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

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.

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.

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.

Jimmy Carter, the president who tried to save the planet  —  The Democrat helped protect more than 100 million acres of land in Alaska and championed renewable energy  —  He installed solar panels on the White House.  He urged Americans to turn down their thermostats while sporting a sweater.

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 …

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

Putin suspends participation in key nuclear arms treaty  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he is suspending Moscow's participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States.  —  Russia will halt its participation in the New START Treaty …

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 …

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 …

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.

Marjorie Taylor Greene — who's gaining power in the GOP-led House — suggests splitting up the United States on President's Day  — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene once against suggesting splitting up the US by “red” and “blue” states.  — Greene called the idea a “national divorce” …

Why the Covid-19 Death Toll in the U.S. Is Still Rising  —  The pandemic is less risky for most people, but America still sees hundreds of deaths daily  —  Covid Vaccines Could Mirror the Flu-Shot Process.  Here's What That Means.  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.