Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts  —  Before it committed $2 billion to Mr. Kushner's firm, Public Investment Fund officials questioned the justification for taking such a big risk.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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 …

Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt, says S&P  —  London (CNN Business)Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt because it offered bondholders payments in rubles, not dollars, credit ratings agency S&P has said.  —  Russia attempted to pay in rubles for two dollar-denominated bonds …

Tide turns for Trump favorite in key Senate race  —  SELMA, N.C. — Donald Trump came to town at just the right moment — in time to witness his chosen candidate finally emerge as the front-runner in the state's contentious Senate primary.  —  After struggling for months to take the lead …

I Commanded U.S. Army Europe.  Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies.  —  The two armies at war today couldn't be more different.  —  In March 2011, I began a new posting as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, in command of all U.S. Army forces stationed in various countries throughout Europe.

Bucha's Month of Terror  —  ‘They shot my son.  I was next to him.  It would be better if it had been me.’  —  As the Russian advance on Kyiv stalled, a campaign of terror and revenge against civilians nearby in Bucha began, survivors and investigators say.  —  Russian soldiers set up in this school.

Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened  —  Amid the current crisis, Fiona Hill and other former advisers are connecting President Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine to Jan. 6.  And they're ready to talk.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

Finland and Sweden set to join Nato as soon as summer  —  Russia has made a “massive strategic blunder” as Finland and Sweden look poised to join Nato as early as the summer, according to officials.  —  Washington is banking on the move that will stretch Russia's military and enlarge …

How Joe Manchin Knifed the Democrats — and Bailed on Saving Democracy  —  The senator from West Virginia had other ideas  —  “Giddy” is not a word people use to describe Jon Tester.  The towering senior U.S. senator from Montana is blunt and pragmatic.  In the halls of Congress, he's one of the last surviving rural Democrats.

5 crucial decisions as Jan. 6 investigation reaches final stage  —  It's decision time for the Jan. 6 select committee.  —  The panel has entered the final phase of its eight-month investigation and is preparing to reveal a swath of evidence to the public in hearings slated to begin sometime in the spring.

Democrats are sleepwalking into a Senate disaster  —  Business as usual will produce a huge GOP majority … Traditionally, the President's party averages roughly 47.5% of the two-party vote 1 in midterms.  Right now, in FiveThirtyEight's average of public polls, Democrats are polling at 48.7%.

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.

Climate Change Proposals Favored by Solid Majorities in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans widely favor each of six proposals designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.  Support ranges from 59% in favor of spending federal money for building …

The new White House rule: Do not talk about Joe Manchin  —  The fate of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda may hinge on his administration's ability to do one simple thing: Shut up.  —  Four months after Biden's Build Back Better plan collapsed amid a bitter back-and-forth with Sen. Joe Manchin …

‘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.

Biden admin, DOJ to announce final rule on ‘ghost guns’  —  Steve Dettelbach is also expected to be nominated to serve as ATF director.  —  President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice are set to announce a final rule on “ghost guns” on Monday in the Rose Garden.

Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids' families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning  —  Other investigators don't want to follow an order they believe harms families but worry about the impact of a mass employee exodus on the state's most vulnerable children.  —  Copy link

Andrew Giuliani is test-driving his father's legacy in New York … NEW YORK — Andrew Giuliani is easy to spot marching through Queens in a St. Patrick's Day parade.  He's the one wearing the “Team Trump” warm-up jacket and blue baseball cap with large letters across the front: “G-I-U-L-I-A-N-I.”

New Must Read Alaska poll: Sarah Palin, Nick Begich are top two Republicans on the ballot for Congress  —  A poll commissioned by Must Read Alaska over the weekend shows that Sarah Palin has both a chance of winning the race for Congress, but also has a high negative factor and could hand …

POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Liz Cheney's record fundraising haul  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Rep. LIZ CHENEY has set another personal fundraising record.  —  The Wyoming Republican is fighting off a serious challenge from HARRIET HAGEMAN, a Cheyenne attorney …