Ukraine live briefing: Baltic states urge Germany to provide tanks ‘now’ after no deal reached  —  Germany faced continued pressure Saturday after a key meeting of Western allies did not come up with a deal to supply Ukraine with the battle tanks that Kyiv says are a crucial part of its bid to take on entrenched Russian forces.

How a Hunter Biden conspiracy theory grew, from lone tweet to a big megaphone  —  It started with a tweet on Jan. 12 by an anonymous account — a photo of a rental application by Hunter Biden, plucked from the hard drive of his laptop left behind for repair in a Delaware shop in April 2019.

School downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher's shooting, staffers say  —  The Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student repeatedly asked administrators for help with the boy but officials downplayed educators' warnings about his behavior, including dismissing his threat …

Abbott Under Federal Criminal Investigation Over Baby Formula  —  Michigan plant at center of probe was temporarily closed by the company last year after potentially deadly bacteria was found  —  The Justice Department is investigating conduct at the Abbott Laboratories infant-formula plant in Sturgis …

What the Supreme Court Left Out of Its Dobbs-Leak Report  —  The investigation failed to ID the leaker — and the justices got light treatment.  —  A surprise report from the Supreme Court on its investigation into who leaked a draft of the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade informs the public …

JPMorgan Paid $175 Million for a Business It Now Says Was a Scam  —  Charlie Javice promised to simplify the college financial aid process.  It was a compelling pitch.  Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand knowledge of financial aid.

Biden aides want to force GOP to abandon debt limit threats  —  White House officials see enormous downsides to either negotiating with Republicans on spending limit or trying to resolve impasse unilaterally  —  Shortly after last year's midterm elections, a senior congressional Democrat …

US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes - and kept it a secret for 50 years  —  Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born.  —  On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets - and became a legend no one would hear about for more than 50 years.

The San Francisco Inquirer looks like local news.  Here's why politicians are furious with the site  —  WASHINGTON — A New York consultant who reportedly published false news articles about political figures has created a website called the San Francisco Inquirer, which is designed …

Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions.  In Practice, Few Are Granted.  —  'We don't do that here.'  —  Last summer, a Mississippi woman sought an abortion after, she said, a friend had raped her.  Her state prohibits most abortions but allows them for rape victims.  Yet she could not find a doctor to provide one.

Faucets in McCarthy's district are running dry after years of drought.  Constituents want him to do more  —  Shortly after Benjamin Cuevas and his family moved into their new home three years ago in Tooleville, California, he realized something was horribly wrong.

Witness Says Inside Information Helped Fox Win World Cup Rights  —  A marketing executive testified that a top FIFA official provided secret bidding information that allowed his company to acquire valuable television rights.  —  When the news broke a dozen years ago that Fox had been awarded …

How Doug Liman Directed a Brett Kavanaugh FBI Investigation Doc in Secret  —  The filmmaker kept his project under wraps with the help of NDAs and a commitment to self-financing, with investigative doc vet Amy Herdy and Story Syndicate's Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus helping bring his vision home.

For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Statement from Marshal Gail A. Curley:  —  During the course of the investigation, I spoke with each of the Justices, several on multiple occasions.  The Justices actively cooperated in this iterative process, asking questions and answering mine.

Kansas senator's campaign says ‘cyber-criminal’ took $690,000  —  A cyber criminal took hundreds of thousands of dollars from Sen. Jerry Moran's campaign coffers last year, according to a form filed with the Federal Election Commission by the Kansas Republican's campaign.

Despite Red Flags, G.O.P. Backed Candidate Now Charged in Shootings  —  “We could have picked apart this guy,” one Republican leader in New Mexico said of Solomon Peña, who is accused of organizing attacks on the homes of four Democratic officials.  —  ALBUQUERQUE — The former …