Lavrov Compares Ukraine's Zelenskyy to Hitler, Who Also ‘Had Jewish Blood’  —  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on Italian television on Sunday that the fact Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Jewish does not negate the Nazi elements in his country.

Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters  —  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: “Can't you just shoot them?

Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll also finds strong opposition to any direct military conflict with Moscow  —  Two months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Americans are stalwart in their support …

A Role Model for the Midterms  —  Democrats need to fight back against the Republicans' phony culture war.  Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow showed how.  —  “Unhappy is the land that needs a hero.”  The famous line is from Brecht's “Life of Galileo,” and it's often trotted …

Biden Received Early Warnings That Immigration and Inflation Could Erode His Support  —  Confidential polling data obtained by The New York Times underscores the biggest challenges for President Biden and his party as they face the prospect of losing power to Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Parodying conspiracy theories with the Birds Aren't Real movement  —  There have always been conspiracy theories: the moon landings were fake, Elvis is alive, Paul is dead.  But as disinformation has sprouted across the internet, more malicious conspiracy theories have entered our homes, workplaces and even the halls of Congress.

Trumpworld braces for ‘a couple of ugly nights’ in May  —  The first big test of former President Donald Trump's clout comes Tuesday in Ohio's bitterly fought Senate primary, where J.D. Vance surged into the lead after winning Trump's endorsement.  —  A Vance victory would remind his party that Trump is still king.

The GOP senator who faulted Trump for Jan. 6 — and lived to tell about it  —  INDIANAPOLIS — It's been nearly six years since Todd Young pulled off one of the biggest Senate upsets of 2016.  —  Now, up for reelection in barn-red Indiana, the former chair of the Republican Senate campaign arm …

Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN  —  Without US representation, the Taíno advocate for environmental justice and cultural preservation internationally.  —  This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk …

McConnell silent about sour Trump relationship  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has kept strictly silent with his Senate GOP colleagues, including members of his inner circle, about his sour relationship with former President Trump, according to senators interviewed by The Hill.

Kathy Boudin, Radical Imprisoned in a Fatal Robbery, Dies at 78  —  She had a role in the Brink's heist by the Weather Underground that left two police officers dead.  But she became a model prisoner and, after being freed, helped former inmates.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt to the ADL Virtual National Leadership Summit  —  Thank you for that kind introduction.  I am so glad to welcome you - leaders from coast to coast committed to the fight against antisemitism and hate.  —  I don't need to tell you how important and pressing this work is.