives that might never recover from the trauma.  The BBC has heard first-hand testimony and found evidence of Ukrainian women being raped by invading soldiers.

Twitter Grapples With an Elon Musk Problem  —  Mr. Musk, Twitter's biggest shareholder, is free to buy more stock in the company and could use the platform against itself.  Some employees are dismayed.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Bright and early on Monday …

Why American Teens Are So Sad  —  Sign up for Derek's newsletter here.  —  The United States is experiencing an extreme teenage mental-health crisis.  From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” …

Prominent Russian opposition activist detained in Moscow  —  Vladimir Kara-Murza is a critic of the invasion of Ukraine and described the Kremlin as a ‘regime of murderers’  —  A prominent Russian opposition activist and outspoken critic of the invasion of Ukraine has been detained in Moscow …

House GOP sets its sights on Biden country  —  House Republicans are so confident of snagging easy seats en route to regaining the majority this November, their big-spending outside super PAC is now targeting congressional districts President Biden won by as much as 16 points, Axios has learned.

Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, L.A. mayoral poll finds  —  Voters upset over crime and a seemingly limitless geyser of cash have propelled Rick Caruso to the front of the race for mayor, reshaping the contest and offering Los Angeles a stark contrast between the billionaire developer and his chief rival, Rep. Karen Bass.

Florida lawmakers cave to DeSantis on redistricting and will defer to him with new map  —  (CNN)Republican legislative leaders in Florida have given up trying to draw new congressional boundaries that can win Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature and, in an unprecedented move, announced Monday …

Travel Advisory  —  China - Level 3: Reconsider Travel  —  Reconsider travel to the People's Republic of China (PRC) due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions.  Do not travel to the PRC's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Jilin province …

What happens when a group of Fox News viewers watch CNN for a month?  —  A study that paid viewers of the rightwing cable network to switch shed light on the media's influence on people's views  —  atching Fox News can be like entering an alternative universe.

Tucker Carlson Brags to Megachurch That He Is Totally Unvaccinated  —  In this week's edition of Source Material, we reveal how Tucker told a megachurch he hasn't gotten a single jab—but that he's “obviously” not anti-vaccine, just anti-COVID vaccine.

The Lerner family will explore selling the Washington Nationals  —  The family of real estate magnate Ted Lerner, which 16 years ago purchased the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball and oversaw a rebuilding process that eventually resulted in a World Series championship …

Russia Airs Its Ultimate ‘Revenge Plan’ for America  —  Battered and infuriated by sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Putin's henchmen are plotting their master plan for revenge on live television.  —  As Russia's war of aggression continues to ravage its neighbor, the Kremlin's propaganda apparatus …

Fresh off Trump rally, cocaine orgy story, Cawthorn declines April 11 debate … ASHEVILLE - After a turbulent week that included being chastised by party leaders for saying Republican lawmakers were involved with drugs and sex parties and a high-profile speaking engagement with former President Donald Trump …

As Remote Work Becomes Permanent, Can Manhattan Adapt?  —  With more companies adopting hybrid work, New York City's economy, which relies on commuters and full office buildings, faces an uncertain future.  —  PwC, a global consulting firm with its American headquarters in New York City …

Moscow's Central Banker Dismantles What She Built  —  Elvira Nabiullina, who strove to integrate Russia into the world economy, has dropped that mission for a new one—shielding the populace from the fallout of sanctions  —  Elvira Nabiullina spent eight years modernizing Russian monetary policy and forging bonds with global markets.

Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee  —  Sign up for David's newsletter, The Third Rail, here.  —  The American right has lost the plot on free speech.  The passage of Florida's House Bill 1557, which bans “classroom instruction” on “sexual orientation and gender identity” …

The Unbelievable Stupidity of Ending Global Covid Aid  —  America's attempt to vaccinate the world against Covid is about to come to an end.  —  “We are at a point now where without additional funding we are going to have to start winding down our programming,” said Jeremy Konyndyk …

Abby Finkenauer can't appear on Democratic primary ballot, Iowa judge rules … U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on Iowa's June 7 Democratic primary ballot, a judge ruled Sunday.  —  The late night ruling, which reverses a state panel's decision, is a major setback for Finkenauer …

Starbucks Just Fired a Union Organizer for Allegedly Breaking a Sink  —  Starbucks fired the 20-year-old barista and organizer just days before employees begin voting on whether to unionize.  —  PB  —  Starbucks fired a barista and organizing committee member at a store in Raleigh …

Anti-Semitic incidents are surging in post-pandemic NYC  —  After a pandemic lull, anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City are at historic highs.  —  The NYPD says there were 86 anti-Jewish hate crimes in the city in the first three months of this year.  At this rate, annual totals …

Biden finalizes restrictions on ‘ghost guns,’ names new ATF nominee  —  The president said he would nominate former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach to serve as head of the agency, which has been without a Senate-confirmed director since 2015  —  Biden announces new rules for ghost guns to ‘help save lives’