Putin says Russia will suspend role in New START nuclear accord with U.S.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a state of the nation address Tuesday that Moscow is “suspending” its participation in the New START nuclear nonproliferation agreement, the last remaining arms control treaty between the United States and Russia.

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.

Supreme Court declines to hear defeated Maryland gubernatorial candidate's election lawsuit  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up former Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox's (R) challenge to the timing of officials' tabulation of mail-in ballots in his election.

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 …

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

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.

‘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

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.

Rep. Barbara Lee kicks off Senate campaign to replace Feinstein  —  Rep. Barbara Lee, a longtime favorite of liberal Democrats, confirmed Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.  —  “For those who say my time has passed, well, when does making change go out of style?

Supreme Court rejects Ohio man's bid to sue police over arrest for Facebook parody  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an Ohio man's claim that his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested and prosecuted for making satirical posts about his local police department on Facebook.

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 …

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.

How Europe turned a crisis into a clean energy revolution  —  Rooftop solar is on an “unstoppable” track of growth.  —  One year ago, on the cusp of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it seemed unimaginable that renewable energy in Europe could overtake electricity from oil and gas.

Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October  —  Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, has a book deal.  —  The Open Field, a Penguin Random House imprint overseen by Maria Shriver …

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 …

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 …

Jill Biden to visit Namibia, Kenya, part of US-Africa push  —  Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a push by the United States to step up engagement with Africa as a counterweight to China's influence on the continent, the White House announced Tuesday.

Bennie Thompson rips McCarthy for giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 footage  —  House Homeland Security Committee ranking Democrat Bennie Thompson (Miss.) on Monday blasted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for handing over tens of thousands of hours of riot footage from Jan. 6, 2021, to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent  —  The kingdom's courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.

Florida teacher fired for video of empty bookshelves after DeSantis complaint  —  A full-time substitute teacher was abruptly fired last week after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis complained about a video of empty bookshelves that the teacher posted to social media.  —  Since y'all wanna play the “this isn't really happening” game

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 …