In the hours before Russia launched its February 24 invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities disconnected from the Russian electricity grid as part of long-scheduled plans to test the country’s readiness to join the European power system. Despite the extreme…
The right-wing group placed a deceptive call to the president’s daughter a month before Election Day, weeks after her stolen diary was shown around at a Trump fund-raiser. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
New leadership, an ever receding trial date and pressure to disclose more information about the C.I.A. torture of the accused plotters all contribute. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Dr. Jha, the new White House coronavirus response coordinator, has built a reputation as a gifted communicator, but there is much more to the job. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
March 19, 2022, 12:23 p.m. ETMarch 19, 2022, 12:23 p.m. ET John Ismay Russian MIG-31 supersonic interceptor jets carrying missiles during a Victory Day military parade in the sky above Moscow, in 20
Just over three weeks since he launched Europe’s first full-scale invasion since World War II, it is already increasingly obvious that Vladimir Putin has badly miscalculated. He appears to have sincerely believed Kremlin propaganda fairytales about the weakness of the…
The military has struggled to meet the mental health needs of troops, lawmakers and service members say. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The demonstrators camped outside Washington are rallying against Covid restrictions, but are fueled by a far broader set of right-wing grievances. The People’s Convoy protest against Covid restrictions is camped out at a racetrack outside of Washington. It has not…
A lawyer by training, Xavier Becerra helped pass the Affordable Care Act as a congressman, but he is not steeped in infectious disease. His tenure will be defined by how he handles the fallout from Covid-19. Send any friend a…