‘Cuomo-W. Trump-L.’: How CNN's Jeff Zucker and His Cronies Manipulated the News  —  Texts, email exchanges, and 36 sources tell the true story behind the downfall of TV's ultimate operator  —  On the rainy morning of March 28, 2020, President Trump addressed a phalanx of journalists outside …

Biden, Democrats Lose Ground on Key Issues, WSJ Poll Finds  —  The president's handling of the Ukraine crisis hasn't boosted his overall political standing as voters worry about inflation  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden and his fellow Democrats have lost ground to Republicans on several …

Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in ‘bad faith’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and, so far, succeeding, a judge said in a decision released Friday as he rejected an attempt by Trump to countersue.

The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine … On Thursday afternoon, 30 top TikTok stars gathered on a Zoom call to receive key information about the war unfolding in Ukraine.  National Security Council staffers and White House press secretary Jen Psaki briefed …

Two dead after vehicle crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C.  —  Two women died and at least nine other people were injured when the driver of a small SUV crashed into patrons at an outdoor seating area of a restaurant along Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington at lunchtime Friday …

Trump touted a contest for small-dollar donors to dine with him in New Orleans.  But no winner met him.  —  Former president Donald Trump's political group sent at least 15 emails in recent weeks offering small-dollar donors the chance to win a coveted prize if they gave money: dinner with Trump in New Orleans last Saturday.

Ukrainian official: Bennett told Zelensky he should take Putin's proposal to end war  —  A senior Ukrainian official said that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday that he should take Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for ending the war.

In the Rubble of Ukraine's Second-Largest City, Survivors Make Their Stand: ‘Nobody Wants the Russians’  —  Missiles struck apartments, museums and libraries in Kharkiv, leaving residents to tend the wounded and sift through debris, trying to reclaim their city

Disney to pause Florida political donations over law limiting LGBTQ discussion  —  Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) is pausing all political donations in Florida after an employee outcry over legislation that would limit discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said in a memo to staff on Friday.

Putin's Challenge To The American Right  —  An invasion in Europe has exposed the flimsiness of post-liberalism.  —  It would perhaps be too glorious an irony if it were Vladimir Putin who finally buzz-killed the American and European right's infatuation with post-liberalism.

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster  —  Loading...  Last week's assault by Russian forces on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was far more dangerous than initial assessments suggested, according to an analysis by NPR of video and photographs of the attack and its aftermath.

States are looking at banning travel for certain types of healthcare.  The Supreme Court may let them.  —  It's possible the court will make fundamental changes to traditional rules that states respect the laws of other states.  —  Deputy Editor, Legal Affairs

Putin's Colossal Intelligence Failure … Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a grave miscalculation, the magnitude of which we are just beginning to understand.  —  Putin is still trying to package his pitiless assault on Ukraine as a preemptive strike to take out a rival that would one day threaten the existence of Russia.

How Roman Abramovich, a Russian Oligarch, Found Himself Under Sanctions  —  The oligarch's billions and his Kremlin connections secured him favors and elite status in the West.  Now they've landed him on a sanctions list.  —  As Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine last month …

National Democratic leaders draft proposal to reshape presidential calendar, threatening Iowa caucuses … WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Democratic leaders have drafted a proposal that could significantly reshape the party's presidential nominating process and put an end to Iowa's prized …

Facebook's Parent Company Will Make Employees Do Their Own Laundry  —  The company told workers on Friday that it will reduce or eliminate some of its famous perks as it prepares for a return to the office.  —  The salad days of Facebook's lavish employee perks may be coming to an end.

Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids  —  District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the governor's directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was “beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.”

Likelihood of criminal charges against Trump rising, experts say  —  Some ex-prosecutors call on DoJ to accelerate investigation after House panel's allegations Trump broke laws to overturn election  —  The likelihood of a criminal investigation and charges against Donald Trump are rising due …

Russia's new control tactic is the one Hannah Arendt warned us about 50 years ago … You don't need belief.  All you need is confusion.  —  That's how authoritarian leaders manage to control the populace, the great German political philosopher Hannah Arendt once explained.

American Officials Believe They Have Located Putin's Yacht  —  They say they have indications that the $700 million, 459-foot yacht, which is in dry dock in Italy, is associated with the Russian president, backing an earlier claim by a former crew member.  —  WASHINGTON — American officials …

How Pence used 43 words to shut down Trump allies' election subversion on Jan. 6  —  When Mike Pence walked into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, facing a withering pressure campaign by Donald Trump, he'd already made a history-defining decision to rewrite the vice presidential script for publicly counting electoral votes.

Over Ukraine, Lumbering Turkish-Made Drones Are an Ominous Sign for Russia  —  Ukraine's most sophisticated attack drone is about as stealthy as a crop duster: slow, low-flying and completely defenseless.  So when the Russian invasion began, many experts expected the few drones …

Israel 'shouldn't exist as a Jewish state,' Amnesty USA director tells Democratic group  —  Paul O'Brien's comments follow an Amnesty International report accusing the Jewish state of committing apartheid  —  Following Amnesty International's recent report that accused Israel of “apartheid” …

Trump thought US troops were in Ukraine in 2017, ex-ambassador says in book  —  Marie Yovanovitch , who was fired by Trump in 2019, reveals details of then president's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian counterpart  —  At an Oval Office meeting with then Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in 2017 …

Spring Break overdose victims include West Point football players  —  WILTON MANORS — The six college students who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine Thursday in Wilton Manors include football players at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  —  They were in town for Spring Break …

Treasury Sanctions Kremlin Elites, Leaders, Oligarchs, and Family for Enabling Putin's War Against Ukraine  —  Additional Guidance Issued to Prevent Sanctions Evasion and Implement New Executive Order  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control …

Barr: Trump's ‘not my idea of a president’  —  Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday said that he did not think the Republican Party could win the White House in 2024 with former President Trump, adding that his ex-boss is “not my idea of a president.”

McConnell's $1.5B phone call: How Congress supercharged its Ukraine aid deal  —  A last-minute phone call from Mitch McConnell to Chuck Schumer helped seal an unprecedented congressional infusion of aid to Ukraine, increasing the ask by $1.5 billion in a single conversation.

The World Has Changed and We Must Change Along With It  —  As Russian tanks and commandos invaded Ukraine last month, the UN Security Council held an emergency session.  Vladimir Putin had just set the United Nations Charter ablaze, and there was nothing the ambassadors gathered in Turtle Bay could do about it.