CDC mask mandate for travelers no longer in effect following judge's ruling, official says  —  (CNN)A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods, and a Biden administration official says the order …

Sinking of Russian warship raises tense questions about fate of crew  —  Some families report sailors dead or missing in Moskva sinking despite defense ministry claim that all were evacuated  —  RIGA, Latvia — The sinking of the Russian warship Moskva is causing tension back home …

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 …

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 …

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 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.

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 …

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 …

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

Trump Allies Are Still Feeding the False 2020 Election Narrative  —  Fifteen months after they tried and failed to overturn the 2020 election, the same group of lawyers and associates is continuing efforts to decertify the vote, feeding a false narrative.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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 …

Biden's bicoastal push to sell the bipartisan infrastructure law … Today, President Biden is headed to New Hampshire on the first of two trips this week designed to sell voters on the bipartisan infrastructure law.  Ahead of the midterms, it's a key part of Democratic messaging about their ability …

Mayor moving ahead on metal detectors in subway system  —  Mayor Eric Adams on Monday said he is considering three types of metal detectors to be used in the subway system in the wake of last week's mass shooting on board a Manhattan-bound N train in Sunset Park.

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 …

Russian forces seize city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine - regional governor  —  Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday.  —  Kreminna, a city of more than 18,000 people about 574 km …

Metro to make masks optional, effective immediately  —  Effective immediately, Metro will make masks optional on Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess for its customers.  Masks also will be optional for Metro employees.  This change comes as a result of the Transportation Security Administration …

How ‘Drag Storybook Hour’ set off culture wars at a Virginia community center  —  The trouble at the McLean Community Center started last summer, after the Northern Virginia cultural facility co-sponsored “Drag StoryBook Hour” for children during Pride Month.

Ron Johnson pursues a scorched-earth path to reelection  —  Ron Johnson's approval ratings are underwater in a swing state that President Joe Biden won.  —  Instead of moving to the center, though, as he faces reelection this fall, the Wisconsin senator has become the face of conspiracy theories …

Another sign of Cheney's estrangement from the GOP  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  As the New York Times' Katie Rogers' points out, Monday's White House Easter Egg Roll went a little differently than the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.

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 …

Rationalism, Pluralism, and Fear in the Speech Debate  —  There are many factors in a free society which conspire to make the public sphere an unseemly terrain.  Citizen sovereignty increases the stakes of public persuasion by distributing voting power so broadly that personal persuasion alone cannot suffice …

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.

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.”

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.

Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Declares New Phase of War as Forces Clash in East  —  Ukraine said it was resisting Russia's initial thrusts in a sprawling offensive that could reshape the conflict.  The Pentagon estimated that Moscow has added thousands of troops in Ukraine in recent days.