Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms …

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 …

Josh Hawley's attempt to smear Ketanji Brown Jackson backfires  —  The Missouri Republican meant to make Judge Jackson look awful.  He denigrated himself in the process.  —  As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings approached, Senate Republicans boasted about how responsible they'd be.

U.S. Sending Soviet Air Defense Systems It Secretly Acquired to Ukraine  —  The Pentagon over the years has acquired Soviet equipment as part of a clandestine program, and now such weapons are going to Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is sending some of the Soviet-made air defense equipment …

How could any American patriot back Putin?  —  Where does it come from, this Trumpy admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin?  —  Is it theatrical, driven by journalistic contrarianism?  Is it simply about wanting President Joe Biden to lose?  Or is there something deeper and more malign going on?

Putin's lover Kabayeva faces expulsion from Switzerland  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's mistress Alina Kabayeva faces expulsion from Switzerland, where she is likely hiding with her children.  Citizens of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus appealed to the Swiss Confederation with a petition under the slogan …

Super PAC signals Pennsylvania primary could get rough  —  A super PAC backing Pennsylvania Senate candidate Conor Lamb is warning prospective donors that he is trailing frontrunner John Fetterman by 30 percentage points in the Democratic primary — and that the public's perception …

Putin's Russia looks increasingly desperate as Ukraine war nears stalemate, analysts say  — President Vladimir Putin's forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on much of Ukraine.  — They have forced millions to flee and made millions homeless, but it has failed to achieve major military victories.

The Trump Org Finds a New Way to Play Dirty With NY Investigators  —  A judge gave the Trump Organization an ultimatum back in September: Comply with these subpoenas, or hire an outside firm to do it.  The Trump Org found a third option.  —  In September, a judge gave the Trump Organization an ultimatum …

Poll: Hispanics aren't flocking to the GOP, but Democrats still have problems  —  Heading into the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans have been riding a wave of positive press about their gains among Hispanic voters as Democrats fret about hemorrhaging support from the fast-growing demographic.

The Democratic Party's Biggest Problem Is Its Conservative Wing  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy got everything she wanted, and it's a disaster, so she's retiring.  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) speaks during the Blue Dog Coalition news conference on tax reform on October 4, 2017.

Justice Thomas misses oral arguments due to illness  —  Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from Supreme Court oral arguments on Monday due to illness.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas's absence from a pair of in-person hearings prior to the start of arguments.

How One Oligarch Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S.  —  Using a network of banks, law firms and advisers in multiple countries, Roman Abramovich invested billions in American hedge funds.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

John Waters Is Ready to Defend the Worst People in the World  —  “If you pick up the book, you pretty much know what you're going to get,” says John Waters about his debut novel, “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance,” a gleefully filthy caper due out on May 3.  For longtime fans of the legendarily …

The Takeover of America's Legal System  —  The kids didn't grow out of it. … In 2017, the super lawyer David Boies was at a corporate retreat at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne, Florida, hosted by his law firm, Boies, Schiller and Flexner.  Boies was a liberal legend …

Pro-Trump group sent armed members door-to-door in Colorado to “intimidate” voters: Lawsuit  —  Lawsuit accuses Colorado group linked to Mike Lindell of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act and voting rights laws  —  Voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a pro-Trump group …

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

BYU ‘Y’ lit in colors of transgender pride flag  —  The demonstration comes just over a year after the school's “Y” was lit in rainbow colors to protest a ban on same-sex relationships.  —  Story at a glance  — The “Y” at Brigham Young University in Utah on Saturday was lit with pink …

Why Can't the West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning?  —  America has become too accustomed to thinking of its side as stymied, ineffective, or incompetent. … He is the author most recently of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.

Why Are We Still Waiting for the Capitol Riot Hearings?  —  Most of the time I think that some of the things that political scientists and smart journalists are teaching are getting through.  And then, sometimes, we get something like this from an unnamed member of the committee of the House …

See just how much White men have dominated the federal judiciary  —  For the first 139 years of their existence, the federal courts were presided over exclusively by White men.  —  Article III judges, so named after the section in the Constitution outlining the creation of the Supreme Court …

AIPAC's Bet Against Democracy  —  On Friday, AIPAC—the influential pro-Israel lobbying group—issued a statement I suspect historians of American Jewry will scrutinize for decades to come.  It argues that in order to preserve US support for Israel's ability to rule undemocratically over Palestinians …

White House warns Russia prepping possible cyberattacks against US  —  The White House on Monday urged private companies to bolster their cyber defenses, citing evolving intelligence suggesting the Russian government is exploring “options for potential cyberattacks” targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.

EXCLUSIVE VP Harris's National Security Adviser McEldowney to depart  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's National Security Adviser Nancy McEldowney is stepping down from her role and will be succeeded by her deputy Philip Gordon, according to an internal staff memo seen by Reuters.

2 Californians Charged with Hate Crime in Killing of Black Navy Veteran, 1 Is Suspected White Supremacist  —  Evidence suggests Jeremy Wayne Jones has ties to white supremacist groups, authorities allege  —  Murder and hate crime charges have been filed in California against the two people accused …