With a large-scale strike on Ukraine, Putin bows to domestic pressure.  —  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 morning …

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 …

‘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 …

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.

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.

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.

Nevada Senate race tests potency of abortion focus for Dems  —  Democrats predicted abortion would be Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's saving grace.  But inside Nevada's crowded union halls, across its sun-scorched desert towns and on the buzzing Las Vegas strip, there are signs that outrage …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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 …

Ben Sasse's anti-LGBTQ past recalls deep-rooted history of campus prejudice  —  Students worry about undoing years of progress  —  In 2015, the U.S. senator who's likely to become UF's next president called the Supreme Court's decision to federally protect the right to same-sex marriage “a disappointment.”

Russia Loses 60% of Its Seaborne Crude Market in Europe  —  Russia has lost three-fifths of its seaborne crude sales in Europe since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February.  That market is going to vanish almost completely eight weeks from now and the latest sanctions will make it very difficult to divert flows elsewhere.

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.

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 …