Politics A.M.: Russia unleashes military assault on Ukraine that Biden calls ‘premeditated war’

World leaders react to Russia's attack on Ukraine: 'A dark day for Europe'; Texas mainstay Cuellar faces threats from federal probe, progressive challenger and a changing Laredo; Capitol Police haven't done enough to improve security after Jan. 6, watchdogs say; Biden, bipartisan U.S. lawmakers condemn Russia for escalation in Ukraine ; Biden's 2021 proposals to Congress: What flopped and what succeeded; Texas's primaries are happening on a legally disputed congressional map; Prosecutors in Trump probe quit after new DA seems to abandon plan to seek indictment of former president; Trump and his supporters praise Putin and dismiss Biden as crisis unfolds; Once again, Trump appears to evade a legal trap; Supreme Court considers whether Biden administration properly ditched Trump immigration rule; Russia and the ongoing 'No. 1 geopolitical foe' question; How redistricting is shaping the 2022 U.S. House map; What to know about the Texas primary under the state's new voting law; The long intertwining of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with Trumpian politics ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (For The Washington Post/FTWP) Russia unleashes military assault on Ukraine that Biden calls 'premeditated war' Volodymyr Zelensky's speech came hours after a Pentagon official warned that Putin "was ready as he can be" to order a full-scale attack on Ukraine. By Michael Birnbaum, Mary Ilyushina, Paul Sonne and Isabelle Khurshudyan ●  Read more »   World leaders react to Russia's attack on Ukraine: 'A dark day for Europe' NATO members will "meet to address the consequences of Russia's aggressive actions," its chief Jens Stoltenberg said. By Rachel Pannett and Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   Texas mainstay Cuellar faces threats from federal probe, progressive challenger and a changing Laredo The Cuellar v Cisneros primary fight will say a lot about the divide in the party between centrists and progressives as well as border politics within Texas. By Arelis R. Hernández and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   Capitol Police haven't done enough to improve security after Jan. 6, watchdogs say Two new government watchdog reports on the Capitol Police department's response to the violent assault on democracy by supporters of former president Donald Trump found a variety of serious law enforcement weaknesses that persist more than a year later. Perspective ●  By Joe Davidson ●  Read more »   Biden, bipartisan U.S. lawmakers condemn Russia for escalation in Ukraine Russia "alone is responsible for the death and destruction" its military action in Ukraine may bring, Biden said in a statement after Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced plans to launch a "special military operation" in the country. By Amy Cheng and María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden's 2021 proposals to Congress: What flopped and what succeeded With Democrats only narrowly in control of the House and Senate, Biden's track record on legislation is mixed. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Texas's primaries are happening on a legally disputed congressional map The Justice Department and civil rights groups say after redistricting Texas's new congressional map does not reflect the past decade's Latino population boom. Primaries are going ahead anyway. By Harry Stevens ●  Read more »   Prosecutors in Trump probe quit after new DA seems to abandon plan to seek indictment of former president Former district attorney Cyrus Vance had committed to seeking an indictment of Trump, people familiar with the matter said, but new district attorney Alvin Bragg has seemed uninterested. By Shayna Jacobs and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Trump and his supporters praise Putin and dismiss Biden as crisis unfolds A vocal group of right-leaning figures admires the Putin for what they depict as his strength and shrewdness, while dismissing Biden as weak. By Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Once again, Trump appears to evade a legal trap A look at the state of the Trump investigations. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Supreme Court considers whether Biden administration properly ditched Trump immigration rule By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Russia and the ongoing 'No. 1 geopolitical foe' question A new round of "Romney was right" misses that Americans seem to have arrived at that conclusion years ago. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   How redistricting is shaping the 2022 U.S. House map The Post is analyzing the 2022 U.S. House map in this redistricting tracker as states finalize their congressional boundaries for the next decade. Republicans and Democrats are going to great lengths to tip districts in their favor and accusations of gerrymandering and lawsuits have followed. Analysis ●  By Adrian Blanco, Kevin Schaul and Ashlyn Still ●  Read more »   What to know about the Texas primary under the state's new voting law Here are some hurdles some voters are already facing or could expect to face under this new law. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   The long intertwining of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with Trumpian politics It's useful to remember the breadth of the overlap between Trump's career and the current conflict. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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