More arms, new training for Ukraine: U.S. gambles on Russia’s ‘empty threats’
A shift in Washington’s boldness in just two weeks.
Want our metadata? Get a warrant, Rep. Ted Lieu says.
The California Democrat is leading the push to close a little known-surveillance loophole.
Groups push Congress to pass climate package before Memorial Day
A coalition of more than 20 climate, labor and social justice groups is planning a nationwide mobilization to push Congress to pass robust climate legislation before Memorial Day, according to details shared exclusively with The Climate 202.
It's getting even harder to tell how many Americans have the coronavirus
At-home testing is growing while surveillance testing is shrinking.
Even the most complex cyberattacks are too easy
Most zero day hacks aren’t that tough to pull off, Google says.
Democrats look for ways to win back rural voters
In today’s edition … The Post's Matt Viser and Anna Phillips on how President Biden’s urgent moves on gas prices are colliding with his lofty climate goals … The Justice Department will appeal mask mandate ruling if the CDC says it’s needed … Russia's deadline for Mariupol to surrender nears
White House pushes back on a close ally’s Ukraine warnings
A break of sorts with Biden confidant Sen. Chris Coons.
Progressives’ favorite new punching bag: Elon Musk’s taxes
The Tesla chief joins Jeff Bezos and Amazon as top targets for populists.
War in Ukraine poses environmental risk now and in the future, advocates say
Nearly one-third of Ukraine's protected waters and lands have suffered environmental damage during Russia's invasion.
Goodbye, masking requirements
A federal judge says mandating masks exceeds CDC's authority.
If anyone understands Russian cyber dangers, it's Estonia's former president
Toomas Ilves led his nation through a Russian cyberattack.
Another sign of Cheney's estrangement from the GOP
In today’s edition… Former Rep. Joe Crowley switches lobbying firms … President Biden heads to Portsmouth, N.H., to tout the infrastructure law … The Post's Lena H. Sun on a new team of federal health scientists that wants to be “like the National Weather Service, but for infectious diseases”... A 3D animation explaining Russia's decision to give up on urban war in Kyiv and turned to big battles in the east …
Ukraine is taking up less and less of the campaign conversation
Voters and news consumers have moved on to other topics, worries about inflation and crime have surpassed interest in the war.
Elon Musk would open up Twitter’s algorithms. Regulators may beat him to it.
Policymakers want to force companies to cough up more algorithmic data.
A 2020 ransomware attack is still harming Baltimore teachers
Some are owed thousands of dollars.
Who's giving to Trump's super PAC
In today’s edition… From our colleague Michael Scherer: With an aggressive fundraising effort and a controversial policy plan, Sen. Rick Scott has been upsetting colleagues. He’s okay with that … Paul Schwartzman on John Fetterman: A Democrat in gym shorts tries to rally blue votes in Trump country … Missiles strike Lviv as Ukrainian forces refuse to surrender in Mariupol … but first …
Four big political moments from the Russia-Ukraine war
The sinking of the Moskva could be a defining moment in the war.
France's ambassador on Ukraine, Macron-Biden and his country's election
How Biden and Macron 'rebuild the trust' between their countries.
Russia is learning that Ukraine is not Syria
There is wide agreement that Russian aggressions against Syrian civilians previewed the horrors it’s now inflicting in Ukraine. But the two conflicts differ in some crucial ways.
Utility companies are pushing back on climate policy, report says
A new analysis released today by the climate think tank InfluenceMap shows that almost half of the 25 largest investor-owned utilities in the United States are actively pushing back against climate policy aligned with the Paris agreement.