Putin blames West for war in Ukraine  —  Updates from BBC correspondents: Jenny Hill and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow, Sarah Rainsford and James Waterhouse in Kyiv, Andrew Harding in Donbas, Laura Bicker in Zaporizhzhia, Lyse Doucet and Hugo Bachega in Dnipro, Joe Inwood and Sophie Williams in Lviv, and Caroline Davies in Odesa

Mark Esper details his time in President Trump's Cabinet  —  Mark Esper is a Washington insider who spent his whole career flying below the radar - until he became President Donald Trump's second secretary of defense.  A West Point graduate and paratrooper, Esper spent 10 years as a by-the-book Army officer.

Anti-Abortion Group in Wisconsin Is Hit by Arson, Authorities Say  —  A Molotov cocktail was used against Wisconsin Family Action in Madison and did not ignite, but another fire was set, the police said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The headquarters of an anti-abortion group in Madison …

Inside Mark Meadows's final push to keep Trump in power  —  The former congressman played a key role in Trump's effort to overturn the election, according to his texts, congressional investigations and interviews  —  Behind closed doors in a civic center outside Atlanta …

Even Trump Is ‘Completely Weirded Out By’ Madison Cawthorn's Antics  —  You just can't pretend to be horny on cam  —  Donald Trump helped make Rep. Madison Cawthorn a star of the MAGA movement, but now the lawmaker risks falling out of The Donald's good graces.

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Zelensky releases video on day of remembrance: ‘We hear “never again” differently’  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video statement on May 8, the UN's designated “Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Th...

Suburban Phoenix is cautionary tale for Democrats hoping to galvanize voters on abortion  —  Laura Wilson is a mother of three who lives in the sprawling suburbs of north Phoenix, a hotly contested electoral area of Arizona that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate after November's congressional elections.

No Books.  No Money.  Just the Truth.  —  This is a story about lying.  Public lying.  It is a story about Senator John McCain's lying, and the damage it has done to many people, including me.  It is also a story about my lying because, ultimately, John McCain's lie became mine.

Oath Keepers sharing with January 6 investigators their efforts to find election fraud, communications with Trump allies  —  Top leaders in the Oath Keepers, the far-right extremist group, have been turning over phones and digital files and sitting for interviews with the FBI …

Lawyers are nearing a settlement deal for the infamous 2015 OPM hack  —  Welcome to the Cybersecurity 202!  HBO's Julia Child biopic “Julia” is fantastic and I give it my strongest recommendation.  The only drawback is it looks as if Jacques Pepin won't be introduced until Season 2 at the earliest.

Manchin says he'd pass parts of Biden's agenda.  But Democrats may have to write the bill for him.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin says he's still interested in passing major pieces of President Joe Biden's agenda — but sources close to the West Virginia senator say Democrats may be making …