Graham walks out of Jackson's hearing after rant over indefinite detention at Gitmo  —  With Coca-Cola in hand, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham had enough of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday.

Ukraine Must Win  —  The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point.  The Russian troops that invaded the country from the north, south, and east are now scarcely moving.  They have targeted schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater sheltering children, but they are not yet in control even of the places they occupy.

BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say  — Several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down the company's news organization.  — BuzzFeed News has won awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, but is now shrinking through voluntary buyouts.

Why the MAGA Movement Loves Putin  —  The Far Right's adulation for Putin is closer to mainstream GOP thinking than many would have you believe.  —  It says everything about the modern Republican Party that in the days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it wasn't clear whose side the GOP would be on.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is experiencing mild symptoms, less than one day before President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for his trip to Brussels and Warsaw.

Omicron Subvariant Takes Hold in U.S. as New York Cases Tick Up  —  More than a third of last week's U.S. Covid-19 cases were caused by the omicron BA.2 subvariant, a notable increase from just a week earlier when predictions were at just under one-quarter, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

School apologizes after teacher leads California preschoolers in anti-Biden chant  —  NORCO, Calif. — A Southern California private school apologized to parents after a teacher shared a video last month of her leading preschool students in a chant denouncing President Joe Biden.

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows  —  The deaths were up 25 percent in 2020 compared with 2019, amid heightened stress factors and delayed treatment, according to a new report.  —  Almost a million people in the United States have died of Covid-19 in the past two years …

POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams.  —  But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …

Trudeau will be prime minister until 2025  —  OTTAWA, Ont.  — Justin Trudeau has brokered a deal with the left-leaning New Democrats that will keep his minority Liberal government in power until 2025.  —  The Canadian prime minister announced Tuesday a formal entente that will see the NDP vote …

Project Veritas says feds secretly accessed its emails  —  A group that has singled out journalists and Democrats in undercover operations contends that prosecutors misled a federal court and sought unwarranted gag orders during a federal investigation of the group's ties to the alleged theft …

The Evacuation of Pediatric Oncology Patients to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  —  Our partnership with, and commitment to, the people of Ukraine is steadfast and enduring.  To that end, the Department of State has coordinated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital …

Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say  —  The leading theory for why Russia launched hypersonic missiles into Ukraine last week is that it's running out of precision-guided weapons to strike faraway targets, a senior U.S. defense official and a Western official familiar with assessments told POLITICO.

Democrats circulate plan for changing 2024 nomination calendar, moving against Iowa and welcoming new early states  —  Democratic Party officials circulated plans Monday for a 2024 presidential nominating calendar that would select up to five states to hold contests before March based upon …

In Kharkiv's Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong  —  Once an admirer, citizens have now nothing but contempt and worse for the invaders  —  “Russian terrorists did this. ...  And my father is Russian, from Belgorod!”  Galina, a 63-year-old cashier, says as she pulls her belongings from the wreckage of what used to be her apartment.

White House officials say U.S. has exhausted funds to buy potential fourth vaccine dose for all Americans … The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead …

Florida to require high school financial literacy class to graduate  —  It will soon be reading, writing, and return on investments for Sunshine State students.  —  A new bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday requires all Florida kids to take and pass a basic financial literacy course to graduate from high school.

Penn swimmer: Olympian swimmers should be ‘speaking out’ against Lia Thomas  —  Transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas caused quite the uproar this past weekend when Lia won the 500-yard freestyle NCAA female swimming championship.  Lia is the first openly transgender athlete ever …