Oral history: Leaders recall dismay, fury on first day of war in Ukraine  —  Political, military and intelligence officials describe their reaction to the Russian invasion and what they did that first day … I said to my ministers, 'Please keep your phones on, because we're …

China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks  —  1 of 2  —  China has called for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia and the opening of peace talks as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict.  The plan issued Friday morning by the Foreign Ministry also urges the end …

Exclusive: How a box with classified documents ended up in Trump's office months after FBI searched Mar-a-Lago  —  The Justice Department wants to know how a box containing a handful of classified records scattered among copies of presidential schedules turned up at Mar-a-Lago late last year …

Florida Executes Man Used As ‘Political Pawn’ By Ron DeSantis  —  “I know I hurt people when I was young.  I really messed up,” said Donald Dillbeck, who was sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury.  “But I know Ron DeSantis has done a lot worse.”  —  Florida on Thursday executed 59 …

Judge won't unseal details of Trump's privilege fight over Jan. 6 grand jury  —  A federal judge has rejected a bid by two news outlets to obtain access to details of former President Donald Trump's efforts to block testimony by aides to a grand jury investigating his effort to derail the transfer of power after the 2020 election.

All U.S. extremist mass killings in 2022 linked to far right, report says  —  Right-wing extremists committed every ideologically driven mass killing identified in the U.S. in 2022, with an “unusually high” proportion perpetrated by white supremacists, according to a new report published Thursday.

Fox News Poll: Half say US should support Ukraine as long as it takes … Rep. Mike Gallagher: Ukraine should be a ‘massive wakeup call’  —  Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., says Xi Jinping is turning Vladimir Putin into his ‘junior partner.’  —  Friday marks the one-year anniversary since …

Republicans Will Hold Their First Presidential Debate in Milwaukee  —  The debate is set for August, in the same city that will host the party's 2024 convention.  —  The Republican National Committee will hold its first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee in August, its debates committee decided in a vote on Thursday.

Trump may be questioned in lawsuits by ex-FBI employees Strzok and Page  —  Two former senior FBI employees who allege they were targeted for retribution after FBI's Trump-Russia probe may question Trump and FBI Director Christopher Wray, a judge ruled.  —  A federal judge on Thursday ordered …

Fully Unhinged ‘Dilbert’ Guy Tells White People to ‘Get the Fuck Away’ From Black People  —  “I don't think it makes any sense as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens anymore,” the pro-Trump cartoonist said, adding: “This can't be fixed.”

Trump-allied group wants J6 committee staffers blacklisted  —  A conservative non-profit group allied with former President Donald Trump urged “Hill staffers and their colleagues” to cut off meetings with any former Jan. 6 committee staffers who have since joined firms that lobby.

New cracks emerge in Elon Musk's Twitter  —  Jira went down, Slack's gone, and site performance is degraded.  What's next?  —  Today, let's check in on Elon Musk's Twitter, where sudden software outages and another dubious transparency effort have left the company's remaining workers more beleaguered than usual.

WILLIAMSON CONFIRMS PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, BECOMING FIRST PROMINENT DEMOCRAT IN 2024 RACE  —  WASHINGTON — Marianne Williamson confirmed in an interview with Medill News Service on Thursday that she is running for president as a Democrat, becoming the first announced candidate for the party.

U.S. Sends Home Brothers Held for Nearly 20 Years at Guantánamo Bay  —  The latest release, of two Pakistanis never charged with a crime, reduced the detainee population of the once-sprawling prison complex to 32.  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The U.S. military released two brothers …

Backlash in Texas as diversity initiatives put on hold in vast university system  —  Latino and Black leaders in Texas pushed back on claims that diversity and inclusion hiring programs are illegal as the vast University of Texas System put a hold on such programs at its institutions and campuses.

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in L.A. rape conviction  —  Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday for a rape conviction in Los Angeles, adding to a more than two-decade long sentence already handed down in New York.

GOP Politician Uses Polish Slur In Speech Claiming Party Isn't Bigoted  —  “Doesn't matter what your race, your color, your creed, Norwegian, Polack, Somalian, you name it,” said Minnesota state Sen. Mark Johnson (R) Wednesday.  —  A Minnesota state senator is getting criticized after a speech …

Don't Let Politics Cloud Your View of What's Going on With Teens and Depression  —  Last year, a study came out showing that left-leaning adolescents were experiencing a greater increase in depression than their more conservative peers.  Indeed, while girls are more likely to be depressed than boys …

'Biden's the most impressive president of my lifetime': Mehdi Hasan on Fox News, tough questions and post-Trump politics  —  The progressive journalist praises the bluntness of British colleagues and says the real ‘cancel culture brigade’ is on the right  —  ne evening this month on cable television …

House GOP looks for plan B after struggling to pass border security bill  —  House Republicans had hoped to pass a narrow border security bill within the first two weeks of their new majority, notching an easy win and delivering on a key campaign promise in the process.

Bike Path Attacker's Father Testifies to Save Son: ‘He Ruined Their Lives’  —  A federal jury considering the death penalty heard testimony from the father of Sayfullo Saipov, who said he expected that he would never see his son again.  —  Habibulloh Saipov saw his son for the first time in 13 years this week.

The End of “Succession” Is Near  —  The show's creator, Jesse Armstrong, explains why he has chosen to conclude the drama of the Roy family in its fourth season.  —  A few minutes before Jesse Armstrong was scheduled to call for a chat earlier this month, he sent a polite text saying that he was …

Ex-president Lech Walesa Witnessed Poland's Democratic Backslide.  He Offers His Warning to Israel  —  The Nobel Prize laureate spearheaded the fight against the Polish communist authorities 40 years ago.  Now, he sounds the alarm for Israelis about mistakes that undermined democratic government in his country

‘It Was An International Conspiracy’: Lawsuit Follows A Half Century Of Pain And Questions For Malcolm X's Family  —  A planned lawsuit from the family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X follows decades of trauma and lingering questions for his daughters.