Biden will be stating values, not jousting with Putin, a top adviser says.  —  Vladimir V. Putin said Russia would suspend its participation in New START, its last remaining nuclear arms control agreement with the United States, and gave no indication that he would end his invasion of Ukraine.

Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus  —  The document, written for Putin's Presidential Administration, envisages the total incorporation of Belarus into a “Union State” with Russia by 2030.  —  Read full article  —  President of Russia  —  President of Belarus since 1994

Could Nikki Haley take down the Confederate flag today?  —  In 2015, a white supremacist gunman murdered nine black churchgoers inside a historic church in downtown Charleston.  The attack shocked the nation's conscience and thrust then-Governor Nikki Haley into the political spotlight.

A somber Presidents Day in Jimmy Carter's Plains  —  PLAINS — Jimmy Carter was ensconced Monday at his home as family and friends journeyed to pay what could be their last respects.  Down the road, the town he grew up in marked a somber Presidents Day reflecting on their native son's legacy.

Inside the Trump grand jury that probed election meddling  —  1 of 7  —  They were led down a staircase into a garage beneath a downtown Atlanta courthouse, where officers with big guns were waiting.  From there, they were ushered into vans with heavily tinted windows and driven to their cars under police escort.

Statement from the Project Veritas' Board of Directors  —  Today, James O'Keefe decided to remove his belongings from Project Veritas headquarters.  The Board and Management made numerous attempts in the last 14 days to have a conversation with James, but he ignored our outreach and decided …

David Cicilline to resign from Congress to lead Rhode Island Foundation  —  The move set up an off-year special election for the First Congressional District seat that most political observers believed the 61-year-old Cicilline could have held for the rest of his life.

Republicans use ‘wokeism’ to attack left — but struggle to define it  —  Conservatives attach the term to a host of policies they oppose, from transgender rights to climate change measures to socially responsible investing  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a likely 2024 presidential candidate …

‘The Evidence is Clear’: Ohio Gov Pushes For Science of Reading As Only Approach  —  Gov. DeWine's proposal would pay for training and new books while banning the whole language approach to teaching literacy  —  Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox.  Sign up for The 74 Newsletter

The ‘wackadoodle’ foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims  —  A woman who says the wind talks to her and put forth claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential race that she admitted were “pretty wackadoodle” turns out to be a key source of allegations that Fox News presented …

‘I never claimed to be Jewish’: Santos suggests his false Jewish claims were a ‘party favor joke’ in new interview  —  Despite evidence to the contrary, Rep. George Santos now claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust by falsifying documents  —  Rep. George Santos …

China Misreads the Room in Munich  —  China's post-pandemic charm offensive with Europe was supposed to shift into overdrive this past week.  —  Instead, a visit by China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, showed just how challenging it will be for Beijing to get its relationship with Europe back on track …

DeSantis Visits 3 States on Tour Meant to Show He Is Tough on Crime  —  In stops in New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, the Florida governor appeared to be positioning himself as the law-and-order candidate in a G.O.P. presidential race he has yet to enter.

James O'Keefe Leaves His Post as the Leader of Project Veritas  —  Mr. O'Keefe had been the face of the group of conservative provocateurs since he founded Project Veritas in his father's garage in suburban New York in 2010.  —  James O'Keefe, who as the leader of the conservative group …

Princeton Fetes an Anti-Semite … A dust-up at Princeton University is revealing precisely what it takes to turn campus censors and paragons of “antiracism” into champions of free speech.  —  The root of the controversy is the English department's decision to host, for its Edward Said Memorial Lecture …

Ron DeSantis to Skip 2023 CPAC  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appears to have decided not to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), The Floridian has learned.  —  According to a source, Gov. DeSantis (pictured speaking at the 2021 CPAC) …

GOP lawmakers seek investigation of ‘unauthorized’ disclosure of their Air Force records  —  Two Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was informed of the …

NYPD: Woman sought after Pride flag set on fire outside Little Prince restaurant in SoHo  —  NEW YORK — New video shows the person police are searching for who they say lit a Pride flag on fire outside a SoHo restaurant.  —  The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime.