Weekend Update #15  —  Russia's Massive Offensive and Signs of Military Learning  —  Russia's Massive Offensive … This week has been a fascinating contrast in reporting, and once again highlights the ease with which a particular narrative about the war can quickly spread and even start influencing debates and possibly policy.

After helping prince's rise, Trump and Kushner benefit from Saudi funds  —  An investment fund overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is backing ventures that profit the former president and his senior adviser, raising questions of conflict  —  In early 2021, as Donald Trump exited the White House …

A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan.  What Did He Mean?  —  Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan's age-based hierarchies.  Still, he has pushed the country's hottest button.  —  Reporting from Tokyo  —  His pronouncements could hardly sound more drastic.

In 46 Words, Biden Sends a Clear Message to Israel  —  I woke up on Saturday morning, read the news from Israel that at least 50,000 Israelis had just demonstrated once more against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to strip the Israeli Supreme Court of its independence and put …

New unidentified ‘cylindrical’ object shot down over Canada  —  NORAD and military aircraft spotted and tracked the latest object, as search continues off Alaska for aircraft downed Friday  —  A new “high-altitude airborne object” was shot down over Canada's Yukon territory …

Republicans clash with prosecutors over enforcement of abortion bans  —  GOP lawmakers see a major flaw in their states' near-total abortion bans: Some local prosecutors won't enforce them.  —  Republicans in Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Texas — frustrated by progressive district attorneys …

Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline, sources reveal  —  Exclusive: at least 18 long-range armed drones were delivered to Putin's navy after Russians visit Tehran in November  —  Martin Chulov in Beirut, Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Nechirvan Mando

Trump was issued subpoena for folder marked ‘Classified Evening Briefing’ discovered at Mar-a-Lago  —  Exclusive: Subpoena was issued last month after the folder was observed in Trump's private quarters at the property  —  Donald Trump's lawyers turned over an empty manilla folder marked …

Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They're Rich, Expansive Study Finds … Produced by Larry Buchanan and Shannon Lin  —  In the United States, the richest mothers and their newborns are the most likely to survive the year after childbirth — except when the family is Black …

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Trump campaign paid researchers to prove 2020 fraud but kept findings secret  —  An outside firm's work was never released publicly after researchers uncovered no evidence that the election had been rigged for Joe Biden  —  Former president Trump's 2020 campaign commissioned an outside research firm …

DeSantis's Challenge: When, and How, to Counterattack Trump  —  As the former president lobs insults and calls him “Ron DeSanctimonious,” Gov. Ron DeSantis is carefully avoiding conflict.  But if he runs for president as expected, a clash is inevitable.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis …

GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters  —  1 of 10  —  Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin's biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters.  A Wisconsin election commissioner bragged about low turnout …

Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should take defense spending cuts off the table in their negotiation over the debt ceiling.

Bernie Sanders Has a New Role.  It Could Be His Final Act in Washington.  —  After two unsuccessful runs for the presidency, the Vermont senator now leads the Senate health committee, a job that gives him sweeping jurisdiction over issues he cares about.  —  WASHINGTON — In two unsuccessful bids …

Turkey-Syria quake live briefing: Hope for survivors wanes as death toll passes 33,000  —  By Annabelle Timsit and Kelly Kasulis Cho  —  The death toll from the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria has surpassed 33,000, with more than 29,600 dead in Turkey alone …