Twitter on Track to Reach Deal With Musk as Soon as Monday  —  Twitter is in the final stretch of negotiations about a sale to Elon Musk, a person with knowledge of the matter said, Bloomberg News reports.  The social media company is working to hammer out terms of a transaction and could reach …

U.S. to resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine  —  IN POLAND, NEAR THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE — The United States will resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine this week for the first time since Russia's invasion began in February, U.S. officials said.  —  Diplomats will return to the western city of Lviv …

White House's Jen Psaki offered a binder full of Covid spending details.  Taking a peek was a process  —  WASHINGTON — It was a striking visual for the television cameras.  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took to the lectern, waving a thick, 385-page binder as evidence that contrary …

Loss is victory for far-right in France's election  —  One of the headlines from the presidential election in France is that the far-right has come out of the cold and gone mainstream  —  PARIS — The far-right has gone mainstream in France.  —  That's the headline from the landmark showing …

Trump Gets His Fix in Michigan  —  Election deniers win GOP endorsement for attorney general and secretary of state.  —  If this is the last time you ever hear the names Matt DePerno and Kristina Karamo, you'll be lucky.  They are the conspiracy-driven Trump-picked candidates …

Democrats' last, best chance to legislate before the midterms starts now  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Happy Monday.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  In today's edition ... The United States will resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine this week …

Private Equity Giant KKR Bought Up Hundreds Of Group Homes.  Some People In Its Care Paid A Steep Price.  —  BrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.”  But a BuzzFeed News investigation found conditions …

Heavy weaponry pours into Ukraine as commanders become more desperate  —  Western countries are rushing heavy weaponry to Ukraine as the war enters what promises to be a deadly, and potentially protracted, new phase.  —  Those deliveries are coming amid increasingly desperate pleas …

U.S. Withholds Sanctions on a Very Close Putin Associate: His Reputed Girlfriend  —  Officials have a sanctions package ready, but they continue to weigh the potential backlash for blacklisting the 39-year-old former Olympic gymnast  —  Several weeks have passed since the U.S. and its allies …

President Biden Announces Nominee for Ambassador to Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden announced his intention to nominate veteran U.S. diplomat Bridget A. Brink to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine.  —  Bridget A. Brink, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine

In San Francisco, Revenge of the Obama Democrats  —  A political vibe shift in the nation's bluest city.  —  MAYOR LONDON BREED DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 2022.  (BULWARK EDIT / GABRIELLE LURIE/THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Political Correctness Is Losing  —  It's been seven or eight years since a wave of illiberal norms around the discussion of race and gender began to hit an expanding array of progressive institutions.  The name for this phenomenon kept changing, from political correctness to call-out culture …

Hawley endorses Thiel-backed Arizona Senate candidate  —  The Missouri senator is backing Blake Masters and Ohio's J.D. Vance, two more Peter Thiel allies, to join him in Washington  —  Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is endorsing Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters, flexing his muscle …