The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s.  People Hated It  —  The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974.  Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis …

Herschel Walker Skeptical Of Evolution: ‘Why Are There Still Apes?  Think About It’  —  The former NFL player, who is now running for Senate in Georgia, gets some basic facts wrong.  —  Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker cast doubt on the theory of evolution in recent remarks …

Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws Her Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board  —  Biden's nominee had publicly encouraged measures to mitigate climate change, including a transition to cleaner energy, which triggered a backlash from America's powerful oil, gas, and coal industries.

No to Trump in 2024  —  The GOP does not lack for better options.  So why should we put ourselves through all that again?  —  onald Trump hasn't said for sure whether he will run in 2024," reports NPR. “  But he's having a hell of a lot of fun teasing it.  Donald Trump?  In 2024?

Trump staring at resounding rejection in GOP primaries  —  The former president's endorsed candidates are struggling to capitalize on his support.  If he goes 0-3 in three pivotal statewide primaries in May, it would suggest his peak influence has passed.  —  See more stories about...

‘I thought he was negotiating’: Trump didn't think Putin would order Ukraine invasion  —  EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump said in an interview that he is “surprised” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine and further cracked down on freedom inside Russia …

The Next 10 Days Will Decide This War  —  Russia's effort to conquer Ukraine may culminate within the next 10 days.  —  The Russians are in trouble, and they know it.  That's why they have reached out to China for help and why they are now recruiting Syrians.

Russia hits Biden, Blinken and other top U.S. officials with sanctions  —  Washington — The Russian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday it is imposing sanctions on more than a dozen Americans, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …

Scoop: RNC sues Salesforce to block Jan. 6 committee data dump  —  The Republican National Committee is suing its own email vendor, Salesforce, in a last-ditch effort to stop it from turning over extensive internal data to the Jan. 6 select committee, Axios has learned.

Jan. 6 panel obtains riot footage from film crew that trailed Proud Boys  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has obtained footage from a documentary film company that captured crucial moments during the run up to the assault on the Capitol — including snippets of an encounter between leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

The Biggest Lie About Florida's “Don't Say Gay” Bill Erases One Crucial Word  —  In the week since Florida lawmakers passed H.B. 1557, dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill, the law's most prominent supporters have refused to publicly tell the truth about what the measure actually says.

'I'm Not Scared of Anything': Death and Defiance in a Besieged Ukrainian City  —  The port city of Mykolaiv is being shelled by Russian forces every day.  Bodies are piled at the morgue.  But residents refuse to succumb.  —  By Michael SchwirtzPhotographs by Tyler Hicks

Rollback of Xi Jinping's Economic Campaign Exposes Cracks in His Power  —  In addition to pressure from the West on Beijing over Xi's Russian entente, he is struggling with a severe slowdown in the economy.  The new disquiet raises questions about his unassailed dominance.

Saudi Arabia Considers Accepting Yuan Instead of Dollars for Chinese Oil Sales  —  Talks between Riyadh and Beijing have accelerated as the Saudi unhappiness grows with Washington  —  Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price its some of its oil sales to China in yuan …

Yes, it's Republicans' fault Congress is so polarized  —  (CNN)The technical term is “asymmetric polarization.”  —  It means that one political party is getting more partisan (or polarized) than the other — or that one side is moving closer to its ideological pole than the other.

Inside Chernobyl, 200 Exhausted Staff Toil Round the Clock at Russian Gunpoint  —  Trapped since their shift 3 weeks ago, the Ukrainians keeping the abandoned nuclear plant safe from meltdown are ill-fed, stressed and desperate for relief  —  It was 10 a.m., 16 days into Russia's war on Ukraine …

Biden Blames the Jews for His Ukraine Policy  —  The president and his people try to seal a new Iran deal by hanging their appeasement of Putin on Israel  —  Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine was precipitated by assurances from China, Germany, and the United States that each …

Biden to Announce $1 Billion in New Military Aid to Ukraine  —  The additional assistance comes as Ukrainian President Zelensky prepares to make an appeal to Congress  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to announce more than $1 billion in new military assistance to the Ukraine government …

Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine  —  Pierre Zakrzewski was with Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire  —  Veteran Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski has died after his vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Horenka …

Another Jan. 6 mystery revealed: Pence's second script rewrite  —  It turns out Mike Pence made more than one major change to the vice presidential script for presiding over the Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes.  —  Pence's decision to craft and employ his own unprecedented language …

Russia business deals muddy GOP US Senate primary in Ohio  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several Republicans competing for the party's nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia as the country intensifies its war against Ukraine.

Republican in Ohio Senate Primary Spoke Offensively About Asians  —  Mike Gibbons, a leading contender to succeed Senator Rob Portman, made the comments in a 2013 podcast on doing business in China.  —  The leading Republican candidate in the Ohio Senate primary employed offensive stereotypes …

Gov. Reeves Claims Critical Race Theory ‘Humiliates’ White People At Bill Signing  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a victory today as he signed a bill into law that he and other Republican lawmakers have falsely claimed would ban the teaching of “critical race theory” in the state's public schools and community colleges.

Health Agency Under Cuomo ‘Misled the Public’ on Nursing Home Deaths  —  The New York State Health Department presented nursing home data that concealed the deaths of 4,100 people, according to an audit by the state comptroller.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — The administration of former …

Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles  —  To bolster its defenses against invading Russian forces, Ukraine is asking the Biden administration for armed drones, anti-ship missiles, “off-the-shelf” electronic jamming equipment …

Why Is David Leonhardt So Happy?  —  I have been reading David Leonhardt's New York Times newsletter, The Morning, for the better part of the last year, and I cannot for the life of me decide if he is Dr. Pangloss or if he is Candide—the relentless crackpot optimist or the disappointed student …

Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20  — Putin thought Russia's military could capture Kyiv in 2 days, but it still hasn't in 20.  — Ukraine's capital city has held strong, despite fighting in the outskirts and enduring shelling.