Here is a snapshot of the damage across Ukraine.  —  Here is the latest on the explosions across Ukraine.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered a far-reaching series of missile strikes against cities across Ukraine on Monday, hitting the heart of Kyiv, the capital …

McCarthy told 2 officers in private meeting that Trump had no idea his supporters were attacking Capitol on January 6, newly obtained audio shows  —  During a private meeting last summer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6 …

Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after alleged anti-Semitic posts  —  Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they removed the rapper's posts after online users condemned them as anti-Semitic.

‘Saved by Grace’: Evangelicals Find a Way Forward With Herschel Walker  —  The embattled G.O.P. candidate reportedly paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, but conservatives have learned to tolerate the behavior of those who advance their cause.  —  The time had come for the Christian supporters …

Majority (doesn't always) rule  —  FIRST IN SCORE — There's only one goal in a primary: win.  Vote share is just for bragging rights in a first-past-the-post system.  And this cycle, a number of candidates in battleground races advanced to the general with less than half of support in their primaries.

After Racist Comments, Los Angeles City Council President Faces Calls to Resign  —  In a leaked recording of a meeting last year, she mocked Indigenous immigrants and the Black child of a fellow council member.  —  LOS ANGELES — The president of the Los Angeles City Council faced widespread calls …

The Vulnerability of John Fetterman  —  Inside this year's highest-stakes Senate race.  —  Even before John Fetterman became the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat — one of the pivotal few that could flip from Republican control — he had attained folkloric stature.

Two Americas Index: Must be fraud  —  Nearly four out of 10 Republicans and one in four Democrats say they'll blame election fraud if their party doesn't win control of Congress in November, in the latest wave of the Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index. … - One in five Republicans said it would be …

Steele dossier source heads to trial, in possible last stand for Durham  —  Former president Donald Trump said that special counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the FBI's 2016 Russia probe should “reveal corruption at a level never seen before in our country.”

Two Shot Outside Home of New York GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin  —  Long Island congressman, whose daughters were home alone at the time, said he doesn't know the victims  —  Two men were shot Sunday afternoon in front of the Long Island home of U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin …

West Virginians Sour on Joe Manchin After He Delivers a Big Win for Democrats  —  Over the last quarter, Manchin saw a greater decline in his home-state approval rating than any other senator  —  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's job approval rating has fallen by double digits among West Virginia voters …

Democrats won't get as much Obama as they want in the midterms.  But he has some other plans.  —  Requests for Barack Obama are pouring in from Democrats around the country - candidates are desperate for his help in what they feel is an existential midterms battle, one in which each race …

Democrats shouldn't focus only on abortion in the midterms.  That's a mistake  —  America has long faced structural economic crises.  Democrats must win on the economy and present a pro-worker agenda  —  s someone who has a lifetime 100% pro-choice voting record, and is outraged …

From fringe to front row: Congresswoman Greene rises in GOP  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene took her seat directly behind Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, a proximity to power for the firebrand congresswoman that did not go unnoticed, as he unveiled the House GOP's midterm election agenda in Pennsylvania.

Russian-speaking hackers knock multiple US airport websites offline.  No impact on operations reported  —  More than a dozen public-facing airport websites, including those for some of the nation's largest airports, appeared inaccessible Monday morning, and Russian-speaking hackers claimed responsibility.

Skepticism, Confusion, Frustration: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Struggles  —  Meta's push to develop virtual and augmented reality technology has had a bumpy year.  —  Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name …