Execution of Village Mayor Becomes Symbol of Russian Brutality in Ukraine  —  A beloved mayor and her family helped townspeople resist Russian occupation.  They paid for it with their lives.  ‘Why were they killed?  Because they were Ukrainians’

After Gridiron Dinner, a covid outbreak among Washington A-list guests … It was supposed to be an evening of lighthearted political satire and bipartisan fellowship among an elite cadre of politicians, journalists and public officials, just as it has been for much of the past 137 years.

Dissatisfied With Their Party, Wealthy Republican Donors Form Secret Coalitions  —  Eager to offset a Democratic advantage among so-called dark money groups, wealthy pro-Trump conservatives like Peter Thiel are involved in efforts to wield greater influence outside the traditional party machinery.

Judge acquits federal defense contractor on Jan. 6 charges  —  WASHINGTON — A federal defense contractor with a top-secret security clearance who admitted he entered the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack was found not guilty at trial on Wednesday.  —  Matthew Martin was acquitted …

House poised to vote to hold Trump aides Navarro, Scavino in contempt  —  The House is poised to vote Wednesday to hold two former aides to Donald Trump in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

As vile as it gets: J.D. Vance goes full ‘great replacement theory’  —  J.D. Vance wants you to know that only one invasion should overwhelmingly preoccupy your attention right now.  It's not the invasion of Ukraine, where war crimes are mounting and we're seeing horrifying imagery of murdered civilians littering the streets.

Congressional Republicans Now Lead Generic Ballot Among Child Tax Credit Recipients  —  46% of voters who received the expired pandemic-era benefit say they'll back a Republican in the midterms  —  Voters who received expanded child tax credits payments in 2021 ended the year more likely …

Republicans thought defining a ‘woman’ is easy.  Then they tried. … Before we get to the fact that I spent my lunch hour emailing with an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary to find out whether “tallywhacker” was an officially recognized euphemism for “penis,” a brief recap of how we got here:

Eric Boehlert, well-known writer and media analyst, killed by train in Montclair  —  A Montclair bicyclist who was killed by a New Jersey Transit train near the town's Watchung Avenue station Monday night was writer Eric Boehlert, founder and editor of Press Run, a blog about the media, according to his wife, Tracy Breslin.

Russia's failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages.  The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there.  —  When President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Feb. 24 after months of buildup on Ukraine's borders …

Man found guilty of sex trafficking, extortion of daughter's Sarah Lawrence schoolmates  —  “Let me be very clear.  Larry Ray is a predator.  An evil man who did evil things,” the prosecutor's office said.  —  A New York man was convicted Wednesday on charges that he moved …

California math wars get ugly: Accusations of racism and harassment ignite battle between Stanford and Cal profs  —  Two professors at rival Bay Area colleges — UC Berkeley and Stanford— landed in a social media feud this week, trading accusations of racism and harassment.

Roberts Joins Liberals In Opinion Criticizing Conservative Majority's Use Of Shadow Docket  —  Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberals in a dissent Wednesday perhaps most striking for its final paragraph: a critique of the conservative majority's frequent use of the shadow docket …

Steve Bannon Said Trump Reminded Him of Hitler.  He Meant It as a Compliment.  —  If you doubt we've grown too accustomed to aberrant behavior in the political class, consider this anecdote from the recently published Insurgency: How the Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything …

Officials Captured And Euthanized The Capitol Hill Fox, Then Found Her Kits  —  There's a tragic twist to the story of the Capitol Hill fox accused of biting and nipping multiple people earlier this week — the adult female was euthanized after her capture on Tuesday afternoon.

The Growing Religious Fervor in the American Right: ‘This Is a Jesus Movement’  —  Rituals of Christian worship have become embedded in conservative rallies, as praise music and prayer blend with political anger over vaccines and the 2020 election.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Bannon Loses Bid to Claim Lawyer Said He Could Ignore Jan. 6 Subpoena  —  A federal judge rejected political strategist Steve Bannon's plan to argue he was justified in refusing to comply with a subpoena from lawmakers investigating U.S. Capitol riot because he was acting on the advice of his lawyer.

Most Americans who are ‘single and looking’ say dating has been harder during the pandemic  —  As the pandemic enters its third year, most U.S. adults who are single and looking for a relationship or dates say dating during the coronavirus outbreak is harder than it was before.

NH GOP Insiders Expect More Candidates to Jump Into Senate Race — Soon  —  Granite State Republicans say they believe more candidates are preparing to jump into the GOP primary for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, drawn by the incumbent's poor polling and what appears to be a “Red Wave” midterm.

Researchers Found Puberty Blockers And Hormones Didn't Improve Trans Kids' Mental Health At Their Clinic.  Then They Published A Study Claiming The Opposite.  —  A critique of Tordoff et al.  (2022) … Give a gift subscription  —  Refer a friend  —  An article called …

How the Texas Election Law Suppressed Voting  —  40 percent of mail-in ballot applications rejected.  13 percent of actual mail-in votes rejected.  What just happened in Texas?  —  Everything's bigger in Texas.  And that's more than just our tourist slogan.  It's also the way we restrict people's freedom to vote!

Police Records Show Women Are Being Stalked With Apple AirTags Across the Country  —  Motherboard obtained reports of stalking, harassment, and abuse using Airtags, targeting victims of intimate partner violence.  —  Samantha Cole  —  One year ago this month, Apple unveiled the AirTag …