Putin's latest defeat: Failing to curb the eastward expansion of NATO  —  INVASIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES: One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's stated aims of his so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine was to stop the eastern expansion of the NATO alliance.

Justices will meet for the first time since publication of draft opinion on Roe shook the foundations of the court  —  POLITICO editor speaks out about bombshell report  —  (CNN)The Supreme Court is set to meet behind closed doors on Thursday for the first time since the astonishing leak …

Prosecutors Pursue Inquiry Into Trump's Handling of Classified Material  —  A federal grand jury has issued at least one subpoena, and investigators are seeking interviews in the case of sensitive documents that ended up at the former president's Florida home.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

The Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party Left  —  You'd Think They'd Get Tired of Losing  —  How much is the Democratic Left losing?  Let us count the ways.  —  1. Build Back Better.  This was the vessel into which all the hopes and priorities of the Democratic Left were poured.

GOP panics over ‘ultra-MAGA’ Pennsylvania Senate wild card  —  Influential Republicans in Washington and among the nationwide party elite are having a belated “oh s—t” moment over the previously unimaginable prospect that Kathy Barnette could win their party's nomination for the open Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

As Roe v. Wade repeal looms, video game industry stays mostly silent  —  In the wake of a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion essentially confirmed that Roe v. Wade's days are numbered, most of the video game industry's biggest companies have remained conspicuously quiet — though not all.

Meatpackers hyped ‘baseless’ shortage to keep plants open despite covid risks: report  —  A House panel alleges that Tyson and other meat processors heavily influenced Trump's executive order that compelled plants to stay open.  —  The biggest players in the U.S. meat industry pressed …

A Son's Eulogy for Midge Decter (1927-2022)  —  Where did she come from?  —  That's what we were asking ourselves, my sister and my father and I, after she left us and this world on the morning of May 9, 2022.  Of course, we know where she came from in the strictest sense.

Exclusive: Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes' Children Speak  —  Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the antigovernment Oath Keepers organization, was, at the time of publication, in federal custody awaiting trial for his alleged role in orchestrating events at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Kinds of Seats that Flip in Midterms  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — While increasingly salient issues like abortion could change the political environment, Republicans still appear on track for a strong showing in the U.S. House.  — Recent midterms have hollowed …

Conservative parents take aim at library apps meant to expand access to books  —  E-reader apps that became a lifeline for students during the pandemic are now in the crossfire of a culture war raging over books in schools and public libraries.  —  In several states, apps and the companies …

Naomi Judd died of self-inflicted firearm wound, Ashley Judd reveals  —  If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.

Akhil Amar Calls Out Post-Roe Fearmongering  —  No one would mistake Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School for a pro-life activist or any sort of enthusiast for overturning Roe v. Wade.  But the prominent constitutional law scholar is known for being a straight shooter willing to call out those on his own side …

Senate Republicans Want to Save Money by Skimping on Vaccines … An ominous sign for continued funding of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics came this week when the Biden administration decided to split off these funds from a bill supplying Ukraine with military aid.

Biden administration cancels Alaska oil and gas lease sale  —  The Biden administration has canceled one of the most high-profile oil and gas lease opportunities pending before the Interior Department.  The decision, which halts the potential to drill for oil in over 1 million acres …

America's Crisis of Self-Doubt  —  W  —  e live in an age of increasing national self-doubt.  —  The American project, as such, is under assault.  Our history is the subject of a revisionist critique that is all-encompassing, unsparing, and very often flatly inaccurate.

BREAKING: FBI Whistleblower Leaks Document Showing Bureau Targeting ‘News Media’  — Document reveals the FBI labeled Project Veritas as “news media,” and categorized the probe as a “Sensitive Investigative Matter” due to Veritas being journalists.  This is a direct contradiction …

Psaki: Threats to family were ‘most personally difficult’ part of press secretary job  —  Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday described in personal terms her 16-month tenure as President Joe Biden's top spokesperson and the strains of the job, telling a group of reporters …

I Criticized BLM.  Then I Was Fired.  —  The data about police shootings just didn't add up, but no one at Thomson Reuters wanted to hear it.  —  Writes Zac Kriegman  · Subscribe … Common Sense is a reader-supported publication.  If you appreciate our work, please become a subscriber today.

Six ways Democrats need to start talking — and thinking — about crime  —  In politics, what people feel is what's real.  —  Democrats have a dangerous predilection for getting bogged down in statistics, defensively pointing at facts — treating political disagreements like Oxford-style debates.

Chuck Schumer's Political Malpractice  —  Pennsylvania's GOP discovers the downside of crazy  —  Before we get to Chuck Schumer's latest episode of legislative bumf***ery, I want to call your attention to what's happening in Pennsylvania, where the GOP is belatedly discovering the downside of sleeping with the crazy.

Ukrainian Forces Hold the Line in Donbas as Western Heavy Weapons Join the Battle  —  With Russia failing to achieve a strategic breakthrough, a long and bloody battle for eastern Ukraine looms  —  MARYINKA, Ukraine—The front line between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed forces has skirted …

Yes, Safe Smoking Kits Include Free Crack Pipes.  We Know Because We Got Them.  —  Crack pipes are distributed in safe-smoking kits up and down the East Coast, raising questions about the Biden administration's assertion that its multimillion-dollar harm reduction grant program wouldn't funnel taxpayer dollars to drug paraphernalia.

The narratives are set in the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.  We need the truth  —  A veteran reporter was killed in the course of her work while clearly identified as ‘Press,’ How?  Who by?  Many of us think we can figure out the answers, but we don't actually know  —  David Horovitz

North Korea says it has detected its first covid case of the pandemic  —  TOKYO — North Korea says it has detected a case of the BA.2 omicron subvariant in its capital, Pyongyang, the first time the country has acknowledged a positive coronavirus infection since the pandemic began more than two years ago.