- Illinois State Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges alleging array of bribery schemes (chicagotribune.com)
- College faculty are fighting back against state bills on critical race theory (washingtonpost.com)
- New York Governor Hochul will let indoor mask mandate expire as COVID continues retreat throughout state
- A Washington State senator died at 52 after a Covid infection (nytimes.com)
- State of the Union: Biden Condemns Russia, Promotes Bold Plan for the Economy (nytimes.com)Biden Focuses on Global Unity Against Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (nytimes.com)Joe Biden puts Russian oligarchs on notice at SOTU: "We are coming for your ill-begotten gains" (salon.com)Tackling inflation is ‘top priority’ (theguardian.com)Biden announces initiative to pair Covid-19 tests with treatment (nytimes.com)A Shift Toward A More Optimistic Outlook On The Pandemic (buzzfeednews.com)‘You Think the Deer Have Kevlar Vests?’: Biden Goes Off Script During Gun Control Appeal (mediaite.com)Biden Whacks ‘Defund the Police’ Movement During SOTU: ‘Fund the Police. Fund Them!’ (mediaite.com)Lauren Boebert Booed for Heckling Biden as He Talks About the Cancer That Killed His Son (mediaite.com)Biden Put the Trump GOP to Shame with a Grand Slam SOTU (politicususa.com)
- Plea deal for Jared Kushner friend Ken Kurson, pardoned by Donald Trump but charged in NY state court with stalking his wife (washingtonpost.com)
- Nebraska governor’s race: ‘Tiger King’ star helps state Sen. Carol Blood shut down fake Twitter account (omaha.com)
- Ukraine prepares state of emergency; Russia vows to resist U.S. sanctions (washingtonpost.com)Ukraine tells citizens to leave Russia immediately (bbc.com)
- US military zeroed in on Islamic State leader’s hideout using watchers on the ground and spy drones overhead (washingtonpost.com)ISIS leader probably rigged his house to explode, US says, but questions about death toll remain (washingtonpost.com)
- Ron DeSantis touts his state as ‘freedom’s vanguard’ but critics see authoritarianism (theguardian.com)
