Exclusive: Witness Claims Trump's Chief of Staff Was on Phone Call Planning Jan. 6 March on Capitol  —  Trump's team agreed it would encourage supporters to march, but try to “make it look like they went down there on their own,” Scott Johnston tells Rolling Stone

We witnessed Mariupol's agony and fled a Russian hit list  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down.  They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in.  —  We had been documenting the siege of the Ukrainian city by Russian troops for more than two weeks …

Russian Strike Reduces Kyiv Mall to Ruins  —  Russian forces had given a predawn deadline for the surrender of the port city, pummeled since the start of the war.  A shopping center was reduced to ruins by one of the heaviest strikes to hit the center of the capital.  —  Here are the latest developments in Ukraine.

Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says  —  He was admitted to the hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, the Supreme Court announced in a statement.

Iron Dome and Beyond: Israel Can, and Must, Save Lives in Ukraine  —  One Western country has the unique experience and capacity to help Ukraine protect civilian lives from Putin's bombardment: Israel.  Unfortunately, despite repeated requests from Kyiv, it has chosen not to do  —  Zen Read

McConnell: Ketanji Brown Jackson declined to oppose court packing  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was still undecided on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court Sunday, noting that she declined to object to expanding the nation's highest bench.

U.S. Sends Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia, Fulfilling Urgent Request  —  The arms were transferred in past month after Saudi military sought new supply to repel drone, missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has transferred a significant number …

‘We have your daughter’: The terrified father paid the ransom.  Then he found his kid where he least expected her. … Last year, at about 11 in the morning on July 29, Richard Mendelstein was working in his home office in Princeton, New Jersey, when his phone rang.  The caller ID read “unknown.”

U.S., Ukraine, NATO Have a Secret Weapon Against Russia: Patience.  —  The longer Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, the more the Kremlin stands to lose. … How long is a night when you are huddled beneath a blanket on a subway station floor, holding your baby in your arms as missiles …

Ashley Biden's Diary Was Shown at Trump Fund-Raiser.  Weeks Later, Project Veritas Called Her.  —  The right-wing group's deceptive call to the president's daughter a month before Election Day is among the new details that show how the organization worked to expose personal information about the Biden family.

Teetering with Trump, Brooks calls for McConnell's ouster  —  Alabama Republican Mo Brooks is calling for Mitch McConnell to be ousted as Senate GOP leader, making him the party's third major Senate candidate to come out in favor of booting the Kentucky Republican.

The new midterm math: How redistricting, Biden and Trump shaped the battle for the House  —  Redistricting has forged a new House map with a small group of Democrats in a perilous place at the center: defending turf that former President Donald Trump carried in 2020.

Russia, Failing to Achieve Early Victory in Ukraine, Is Seen Shifting to ‘Plan B’  —  Tactical shift seeks to pressure Ukraine into accepting neutrality and Russian territorial claims, U.S. officials say  —  After Russian forces failed to secure a quick victory over Ukraine …