Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine  —  A popular Twitter account has morphed into a social media phenomenon, spreading anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and shaping public discourse  —  On March 8, a Twitter account called Libs of TikTok posted a video …

The mask mandate ended midflight, sparking cheers, selfies and alarm.  —  Airport terminals and flights erupted in applause, while some passengers said the abrupt policy change put them at risk.  —  Halfway into her flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles Monday night, Brooke Tansley heard …

Biden has told Obama he's running again  —  President Biden has told former President Obama that he is planning to run for reelection in 2024, two sources tell The Hill.  —  The admission to Obama is the latest indication that Biden is likely to run for a second term, something the president has spoken about publicly.

Joe Kahn Is Named Next Executive Editor of The New York Times  —  Mr. Kahn, 57, will take over a newsroom undergoing enormous change.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Joseph F. Kahn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning China correspondent who rose to lead the international desk of The New York Times …

Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says  —  The case that Ms. Greene unsuccessfully sought to have dismissed mirrors efforts against other Republicans centered on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Democrats' worst Trump nightmare  —  There's something much worse than losing the House, and possibly the Senate, that's rattling top Democrats who are studying polling and election trends: … But you can look at the states with Senate elections in 2024 and see why some Democrats are sounding the alarm.

John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee  —  John Eastman, a far-right lawyer for then-President Donald Trump who wanted to block his electoral loss in 2020, is still withholding about 3,200 documents from the House Select Committee investigating …

Russian Orthodox leader backs war in Ukraine, divides faith  —  Patriarch Kirill has angered many priests by echoing the language Vladimir Putin uses to justify the Ukraine invasion  —  He leads his flock from a soaring, gilded cathedral built to celebrate Russia's victory over Napoleon …

Text message trove shows Oath Keepers discussing security details for Trump associates  —  Top members of the Oath Keepers now facing seditious conspiracy charges chatted for days about providing security for some of the highest-profile figures associated with Donald Trump's effort to overturn the election …

Politics Welcomes Michael Bender  —  Michael Bender joins the Politics desk as a political correspondent.  —  Folks,  —  I'm thrilled to announce that Michael C. Bender, a terrific journalist who chronicled the Trump administration and the 2016 and 2020 campaigns for The Wall Street Journal …

Jared Kushner Flaunted His Influence With Saudi Arabia, Russia in Pitch to Investors … Jared Kushner's new investment fund, Affinity Partners, nakedly touts the former Trump adviser's work with Saudi Arabia and his links to several Trump-era deals in hoping to raise money from Wall Street …

Biden restores climate safeguards in key environmental law, reversing Trump  —  A rule finalized Tuesday by the White House will require agencies to assess the climate impact of roads, pipelines and other infrastructure  —  The White House on Tuesday announced it has restored key protections …

First look — Tim Scott: Don't teach kids they are “oppressors”  —  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will use the stage at the Reagan Library in California tonight to slam public schools for “teaching kids that they are oppressors” and appeal to gig workers including ride-share drivers and food deliverers …

The Testosterone Hangover  —  The Biden administration says transgender kids are entitled to ‘gender-affirming’ medical care.  These girls disagree.  ‘I have this intense rage in me over the harm that was done to me.’  —  When Chloe woke up from an elective double mastectomy, she texted her mother in the waiting room: “Booba gone.”

The End of Russia's Empire?  —  Moscow has a stake in the Ukraine war that is greater than Putin's career.  —  As Russia and Ukraine prepare for what could be the biggest tank battle in Europe since World War II, the future of Vladimir Putin's war remains impossible to predict.

Musk Twitter: Same Toilet, Different Plunger  —  Using Twitter all the time is like drinking a daily cocktail of Liquid Plumber and battery acid.  Would that cocktail be worse if someone also peed in it?  —  Evidently some libs on Twitter are freaking out about the possibility of Elon Musk buying Twitter.

Even if Russia Uses a Nuke, We Probably Won't—but Putin Would Still Pay Dearly  —  GAME CHANGER … Current and former U.S. officials say the U.S. and NATO have plenty of resources at their disposal without having to resort to the nuclear option.  —  If Russia were to use a tactical nuclear weapon …

Trump is backing Oz's Pa. Senate bid.  Armenian Americans are skeptical.  —  WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz has faced a barrage of questions and criticism from his Republican primary opponents about his initial refusal to relinquish his dual Turkish citizenship.

POLITICO Playbook: White House wonders: To mask, or not to mask?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  On Monday, just hours after a federal judge struck down the nationwide public transportation mask mandate, major airlines (and even President JOE BIDEN's beloved Amtrak) began telling their passengers …

In Shanghai, the Essence of Authority Was Silence  —  The lockdown crisis in China's richest city recalls decades of past food shortages and stirred a restless citizenry to speak out about a broken social contract.  —  A nurse takes a sample for a coronavirus test in a 40,000-bed temporary hospital …

Trump's PAC Keeps Losing Money.  His Lawyers Keep Cashing In.  —  Donald Trump's campaign keeps on losing money because he's just using it to pay his legal fees.  —  For the third straight quarter, Donald Trump's former campaign committee turned in a fundraising loss, shedding $1.2 million to start 2022.