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.

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.

‘I Was So F*cking Freaked Out’: Ex-NYT Staffer Describes ‘Crying’ and ‘Bloodthirsty’ Colleagues Seeking Vengeance for Cotton Op-Ed  —  Embarrassing details about the extent of the 2020 staff revolt at the New York Times have been revealed in a new book featuring an interview with former Times staffer Shawn McCreesh.

EXCLUSIVE: 'If Don doesn't go, we will!':  Angry female staffers at CNN issue ultimatum over Lemon's sexist Nikki Haley comments and threaten to quit if he stays on-air  — CNN staffers have threatened to quit if Don Lemon is not fired from the network  — It comes days after he said women older …

Democratic Rep. Cicilline to leave Congress in June  —  Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) will leave Congress in June to take over as the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, his office announced on Tuesday.  —  “Serving the people of Rhode Island's First Congressional District …

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up Ohio train derailment site and pay all costs  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping enforcement action against Norfolk Southern on Tuesday, compelling the rail company to conduct and pay for cleanup actions associated …

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 …

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.

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 Elects QAnon Conspiracist Who Thinks Yoga Is Satanic as Party Chair in Michigan  —  Kristina Karamo became chair over Donald Trump's endorsed candidate—because she was more extreme.  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US  —  Former President Donald Trump wanted his election-denying campaign lawyer …

Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair  —  The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19.  As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”  —  Rachel Maddow is teaching her to use a TelePrompTer, so far with mixed results.

World's Largest Four-Day Work Week Trial Finds Few Are Going Back  —  The largest-ever trial of the four-day work week found that most UK companies participating are not returning to the five-day standard, and a third are ready to make that change permanent.

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 …

Project Veritas claimed James O'Keefe risked group's nonprofit status  —  The board of directors issued a memo before O'Keefe's departure arguing that his actions had put the sting group at odds with the IRS  —  James O'Keefe's departure from Project Veritas, the right-wing organization known …

More than $200 Million in City-Purchased COVID Gear Auctioned Off For Just $500,000  —  Thousands of ventilators de Blasio commissioned for $12 million sell as scrap metal for less than $25K.  —  Over the last few weeks, 18-wheelers pulled up again and again to the City of New York's huge supply warehouse …

Iran boosts military ties with Russia in part to counteract Abraham Accords … Among the areas of foreign policy continuity between the Trump and Biden administrations has been support for the Abraham Accords, which expanded Israel's diplomatic ties to Arab states.

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?

Twenty governors are forming a new coalition to support abortion rights  —  Good morning, y'all.  A large majority of U.K. companies that tested out a four-day workweek apparently want to stick with it.  We'll be having an even shorter week this week — catch us in your inbox Tuesday to Thursday.

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